2025 Kildare Senior Football Championship

Last updated
132nd Kildare Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Kildare
Province Leinster
Year2025
TrophyDermot Bourke Cup
SponsorJoe Mallon Motors
Date15 August 2025 - 19 October 2025
Teams16
Defending championsNaas
Winners
ChampionsAthy (8th win)
Runners-up
Runners-upNaas
ManagerPhilly McMahon
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)Confey
Other
Matches played42
Website Kildare GAA
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2026  →

The 2025 Kildare Senior Football Championship was the 132nd edition of the Kildare GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Kildare, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Kildare in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started with a preliminary round sorted by a random draw, followed by a group stage and finally a knockout stage.

Contents

Naas were the defending champions this year after they defeated Celbridge in the previous years final. This was Naas' 4th Senior Football Championship in a row. [1]

Caragh returned to the senior grade for the first time since 2001 after defeating Leixlip in the 2024 Kildare Intermediate Football Championship. [2]

On 19 October, Athy defeated Naas 1-17 to 0-18 in the final. This is Athy's 8th championship win and their first since 2020. [3]

Confey were defeated by Allenwood in the Relegation Play-off 1-16 to 0-13, meaning that they will play in the 2026 Kildare Intermediate Football Championship for the first time since 2011. [4]

Championship structure

The 2025 Senior Football Championship consisted of 16 teams drawn against each other in the preliminary round. The winners of the games were drawn into a 'winners' group, while the losers were drawn into a 'losers' group. These groups consist of 4 teams each. In the winners groups, the top two teams head straight into the quarter-finals while the 3rd placed team plays in a preliminary quarter-final. In the losers groups, the top placed team heads straight into the quarter-final, the 2nd placed team heads into a preliminary quarter-final, and the last placed team heads into a relegation play-off to retain their senior status.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2024 championship season.

Participating teams

The 16 teams that participated in the 2025 competition were:

ClubLocation2024 Championship Position2025 Championship Position
Colours of Dublin.svg Allenwood Allenwood Non-QualifierRelegation Finalist
Colours of Cork.svg Athy Athy Semi-FinalistChampions
Colours of Galway.svg Caragh Prosperous 2024 I.F.C ChampionsQuarter-Finalist
Colours of Roscommon.svg Carbury Carbury Non-QualifierNon-Qualifier
Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge Celbridge Runners-UpSemi-Finalist
Colours of Kildare.svg Clane Clane Quarter-FinalistQuarter-Finalist
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clogherinkoe ClogherinkoePreliminary Quarter-FinalistNon-Qualifier
Colours of Leinster Council.svg Confey Leixlip Non-QualifierRelegated to 2026 I.F.C
Colours of Dublin.svg Eadestown Eadestown Preliminary Quarter-FinalistPreliminary Quarter-Finalist
ShannonErne.svg Johnstownbridge Johnstownbridge Quarter-FinalistQuarter-Finalist
Colours of Leitrim.svg Kilcock Kilcock Relegation FinalistNon-Qualifier
Colours of Sligo.svg Maynooth Maynooth Non-QualifierPreliminary Quarter-Finalist
Colours of Leinster Council.svg Moorefield Newbridge Quarter-FinalistQuarter-Finalist
Colours of Laois.svg Naas Naas ChampionsRunners-Up
Colours of Leinster Council.svg Sarsfield Newbridge Semi-FinalistSemi-Finalist
Colours of Roscommon.svg Raheens Caragh Quarter-FinalistNon-Qualifier

Preliminary round

All 16 teams were randomly drawn to play one of the other 16. The winners of these games headed into the 'winners' groups (Group A and B) while the losers were placed into the 'losers' group (Group C and D).

