2025 SFAI Gaynor Cup

2025 SFAI Gaynor Cup
Tournament details
CountryIreland
VenueUniversity of Limerick
Dates2 June 2025 – 6 June 2025[1]
Teams27
Final positions
ChampionsLimerick District (1st title)[2]
Runners-upDublin District
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored213 (2.8 per match)
Top goal scorerEllie Byrne (6 goals) [3]

The 2025 SFAI Gaynor Cup was the 14th edition of the premier underage inter-league competition for women's association football teams in Ireland. 24 inter-league representative teams from the Republic of Ireland entered, as well as three from Northern Ireland, South Belfast, the previous year's runners-up, Lisburn Castlereagh, and Derry, who were making their debut in the tournament.[4] The competition began on 2 June 2025 with the group stage and concluded on 6 June 2025 with the Cup final. The tournament was staged at the University of Limerick, which had hosted the previous 11 editions.[5] Limerick District won the Cup final, beating DDSL 1-0.

Format

The competition consisted of 27 representative inter-league teams, split into 6 groups of 4 teams and one group of 3. Seeding is decided based on the team's finish the year before. The winner's of each group progressed into the Cup quarter-finals, with one team receiving a bye to the semi-final due to an uneven number of teams in the draw, the second-place team goes into the same stage of the Bowl competition, with one team receiving a bye to the semi-finals, as well as the third-place into the Shield, one team once again receiving a bye to the semi-finals, and the fourth place team enters into the Trophy, with two teams receiving a bye into the semi-final stage. Placement matches are played to determine each position for losing quarter and semi-finalists.

Games are played over two halves of 30 minutes, for a total of 60 minutes, with games in the knockout phase going straight to penalties, with the exception of the final, where games go to extra-time before penalties.

Pitches

The image (left) is the pitch layout detailed in the official Gaynor Cup programme. Pitches 1–4 are grass pitches, whilst Pitches 5–8 are AstroTurf. The pitches are located in the Maguire's Fields part of University of Limerick, and have staged the SFAI Gaynor Cup and SFAI Kennedy Cup's since 2013 and 1993 respectively. The finals of each competition took place on either Pitch 1 or 2.





Teams

Team Manager Captain
Carlow Alan Smith Ellie Maher
Clare Daniel Doran Roisin Moloney
Cork Steven Mulcahy Lily Sexton
DDSL Kay McKenna Pixie Keddy & Hattie Farrell
Derry Christy McGeehan Grace O'Neill
Donegal John Frances Doogan Ava Greer
Galway Shane Fitzgerald Kym McNulty
Inishowen Alison McGonagle Aimee McLoughlin
Kerry Danny Maguire Eabha Maguire
Kildare Claire Murphy Katie Murphy
Kilkenny Alan Condon Katie Mullins
Limerick County Rory O'Connor Clodagh Hourigan
Limerick Desmond Alan Faulkner Ciara Loftus
Limerick District Donal Magee Grace Geary
Lisburn Castlereagh Fiona Mooney Daisy Ferguson
Longford Michael Nevin Lucy Mallon
Louth Robbie Corr Maisie Ball
Mayo John Butler Rheanna Hoban
Midlands Henry Hilliard Ellie Buckley
NERL Paddy Allen Lucia Kelliher
North Tipperary Paul Hearty Zoe Nash
Roscommon David Brady Katie Dunleavy
Sligo-Leitrim Aisling Herbert Sophie Herbert
South Belfast Aaron Agnew Lara Longridge
Tipperary South John Cremins Niamh Dunphy
Waterford Lucinda Shrubb Maia Stokes
Wexford Bernard Clancy Emma Fitzpatrick

Group Stage

The draw for the group stage was done on 26th May 2025 on the SFAI Facebook page.[6] The team finishing in the top position in each of the seven groups progress to the Cup, while the 2nd, 3rd and 4th (if applicable), advance to the Bowl, Shield and Trophy respectively. Three points were awarded for a win, with one for a draw and none for a defeat.

All times are local, BST (UTC+1).

