2026 All-Island Cup final
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| Event | 2026 All-Island Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 18 July 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Tolka Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Pearl Slattery | ||||||
| Referee | Glen Geraghty | ||||||
| Attendance | 1,368 | ||||||
The 2026 All-Island Cup final, was the final match of the 2026 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 18 July 2026 at Tolka Park in Dublin, and was contested by Shelbourne and Galway United.[1] The game was broadcast live on TG4 in the Republic of Ireland.[2]
Shelbourne won the game 2–0 winning the cup for the first time in their history, and ending Galway United's 17 game unbeaten run that season.[3]
Background
The two sides had met once at Tolka Park in the 2026 season, where Galway United's 8 game winning streak in all competitions was brought to an end as Shelbourne held them to a 0–0 draw.[4]
Shelbourne entered the match with it being their first ever All-Island Cup final, having previously won the Women's Premier Division and the FAI Women's Cup on 3 occasions each. Galway United entered the final having twice won the All-Island Cup in 2023 and 2024, winning the first two editions of the tournament. This means that Galway were entering their third final having won their previous two.[5]
Both teams were losing semi-finalists in 2025, with Shelbourne losing to the team they would beat in the 2026 semi-finals, Bohemians, and Galway losing to the 2025 tournament winners Wexford.[6][7]
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Shelbourne | Round | Galway United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waterford | 4–2 (A) | Matchday 1 | Peamount United | 4–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bohemians | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 2 | Lisburn Rangers | 4–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glentoran | 6–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | DLR Waves | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group D | Final standings | Group B
Source: Soccerway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cliftonville | 3–1 (H) | Quarter-final | Linfield | 3–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bohemians | 4–0 (H) | Semi-final | Peamount United | 1–1 (5–3 p) (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Match
Details
Shelbourne  | 2–0 | Galway United |
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Watkins  53' Slattery 76' |
Report | McQuillan  77' |
Game was broadcast live on TG4
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- ↑ Belletic was given a yellow card after the final whistle had already been blown
See also
References
- ↑ "Wexford win 2025 Women's All-Island Cup". galwaybayfm.ie. 27 June 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Shelbourne to host Galway United in Women's All-Island Cup Final". leagueofireland.ie. 27 June 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Shelbourne win first ever Women's All-Island Cup with win over Galway United". irishexaminer.com. 18 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "Galway lose 100% record after stalemate with Shelbourne". rte.ie. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Galway United retain Avenir Sports All-Island Cup". leagueofireland.ie. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bohemians WFC 2 - 2 Shelbourne W". extratime.com. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Galway United Women 0 - 1 Wexford FC Women". extratime.com. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2026.