2025 Down county football team season
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Conor Laverty |
| Stadium | Páirc Esler, Newry |
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2025 season.
Competitions
Down are due to compete in the National Football League Division 2, the Ulster Championship the All Ireland Senior Football Championship during the 2025 season. On 7 September it was announced that the McKenna Cup would not take place in 2025. [1]
National Football League Division 2
Official fixtures for the 2025 National League were announced on 5 December 2024. [2] [3]
Fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
| Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 26 January | Group | Roscommon | 3-21 v 1-20 | Down | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon | [4] |
| Sunday 2 February | Group | Down | 1-19 v 2-15 | Cork | Páirc Esler, Newry | [5] |
| Saturday 15 February | Group | Down | Meath | Páirc Esler, Newry | ||
| Sunday 23 February | Group | Louth | Down | DEFY Páirc Mhuire, Ardee | ||
| Saturday 1 March | Group | Cavan | Down | Breffni Park, Cavan | ||
| Saturday 15 March | Group | Down | Westmeath | Páirc Esler, Newry | ||
| Sunday 23 March | Group | Monaghan | Down | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaghan
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 4 | Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and promotion to 2026 NFL Division 1 |
| 2 |  Roscommon
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Meath
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Cork
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 2 | |
| 5 | Louth
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Down
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Westmeath
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 NFL Division 3 |
| 8 |  Cavan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 0 |
Reports
Round 1
| Roscommon | 3-21 - 1-20 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| Diarmuid Murtagh (0-07), Ciaráin Murtagh (1-02), Enda Smith (1-01), Cian McKeon (1-01), Daire Cregg (0-04), Shane Cunnane (0-02), Ben O’Carroll (0-01), Donie Smith (0-01), Eddie Nolan (0-01), Shane Killoran (0-01) | Report | Pat Havern (0-11), Ryan McEvoy (1-02), James Guinness (0-02), Danny Magill (0-02), Gareth McKibben (0-01), Paddy McCarthy (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01) |
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Ulster Senior Football Championship
The draw for the 2025 Ulster Championship took place in October 2024.[6] [7]
Fixtures
Bracket
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
 Antrim
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 Armagh
| 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-final winner | |||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-final winner | |||||||||||||||||||
 Tyrone
| 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan
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| Semi-final winner | |||||||||||||||||||
| Semi-final winner | |||||||||||||||||||
 Fermanagh
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| Down
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| Quarter-final winner | |||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal
| Quarter-final winner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry
| Monaghan
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| Preliminary winner | |||||||||||||||||||
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Having won the 2024 Tailteann Cup, Down are due to re-enter the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship for the first time in six years.[8]
References
- ^ "Ulster GAA 'surprised' to see McKenna Cup suspended". bbc.co.uk. 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Allianz Football and Hurling League fixtures 2025 revealed". Hogan Stand. 5 December 2024.
- ^ "GAA fixtures 2025: Full fixture list as National League to kick off with three seismic Division One games". Irish Independent. 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Rossies surge sees them past Down at the Hyde". RTE. 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Down rouse themselves to beat Cork after the break". RTE. 2 February 2025.
- ^ "2025 Provincial Football Championships draw". GAA. 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Provincial SFC 2025 draws: Donegal to face rivals Derry in Ulster preliminary round". Irish Independent. 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Down survive late Laois rally to win Tailteann Cup". RTE. 13 July 2024.