ATHENRY ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB EST.1971

Last weekend saw Santa pay a special visit to our Clubhouse to meet all of our Academy players. It was a great morning and fun was had by all. A special thanks goes out to Breda Fox for organising the event, and also sponsoring all of the Selection boxes for the kids along with Eddie Fox of Fox Grasscare. It was extremely generous of both. Thanks also goes to our DJ Sean Barrett for providing the Christmas music! and to Pete Gilhooley and Tommy Fahy.

GFA Women’s Premier Cup
Athenry FC 2 -1 Maree/Oranmore

Poor weather saw Athenry involved in a real battle as Athenry goalie Ciara Cunney coped very well with the strong wind that assisted the visitors today. Athenry’s winger Adina Fahey  was a revelation with her work rate and captain Leah Crotty played the role exceptionally well in her terrier like performance and POM award to keep the game scoreless at half time. Athenry started the second half well winning and scoring a penalty with Ruby Mullen putting Athenry one nil up. Nina Bodamer also added to the lead with a sublime chip over the Oranmore keeper making it two nil. Oranmore did come back strongly winning their own penalty but Athenry girls reacted well as the game finished 2-1. So Athenry progress to the next round of the Galway Cup. Scorers Ruby Mullen & Nina Bodamer. POTM: Leah Crotty  

SFAI Cup U12 Boys
St John's 1 - 1 Athenry
Athenry win on penalties!
Athenry U12 Boys qualified for the last 32 of the SFAI Cup with a super win away from home in Sligo. Coming from a goal down they showed resilience and passion for the game as the game went to penalties which they won in the high tension.
Thanks to Cormac McCarthy Solicitors, who sponsored a new set of jerseys for the squad.

 

Jack Lillis Cup

Athenry B 1 - 3 Colga B (AET)

Athenry B's are out of the Lillis Cup as they succumbed to a 3-1 defeat after extra time. Going 1-0 down it was Adam Kelleher who grabbed the equaliser after good work from 

Christian Mullen to send the game into extra time. Colga scored to make it 2-1 and Athenry renewed efforts to get back into the game. But it was Colga who scored again to make it 3-1 at the death. Next up is Colga again in the league on the 5th January.

Thanks to our sponsors 

Declan Rooney Menswear 

Belville Construction.

U21 Men's Premier Division (Wed 11th)
Colga 3 - 3 Athenry

Goals from Finnian Coughlan x2 and Captain Adam Molloy helped an injury ravaged U21 men's team to a well deserved draw against Colga away from home. Athenry are currently 4th in the league, a point behind Colga FC.

MOM
Jon Flores/Finnian Coughlan

U16 Boys Division 4
Athenry B 7 - 2 Oughterard B

Wow what a game, going from 1-0 up to then conceding two in quick succession to go 2-1 down within minutes. The lads rallied after this set back and stormed to the win making it 4-2 with a Conor Kickey hat trick before half time and then scoring three without reply in the second half. Well Done lads on showing resilience and fortitude in this excellent win.

Conor Hickey x3, Robert Pate, Sean O'Donoghue, Fionn Daly & Own Goal.

Girls U12 Division 2/3 cup

Athenry 3-2 Colga

Colga scored early in this game as Athenry waited for two late arrivals and found themselves 2-0 before they settled into the team. Isobel Heffernan got us back into it with a sweet goal and shortly after that Ava Morrissey ran the length of the pitch with a mazy run to equalise before half time with a fantastic goal of her own. With both sides looking towards penalties it was left to Lauren Ryan who scored Athenry's third that sent us into the next round of the cup much to the delight of us all.
Great performances from this team of girls who were all brilliant on the day.

U13 Girls Division 2

Athenry B 4-2 Moyne Villa B

U13B girls played Moyne Villa B in the cold wet weather at home on Sunday. Goals from Ella Greaney x3 & Clodagh Connors Ward won all three points in what was an entertaining game with some excellent defending from centre halves Ella T and Laura M. Sofia in goal was excellent also with a fantastic team effort working tirelessly for each other. Massive shout out to our sponsors Quinn Vehicles.

 **Important Notice**

Due to to improvement works, the Car Park at the Clubhouse in Moanbaun will be closed from 8am Tuesday 3rd Dec until 8am Saturday 7th December. Access will still be available via the footpath, so we would ask all parents to use a drop and go system, while any Coaches / Volunteers to park along the road or alternatively at Raheen pitch. Can you please pass this message along to all your groups and spread the word as far as possible, including any opposition teams playing during the week.

 Western Hygiene Division 1
Athenry B 5-3 Oughterard 

A win for the lads last night against a good  Oughterard side. Jack Maguire scored a brace before Oughterard grabbed a goal but a Ciaran Browne effort made it 3-1 to Athenry. Alex Park made it 4-1 just before half time and added another shortly after half time to make it 5 for the maroon lads. Oughterard rallied to make it 5-3 to to make sure the game was never a foregone conclusion. Well Done on a great game from both sides. Next game is versus Colga B in the Lillis cup on December 15th. Sponsors are Belville Construction & Declan Rooney Menswear

Athenry Senior A went to Renmore and drew 1-1, despite going behind to a header Athenry rallied to level before the half time whistle and despite chances had to settle for the share of the points. Report to follow....

 Friday night (29th Nov) will see Athenry's Division 1 side take on Oughterard AFC at Moanbaun from 8pm on the Athenry 'astro'. Athenry, currently sit on top of the league and will be hoping to keep their good results going this evening. All support welcomed and encouraged!

