2025 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season

Shamrock Rovers
2025 season
Chairman	Ciaran Medlar
Manager	Stephen Bradley
Stadium	Tallaght Stadium
Premier Division	1st
FAI Cup	Winners
UEFA Conference League	League Phase
Home colours	Away colours

The 2025 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season was the clubs 126th season in existence. During the season the club won the League of Ireland Premier Division, regaining the title after it was won by Shelbourne in 2024.

The club would also win the 2025 FAI Cup defeating Cork City in the final. With this win, Rovers had won the double for the first time since 1987.

The club would also compete in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League, going through the qualifying rounds and qualifying for the league phase, where they would finish 31st.

Players

First-team squad

As of 25 February 2026^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRL	Edward McGinty
2	DF	IRL	Enda Stevens
3	DF	WAL	Adam Matthews
4	DF	CPV	Roberto Lopes
5	DF	IRL	Lee Grace
6	DF	IRL	Daniel Cleary
7	MF	IRL	Dylan Watts
9	FW	IRL	Aaron Greene
10	FW	IRL	Graham Burke
11	FW	IRL	Jake Mulraney
14	MF	IRL	Danny Mandroiu
15	MF	IRL	Darragh Nugent
16	MF	IRL	Gary O'Neill
17	MF	IRL	Matt Healy
18	DF	IRL	Trevor Clarke
19	MF	IRL	Adam Brennan
20	FW	IRL	Rory Gaffney


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	IRL	Danny Grant
22	DF	IRL	Tunmise Sobowale (on loan from St Mirren)
23	MF	ENG	Connor Malley
24	DF	IRL	Egor Vassenin
25	GK	IRL	Lee Steacy
26	MF	IRL	John O'Sullivan
27	DF	IRL	Cory O'Sullivan
28	MF	IRL	Naj Razi
29	MF	IRL	Jack Byrne
30	GK	IRL	Todd Bazunu
31	FW	IRL	Michael Noonan
36	MF	IRL	Victor Ozhianvuna
38	MF	IRL	Max Kovalevskis
41	GK	IRL	Alex Noonan
88	FW	NIR	John McGovern
—	MF	ENG	Maleace Asamoah (on loan from Wigan Athletic)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	IRL	Cian Barrett (on loan at Waterford until 30 November 2026)
37	FW	IRL	Matthew Britton (on loan at Kerry until 30 November 2026)
—	MF	IRL	Eric Koufie (on loan at Kerry until 30 November 2026)
—	DF	IRL	Luke O'Regan (on loan at UCD until 30 June 2026)

Retired numbers

12 – 12th man

Competitions

Club Friendlies

1 February 2025	Shamrock Rovers	3-0	Kerry	Dublin
16:00		Report		Stadium: Tallaght Stadium

League of Ireland

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shamrock Rovers (C)	36	19	9	8	56	33	+23	66	Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2	Derry City	36	18	9	9	52	39	+13	63	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
3	Shelbourne	36	15	14	7	48	37	+11	59	Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round
4	Bohemians	36	16	6	14	48	39	+9	54	Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round
5	St Patrick's Athletic	36	13	13	10	42	32	+10	52

Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Shamrock Rovers won the 2025 FAI Cup, meaning the Europa League berth went to the second place team Derry City. The two Conference League berths went to the third and fourth place teams, Shelbourne and Bohemians respectively.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	19	9	8	56	33	+23	66	12	3	3	33	12	+21	7	6	5	23	21	+2

Last updated: 1 November 2025.
Source: worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	D
Position	9	4	5	6	4	3	5	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2025. Source: 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

16 February 2025 1	Bohemian	1-0	Shamrock Rovers	Dublin
15:00	Tierney 25' 61' Smith 30' Devoy 56' Cornwall 82'	Report	Cleary 4' Mandroiu 15'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 33,208 Referee: Robert Hennessy

28 February 2025 3	Shelbourne	1-1	Shamrock Rovers	Dublin
20:45	Wood 3' Boyd 13' Coyle 28' Norris 90+1'	Report	McEneff 16' Grant 39' O'Neill 84'	Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 5,214 Referee: Neil Doyle

3 March 2025 4	Sligo Rovers	2-1	Shamrock Rovers	Sligo
20:45	Hutchinson 38' 60' 78' Kavanagh 51' Doyle-Hayes 65' Elding 87' Hakiki 88'	Report	Lopes 29' Honohan 37' Burke 68' McEneff 90'	Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 4,023 Referee: Robert Harvey

