# 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship will be the 138th edition of the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. Thirty-one of the thirty-two Irish counties take part – Kilkenny do not compete but take part in the All-Ireland Junior Championship - while London and New York complete the lineup, entering the 2025 Connacht Senior Football Championship.
Armagh will be the defending champions having won the 2024 competition. Down will enter the competition as 2024 Tailteann Cup winners.
The draws for the championship took place on 12 October 2024.

## Format
### Provincial Championships

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. All provincial matches are knock-out.

### Group stage format

Sixteen teams progress to the All-Ireland Championship round-robin:
* The four provincial champions
* The four beaten provincial finalists
* The 2024 Tailteann Cup winners (Down)
* The seven next-ranked teams, based on final position in the 2025 National Football League
** Position is based on standing after promotion and relegation are applied and after finals are played; therefore, the top two teams in Division 2 outrank the bottom two teams in Division 1, and if the 2nd placed team in Division 2 wins the final, they are ranked above the 1st-place finishers who lost the final.
** If Down reaches the Ulster final, an 8th team will be chosen based on league position.
** New York do not participate in the League although London do.
The other 17 county teams compete in the 2025 Tailteann Cup. New York, if they fail to reach the final of the Connacht championship, will join the Tailteann Cup in the preliminary quarter-final stage, the remaining teams in the round-robin group stages.
In the All-Ireland Championship round-robin, 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Each team plays the other in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. Each team plays one home, one away, and one neutral fixture.
The top three in each group advance to the knockout stages, first-place teams to the All-Ireland quarter-finals, and second and third-placed teams to the preliminary quarter-finals.

## Teams
### General Information

Thirty-three counties competed in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: seven teams in the Connacht Senior Football Championship, eleven teams in the Leinster Senior Football Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Football Championship and nine teams in the Ulster Senior Football Championship.
| County | Last Provincial Title | Last Championship Title | Position in 2024 Championship | Current Championship |
| Antrim | 1951 | — | Tailteann Cup semi-finals (19th–20th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Armagh | 2008 | 2024 | All-Ireland champions (1st) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Carlow | 1944 | — | Tailteann Cup group stage (29th–33rd) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Cavan | 2020 | 1952 | Tailteann Cup quarter-finals (21st–24th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Clare | 1992 | — | All-Ireland group stage (13th–16th) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| Cork | 2012 | 2010 | Preliminary quarter-finals (9th–12th) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| Derry | 2023 | 1993 | Quarter-finals (5th–8th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Donegal | 2024 | 2012 | Semi-finals (3rd–4th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Down | 1994 | 1994 | Tailteann Cup winners (17th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Dublin | 2024 | 2023 | Quarter-finals (5th–8th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Fermanagh | — | — | Tailteann Cup quarter-finals (21st–24th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Galway | 2024 | 2001 | Finalists (2nd) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Kerry | 2024 | 2022 | Semi-finals (3rd–4th) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| Kildare | 2000 | 1928 | Tailteann Cup quarter-finals (21st–24th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Laois | 2003 | — | Tailteann Cup finalists (18th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Leitrim | 1994 | — | Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-finals (25th–28th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Limerick | 1896 | 1896 | Tailteann Cup quarter-finals (21st–24th) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| London | — | — | Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-finals (25th–28th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Longford | 1968 | — | Tailteann Cup group stage (29th–33rd) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Louth | 1957 | 1957 | Quarter-finals (5th–8th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Mayo | 2021 | 1951 | Preliminary quarter-finals (9th–12th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Meath | 2010 | 1999 | Tailteann Cup winners (17th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Monaghan | 2015 | — | Semi-finals (3rd–4th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| New York | — | — | Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-finals (25th–28th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Offaly | 1997 | 1982 | Tailteann Cup group stage (29th–33rd) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Roscommon | 2019 | 1944 | Quarter-finals (5th–8th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Sligo | 2007 | — | Tailteann Cup semi-finals (19th–20th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Tipperary | 2020 | 1920 | Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-finals (25th–28th) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| Tyrone | 2021 | 2021 | Preliminary quarter-finals (9th–12th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Waterford | 1898 | — | Tailteann Cup group stage (29th–33rd) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| Westmeath | 2004 | — | All-Ireland group stage (13th–16th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Wexford | 1945 | 1918 | Tailteann Cup group stage (29th–33rd) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Wicklow | — | — | Tailteann Cup quarter-finals (21st–24th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |

### Personnel and kits

| County | Manager | Captain | Sponsors |
| Antrim | Andy McEntee | Dermot McAleese | Fibrus |
| Armagh | Kieran McGeeney | Aidan Forker | Simply Fruit |
| Carlow | Shane Curran | Sean Gannon | SETU |
| Cavan | Raymond Galligan | Pádraig Faulkner and Ciarán Brady | Kingspan Group |
| Clare | Mark Fitzgerald | Eoin Cleary | Pat O’Donnell |
| Cork | John Cleary | Brian Hurley | Sports Direct |
| Derry | Paddy Tally | Conor Glass | Errigal Contracts |
| Donegal | Jim McGuinness | Paddy McBrearty | Circet |
| Down | Conor Laverty | Pierce Laverty | EOS IT Solutions |
| Dublin | Dessie Farrell | James McCarthy | Staycity |
| Fermanagh | Kieran Donnelly | Eoin Donnelly | Tracey Concrete |
| Galway | Pádraic Joyce | Seán Kelly | Supermac's |
| Kerry | Jack O'Connor | Paudie Clifford | Kerry Group |
| Kildare | Brian Flanagan | Vacant | Brady Family |
| Laois | Justin McNulty | Trevor Collins and Evan O’Carroll | Laois Hire |
| Leitrim | Stephen Poacher | Donal Wrynn | J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York |
| Limerick | Jimmy Lee | Iain Corbett and Donal O'Sullivan | None |
| London | Michael Maher | Liam Gavaghan | Clayton Hotel |
| Longford | Paddy Christie | Patrick Fox | Glennon Brothers |
| Louth | Ger Brennan | Sam Mulroy | STATSports |
| Mayo | Kevin McStay | Paddy Durcan | Intersport Elverys |
| Meath | Robbie Brennan | Ronan Jones | Bective Stud, Tea Rooms and Apartments |
| Monaghan | Gabriel Bannigan | Ryan Wylie | All Boro Floor Services |
| New York | Vacant | Johnny Glynn | Navillus |
| Offaly | Declan Kelly | Lee Pearson | Glenisk |
| Roscommon | Davy Burke | Brian Stack | Ballymore |
| Sligo | Tony McEntee | Keelan Cawley | AbbVie |
| Tipperary | Philly Ryan | Conor Sweeney | Fiserv |
| Tyrone | Malachy O'Rourke | Pádraig Hampsey | McAleer & Rushe Ltd |
| Waterford | Ephie Fitzgerald | Dermot Ryan | Cognizant |
| Westmeath | Dermot McCabe | Kevin Maguire | Renault |
| Wexford | John Hegarty | Liam Coleman | Zurich Insurance Group |
| Wicklow | Oisín McConville | Padraig O'Toole | Joule |

## Provincial championships
### Connacht Senior Football Championship
#### Quarter-finals

In rotation fixtures in return. Last played in 2015 but were both postponed in 2020 because of Covid-19.

#### Final
### Leinster Senior Football Championship
#### Final
### Munster Senior Football Championship
#### Final
### Ulster Senior Football Championship
#### Final
## Team allocation and draw
### Team allocation

Seven places in the All-Ireland group stage are allocated based on performance in the 2025 National Football League, as detailed below.

### Group stage draw

Number in brackets indicates ranking in the 2025 NFL.

#### Pot 4
## All-Ireland group stage
### Group 3
#### Round 1
#### Round 3
## All-Ireland knockout stage
### Final
## Stadia and locations

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| Antrim | Belfast | Ulster | Corrigan Park | 3,700 |
| Armagh | Armagh | Ulster | Athletic Grounds | 18,500 |
| Carlow | Carlow | Leinster | Dr Cullen Park | 21,000 |
| Cavan | Cavan | Ulster | Breffni Park | 25,030 |
| Clare | Ennis | Munster | Cusack Park | 19,000 |
| Cork | Cork | Munster | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 45,000 |
| Derry | Derry | Ulster | Celtic Park | 18,500 |
| Donegal | Ballybofey | Ulster | MacCumhaill Park | 18,000 |
| Down | Newry | Ulster | Páirc Esler | 20,000 |
| Dublin | Dublin | Leinster | Croke Park | 82,300 |
| Fermanagh | Enniskillen | Ulster | Brewster Park | 20,000 |
| Galway | Galway | Connacht | Pearse Stadium | 26,197 |
| Kerry | Killarney | Munster | Fitzgerald Stadium | 38,000 |
| Kildare | Newbridge | Leinster | St Conleth's Park | 15,000 |
| Laois | Portlaoise | Leinster | O'Moore Park | 22,000 |
| Leitrim | Carrick-on-Shannon | Connacht | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | 9,331 |
| Limerick | Limerick | Munster | Gaelic Grounds | 44,023 |
| London | South Ruislip | Britain | McGovern Park | 3,000 |
| Longford | Longford | Leinster | Pearse Park | 10,000 |
| Louth | Drogheda | Leinster | Drogheda Park | 3,500 |
| Mayo | Castlebar | Connacht | MacHale Park | 25,369 |
| Meath | Navan | Leinster | Páirc Tailteann | 11,000 |
| Monaghan | Clones | Ulster | St Tiernach's Park | 29,000 |
| New York | Bronx | North America | Gaelic Park | 2,000 |
| Offaly | Tullamore | Leinster | O'Connor Park | 18,000 |
| Roscommon | Roscommon | Connacht | Dr Hyde Park | 18,890 |
| Sligo | Sligo | Connacht | Markievicz Park | 18,558 |
| Tipperary | Thurles | Munster | Semple Stadium | 45,690 |
| Tyrone | Omagh | Ulster | Healy Park | 17,636 |
| Waterford | Waterford | Munster | Fraher Field | 15,000 |
| Westmeath | Mullingar | Leinster | Cusack Park | 11,000 |
| Wexford | Wexford | Leinster | Chadwicks Wexford Park | 18,000 |
| Wicklow | Aughrim | Leinster | Aughrim County Ground | 7,000 |

## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |

## Miscellaneous

* Due to Covid-19 in 2020 it has taken extra 5 years for Galway to play New York and Roscommon having a game against London. Those fixtures will celebrate 50 years of London in the Connacht championship and 100 years of Galway's first All Ireland title in 1925.