 FAI U18 Youth Cup
Athenry 2 - 1 Lagan Harps (Donegal)

 U18's progress into the next round of the FAI U18 Youth Cup after a superb win over Donegal's Lagan Harps. Corey Walker scored after 5 minutes but the Donegal visitors were level after Athenry were left to rue a few missed opportunities. Athenry goalie Rory Walsh was excellent in goal and made a massive save just on 20 minutes. It was from this that Athenry scored their second after a free flowing move.  Walsh from his clearance found Eoin Hannon who continued his run with the ball and his precise lay off saw Ryan Tierney put the ball into the net after a fine team move to put Athenry 2-1 up. Athenry could have had more goals to put the game out of reach but their defence was also called upon in the closing stages of the match and they didn't disappoint in their steadfastness! An excellent close game and we want to thank the Donegal supporters for making the long trip.

U21 Mens Premier
Knocknacarra 1-3 Athenry

Wednesday night (20th Nov) was a very cold evening as Athenry were away to Knocknacarra  in Cappagh Park. Daniel Tear, as is his want these days, scored after 20 minutes to get the visitors on their way. Within 10 minutes a captains goal of superb quality saw Molloy dance his way around a defender and goalkeeper to score and grab Athenry's second. Undaunted Knocknacarra grabbed a goal before half time to keep Athenry minds concentrated on the game going into the restart. With snow coming down onto the pitch it was a nervous affair for both teams as the second half progressed. That was until the hour mark when Alex Howard was chopped down in the box to give Daniel Tear the chance to put daylight between the teams which the ice cool Tear duly obliged  to make it 3-1. Athenry defended well to see out the game to get full points on the night. A special mention to Daragh Gilhooley, who suffered a bad injury and we wish him well in his recovery.

Goals Tear x2, Molloy x1, 

MOTM - Daniel Tear/David Kilbane

 ** Quiz Night for Ladies Team Trip Postponed **

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the above Quiz Night is Postponed.

It will be rescheduled for the New Year with even bigger and better prizes! 

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
 

Western Hygiene Supplies Division 1
Chois Fharrige 3- 5 Athenry B

Athenry B team travelled to Rosaveal to play Chois Fharrige. Athenry went 1-0 up early doors after a good team move that ended with Jack Maguire finishing. The home side equalised from a corner, but Athenry showed resilience to battle back, as a second Jack Maguire goal made it 2-1 at halftime. Chois Fharrige levelled again soon after the  restart to really make a game of it. A fantastic game ensued with both sides going for it asking for no quarter. Athenry edged ahead once again through Alex Park but yet again the home side equalised! An excellent game for those watching it and with 15 minutes left to play Athenry got a deserved penalty which Alex Park converted to make it 4-3 to the visitors. With just 5 minutes left a Kieran Fox effort put the game finally to bed and made the points secure as it ended 5-3. Well Done to both teams on a really excellent game of football and both should be commended for putting on a show for those watching.
Next game 29th November vs. Oughterard
Thanks to our sponsors Belville Construction &  
Declan Rooney Menswear
 

 Women’s Connacht Cup
Athenry FC 5-4 Yeats FC
Athenry started strong into their first game in the Connacht Cup and were rewarded with a well-worked goal in the first 5 minutes with some excellent passing from Kate Snowdon, Leah Crotty and POTM Jane Trehy who got the beautiful finish to put the girls a goal up. Not long after, some strong teamwork allowed Adina Fahey to neatly slot it in to the back of the net. Yeats FC responded well, scoring two goals to get themselves back in the game. Another brilliant strike from Adina Fahey, followed by a long range goal from Yeats FC made the game 3-3 coming in to half time.
With it all to play for in the second half, Athenry came out the stronger of the two sides and Kate Snowdon’s skill allowed her to put the girls a goal up. Amy Coffey followed up with an exquisite long range strike that found the top left corner, leaving spectators in awe. A flurry of yellow cards led to Athenry going a player down for the last 10 minutes. Yeats took advantage of this and scored, leaving Athenry to try and hold their lead with one goal between the two sides. Any attacks from the away side were hoovered up by Athenry centre backs Shauna Donohue and Nicole Madden, who showed their strength and class up until the final minute. The game ended 5-4, putting the girls through to the next round of the Connacht Cup.
Goalscorers: Jane Trehy, Adina Fahey x2, Kate Snowdon, Amy Coffey
POTM: Jane Trehy
 

 Athenry 1-1  Mervue

A foggy Wednesday night under the lights saw Athenry get off to a bright start with Daniel Tear going close, Athenry spurned several chances to take the lead but were caught with a sucker punch on 25 minutes from a speculative long shot.
Athenry eventually got a deserved equaliser when the ever dangerous Molloy fired into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.
Half time 1-1.
Second half saw Athenry miss a few half chances but it was Mervue who had the best chance of the half with a one on one, saved by Cormac Mcfadden. Wiith 5 minutes to go, Athenry broke away and Darra Hislop fired in a powerful drive that hit the inside of the post and bounced to safety.   A few headers from consecutive corners saw Athenry nearly get the winner but it ended honours even. Goal - Adam Molloy, MOM - Darra Hislop

 Congratulations to former Athenry FC player Gavin Gilmore, who has singed for Finn Harps ahead of the 2025 season. Best of luck Gavin from all at Athenry FC.

𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜

Gavin Gilmore re-signs for 2025! 

The Galway United Academy graduate joined the club this Summer after a successful trial period.

Gilmore becomes the tenth player confirmed for the 2025 campaign

More: https://finnharps.ie/gilmore-agrees-extension/

 Athenry Girls U10 (2015)

The girls played their third league game today against Colga FC. 25 girls had a great evening of soccer playing 2 competitive games full of skills and end to end excitement. Well done to both teams today. The new GFA format with competitive games every 2 weeks ensures all skills are improving. Thank you to Colga FC for being fantastic hosts.

 Congratulations to Athenry FC's U18 player Cory Walker who has been selected for this year's Galway FA U18 squad. 

Congrats to all our Monthly Draw winners for September. Draw organisers Brian McDermott and Eddie Fox presented some Sept and Aug winners with the prizes this week.

Use the QR code to enter for only €12.50 monthly.
(Or contact any committee member who'll be happy to assist!)

 Loughrea 2-7 Athenry

On Sunday Goals from Ella (x3) Ruby (x2), Sophie & Isla gave a deserved victory to the maroon girls in their Championship match against Loughrea. Joint captains Sarah and Ruby matrshalled the team brilliantly on the day. Well Done Girls!

  Velocity 186 is back at Athenry AFC. Our development group sessions are starting this Wednesday for 4 weeks in Athenry Football Club.

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1 Hour High-Intensity
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Dates: November 13th, 20th, 27th & December 4th
Location: Athenry Football Club
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 We are massively thankful to be awarded this Community Centre Investment Funding! 

This €15,000 will go towards a Solar Panel project at our clubhouse in Moanbaun, further reducing our carbon footprint!  The Community Centres Investment Fund is the largest ever capital investment in Community Centres. It provides funding for investments in Community Centres in order that these vital services remain useable, accessible, and safe and continue to meet the needs of the community into the future. 

Special thanks goes out to Ciaran Cannon Anne Rabbitte TD Albert Dolan for their ongoing support, as well as those incredible individuals in our club who put the time and effort into securing these investments!

 Ryan Donovan, James Byrne & Darragh O’Donnell from our U14A squad represented Galway in the U14 Inter-league away to Clare at Frank Healy Park over the weekend. The league also features Limerick District and Limerick League County representative teams. A great day for the lads.

Huge congratulations to Sophie Cosgrove (u12) & Nicole Mitchell (u15) for being selected for their Galway Interleague respective teams for the 24/25 season! The club is so proud of our players coming through our system and going on to be Great ambassadors for Athenry. A shout out to our talented coaches who are producing our very exciting players!

Congratulations to Fionn O'Driscoll, Daniel Byrne and Charlie Flannery, who have been selected to represent Galway Town at U12 for the 24/25 season. Well done lads and to all their coaches in Athenry FC.

 A great turnout today at our Goalkeeper Halloween Academy, which not only provided our young goalkeepers with a super day of coaching from Aoife Kelly and Stephen Lally, but always raised over €600 for Down Syndrome Galway.

Thanks to all the parents and young players who made it such an enjoyable day, to the club for providing the facilities and a special thanks to David Keane for organising the event.

 Girls U-16 Premier
Athenry FC 7-3 Corrib Celtic

Raheen pitch saw Athenry take on Corrib Celtic in the blustery wind. Corrib Celtic got off to a great start scoring in the first 15 minutes. Athenry equalised through Aisling to bring parity between the teams just before Lily-Mae scored a brace herself to make it 3-1 Athenry at the break. Athenry brought on subs and soon found themselves 5-1 up with Ciara Doyle helping herself to a couple of goals herself. Corrib Celtic responded to make it 5-2, but Lily-Mae completed her hat-trick to put the girls in maroon 6-2 up. With a further goal from Ailbhe Mannion and Corrib the game ended 7-3. Player stand outs are probably too many to mention but Katie Murphy in goal kept us ahead at crucial times of the match with some fabulous saves. Defensively Amira was very good and in midfield Aisling was strong and up front Lily-May Feeney grabbed the POTM award for her outstanding hat trick in what really was a great team performance from all. 

Thanks to Corrib Celtic for a well-fought and entertaining match.

 U16 Connaught Cup
Westport Utd 2-4 Athenry 

U16 Boys are through to the next round of the Connaught Cup after a good win in testing conditions. Westport were the hosts at their excellent home ground. Josh Doggett got the ball rolling and scored within a minute of the kick off. Then it was 2-0 after 20 minutes through an Alan Hallinan audacious lob of the Westport keeper. The home side made it 2-1 before Robert Eastwood made it 3-1 to Athenry. Westport responded again (3-2), in what was turning out to be a great game despite the very wet weather. But Athenry showed mettle and didn't buckle and it was Robert Eastwood who scored to make it 4 2. A fantastic run by Alan Hallinan who grabbed the assist after holding off challenge after challenge in his determination to supply the ball to Robert.
Great respect to Westport United FC for the highly competitive game and for their hospitality and post game refreshments. 

Western Hygiene Division 1
Athenry B 3-1 St Patricks

A good 3 points in Moanbaun on Friday evening, but the lads were made to work hard to get them by a resilient St Patricks side.
Athenry had most of the early play, but it was St. Patricks that struck first. A Jack Maguire goal shortly after that put the sides level, and it stayed that way until half time. Athenry created plenty of chances but didn't break the deadlock until the 80th minute when Christian Mullen finished from close range and a few minutes later, Alex Park made it 3 with a good finish.
Next game is Sunday 3rd away to Colga B
Thanks to our sponsors Belville Construction & Declan Rooney Menswear

 Athenry u11 girls travelled to Ballinasloe for the first round of development league games. Great battles on both pitches and playing under the lights an added bonus! Thanks to Ballinasloe for hosting! Well done all! 

