2025 Galway Senior Football Championship

Galway S.F.C.

Season	2025
Champions	Maigh Cuilinn Moycullen (3rd title)
Winning Captain	David Wynn [1]
Man of The Match	Sean Kelly [2]
Connacht SCFC	?
← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 Galway Senior Football Championship was the 130th edition of Galway GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Galway, Ireland. The winners received the Frank Fox Cup and represented Galway in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship.

Sixteen teams competed. The previous year's four semi-finalists were seeded and separated into four groups of four. ^[3]

Corofin were the defending champions after they defeated Moycullen in the 2024 final.

This was St Michael's return the senior grade after an absence of 1 season (since their relegation from the S.F.C. in 2023) after they claimed to 2024 I.F.C. title.

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2024 championship season.

To S.F.C. Promoted from 2024 Galway Intermediate Football Championship St Michael's - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C. Relegated to 2025 Galway Intermediate Football Championship Caherlistrane

Format

Group stage

2025 brought about the same format for the competition as 2024 where there was 4 groups of 4 teams. The 2024 semi-finalists, Corofin, Moycullen, Tuam Stars and Salthill/Knocknacarra was seeded and placed in each group, with one group having two seeded teams. The remaining group places made up from the remaining 12 teams in an open draw.

If teams were level on points, the first deciding factor was the head-to-head result between the sides; the second was the points difference; and the third was the scoring average. ^[4]

Group stages

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Salthill/Knocknacarra	3	3	0	0	51	14	+37	6
2	Oughterard	3	2	0	1	50	49	+1	4
3	Mountbellew/Moylough	3	1	0	2	46	42	+4	2
4	St Michael's	3	0	0	3	42	56	−14	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Round 1

2/08/2025

6 PM

Salthill-Knocknacarra	0-17 - 1-10	Mountbellew/Moylough

Tuam Stadium

Referee: Richard Mc Nicholas

3/08/2025

2:45 PM

St Michael's	2-10 - 0-22	Oughterard

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Anthony Coyne

Round 2

16/08/2025

4:15 PM

St Michael's	0-11 - 3-11	Mountbellew/Moylough

Tuam Stadium

Referee: P.J. Rabbite

17/08/2025

2:45 PM

Oughterard	1-11 - 1-17	Salthill/Knocknacarra

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Austin O'Connell

Round 3

30/08/2025

2:45 PM

Mountbellew/Moylough	1-10 - 1-11	Oughterard

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Gerard Anthony Lohan

31/08/2025

5 PM

St Michael's	0-10 - 0-14	Salthill/Knocknacarra

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Frank Kinneen

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Moycullen	3	2	1	0	63	40	+23	5
2	Killannin	3	2	0	1	55	57	−2	4
3	St. James	3	1	1	1	50	44	+6	3
4	Bearna	3	0	0	3	35	62	−27	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Round 1

2/08/2025

4:30 PM

St. James	0-17 - 0-18	Killannin

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Austin O'Connell

3/08/2025

4:30 PM

Moycullen	1-21 - 0-08	Bearna

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Colm Conway

Round 2

16/08/2025

6:15 PM

St. James	2-14 - 0-13	Bearna

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Noel Dempsey

17/08/2025

4:30 PM

Moycullen	3-17 - 1-16	Bearna

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Richard Mc Nicholas

Round 3

30/08/2025

6:30 PM

Bearna	0-14 - 1-15	Killannin

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Anthony Coyne

30/08/2025

4:30 PM

St. James	0-13 - 0-13	Moycullen

Kenny Park

Referee: James Molloy

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Tuam Stars	3	3	0	0	54	35	+19	6
2	Dunmore MacHales	3	2	0	1	65	50	+15	4
3	Claregalway	3	1	0	2	50	50	0	2
4	Annaghdown	3	0	0	3	34	68	−34	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Round 1

1/08/2025

7:30 PM

Dunmore MacHales	3-19 - 0-16	Annaghdown

Tuam Stadium

Referee: Mairtin Flaherty

3/08/2025

5 PM

Tuam Stars	1-13 - 1-11	Claregalway

Kenny Park

Referee: James Molloy

Round 2

17/08/2025

5:15 PM

Annaghdown	2-06 - 2-15	Claregalway

Tuam Stadium

Referee: Shane Curley

17/08/2025

5 PM

Tuam Stars	1-16 - 1-12	Dunmore MacHales

Tuam Stadium

Referee: Christopher Ryan

Round 3

31/08/2025

2:45 PM

Tuam Stars	3-10 - 0-06	Annaghdown

Kenny Park

Referee: Patrick Holohan

31/08/2025

5 PM

Claregalway	1-12 - 2-16	Dunmore MacHales

Tuam Stadium

Referee: Austin O'Connell

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Corofin	3	2	1	0	63	33	+30	5
2	Milltown	3	1	2	0	57	55	+2	4
3	Naomh Anna, Leitir Mor	3	1	0	2	41	48	−7	2
4	Monivea/Abbey	3	0	1	2	44	69	−25	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Round 1

2/08/2025

4:15 PM

Corofin	4-20 - 0-10	Monivea-Abbey

Tuam Stadium

Referee: Paddy Ó Gríofa

2/08/2025

6:15 PM

Leitir Móir	3-09 - 1-17	Milltown

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Christopher Ryan

Round 2

16/08/2025

4:30 PM

Monivea-Abbey	1-12 - 1-15	Leitir Móir

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Mairtin Flaherty

16/08/2025

6 PM

Corofin	1-15 - 1-15	Milltown

Tuam Stadium

Referee: James Molloy

Round 3

31/08/2025

3:15 PM

Corofin	0-13 - 0-05	Leitir Móir

Pearse Stadium

Referee: Christopher Ryan

31/08/2025

3:15 PM

Milltown	2-13 - 1-16	Monivea-Abbey

Tuam Stadium

Referee: Shane Curley

Relegation play-offs

Relegation semi-finals

The 4th placed teams from Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 face-off in the relegation semi-finals. The two winners from these semi-finals secured their senior status for 2026, while the two losers will proceed to the relegation final.

