The 2023 All-Island Cup final, known as the Avenir All-Island Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2023 All-Island Cup, a knock-out women's association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Association. It took place on 23 July 2023 at The Showgrounds in Sligo, and was contested by Cliftonville and Galway United. Galway won the match 1–0 to win the cup for the first time, winning their first trophy as a club.
Background This was the inaugural edition of the comprtition, with 11 teams from the League of Ireland Women's Premier Division and 5 teams from the Women's Premiership taking part.
This was in Galway United's first season as a club following the demise of Galway WFC in 2022.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). CliftonvilleRoundGalway UnitedOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultSion Swifts2–1 (H)Matchday 1Linfield1–0 (A)Bohemians2–1 (A)Matchday 2Athlone Town0–0 (H)Sligo Rovers1–1 (H)Matchday 3Shelbourne2–0 (H)Group CFinal standingsGroup AOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultCork City1–0 (H)Semi-finalWexford1–1 (4–3 p) (A)
Match Details
GK 1 Rachael NorneyDF 3 Kelsie BurrowsDF 4 Hannah DohertyDF 5 Fi MorganDF 6 Toni Leigh Finnegan MF 7 Danielle MaxwellMF 8 Louise McDaniel MF 10 Victoria CarletonMF 17 Marissa Callaghan (c)MF 20 Orleigha McGuinness FW 9 Caitlin McGuinnessSubstitutes:GK 24 Tiarna BradleyDF 2 Yasmin White DF 19 Katie Markey DF 22 Chelsea IrvineDF 23 Aisling AndersonMF 25 Kayla CampbellFW 11 Kirsty McGuinness FW 16 Tara ReillyFW 28 Claire ShawManager: John McGrady GK 20 Jessica BerlinDF 2 Aoibheann CostelloDF 5 Jamie Erickson DF 14 Therese Kinnevey DF 22 Eve DossenMF 4 Isabella Beletic MF 6 Jenna SlatteryMF 8 Kate Thompson MF 10 Lynsey McKey (c) MF 25 Aislinn Meaney FW 11 Gemma McGuinness Substitutes:GK 1 Abbiegayle RonayneDF 15 Amy MaddenMF 7 Nicole McNamara MF 12 Jodie Griffin MF 16 Abbie CallananMF 21 Siobhan DoolanMF 24 Emma DuffyFW 13 Rola Olusola FW 19 Aoife ThompsonManager: Phil Trill
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