Boys U15 National Cup
Athenry 2-0 Ballinasloe Town

On to the next round for Athenry but they had to work hard for the win. Despite creating a host of chances, it wasn't until the 55th minute before the lead was taken via a finish inside the box from Pedro Lucas Nascimento. Ballinasloe had their own chances to equalise but 8 mins from time a cross from Luke Murtagh was finished by Alan Hallinan to conclude the scoring. Got there in the end, well done to the boys.

 Congratulations to Cillian Walsh and Maks Lukaszewski, from Athenry FC, who have been selected to represent Galway Town at U13 for the 24/25 season. Well done to the 2 boys and their club coaches. 

Boys U15 SFAI Trophy
Athenry B 5-0 St John's B

Athenry travelled to sunny Sligo for their 1st round SFAI Trophy game. Athenry were ready for action straight off the bus today and scored early from an indirect free kick after a goalkeeper picked a back pass up in the box. The early goal spurred on the travelling team, who had their scoring boots on while being defensively sound. Scorers on the day included, Ryan Belton, Mufaro Chindavata, Darragh Ryan, Ben Egan, Aidan Murphy, Miguel Oliveria, Ruairi McNena, Tadhg Murphy. Many thanks to St John's for the hospitality and to Owen Linane for the bus.
Capt, Darragh Ryan,
MOTM, Mufaro Chindavata.

As per GFA notice, all Athenry club games, scheduled for SUNDAY OCT 20TH, are postponed as a result of the Orange Weather warning. 

 Girls U14 SFAI Cup

Colemanstown 1 - 2 Athenry

Athenry's Maroon team beat Colemanstown to progress through to the 2nd round of the SFAI Cup. Èalga Monaghan made sure the girls had a 1-0 lead going into the break.  Kayla Ryan scored the second to make it 2-0 into the second half before Colemanstown grabbed a consolation. Athenry continued to make chances as Colemanstown searched for an equaliser themselves before the ref blew the final whistle. Good all round team performance from the girls who showed fantastic work ethic. These goals were as much the result of good team work as individual brilliance. Well deserved. Well Done.

U12 Boys SFAI National Cup
Athenry 1 - 0 Castlebar Celtic

Athenry U12 A team played Castlebar Celtic in the second round of the SFAI Cup on Saturday 12th Oct. Excellent game of football played by two skilful and dedicated  sides. Athenry edged the match via a late goal by Aleks Lukaszewski. Great to watch lads.

Calling all of our supporters as we head to Maree/Oranmore to play in the next round of games in the FAI Cup (regional round). Athenry beat Oughterard 7-2 in the previous round.

NEWS - ATHENRY WON 4-3!

Colemanstown UTD 4-8 Athenry FC

Athenry U15 Girls Championship side were away to Colmanstown Utd last Sunday 6th October and what a game it was! Jenna Brady started the ball rolling after 12 minutes with a powerful finish. Shortly after Nicole Mitchell scored Athenry's second as it looked like Athenry's day early doors. But Colmanstown came back strongly and determined to get back into the game they should be commended, as they scored three goals on the trot to leave Athenry looking for their own response, and respond they did. Mia Greaney scored to make it 3-3 before half time as the awaiting supporters were watching a treat of a match.

Game on and once again Athenry started brightly as Eve Ledwith scored two goals to make it 5-3 to Athenry and then Mia scored her second and suddenly it was 6-3. But this score line didn't last long as once again Athenry pressed on as Sophie Murray followed this with two quick fire goals of her own in a couple of minutes. With Amy Rose and Aebha Engles working like terriers in the middle of the park Colmanstown found chances limited.

Athenry's defence of Rachel, Rebecca, Jenna, Aisling K, and team captain Sofija did trojan work as goalkeeper Brynn Feeney stepped up to the plate in the second half conceding 1 goal! Subs Lauren and Erin came onto the field to shore up the team and this they did as their extra running made a massive difference to a tiring team.

Athenry  team : Brynn, Aisling K, Rebecca, Jenna, Rachel, Sofija(c), Aebha, Eve, Sophie, Mia, Nicole, Lauren, Erin, Amy Rose.

Thank you to all our travelling supporters  

 Women’s Premier League
Athenry 5-1 Corrib Celtic

Athenry Ladies got off to a flying start as a bullet of a shot from Amy Coffey set up this victory for the home side. Athenry went 5-0 up with further goals from Kate Snowdon, Adina Fahey, Ruby Mullen and Nina Bodamer. Corrib Celtic did grab a consolation goal near the end but Athenry with goalie Ciara Cunney in good form saw out the game without any further goals.

Athenry Senior B won this away day derby game in testing circumstances as the good auld Irish weather put paid to slick football. A massive 3 points on the day was great reward on a a difficult day to play football. Alex Park scored another goal for Athenry before the home side equalised on the hour, but once again Alex rose to the challenge scoring another to make it 2-1 before a fine Christian Mullen strike finished the game. Athenry's defence held firm to keep out any more goals and all credit to them in the conditions.

Thanks as always to our sponsors.

