The 2025 All-Island Cup final, known as the Avenir All-Island Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2025 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 31 August 2025 at Ferrycarrig Park in Wexford, and was contested by Wexford and Bohemians. Wexford won the match 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time to win the cup for the first time.
Background On 22 March, both sides met in the league which ended in a 1–0 victory for Bohemians at Dalymount Park. Later on 28 June, the two sides played at Ferrycarrig Park, where Bohs' would knock Wexford out of the FAI Women's Cup.
In the 2023 and 2024 editions of the tournament Wexford would be eliminated by Galway United in the semi-finals, the two sides would meet again in the same round in the 2025 edition with Wexford finally coming out on top with a 1–0 win at Eamonn Deacy Park.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). WexfordRoundBohemiansOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultLisburn Rangers5–0 (A)Matchday 1Sligo Rovers1–1 (A)Shamrock Rovers1–2 (H)Matchday 2Shelbourne1–1 (H)DLR Waves2–0 (A)Matchday 3Linfield2–1 (H)Group BFinal standingsGroup AOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultPeamount United1–0 (H)Quarter-finalGlentoran3–1 (A)Galway United1–0 (A)Semi-finalShelbourne2–2 (6–5 p) (H)
Match Details
GK 23 Maria O'SullivanDF 3 Orlaith Conlon DF 4 Della DohertyDF 5 Lauren DwyerDF 22 Anna DoaneMF 6 Kylie Murphy (c) MF 7 Becky CassinMF 8 Aoife KellyMF 12 Ciara RossiterMF 20 Freya DeMangeFW 10 Ellen MolloySubstitutes:GK 21 Claudia KeenanDF 37 Niamh Tyrrell MF 14 Meabh Russell MF 15 Michaela LawrenceMF 26 Charlotte Cromack MF 35 Molly KirwanFW 9 Leah McGrathFW 11 Lauren KellyFW 17 Millie DalyManager: Seán Byrne GK 1 Rachael Kelly (c)DF 4 Lisa Murphy DF 5 Roisin McGovern DF 12 Sarah Power DF 17 Katie Lovely MF 6 Fiona DonnellyMF 7 Aoibhe Brennan MF 8 Hannah Healy MF 11 Sarah McKevittFW 9 Alannah McEvoyFW 29 Hannah O’Brien Substitutes:GK 32 Jenna WilloughbyDF 21 Robin BairdDF 27 Alex DevoyMF 10 Katie Malone MF 22 Lillian Rusher MF 23 Emma Gaughran MF 25 Leiagh Glennon FW 16 Savannah Kane FW 30 Michelle MuddimanManager: Alban Hysa
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