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. The game was broadcast live on TG4 in the Republic of Ireland.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). ShelbourneRoundGalway UnitedOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultWaterford4–2 (A)Matchday 1Peamount United4–0 (H)Bohemians2–1 (H)Matchday 2Lisburn Rangers4–1 (A)Glentoran6–1 (A)Matchday 3DLR Waves2–0 (H)Group DFinal standingsGroup BOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultCliftonville3–1 (H)Quarter-finalLinfield3–2 (H)Bohemians4–0 (H)Semi-finalPeamount United1–1 (5–3 p) (H)
Match Details
Game was broadcast live on TG4
GK 1 Mya SanchezDF 2 Keeva Keenan DF 4 Pearl Slattery (c)DF 15 Jess Gargan DF 28 Maggie PierceMF 6 Alex KavanaghMF 17 Aoibheann ClancyMF 18 Aoife Kelly FW 7 Becky WatkinsFW 23 Halle Harcourt FW 35 Olivia Damico Substitutes:GK 20 Jenna WilloughbyDF 3 Leah Doyle DF 5 Nia Hannon DF 8 Rachel Graham DF 19 Maddie McKinleyFW 26 Brie Severns FW 27 Lara WhelanFW 29 Sadhbh HartleyManager: Seán Russell GK 30 Amanda McQuillanDF 2 Aoibheann Costello (c)DF 3 Lucy-Jayne GrantDF 22 Eve DossenMF 4 Isabella Beletic MF 6 Niamh Cotter MF 11 Aoibhín DonnellyMF 16 Abbie Callanan MF 71 Niamh Farrelly FW 13 Cara Griffin FW 23 Emma DohertySubstitutes:GK 1 Nicole Nix DF 19 Ava MullinsMF 5 Remini Tillotson MF 7 Aislinn Meaney MF 10 Lynsey McKeyMF 41 Ana ConwayFW 18 Anna McGoughFW 51 Holly O'LearyManager: Phil Trill
See also 2026 Shelbourne season 2026 Galway United season
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