Belville Construction &

Declan Rooney Menswear

Boys U15 Championship
Athenry 5-0 Ballinasloe Town

A comfortable win for Athenry despite only leading 1-0 at half time as Alan opened the scoring in the first period. Athenry upped their game second half as James x2, Luke & Pedro all added to the tally. Excellent and efficient performance from all today.

 Recognition is always great for our club and to get three players in the Galway FA Oscar Traynor Cup squad that beat Roscommon 2-0 on Sunday was an excellent pay back for our first team management.  Congratulations on your selection  to Athenry first team players TJ Forde, Adam Duffy and Gary O'Connell. 

 U21 Men Premier (Wed Oct 2nd)
Athenry 3 Colga 2

Athenry had goalie Cormac McFadden to thank for keeping Colga out in the first half with some exceptional 'net minding' as the visitors threatened to edge in front. Shortly before the interval, it was Daniel Tear whom deftly passed on a great chance for Athenry captain Adam Molloy to break the deadlock making it 1 nil to Athenry. Even though ahead by only the slimmest of margins, a formation change was deemed necessary into the second half. This saw Athenry begin to exert their influence with Darragh Fahy beginning to put his mark on the game. After the restart it was goal provider turn predator Daniel Tear double the lead with another deftness of skill 'turning on a sixpence' and finishing expertly to make it 2-0 to Athenry. With Athenry in control it was another assist from Tear to Ciaran Brown who finished an unstoppable shot into the top angle of the net. In fairness to Colga they came back strongly to claw back a goal, then panic stations for the home side, as they brought it back to 3-2. Athenry's defence were called upon to save the three points. With time ticking down it was this defence who stepped up to close down the game to make the final score Athenry 3 Colga 2. A good game of football with plenty stand outs from goalie to up front. The defence of  David Kilbane, Darra Hislop, Jason Coffey and Dion Belton all stepped up to the fore when it mattered and Athenry reacted as a team to the concession of the two Colga goals. The way a team reacts to situations during a game can often shape a season and this teams reaction will stand  them in good stead for the season ahead.
Goals- Adam Molloy, Daniel Tear, Ciaran Brown. Assists Tear x 2, Cygan 

Man of the match - Darragh Fahy

Athenry October School Holiday Camp 

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Looking for an exciting way to spend your school break? Our Athenry Soccer Camp offers young players the chance to develop their skills, improve their game, and have fun! With expert coaching, action-packed drills, and small-sided games, this is the perfect opportunity to learn and enjoy soccer during the holidays.

SUNDAY 29/09/2024

GFA U19 Premier Girls

Colga 0 - 5 Athenry

GFA U18 Division 2 Boys

Athenry B 4 - 4 Cois Fharraige

SFAI U16 National Cup Boys

Athenry B 3 - 0 Manulla

GFA U16 Division 1 Boys

Merlin Woods 1 - 3 Athenry

GFA U14 Championship Girls

Mervue Utd 4 - 3 Athenry

GFA U16 Premier Girls

Athenry 0 - 1 Maree/Oranmore

GFA U14 Division 2 Girls

Colga B 3 - 0 Athenry B

GFA U12 Division 4 Boys

Athenry C 2 - 3 Maree/Oranmore D

GFA U12 Championship Girls Colemanstown Utd 5 - 6 Athenry

GFA U12 Division 3 Girls

Colga B 1 - 1 Athenry B

SATURDAY 28/09/2024

GFA Mens U21 Championship

St Bernards 2 - 1 Athenry B

GFA U14 Division 4 Boys

Colga B 2 - 3 Athenry C

SFAI U14 National Cup Boys

S+F United 5 - 0 Athenry B

GFA U14 Division 5 Boys 

Loughrea B 1 - 6 Athenry D

GFA U12 Division 5 Boys

Athenry D 5 - 2 Cregmore/Claregalway D

FRIDAY 27/09/2024

Western Hygiene Supplies Bord Trill Premier League

Salthill Devon 2 - 0 Athenry

Western Hygiene Supplies Division 1 Athenry B 2 - 6 Salthill Devon B

SFAI U12 National Cup Boys

Athenry A 5 - 1 Castlebar Celtic B

GFA U14 Coley Smith Premier Boys

Athenry 2 - 1 Corofin Utd

U16 Boys Div 1
Merlin Woods 1-3 Athenry 

Bad weather conditions away to Merlin Woods saw Athenry U16's take an early lead through Robert Eastwood in this Division 1 game. Shortly afterwards Athenry, playing against a storm force wind, went 2-0 up as Caelan Keavney Burke scored an opportunist goal. To their credit Merlin pulled a goal back with a penalty just before half time. Second half saw no favours from the conditions as both sides tried to play through the wind & rain. Athenry emerged victorious though with just over 5 minutes left to play as Pedro Nascimento scored inside the box to record Athenry's first win of the season to great celebration.

Boys U14 Coley Smith Premier League
Athenry FC 2 - 1 Corofin Utd.

A hard fought win for Athenry as the home side went 1 up through Jay Furey, a lead that was held onto til the half time break.

Corofin equalised through a corner as Corofin headed an equaliser to set up a grand stand finish. With time running down it was Athenry who scored the winner as James Byrne caused mayhem in the Corofin defence to expertly finish into the net. Well Done great game of football for those watching.

Players of the game: Jay Furey / Ryan Donovan

Team Sponsors: Special thanks to the  Meadow Court Hotel and Glan Agua.