7 March 2025 5	Shamrock Rovers	1-0	St Patrick's Athletic	Dublin
20:45	O'Sullivan 34' Grant 64' O'Neill 87' Honohan 88'	Report	Mulraney 21' Sjöberg 45'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 8,093 Referee: Robert Hennessy

14 March 2025 6	Drogheda United	1-2	Shamrock Rovers	Drogheda
19:45	Keeley 33' Davis 89'	Report	Greene 41' Cleary 44' Honohan 56' Burke 70' Healy 82' Robertson 88' Gaffney 90+5'	Stadium: Weavers Park Attendance: 2,475 Referee: David Dunne

28 March 2025 7	Shamrock Rovers	0-0	Derry City	Dublin
20:00	McGinty 23' Byrne 64'	Report	Mullen 18' 41' Connolly 31' Winchester 69'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 6,073 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

4 April 2025 8	Galway United	0-1	Shamrock Rovers	Galway
19:45	Dyer 64'	Report	Grant 42' Gaffney 48'	Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park Attendance: 4,323 Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan

11 April 2025 9	Shamrock Rovers	2-0	Waterford	Dublin
20:00	McEneff 33' 90+3' Cleary 70' Healy 72' Grace 84'	Report	Glenfield 17' McDonald 49' Radkowski 53' Olayinka 81' Coyle 90+4'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 4,846 Referee: Damien McGraith

14 April 2025 2	Shamrock Rovers	4-1	Cork City	Dublin
20:00	Greene 35' 40' Honohan 45+1' Lopes 48' Byrne 58' 87'	Report	Shipston 43' Darragh Crowley 90+2'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 4,101 Referee: Gavin Colfer

18 April 2025 10	St Patrick's Athletic	2-2	Shamrock Rovers	Dublin
19:45	Lennon 25' Melia 32' Redmond 90+2'	Report	Byrne 37' Burke 67' Grace 68' 88' Cleary 90+1'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Neil Doyle

21 April 2025 11	Shamrock Rovers	2-3	Bohemian	Dublin
14:00	Byrne 27' Honohan 39' 73' Noonan 41'	Report	Tierney 25' 81' Devoy 25' 70' Kavanagh 78' Buckley 78' Brennan 90+6'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 8,471 Referee: Robert Harvey

25 April 2025 12	Shamrock Rovers	2-2	Shelbourne	Dublin
19:45	Healy 28' Cleary 67' Burke 87' Byrne 90+6'	Report	Coote 50' Chapman 53' Odubeko 64' Coyle 69' Caffrey 84' Gannon 90+5'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 7,317 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

2 May 2025 13	Cork City	1-1	Shamrock Rovers	Cork
19:45	Darragh Crowley 20' Lyons 52' Anderson 74'	Report	Gaffney 17' Grant 73' O'Sullivan 87'	Stadium: Turners Cross Attendance: 3,619 Referee: Mark Houlihan

5 May 2025 14	Shamrock Rovers	2-0	Sligo Rovers	Dublin
19:00	Burke 26' (pen.) Healy 41' Greene 42' Grace 46'	Report	Mahon 18'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 4,577 Referee: Robert Hennessy

9 May 2025 15	Shamrock Rovers	3-0	Drogheda United	Dublin
19:45	Greene 50' Grace 53' Gaffney 90+3'	Report	Ahui 27' Farrell 61'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 6,101 Referee: Robert Harvey

FAI Cup

UEFA Conference League

League Phase

In this season Rovers became both, the first Irish team to qualify for the main stage of a European competition two years in a row, as well as the first Irish team to qualify for the main stage of a European competition after having not won the league the previous season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
29	Slovan Bratislava	6	2	0	4	5	9	−4	6
30	Breiðablik	6	1	2	3	6	11	−5	5
31	Shamrock Rovers	6	1	1	4	7	13	−6	4
32	BK Häcken	6	0	3	3	5	8	−3	3
33	Hamrun Spartans	6	1	0	5	4	11	−7	3

Source: UEFA^[3]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

References

^ "Player Profiles - First Team". Shamrock Rovers. Archived from the original on 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
^ ^a ^b "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.

External links

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.30989146153903-2] Shamrock Rovers won the 2025 FAI Cup, meaning the Europa League berth went to the second place team Derry City. The two Conference League berths went to the third and fourth place teams, Shelbourne and Bohemians respectively.

[mens_first_team-1] "Player Profiles - First Team". Shamrock Rovers. Archived from the original on 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-09-12.

[Soccerway-3] "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[4] "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.

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