In the following tables:

  • Pld = total games played
  • W = total games won
  • D = total games drawn (tied)
  • L = total games lost
  • GF = total goals scored (goals for)
  • GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
  • GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
  • Pts = total points accumulated

Tiebreakers
  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Goals scored in all group matches;

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 DDSL 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Qualification for the Cup path
2 NERL 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Qualification for the Bowl path
3 Donegal 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 Qualification for the Shield path
4 Derry 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0 Qualification for the Trophy path
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
DDSL1–0NERL
Niamh Morrish  38' [8]
Pitch 1
Referee: Elaine Casey
Donegal1–0Derry
Tara McDaid  21' [9]
Pitch 2
Referee: Grainne Hannigan


Derry0–4DDSL
[10]
  • Kasey Deegan  15, 22
    Isabella MacLeod  35, 56
Pitch 5
Referee: Phil McGrath
NERL1–1Donegal
Roise Dorgan  15' [11] Tara McDaid  55'
Pitch 6
Referee: James Galvin


DDSL2–0Donegal
  • Faith Dawson  32'
    Isabella MacLeod  38'
 [12]
Pitch 3
Referee: Alan Kinkead
NERL1–0Derry
Siofra Curley  23' [13]
Pitch 4
Referee: Grainne Hannigan

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Limerick District 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Qualification for the Cup path
2 Galway 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Qualification for the Bowl path
3 Longford 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 Qualification for the Shield path
4 Limerick Desmond 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0 Qualification for the Trophy path
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Galway0–2Limerick District
[15]
  • Rhiann Nolan-Cantillon  11'
    Zoe McNamara  52'
Pitch 3
Referee: Ellie O'Sullivan
Longford1–0Limerick Desmond
Sarah Connolly  42' [16]
Pitch 4
Referee: Rhona Cleary


Limerick Desmond0–2Galway
[17]
  • Ellie Harty O'Brien  2'
    Matilda Carroll  15'
Pitch 1
Referee: Thomas Quinn
Limerick District2–0Longford
  • Paige Morgan  25'
    Aoife Grant  57'
 [18]
Pitch 2
Referee: Daniel Doherty


Galway1–1Longford
Ellie Harty O'Brien  48' [19] Leah Waters  58'
Pitch 5
Referee: Lucy O'Sullivan
Limerick District3–2Limerick Desmond
  • Grace Geary  23'
    Anna Meaney  41'
    Sarah Hayes  49'
 [20] Anna O'Grady  46, 51
Pitch 6
Referee: Katie Rowan

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Roscommon 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 Qualification for the Cup path
2 Midlands 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Qualification for the Bowl path
3 North Tipperary 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Qualification for the Shield path
4 Clare 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0 Qualification for the Trophy path
Source: [21]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
North Tipperary1–2Roscommon
Tara Hanrahan  50' [22]
  • Kayla Costello  13'
    Aoibhinn Cregg  27'
Pitch 6
Referee: Karen Connolly
Midlands4–0Clare
  • Laurie Finnegan  8'
    Ciara Hilliard  47'
    Isabel Mooney  58'
    Ellie Buckley  59'
 [23]
Pitch 5
Referee: Chloe Kenna


Roscommon1–2Midlands
Ava Hogan  42' [24]
  • Laurie Finnegan  35'
    Moya Kilmartin  51'
Pitch 3
Referee: Michael Kiely
Clare2–3North Tipperary
  • Aizea Keane  53'
    Anna Madigan  57'
 [25]
  • Hailee Tanner  3'
    Zoe Nash  30'
    Madison Deane  30+3
Pitch 4
Referee: Anne-Marie Lynch


Midlands0–1North Tipperary
[26] Zoe Nash  21'
Pitch 1
Referee: Chloe Kenna
Clare0–5Roscommon
[27]
  • Ava Hogan  8, 50, 55
    Lauren Gunning  50'
    Kayla Costello  60+2
Pitch 2
Referee: Grace Hayes

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wexford 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Qualification for the Cup path
2 Kildare 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3 Qualification for the Bowl path
3 South Belfast 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 Qualification for the Shield path
Source: [28]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
South Belfast0–1Kildare
[29]
  • Leah O'Donoghue  22'
Pitch 7
Referee: Lucy O'Sullivan
Kildare1–3Wexford
Amy Martin  6' [30]
  • Kayla Coade Flynn  15'
    Emma Fitzpatrick  25'
    Ellie Byrne  46'
Pitch 5
Referee: Emer Slattery
South Belfast0–3Wexford
[31]
  • Emma Fitzpatrick  30, 30+1
    Ellie Byrne  35'
Pitch 3
Referee: Eilish Reid

Group 4 had 3 teams due to there being an uneven amount of teams in the competition.

