Last year’s finalists drawn together in Irish FA Women’s Cup

The draw for the 2025 Irish FA Women’s Challenge Cup 2nd Round features Lisburn Rangers against holders Cliftonville in a repeat of the 2024 final.

Carrick Rangers Falcons v Ballyclare Comrades
Derry City v Armagh City
Glentoran v Greenisland
Larne v Bangor
Linfield v Portadown
Lisburn Ladies v Mid Ulster
Lisburn Rangers v Cliftonville

Crusaders Strikers received a bye to the quarter-finals

Ties to be played on Friday 18 July 2025.

1st Round results on Friday 6 June
Armagh City H/W Hanover
Bangor 6-1 Ballymena United Women
Bloomfield 0-5 Mid Ulster
Carrick Rangers Falcons 13-2 Maiden City
Comber Rec 1-2 Portadown
Greenisland 17-0 Limavady United
Oxford Sunnyside 0-5 Ballyclare Comrades

Wilf Frith

Wilf Frith is a women’s football news editor who works for Her Goal Magazine and had been with all its predecessors since 1996, becoming a founding team member after running Sunday Kicks. He has also held previous long-term roles as press officer for the Cornwall Women’s Football League and Penzance Ladies FC.

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