The draw for the preliminary round of the championship was made on 23 May 2025. [5]

7 August 2025Preliminary Round 1 Colours of Limerick.svg Moorefield2-10 (16)–(20) 2-14Naas Colours of Laois.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-5 - 0-5)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Niall Colgan


8 August 2025Preliminary Round 2 Colours of Cork.svg Athy1-20 (23)–(6) 0-6Eadestown Colours of Dublin.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 1-14 - 0-4)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Ken Doyle


8 August 2025Preliminary Round 3 Colours of Dublin.svg Allenwood1-16 (19)–(20) 3-11Clogherinkoe Colours of Kilkenny.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-2 - 2-9)Venue: Manguard Park
Report Referee: Billy O'Connell


9 August 2025Preliminary Round 4 Colours of Leitrim.svg Kilcock0-11 (11)–(29) 5-14Maynooth Colours of Sligo.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-4 - 2-8)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Fergal Barry


9 August 2025Preliminary Round 5 Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge0-14 (14)–(8) 0-8Clane Colours of Kildare.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-8 - 0-5)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Kieran Harris


10 August 2025Preliminary Round 6 Colours of Galway.svg Caragh1-15 (18)–(23) 2-17Raheens Colours of Roscommon.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-9 - 0-7)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Paddy McDermott


10 August 2025Preliminary Round 7 Colours of Limerick.svg Confey0-13 (13)–(16) 0-16Johnstownbridge ShannonErne.svg Newbridge 
Venue: Manguard Park
Referee: Henry Barrett


10 August 2025Preliminary Round 8 Colours of Roscommon.svg Carbury0-13 (13)–(22) 2-16Sarsfield Colours of Limerick.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-6 - 0-10)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Alan Archbold


Group Stage

They were four groups called Group A, B, C and D. These groups were defined by the winners and losers of the preliminary round, with the winners being in Group A and B, and the losers being in Group C and D. In Group A and B, the top two teams headed straight into the quarter-finals while the 3rd placed team played in a preliminary quarter-final. In Group C and D, the 1st placed team headed straight into the quarter-finals with the second placed team playing a preliminary quarter-final. The last placed teams in Group C and D went to play a relegation play-off to determine which team got relegated.

The draw for the group stages of the championship was made on 10 August 2025. [6]

Group A

  Advance to Quarter-Finals  Advance to Preliminary Quarter-Final

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge 32105240+125
Colours of Cork.svg Athy 32017046+244
ShannonErne.svg Johnstownbridge 31117562+133
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clogherinkoe 30033786-490

Round 1

15 August 2025Round 1 Colours of Cork.svg Athy1-25 (28)–(11) 0-11Clogherinkoe Colours of Kilkenny.svg Newbridge 
19:45(HT: 1-13 - 0-8)Venue: Manguard Park
Report Referee: Brendan Cawley


16 August 2025Round 1 ShannonErne.svg Johnstownbridge1-14 (17)–(17) 1-14Celbridge Colours of Laois.svg Newbridge 
14:00(HT: 0-3 - 0-10)Venue: Manguard Park
Report Referee: Paddy McDermott


Round 2

23 August 2025Round 2 Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge1-13 (16)–(10) 0-10Athy Colours of Cork.svg Newbridge 
14:00(HT: 1-8 - 0-5)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Frank Delaney


24 August 2025Round 2 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clogherinkoe1-10 (13)–(39) 4-27Johnstownbridge ShannonErne.svg Newbridge 
15:45Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Referee: Henry Barrett


Round 3

6 September 2025Round 3 ShannonErne.svg Johnstownbridge1-16 (19)–(32) 3-23Athy Colours of Cork.svg Newbridge 
15:30(HT: 0-2 - 2-16)Venue: Manguard Park
Report Referee: Billy O'Connell


6 September 2025Round 3 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clogherinkoe1-10 (13)–(19) 1-16Celbridge Colours of Laois.svg Clane 
15:30(HT: 0-4 - 1-7)
Report Referee: Fergal Barry


Group B

  Advance to Quarter-Finals  Advance to Preliminary Quarter-Final

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Leinster Council.svg Sarsfield 33007535+406
Colours of Laois.svg Naas 32016546+194
Colours of Sligo.svg Maynooth 31125064-142
Colours of Roscommon.svg Raheens 30033378-450

Round 1

15 August 2025Round 1 Colours of Laois.svg Naas1-23 (26)–(19) 2-13Maynooth Colours of Sligo.svg Newbridge 
19:45(HT: 0-13 - 1-6)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Harry Barrett


17 August 2025Round 1 Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfield4-18 (30)–(13) 2-7Raheens Colours of Roscommon.svg Newbridge 
15:45(HT: 1-6 - 1-5)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Kieran Harris