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mayo 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Qualification for the Cup path
2 Tipperary South 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Qualification for the Bowl path
3 Kilkenny 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Qualification for the Shield path
4 Louth 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2 Qualification for the Trophy path
Source: [32]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Mayo2–1Tipperary South
Saoirse Reynolds  11, 51 [33] Farrah Madigan  24'
Pitch 1
Referee: Keelin Fitzgerald
Kilkenny1–1Louth
Lavena Fogarty  8' [34] Ellie Malone  53'
Pitch 2
Referee: Erin Bardon


Louth0–1Mayo
[35] Saoirse Reynolds  8'
Pitch 6
Referee: Anne Marie Murphy
Tipperary South1–0Kilkenny
Niamh Dunphy  28' [36]
Pitch 7
Referee: Erin Bardon


Mayo1–2Kilkenny
Kate Mc Ging  50' [37] Brooke Quirke  21, 40
Pitch 4
Referee: Keelin Fitzgerald
Tipperary South1–1Louth
Niamh Dunphy  16' [38] Anna May Lynch  50'
Pitch 5
Referee: Ellie O'Sullivan

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cork 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Qualification for the Cup path
2 Kerry 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Qualification for the Bowl path
3 Carlow 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4 Qualification for the Shield path
4 Inishowen 3 0 0 3 3 16 −13 0 Qualification for the Trophy path
Source: [39]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Carlow1–2Kerry
Goda Gambickaite  14' [40]
  • Arina Sucaci  28'
    Orlaith Flynn  60'
Pitch 3
Referee: Grace Hayes
Cork5–1Inishowen
  • Laura O'Mullane  16'
    Michela Moynihan  32, 46
    Mia Quille  39, 43
 [41] Ella Callaghan  29'
Pitch 4
Referee: Eilish Reid


Inishowen1–5Carlow
Emily McLaughlin  47' [42]
  • Emily Carpenter  5, 20
    Grainne Keogh  37'
    Natalia Deka  39'
    Goda Gambickaite  54'
Pitch 1
Referee: Michael Meehan
Kerry0–2Cork
[43] Amy Nash  17'
Laura O'Mullane  26'
Pitch 2
Referee: Timothy O'Sullivan


Carlow1–1Cork
Emily Carpenter  30' [44] Mia Quille  43'
Pitch 6
Referee: Elaine Casey
Kerry6–1Inishowen
  • Ellie Cregan  7, 23
    Alannah Daly  36'
    Lillian Slattery  52'
    Isabelle O'Connor  55'
    Orlaith Flynn  60+1
 [45] Adah Gill  22'
Pitch 7
Referee: Hannah O'Brien

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Waterford 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7 Qualification for the Cup path
2 Limerick County 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Qualification for the Bowl path
3 Sligo-Leitrim 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3 Qualification for the Shield path
4 Lisburn 3 0 1 2 0 16 −16 1 Qualification for the Trophy path
Source: [46]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Sligo-Leitrim0–2Limerick County
[47]
  • Clodagh Hourigan  4'
    Roisin Farrell  6'
Pitch 5
Referee: Katie Rowan
Waterford10-0Lisburn
  • Lily Codd  12, 33
    Kate Mannix  22, 39
    Maia Stokes  25, 29
    Vittoria Tullia Pascolini  46, 53, 57
    Clara Cullinan  50'
 [48]
Pitch 6
Referee: Hannah O'Brien


Lisburn0–6Sligo-Leitrim
[49]
  • Willow McMorrow  18'
    Sophie Herbert  20, 31, 43
    Susan Martin-Vaquero  23'
    Teagan Fallon  45'
Pitch 3
Referee: Elaine Casey
Limerick County1–1Waterford
Erin O'Connor  56' [50] Vittoria Tullia Pascolini  17'
Pitch 4
Referee: Rhona Cleary


Sligo-Leitrim0–2Waterford
[51]
  • Maia Stokes  9'
    Ruby Hallinan  47'
Pitch 1
Referee: Anthony Morrison
Limerick County0–0Lisburn
[52]
Pitch 2
Referee: Bobby Coonan

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of regular time (two periods of 30 minutes), it was immediately followed by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner, with the exception of each final, where two ten-minute periods of extra-time were mandated.