Best of luck to coach Marcin and the boys with their you tube channel to raise funds for new jerseys for their team.

If you're interested in sponsoring Marcin to reach his target please get in touch.

Exciting News for Our U13 and U12 Football Teams! They're planning to get brand new jerseys for our U13 and U12 football teams, and we need your help to make it happen! 

How can you support us? It’s simple – by subscribing to their YouTube channel and watching their videos. Every view and subscription brings us closer to reaching our goal! Together, we can make sure our teams look great on the field while continuing to inspire and grow our young talents.

Click the link below to subscribe and help our future stars shine! 

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Great news this morning with confirmation Moanbaun Sports Development Project have been awarded a further €343,500 under the Regional Sports Capital Grants announced today.
The award of these funds are a milestone step towards the completion of our wonderful development at Moanbaun. This money will allow us to complete the two D areas at the end of the pitch which will include high jump, shot putt, Astro warm up area, long jump, and other works.
This is a joint venture between Athenry Football Club and Athenry Athletics Clubs (Senior and Juvenile). 

Thank you to all committee members involved in this project to-date, to our public representatives for their unwavering support & guidance and also to the wider community who have shown such enthusiasm for this project.
 

 U15 Girls Championship 

Athenry 3 - 4 Corrib Celtic

The U15 Girls had a great game of football versus Corrib Celtic in their Championship league match on Sunday 22nd September on the Athenry astro. A very tight affair with end to end attacking from both sides! Athenry goals came from Mia Greaney, Eve Ledwith & Aebha Engels  in this narrow but highly entertaining loss. Both sides should be commended for their never give up attitude and the football fayre that was served up on the day as an excellent example and display for girls football. 

FAI U17 Boys Cup R1
Athenry 2-1 Mervue Utd

A winner in the closing stages of this U17 FAI Cup First Rd saw Athenry secure a place in the next round of the FAI Cup. Despite Athenry missing a penalty and going a goal down to Mervue, Daniel Tuohy grabbed the equaliser to make it all square at half time 1-1. Second half saw no more goals
and so into extra time. As penalties beckoned, Conor Dillon found Shay O'Driscoll with an exquisite pass,  whose deft first touch saw him finish a great move from Athenry and send the watching crowd into delirium. WOW what a game!

FAI Junior Cup 1st Round

Friday 20th September 2024
Athenry 7-2 Oughterard

The FAI Junior Cup on the Astro in Moanbaun served up a fantastic game of football with a bucket load of goals. Athenry created chance after chance in a game that saw no less than 9 goals between the two teams. Athenry goals came from Adam Molloy, Dan Cunningham, Alex Park x2 , Cathal O’Neill x2 & Kieran Fox.

A win that now sees Athenry comfortably through to the next round of the FAI Junior Cup. Great win.

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Tuam Celtic  1 - 1 Athenry B

Junior B had a good 1-1 draw away to Tuam in their Division 1 fixture with Jack Dillane opening the scoring for Athenry. Tuam came back strongly and were eventually rewarded with an equaliser as both sides could have won it in the end. 

Next JUNIOR B game is Friday 27th September 8pm at home to Salthill B.

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U12 Connacht Cup  vs. Ballina Town

Ballina Town were the visitors in a fantastic  cup match. Early goals helped Athenry to settle and with an excellent defence Maureen, Emma, Eleanor, and Niamh were steadfast in resisting Ballina's forwards. Goals from Sophie C, Ella, Emily, Ruby, Ines, and our captain for the day, Isla, showed how good they all are. Sophie D, Amy, and Sarah were also denied from getting on the scoresheet by some superb goalkeeping from Ballina. Winger Eva added pace and assists from the wing as Athenry goalie 

Roisín stepped up when needed. Team performance on the day was exceptional and we look forward to our next game.

U14 Girls Connacht Cup.

Athenry had a good win against Bernard’s with some top class finishing from our strikers. Teamwork was the order of the day but the girls never stopped running and pushing all day to the final whistle. Our 'White' team played a very strong Coolaney Utd from Sligo later on. A very accomplished side who our girls will have learnt a lot from after this game. They never gave up and we look forward to our league and more competitive matches to come. A massive Thank You to Sharon & Co for the fantastic food afterwards, really, really appreciated.

 FAI Youth Cup U18 Boys
Tuam Celtic 1 - 3 Athenry

The U18 Boys beat Tuam Celtic in their FAI Youth cup game away to Tuam. Cory Walker scored from a corner and it was 2-0 on 35 minutes when Cory Walker scored again. Tuam grabbed a goal back to make it 2-1 with half an hour left to give hope to the home side. But it was Athenry who struck next as they scored their 3rd goal through an Ethan Mitchell close range effort to finish the game and send Athenry through to the next round.

 Monthly Draw Update

A selection of recent winners of our Monthly Club Draw. Michael Hansbury (July), Keith Coffee (June), Collected Madden (June), Gary Coffee (June), Stephen Lally (May), Christine Caulfield (May), Thanks to Eddie Fox (winner of our July draw) and Brian McDermott for their continued work on this fantastic fundraising initiative. Please support if you can, with all proceeds going to the ongoing development of our Moanbaun Astro facility.