Round 2

23 August 2025Round 2 Colours of Roscommon.svg Raheens0-8 (8)–(29) 3-20Naas Colours of Laois.svg Newbridge 
17:45(HT: 0-5 - 0-10)Venue: Manguard Park
Report Referee: Fergus Devereux


24 August 2025Round 2 Colours of Sligo.svg Maynooth1-9 (12)–(26) 2-20Sarsfield Colours of Limerick.svg Newbridge 
14:00(HT: 0-7 - 1-9)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Billy O'Connell


Round 3

6 September 2025Round 3 Colours of Roscommon.svg Raheens0-12 (12)–(19) 3-10Maynooth Colours of Sligo.svg Clane 
14:00
Report Referee: Niall Colgan


7 September 2025Round 3 Colours of Laois.svg Naas1-7 (10)–(19) 0-19Sarsfield Colours of Limerick.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 1-3 - 0-13)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Conor Daly


Group C

  Advance to Quarter-Finals  Advance to Preliminary Quarter-Final  Advance to Relegation Play-Off

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Kildare.svg Clane 33008161+206
Colours of Leinster Council.svg Moorefield 31026659+72
Colours of Leitrim.svg Kilcock 31025159-82
Colours of Dublin.svg Allenwood 31024766-192

Round 1

16 August 2025Round 1 Colours of Dublin.svg Allenwood0-15 (15)–(22) 2-16Moorefield Colours of Limerick.svg Newbridge 
14:00(HT: 0-9 - 1-7)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Lee Moore


16 August 2025Round 1 Colours of Leitrim.svg Kilcock3-11 (20)–(24) 1-21Clane Colours of Kildare.svg Newbridge 
15:45(HT: 0-9 - 1-12)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Billy O'Connell


Round 2

22 August 2025Round 2 Colours of Limerick.svg Moorefield1-17 (20)–(14) 3-5Kilcock Colours of Leitrim.svg Newbridge 
Venue: Manguard Park
Referee: Alan Archbold


23 August 2025Round 2 Colours of Kildare.svg Clane5-12 (27)–(17) 1-14Allenwood Colours of Dublin.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 4-6 - 1-7)Venue: Manguard Park
Report Referee: Damien Whelan


Round 3

6 September 2025Round 3 Colours of Limerick.svg Moorefield4-12 (24)–(30) 3-21Clane Colours of Kildare.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 1-8 - 1-6)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Fergus Devereux


7 September 2025Round 3 Colours of Leitrim.svg Kilcock3-8 (17)–(15) 1-12Allenwood Colours of Dublin.svg Clane 
(HT: 1-3 - 0-6)
Report Referee: Brendan Cawley


Group D

  Advance to Quarter-Finals  Advance to Preliminary Quarter-Final  Advance to Relegation Play-Off

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Galway.svg Caragh 33006145+166
Colours of Dublin.svg Eadestown 32015260-84
Colours of Roscommon.svg Carbury 3102494902
Colours of Leinster Council.svg Confey 30035462-80

Round 1

16 August 2025Round 1 Colours of Galway.svg Caragh3-16 (25)–(11) 0-11Eadestown Colours of Dublin.svg Newbridge 
15:30(HT: 0-9 - 0-8)Venue: Manguard Park
Report Referee: Alan Lagrue


17 August 2025Round 1 Colours of Roscommon.svg Carbury1-16 (19)–(15) 2-9Confey Colours of Limerick.svg Clane 
3:30
Referee: Damien Whelan


Round 2

22 August 2025Round 2 Colours of Limerick.svg Confey1-16 (19)–(20) 1-17Caragh Colours of Galway.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-8 - 0-6)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Niall Colgan


23 August 2025Round 2 Colours of Dublin.svg Eadestown1-15 (18)–(15) 1-12Carbury Colours of Roscommon.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 1-6 - 0-5)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Brendan Cawley


Round 3

6 September 2025Round 3 Colours of Roscommon.svg Carbury0-15 (15)–(16) 0-16Caragh Colours of Galway.svg Newbridge 
Venue: Manguard Park
Referee: Kieran Harris