Cup Path

The draw for the Cup path quarter-finals and semi-finals took place on the evening of 3 June, after the end of the group stage. One team, Roscommon were drawn to have a bye to the semi-finals, with the remaining six teams drawn into three quarter-finals.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 June
 
 
Waterford0
 
5 June
 
Limerick District1
 
Limerick District (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
Roscommon1 (3)
 
Roscommon/
 
6 June
 
bye/
 
Limerick District1
 
4 June
 
DDSL0
 
DDSL3
 
5 June
 
Mayo1
 
DDSL2
 
4 June
 
Cork0 Third place
 
Wexford1 (3)
 
6 June
 
Cork (p)1 (4)
 
Roscommon0
 
 
Cork3
 

Quarter-finals

Waterford0–1Limerick District
[53] Rhiann Nolan-Cantillon  54'
Pitch 1
Referee: Elaine Casey
DDSL3–1Mayo
  • Aoibhe Galvin  15'
  • Faith Dawson  23'
  • Isabella MacLeod  53'
 [54] Saoirse Reynolds  57'
Pitch 4
Referee: Chloe Kenna
Wexford1–1Cork
Ellie Byrne  19' [55] Amy Nash  55'
Penalties
  • Emma Fitzpatrick
  • Orlaith Burke
  • Carla Fox
  • Ellie Byrne
  • Caoimhe Keating
 3–4
  • Clara Nash
  • Amy Nash
  • Mia Quille
  • Michela Moynihan
  • Fia Comerford
Pitch 2
Referee: Eilish Reid

5/6/7 Play-offs

The three losing quarter-finalists, Waterford, Mayo and Wexford all played each other for the 5th, 6th and 7th places.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wexford 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 5th
2 Mayo 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3 6th
3 Waterford 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0 7th
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Mayo0–3Wexford
[56]
  • Ellie Byrne  20'
    Amelia Tobin  24'
    Emma Fitzpatrick  49'
Pitch 5
Referee: Michael Meehan
Wexford4–1Waterford
  • Ellie Byrne  16, 58
    Fiadh Daly  28'
    Aisha Samadi  40'
 [57] Molly Dooling  42'
Pitch 7
Referee: Thomas Quinn
Waterford0–1Mayo
[58] Kate Mc Ging  24'
Pitch 5
Referee: Hannah O'Brien


Semi-finals

The 3 winning quarter-finalists advanced to the semi-final stage, joining Roscommon, who had advanced automatically with a bye. The draw for the semi-finals was conducted immediately after the quarter-final draw on 3 June.

Limerick District1–1Roscommon
Lily-Rose Noonan  11' [59] Ava Hogan  42'
Penalties
  • Paige Morgan
  • Aoife Grant
  • Zoe McNamara
  • Anna Meaney
  • Mia McLoughlin
 4-3
  • Ava Hogan
  • Kayla Farnham
  • Lillian Fleming
  • Kate Devaney
  • Eve Lawrence
Pitch 1
Referee: Eilish Reid
DDSL2–0Cork
  • Daisy Fleming  44'
  • Kasey Deegan  55'
 [60]
Pitch 1
Referee: Hannah O'Brien

Third place match

Roscommon0–3Cork
[61]
  • Aoife Madden  15'
  • Rebecca Greene  29 (o.g.)
  • Fia Comerford  54'
Pitch 1
Referee: Karen Connolly

Final

Limerick District1–0DDSL
Rhiann Nolan-Cantillon  54' [62]
Pitch 1
Referee: Elaine Casey


Bowl Path

The draw for the Bowl path quarter-finals and semi-finals took place on the evening of 3 June, after the end of the group stage. One team, Midlands were drawn to have a bye to the semi-finals, with the remaining six teams drawn into three quarter-finals.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 June
 
 
NERL2
 
5 June
 
Kerry4
 
Kerry 1 (3)
 
 
 
Roscommon (p)1 (5)
 
Midlands/
 
6 June
 
bye/
 
Midlands0
 
4 June
 
Galway2
 
Galway6
 
5 June
 
Limerick County0
 
Galway8
 
4 June
 
Tipperary South1 Third place
 
Kildare1
 
6 June
 
Tipperary South2
 
Kerry3
 
 
Tipperary South0
 

Quarter-finals

NERL2–4Kerry
  • Ava Hickey  33'
  • Lily Byrne  57'
 [63]
  • Ava Harty  3'
  • Alice O'Connor  13'
  • Nessa Kirby  22, 45
Pitch 4
Referee: Keelin Fitzgerald
Galway6–0Limerick County
  • Matilda Carroll  6, 11, 57
  • Cliodhna Martin  10, 47
  • Ava Gallagher  53'
 [64]
Pitch 2
Referee: Katie Rowan
Kildare1–2Tipperary South
Lia Nolan  41' [65] Niamh Dunphy  26, 36
Pitch 1
Referee: Daniel Doherty

