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.
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.
Knockout stage
Relegation playoff
Group stages
Group 1
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Group 2
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Group 3
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Group 4
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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.
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.
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
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals Holders Corofin blasted out of this year's Championship by Salthill/Knocknacarra
Final
Top scorers Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total1Dessie ConneelyMaigh Cuilinn2–37432Padraig Costello Dunmore MacHales GAC1–28313Robert FinnertySalthill-Knocknacarra4-18304Dara Walsh Killannin GAA0–27275Barry McHugh Mountbellew-Moylough GAA1–21246Michael Martin Milltown2–18247Jack Mullen Claregalway GAA3–15248Niall Lee Oughterard GAA1–20239Jack Nolan St James’ GAA0–222210Darragh Silke Corofin3–1322
References
External links Highlights of the Final