6 September 2025Round 3 Colours of Dublin.svg Eadestown1-20 (23)–(20) 3-11Confey Colours of Limerick.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 1-5 - 2-6)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Lee Moore


Knock-out stages

The 1st and 2nd placed teams in Group A and B and the 1st placed teams in Group C and D qualified for the quarter-finals. The 3rd placed teams in Group A and B and the 2nd placed teams in Group C and D qualified for the preliminary quarter-finals. Quarter-final pairings were drawn with the winners of Group A and B playing the winners of the preliminary-quarter-finals, while the 2nd placed teams of Group A and B played the winners of Group C and D. The fixtures for the knock-out stages were determined on 7 September 2025. [7]

Preliminary Quarter-FinalsQuarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
Colours of Cork.svg Athy 3-07
Colours of Galway.svg Caragh 0-10
Colours of Cork.svg Athy 2-14
Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfield 2-13
Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfield 2-21
ShannonErne.svg Johnstownbridge 2-17
ShannonErne.svg Johnstownbridge 1-09
Colours of Dublin.svg Eadestown 0-08
Colours of Cork.svg Athy 1-17
Colours of Laois.svg Naas 0-18
Colours of Sligo.svg Maynooth 0-12
Colours of Limerick.svg Moorefield 2-08
Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge 3-19
Colours of Limerick.svg Moorefield 1-16
Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge 0-13
Colours of Laois.svg Naas 1-20
Colours of Kildare.svg Clane 0-13
Colours of Laois.svg Naas 1-22

Preliminary quarter-finals

13 September 2025Preliminary Quarter-Final 1 Colours of Sligo.svg Maynooth0-12 (12)–(14) 2-8Moorefield Colours of Limerick.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-7 - 1-1)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Paddy McDermott


14 September 2025Preliminary Quarter-Final 2 ShannonErne.svg Johnstownbridge1-9 (12)–(8) 0-8Eadestown Colours of Dublin.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 1-7 - 0-3)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Frank Delaney


Quarter-finals

20 September 2025Quarter-Final 1 Colours of Cork.svg Athy3-7 (16)–(10) 0-10Caragh Colours of Galway.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-3 - 0-3)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Brendan Cawley


20 September 2025Quarter-Final 2 Colours of Kildare.svg Clane0-13 (13)–(25) 1-22Naas Colours of Laois.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-8 - 1-11)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Kieran Harris


21 September 2025Quarter-Final 3 Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge3-19 (31)–(19) 1-16Moorefield Colours of Limerick.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 1-12 - 0-4)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Conor Daly


21 September 2025Quarter-Final 4 Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfield2-21 (27)–(23) 2-17Johnstownbridge ShannonErne.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 1-7 - 2-15)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Henry Barrett


Semi-finals

5 October 2025Semi-Final 1 Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge0-13 (13)–(23) 1-20Naas Colours of Laois.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 0-9 - 1-8)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Billy O'Connell


5 October 2025Semi-Final 2 Colours of Cork.svg Athy2-14 (20)–(19) 2-13Sarsfield Colours of Limerick.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 2-6 - 0-6)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Paddy McDermott


Final

19 October 2025Final Colours of Cork.svg Athy1-17 (20)–(18) 0-18Naas Colours of Laois.svg Newbridge 
(HT: 1-7 - 0-9)Venue: Cedral St. Conleth's
Report Referee: Brendan Cawley


Relegation play-off

The relegation play-off consisted of the 4th placed teams in Group C and D. The winners of the playoff retained their status as a senior level club, while the loser would be relegated to the Kildare Intermediate Football Championship.

21 September 2025Relegation Play-Off Colours of Dublin.svg Allenwood1-16 (19)–(13) 0-13Confey Colours of Limerick.svg Newbridge 
Venue: Manguard Park
Report Referee: Alan Archbold


References

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  2. ↑ "Caragh overcome the odds and the elements to land famous win - News - Kildare Nationalist". kildare-nationalist.ie. 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  3. ↑ Park, Paul Keane at St Conleth's. "Kildare SFC final: Athy revel in upsetting Naas". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Doyle rescues Allenwood as they see off Confey to save their Senior status - News - Kildare Nationalist". kildare-nationalist.ie. 2025-11-10. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
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