12/13/14 Play-offs

The three losing quarter-finalists, NERL, Limerick County and Kildare all played each other for the 12th, 13th and 14th places.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Limerick County 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 12th
2 NERL 2 1 0 1 0 1 −1 3 13th
3 Kildare 2 0 0 2 0 1 −1 0 14th
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
NERL0–1Limerick County
[66] Caoimhe Buckley  35'
Pitch 6
Referee: Emer Slattery
Limerick County1–0Kildare
Erin O'Connor  18' [67]
Pitch 6
Referee: Anthony Morrison
Kildare0–0NERL
[68]
Penalties
  • Leah O'Donoghue
  • Lia Nolan
  • Emily Steed
  • Amy Martin
  • Katie Murphy
 4-5
  • Claire McMoreland
  • Lily Byrne
  • Siofra Curley
  • Pearl Powderly
  • Isabelle McKeever
Pitch 6
Referee: Anne-Marie Lynch

Semi-finals

The 3 winning quarter-finalists advanced to the semi-final stage, joining Midlands, who had advanced automatically with a bye. The draw for the semi-finals was conducted immediately after the quarter-final draw on 3 June.

Kerry1–1Midlands
Nessa Kirby  16' [69] Holly Grennan  5'
Penalties
  • Ava Harty
  • Eabha Maguire
  • Nessa Kirby
  • Alannah Crossan
 3–5
  • Moya Kilmartin
  • Anna Phillips
  • Laurie Finnegan
  • Ciara Hilliard
  • Isabel Mockler
Pitch 2
Referee: Keelin Fitzgerald
Galway8–1Tipperary South
  • Mairead Mullins  3'
  • Katie Brogan  8'
  • Cliodhna Martin  22'
  • Mairead Mulkerins  38, 41
  • Ava Gallagher  44'
  • Siun Cullinan  48, 52
 [70] Doireann Scully  55'
Pitch 2
Referee: Grainne Hannigan

Tenth place match

Kerry3–0Tipperary South
  • Lillian Slattery  15'
  • Alannah Daly  38'
  • Nessa Kirby  44'
 [71]
Pitch 5
Referee: Keelin Fitzgerald

Final

Midlands0–2Galway
[72] Ellie Harty O'Brien  5, 10
Pitch 2
Referee: Eilish Reid

Shield Path

The draw for the Shield path quarter-finals and semi-finals took place on the evening of 3 June, after the end of the group stage. One team, Sligo-Leitrim were drawn to have a bye to the semi-finals, with the remaining six teams drawn into three quarter-finals.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 June
 
 
Kilkenny2 (3)
 
5 June
 
South Belfast (p)2 (4)
 
South Belfast3
 
 
 
Sligo-Leitrim0
 
Sligo-Leitrim/
 
6 June
 
bye/
 
South Belfast1
 
4 June
 
North Tipperary0
 
Donegal (p)0 (4)
 
5 June
 
Carlow0 (3)
 
Donegal1 (2)
 
4 June
 
North Tipperary1 (3) Third place
 
Longford0
 
6 June
 
 North Tipperary1
 
Sligo/Leitrim2
 
 
Donegal0
 

Quarter-finals

Kilkenny2–2South Belfast
  • Emma Walsh  13'
  • Lavena Fogarty  19'
 [73]
  • Abby Magowan  34'
  • Sophie Nelson  41'
Penalties
  • Emma Walsh
  • Lavena Fogarty
  • Mia van Eeden
  • Alison Walsh
  • Jenna Trait
  • Katie Mullins
 3-4
  • Georgia McGibbon
  • Darcy Grayson
  • Aoife Conlon
  • Summer White
  • Emilie Sylvester
  • Nicole Morrow
Pitch 7
Referee: Hannah O'Brien
Donegal0–0Carlow
[74]
Penalties
  • Ava Greer
  • Emily Doogan
  • Brooke Johnston
  • Tara McDaid
  • Megan McGinley
 4-3
  • Emily Carpenter
  • Kallie Dunne
  • Ellie Maher
  • Laura Malone
  • Evie Stynes
Pitch 6
Referee: Grainne Hannigan
Longford0–1North Tipperary
[75] Jenna McSherry  39'
Pitch 5
Referee: Alan Kinkead