Enter our club draw here

https://athenryfootballclub.com/club-draw

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Athenry 5 - 4 Renmore

A very wet Moanbaun saw a humdinger of a game involving no less than 9 goals. Within 30 minutes Athenry had raced into a 4 nil lead courtesy of goals from Ryan Corcoran (x2), Adam Molloy and Adam Duffy. Renmore came back very strongly to grab 4 goals of their own in terrible weather conditions with their equaliser being scored with literally minutes left. With a disappointing draw looking likely it was left to Morgan Leggett to find the winner in the dying seconds to give Athenry victory as they held until the final whistle. Great game! 

U21 Men's Premier

Salthill Devon v Athenry
Athenry won away as Senan Treacy got the ball rolling for Athenry. Ciaran Brown added another to make it 2-0 to Athenry and Daniel Tear completed the first half scoring from the edge of the box. Further goals from Cory Walker, Ciaran Brown (again), Captain Molloy, Howard & Flores added more icing to an already fantastic cake!

MOM  -  Ciaran Brown

FAI CUP U17 Boys
Salthill Devon 1 - 2 Athenry (AET)

The U17's saw themselves up against Salthill Devon away in the preliminary round of the FAI Cup. With it 0-0 at half time it was Salthill who took the lead in the second half but on 50 minutes Athenry struck back. A Daniel Touhy header from a corner made the game end 1-1 after the refs whistle and the game entered extra time. With goalie Oran Shaughnessy in superb form it was left to Ethan Mitchell to win the game as he calmly slotted home the winner with seconds left to lead an exhausted Athenry team through to the next round.

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Galway Hibs  2-2 Athenry

Athenry left Bohemore this weekend with a draw and 2 points left behind, having gone deep into injury time 2-1 ahead and looking certain of the win. But when the referee awarded a penalty for handball, Hibs slotted home to grab a well earned draw.
It was Hibs who took the lead after 20 mins with a well taken goal from a ball that dropped kindly into he box. 10 mins later, a superb Dan Cunningham cross was headed home by Ronan Jennings. Into the 2nd half and Athenry started to dominate, helped by the introduction of youth and fresh legs from the bench. And it was one of the subs, Ethan Mitchell, who delivered the lead for Athenry, with a tidy assist from the ever-busy Adam Duffy. 2-1 Athenry led and pushed for a 3rd, but it wasn't to be. Injury time, penalty, 2-2 at full time. Lots of positives for the season ahead!

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Athenry 3-1 Galway Bohs

The Junior B team lads had a good 3-1 win on Friday night against a very tough Galway Bohs team, at home on the Moonbaun Astro. 2 goals in the first and 1 in the second half put the lads 3-0 up and well in control.
Bohs came back hard and kept pushing and were rewarded with a goal with about 5 minutes left on the clock. A big 3 points.
Goals scorers were Alex Park x 2 & Jack Maguire x 1. Next game is Sunday 15th September away to Tuam at 11am.

Thanks to our Sponsors Belville Construction & Declan Rooney Menswear.

Our Little Stars and Academy returns this Saturday 7th September at 9am!! Details of the relevant coaches in each age group can be found above in the poster.

Membership can be purchased at https://athenryafc.clubforce.com/products/membership  

U15 Girls are looking for new players for the all new season ahead. Training will be on the Astro and is on Mondays 7.30-8.30pm, Wednesdays 6.30-7.30pm with Matches every second Sunday. New Players always welcome to join. Contact Steve 087 0571980

U18 Boys Championship side beat Merlin Woods away from home. A good few new signings this season with the goals coming from Darragh Hislop, Shay O'Driscoll, Ronan Hogan, Eoghan Cooley, Anthony Tear & Vincent Gannon on his debut. 

The Boys U16's Div 4 had a great 3-0 win over Bearna na Forbacha with goals from Conor Hickey (2) and Biagio Carminati. 

U14 Premier Boys won 2-0 over Knocknacarra FC with James Byrne opening the scoring in the first half with a self made penalty and Ruairi McNena scoring the second.  

The U14 Boys Div 5 ended in a 1-1 draw versus Renmore. Harry O'Toole was superb in goal with Athenry taking the lead through Frankie Treanor before Renmore equalised to draw the match. Man of the match went to Eoghan McNamara. 

In U14's Division 4 it finished Cregmore/Claregalway 1-6 to Athenry. Nathan Flynn grabbed a hat-trick with a brace from Filip Wolanin & Killian Coffey also chipping in with a fine strike from range. 

Well done to all.

Senior A had a disappointing 4-1 defeat against Mervue United in their opening game of the season. The B team beat Oughterard 3-1 in their first game back in Division 1 with Alex Park (pen) & Jack Maguire x2 scoring.

Under 11 Girls have an Open Training Session planned for Wednesday 4th September from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Everyone Welcome. For more info contact David Murphy 087 0993224.

Athenry are really looking forward to our Boys & Girls age 7-13 years of age Goalkeeping Academy which is taking place on Monday September 9th at 6.30pm on the new astro. Further info from David Keane 087 205 0811

The Over 35’s B team had their end of season awards in the Square Inn in Athenry. Former club goalkeeper and Square Inn owner Martin Morrisey presented the awards on the night. Well Done to Players’ player of the year Shane Holleran. Managers player of the year was John Dillon. The Over 35 A's  had their end of season awards night in JF Murphys and congratulations to Kieran Kilkelly, who took home the Players player of the year and Gary Coffey, who took home the managers Player of the year. Well done to both sides on an entertaining season, with the A's going all the way to the Europa Div 1 Final narrowly losing out 1-0 to St Bernards.