Monivea-Abbey v Bearna

14 September 2025 (2025-09-14)Relegation Semi-Final	Monivea-Abbey	1–14 (17) - Pen 4 –(17) 1-14 - Pen 2	Bearna	Galway
12 PM IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Headford
				Referee: Gerard Anthony Lohan

Annaghdown v St Michael's

13 September 2025 (2025-09-13)Relegation semi-final	Annaghdown	2-17 (23)–(21) 2-15	St Michael's	Galway
5 PM IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Tuam Stadium
				Referee: Mairtin Flaherty

Relegation final

The loser of the Relegation final was relegated to the 2026 Galway I.F.C. The winner maintained their Senior status into 2026.

St Michael's v Bearna

27 September 2025 (2025-09-27)Relegation final	St Michael's	1-07 (10)–(18) 2-11	Bearna	Noel Dempsey
5 PM IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Tuam Stadium

Knockout Stage

Preliminary Quarter-finals

The 2nd and 3rd placed teams in Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 qualify for the preliminary quarter-finals. The winners played the group winners in the quarter-finals

Dunmore MacHales v Naomh Anna, Leitir Mór

14 September 2025Preliminary Quarter-final	Dunmore MacHales	1-18 (21) – (20) 4-08	Naomh Anna, Leitir Mór	Galway
3 PM IWT (UTC±0)				Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: Noel Dempsey

Killannin v Mountbellew/Moylough

14 September 2025Preliminary Quarter-final	Killannin	3-10 (19) – (18) 1-15	Mountbellew/Moylough	Galway
4:45 PM IWT (UTC±0)				Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: James Molloy

Milltown v St James'

14 September 2025Preliminary Quarter-final	Milltown	1-11 (14) – (20) 1-17	St James'	Galway
4:30 PM IWT (UTC±0)				Stadium: Tuam Stadium Referee: Christopher Ryan

Oughterard v Claregalway

13 September 2025Preliminary Quarter-final	Oughterard	1-16 (19) – (17) 2-11	Claregalway	Galway
5 PM IWT (UTC±0)				Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: Richard McNicholas

Quarter-finals

Moycullen v Oughterard

27 September 2025Quarter-final	Moycullen	2-19 (25) – 2-12 (18)	Oughterard	Galway
5 PM GMT (UTC±0)				Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: Mairtin O'Flaherty

Corofin v Dunmore MacHales

28 September 2025Quarter-final	Corofin	2-20 (26) – 0-10 (10)	Dunmore MacHales	Galway
3 PM IWT (UTC±0)				Stadium: Tuam Stadium Referee: Christopher Ryan

Tuam Stars v Killannin

28 September 2025Quarter-final	Tuam Stars	1-21 (24) – 0-17 (17) AET	Killannin	Galway
4:15 PM IWT (UTC±0)				Stadium: Kenny Park Referee: Shane Curley

Salthill/Knocknacarra v St James'

28 September 2025Preliminary Quarter-final	Salthill/Knocknacarra	5-15 (30) – 0-17 (17)	St James'	Galway
4:30 PM IWT (UTC±0)				Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: Austin O'Connell

Semi-finals

Holders Corofin blasted out of this year's Championship by Salthill/Knocknacarra ^[5]

Corofin v Salthill/Knocknacarra

11 October 2025Semi-final	Corofin	1-15 (18) – 1-17 (20)	Salthill/Knocknacarra	Galway
7.30 PM IWT (UTC±0)	J. McCabe 0-07 (1tpf, 1f), D. Silke 1-02 (1f, 145), D. Canney 0-02 (1f), K. Molloy, R. Coen, P. Egan (0-01 each)		R. Finnerty 1-06 (2 tpf, 1f), D. O'Flaherty 0-03 (1tp), M. Thompson, M. Mannion (tp), C. Power (0-02 each), R. Walzer, E. Nolan (0-01 each)	Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: Shane Curley

Moycullen v Tuam Stars

11 October 2025Semi-final	Moycullen	0-18 (18) – 1-14 (17)	Tuam Stars	Galway
5.45 PM IWT (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: Austin O'Connell

Final

Moycullen the underdog ^[6]

Loser in the past 2 finals ^[7]

Score recap ^[8]

Moycullen's 3rd title and 1st since 2022 ^[9]

First final held under floodlights ^[10]

Don Connellan tribute ^{[11] [12]}

Moycullen v Salthill/Knocknacarra

25 October 2025Final	Moycullen	1-17 (20) – 1-15 (18)	Salthill/Knocknacarra	Galway
7.30PM IWT (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: Christopher Ryan (Killannin

References

1. https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/1025/1540576-maigh-cuilinn-hold-off-salthill-to-claim-third-title/
2. https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41730915.html "Sean Kelly was named Man of the Match."
3. "Galway 2025 Football Championship draw format". Galway Bay FM. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
4. "Galway GAA Club Championship Draws 2025". Connacht Tribune. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
5. https://hoganstand.com/article/index/338155
6. https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41730915.html "It was a dream start for the underdogs with Galway captain Sean Kelly squeezing in a goal from the throw-in."
7. https://www.the42.ie/maigh-cuilinn-beat-salthillknocknacarra-galway-sfc-6856546-Oct2025/
9. https://hoganstand.com/article/index/338308
10. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/10/26/moycullen-return-to-galway-top-spot-with-comeback-win-over-salthill-knocknacarra/

External link

Highlights of the Final