19/20/21 Play-offs

The three losing quarter-finalists, Kilkenny, Carlow and Longford all played each other for the 19th, 20th and 21st places.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kilkenny 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 19th
2 Longford 2 1 0 1 0 1 −1 3 20th
3 Carlow 2 0 0 2 0 1 −1 0 21st
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Kilkenny1–0Carlow
Aoibhe Meegan  9' [76]
Pitch 7
Referee: Anne Marie Murphy
Carlow1–3Longford
Kate Murphy 59' [77] Leah Waters  13, 49, 58
Pitch 5
Referee: Phil McGrath
Longford1–1Kilkenny
Leah Waters  49' [78] Brooke Quirke  56'
Penalties
  • Leah Waters
  • Sophie McKeon
  • Paulina Dygas
  • Sarah Connolly
  • Sophie Coyle
 4-5
  • Brooke Quirke
  • Emma Walsh
  • Aoibhe Meegan
  • Ruby Collins
  • Mia van Eeden
Pitch 7
Referee: Erin Bardon

Semi-finals

Donegal1–1North Tipperary
Amy Lateef  52' [79] Madison Deane  32'
Penalties
  • Ava Greer
  • Emily Doogan
  • Brooke Johnston
  • Tara McDaid
 2–3
  • Alanna O'Carroll
  • Zoe Nash
  • Ciara Austin
  • Hailee Tanner
  • Emma Austin
Pitch 4
Referee: Rhona Cleary
South Belfast3–0Sligo-Leitrim
  • Ellie Fegan  33'
  • Darcy Grayson  41'
  • Emilie Sylvester  60+1
 [80]
Pitch 4
Referee: Katie Rowan

Seventeeth place match

Donegal0–2Sligo-Leitrim
[81]
  • Sophie Herbert  1'
  • Susan Martin-Vaquero  59'
Pitch 6
Referee: Grainne Hannigan

Final

South Belfast1–0North Tipperary
Aoife Conlon  21' [82]
Pitch 1
Referee: Rhona Cleary

Trophy Path

Six teams entered the Gaynor Trophy, the six 4th place teams in the group stage. 2 teams, Derry and Clare, were handed a bye to the semi-final stage, with the remaining four contesting two quarter-finals.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 June
 
 
Inishowen1 (2)
 
5 June
 
Louth (p)1 (4)
 
Louth3
 
 
 
Derry1
 
Derry/
 
6 June
 
bye/
 
Louth1
 
4 June
 
Clare0
 
Lisburn1
 
5 June
 
Limerick Desmond7
 
Limerick Desmond0
 
 
 
Clare2 Third place
 
Clare/
 
6 June
 
bye/
 
Derry0
 
 
Limerick Desmond3
 

Quarter-finals

Inishowen1–1Louth
  • Ellen McLaughlin  47'
 [83]
  • Rosie Fox 14'
Penalties
  • Caitlin Atherton
  • Lexi Donaughey
  • Aimee McLaughlin
  • Amber Loughrey
 2-4
  • Eabha Byrne
  • Mia van der Westhuizen
  • Rosie Fox
  • Sophia Mackin
Pitch 6
Referee: Rhona Cleary
Lisburn1–7Limerick Desmond
Rhia Smith  25' [84]
  • Jean O'Kane  12, 21
  • Anna O'Grady  18, 25
  • Sonyia Vijandra  32, 60
  • Neasa Reidy  36'
Pitch 5
Referee: Karen Connolly

26th place match

The two losing quarter-finalists, Inishowen and Lisburn, played each other for 26th place.

Inishowen2–0Lisburn
  • Emily McLaughlin  40'
  • Aimee McLaughlin  51'
Pitch 5
Referee: Anne-Marie Lynch

Semi-finals

Louth3–1Derry
  • Maisie Ball  20'
  • Rosie Fox  38'
  • Hillary Adeniran  50'
 [85] Mia van der Westhuizen  36 (o.g.)
Pitch 1
Referee: Karen Connolly
Limerick Desmond0–2Clare
[86] Michaela Sexton  34, 58
Pitch 2
Referee: Erin Bardon

Twenty-fourth place match

Derry0–3Limerick Desmond
  • Jean O'Kane  32'
  • Elise Vang  42'
  • Neasa Reidy  52'
Pitch 7
Referee: Anne-Marie Murphy

Final

With it being a final, and therefore having the possibility of going to extra-time, the game was 0–0 at full-time, and was therefore the only game in the tournament to go to extra time, with a Hillary AAdeniran goal winning it for Louth.

Louth1–0 (a.e.t.)Clare
Hillary Adeniran  68' [87]
Pitch 2
Referee: Katie Rowan

Statistics

Goalscorers

In total, 213 goals were scored, with two credited as own goals. Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted.

Ellie Byrne was awarded the Pádraig Hartnett Golden Boot for scoring six goals.

6 goals
  • Ellie Byrne (Wexford)


5 goals
  • Ava Hogan (Roscommon)
  • Leah Waters (Longford)


4 goals
  • Vittoria Tullia Pascolini (Waterford)
  • Isabella MacLeod (DDSL)
  • Emma Fitzpatrick (Wexford)
  • Niamh Dunphy (Tipperary South)
  • Nessa Kirby (Kerry)
  • Ellie Harty O’Brien (Galway)
  • Sophie Herbert (Sligo-Leitrim)
  • Anna O’Grady (Limerick Desmond)


3 goals
  • Saoirse Reynolds (Mayo)
  • Emily Carpenter (Carlow)
  • Mia Quille (Cork)
  • Maia Stokes (Waterford)
  • Kasey Deegan (DDSL)
  • Rhiann Nolan-Cantillon (Limerick District)
  • Matilda Carroll (Galway)
  • Cliodhna Martin (Galway)
  • Brooke Quirke (Kilkenny)
  • Jean O’Kane (Limerick Desmond)


2 goals
  • Tara McDaid (Donegal)
  • Laurie Finnegan (Midlands)
  • Zoe Nash (North Tipperary)
  • Kayla Costello (Roscommon)
  • Michela Moynihan (Cork)
  • Goda Gambickaite (Carlow)
  • Laura O’Mullane (Cork)
  • Ellie Cregan (Kerry)
  • Orlaith Flynn (Kerry)
  • Lily Codd (Waterford)
  • Kate Mannix (Waterford)
  • Faith Dawson (DDSL)
  • Amy Nash (Cork)
  • Kate Mc Ging (Mayo)
  • Erin O’Connor (Limerick County)
  • Alannah Daly (Kerry)
  • Lillian Slattery (Kerry)
  • Mairead Mulkerins (Galway)
  • Ava Gallagher (Galway)
  • Siun Cullinan (Galway)
  • Lavena Fogarty (Kilkenny)
  • Madison Deane (North Tipperary)
  • Susan Martin-Vaquero (Sligo-Leitrim)
  • Sonyia Vijandra (Limerick Desmond)
  • Rosie Fox (Louth)
  • Michaela Sexton (Clare)
  • Hillary Adeniran (Louth)
  • Emily McLaughlin (Inishowen)
  • Neasa Reidy (Limerick Desmond)


1 goals
  • Niamh Morrish (DDSL)
  • Roise Dorgan (NERL)
  • Siofra Curley (NERL)
  • Zoe McNamara (Limerick District)
  • Sarah Connolly (Longford)
  • Paige Morgan (Limerick District)
  • Aoife Grant (Limerick District)
  • Grace Geary (Limerick District)
  • Sarah Hayes (Limerick District)
  • Anna Meaney (Limerick District)
  • Tara Hanrahan (North Tipperary)
  • Aoibhinn Cregg (Roscommon)
  • Ciara Hilliard (Midlands)
  • Isabel Mooney (Midlands)
  • Ellie Buckley (Midlands)
  • Moya Kilmartin (Midlands)
  • Aizea Keane (Clare)
  • Anna Madigan (Clare)
  • Hailee Tanner (North Tipperary)
  • Lauren Gunning (Roscommon)
  • Leah O’Donoghue (Kildare)
  • Amy Martin (Kildare)
  • Kayla Coade Flynn (Wexford)
  • Farrah Madigan (Tipperary South)
  • Ellie Malone (Louth)
  • Anna May Lynch (Tipperary South)
  • Arina Sucaci (Kerry)
  • Ella Callaghan (Inishowen)
  • Grainne Keogh (Carlow)
  • Natalia Deka (Carlow)
  • Isabelle O’Connor (Kerry)
  • Adah Gill (Inishowen)
  • Clodagh Hourigan (Limerick County)
  • Roisin Farrell (Limerick County)
  • Clara Cullinan (Waterford)
  • Willow McMorrow (Sligo-Leitrim)
  • Teagan Fallon (Sligo-Leitrim)
  • Ruby Hallinan (Waterford)
  • Aoibhe Galvin (DDSL)
  • Amelia Tobin (Wexford)
  • Fiadh Daly (Wexford)
  • Aisha Samadi (Wexford)
  • Molly Dooling (Mayo)
  • Lily-Rose Noonan (Limerick District)
  • Daisy Fleming (DDSL)
  • Aoife Madden (Cork)
  • Fia Comerford (Cork)
  • Ava Hickey (NERL)
  • Lily Byrne (NERL)
  • Ava Harty (Kerry)
  • Alice O’Connor (Kerry)
  • Lia Nolan (Kildare)
  • Caoimhe Buckley (Limerick County)
  • Holly Grennan (Midlands)
  • Doireann Scully (Tipperary South)
  • Mairead Mullins (Galway)
  • Katie Brogan (Galway)
  • Emma Walsh (Kilkenny)
  • Abby Magowan (South Belfast)
  • Sophie Nelson (South Belfast)
  • Jenna McSherry (North Tipperary)
  • Aoibhe Meegan (Kilkenny)
  • Kate Murphy (Carlow)
  • Amy Lateef (Donegal)
  • Ellie Fegan (South Belfast)
  • Darcy Grayson (South Belfast)
  • Emilie Sylvester (South Belfast)
  • Aoife Conlon (South Belfast)
  • Ellen McLaughlin (Inishowen)
  • Rhia Smith (Lisburn)
  • Maisie Ball (Louth)
  • Aimee McLaughlin (Inishowen)
  • Elise Vang (Limerick Desmond)


Own goals
  • Roscommon-Rebecca Greene (against Cork)
  • Louth-Mia van der Westhuizen (against Derry)

Final Standings

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 2 Limerick District 6 6 0 0 10 3 +7 18 Champions
2 1 DDSL 6 5 0 1 12 2 +10 15 Runners-up
3 6 Cork 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Third place
4 3 Roscommon 5 2 0 3 9 7 +2 6 Fourth place
5 4 Wexford 5 4 0 1 14 3 +11 12
6 5 Mayo 6 3 0 3 6 9 −3 9
7 7 Waterford 6 2 1 3 14 7 +7 7
8 2 Galway 6 4 1 1 19 4 +15 13 Bowl winners
9 3 Midlands 5 3 0 2 7 5 +2 9
10 6 Kerry 6 4 0 2 16 7 +9 12
11 5 Tipperary South 6 2 1 3 6 15 −9 7
12 7 Limerick County 6 3 2 1 5 7 −2 11
13 1 NERL 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7
14 4 Kildare 5 1 0 4 3 6 −3 3
15 4 South Belfast 5 3 0 2 6 6 0 9 Shield winners
16 3 North Tipperary 6 4 0 2 7 6 +1 12
17 7 Sligo-Leitrim 5 2 0 3 8 7 +1 6
18 1 Donegal 6 2 1 3 3 6 −3 7
19 5 Kilkenny 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
20 2 Longford 6 2 1 3 6 4 +2 7
21 6 Carlow 6 1 1 4 8 8 0 4
22 5 Louth 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11 Trophy winners
23 3 Clare 5 1 0 4 4 13 −9 3
24 2 Limerick Desmond 6 2 0 4 12 9 +3 6
25 1 Derry 5 0 0 5 1 12 −11 0
26 6 Inishowen 5 1 0 4 6 17 −11 3
27 7 Lisburn 5 0 1 4 1 25 −24 1
Source: FAI Connect


Broadcasting

About 50% of the games were live-streamed on the SFAI YouTube channel, with cameras on Pitch 1, Pitch 2 and Pitch 6. The games on Pitch 1 were accompanied with commentary. The coverage was provided by Full Time Productions. Clips were also posted on the SFAI Facebook page. [1]

Aftermath

In the wake of the tournament, and with the Kennedy Cup to follow the next week, the SFAI YouTube channel was mass reported and taken down by YouTube, along with all of the livestreams and video clips housed on that channel.[88] A documentary about the tournament's winners, Limerick District, along with the Kennedy Cup, was announced to have been filmed and was being produced, due to be released in 2026.[89]

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