What a game to start of our all new season! Bring it on as Athenry have an opening home fixture versus Mervue United on Friday 30th August on the Moanbaun new astro pitch. Kick off is on from 8pm sharp!

Our Little Stars and Academy returns on Saturday 7th September at 9am!

U9 & U8 & U7 Boys & U7 Girls is on at 9am, U6 Boys & Girls is from 10.30am, U4 & U5 Little Stars 10.30am. Then on Sunday 8th September U8/U9 Girls is on at 9am.

Membership can be purchased at https://athenryafc.clubforce.com/products/membership  

Another busy season is almost upon us as we look forward to preparing for a feast of footy for 2024/25 ahead. All new Academy & 'Astro' Training timetables have been posted up. Please click here to find out more info.

TRAINING TIMES

ALL ROADS LEAD TO EAMONN DEACY PARK THIS MONDAY!!

Best of luck to the Athenry FC Over 35 A Team as they take on St Bernards in the Final of the GFA O35 DIVISION 1 EUROPA CUP SEMI FINAL this Monday, 26th August Match Kicks Off at 19.30pm In Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway H91 AV81. We are looking for as much support as possible to cheer on the lads!

 1 Week Until Our First Premier League Experience V2!

The countdown is on! In just one week, we kick off the Premier League Experience V2—and you won't want to miss it!

 Date: 24th August 10am-12pm
Location: Athenry Football Club

Get ready for an elite training experience and your chance to learn from ex-pros and elevate your game to new heights.
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- High-intensity drills and advanced techniques
- A chance to compete and showcase your skills
- Pathways to advance through our Premier League stages
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O35 Non Junior div 1 Semi Final
Athenry 3-2 Knocknacarra 

WOW What a semi final win for Athenry Over 35's. Alan Lynch put the maroon lads 1 up, but Knocknacarra equalised to level before half time and indeed they went 2-1 up with 15 minutes remaining in the second half. This time it was Athenry's turn to come roaring back as they pushed for the equaliser. Mark Cullinane made it 2-2 with less than 10 minutes to go and then Daryn Tully was brought down for a  penalty. Gary Coffey stepped up to calmly slot home to make it 3-2 to the home side as Athenry went on to win. Eamonn Deacy Park beckons as they now face St.Bernards in the final. All support appreciated. Well done and

Special thanks to our sponsors JF Murphys & Byrne Mech!  

Friday 16th August will see a pre-season OPEN training session for U12 Girls on the Clubhouse Astro. On from 6.30-7.30pm for those Girls Born in 2013.

Reminder that football boots with moulded and plastic/rubber studs are the recommended footwear for Athenry's state of the art Astro pitch!

See Training & Footwear Link Here

 IT'S BACK - THE PREMIER LEAGUE EXPERIENCE V2

Athenry Football Club is delighted to announce that the Premier League Experience from Velocity186 is returning to Athenry!! 

Athenry Football Club is straight back in to host another stage 1 Premier League Experience (following on from hosting a very successful stage 2) on the 24th of August from 10am-12pm. This session is open to boys and girls born 2009-2013. They will be picking 2 players from this session to attend stage 2 which will be an in-person session with Stephen Ireland & Ryan Hopper.

Book Your Place here: https://bit.ly/3yFcWpp

FULL DETAILS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE LINK BELOW

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- First session will take place at 10am-12pm on the 24th of August at Athenry Football Club

Emmet Byrne from Byrne-Mech has kindly sponsored new tops for the 0ver 35's ahead of their Division 1 Semi Final on Wednesday evening against Knocknacarra. Picture shows Manager Sean McGrath, Emmet Byrne and Captain Mickey Noone.  

Byrne-Mech is a 100% Irish Family owned Business since 1977. Specializing in the design, prototyping, manufacturing, and validation of sheet metal components and assemblies.  They are a “Gold Standard Supplier” for delivering high-quality, precision components, assemblies, and fabrications to leading manufacturers.

Best of luck to the Athenry FC Over 35's A Team as they take on Knocknacarra FC in the Semi Final of the GFA O35 DIVISION 1 EUROPA CUP SEMI FINAL this Wednesday, 14th August. Match Kicks Off at 19.15pm on the Astro in Moanbaun, H65 NY66.
We are looking for as much support as possible to cheer on the lads!

  Last chance to secure your place in next week's camp. Tuesday (6th Aug)  to Friday (9th Aug) from 10am to 1pm with early drop off available from 9.30am.

Click link below to book:

https://tinyurl.com/Summercampathenryfc

 Lots of Athenry squads prepare for the all new 2024/35 season ahead. Our Men's U21s will train this Tuesday 6th August in Raheen pitch from 19.30pm to 21.00pm. U12 Girls (born 2013) are also back on Tuesday (6th Aug) on the Moanbaun Astro from 5.30pm-6.30pm and U15, U16, U17, U18 & U19's (Born 2006-2010) Girls squads are all back on Wednesday (7th Aug) on the the Astro. New players welcome to attend in any of the above Open training sessions. Check your footwear to bring for each session as these Girl's sessions are on Astro. 

 Membership is now open for the 2024/2025 available as follows depending on when you sign up for membership;

Sign up before 31st July and you can choose to pay in 5 monthly instalments (July / August / September / October / November).

1.Sign up in August - 4 monthly instalments.
2.Sign up in September - 3 monthly instalments.
3.Sign up in October - 3 monthly instalments.

4.Sign up after 31st October - Membership is payable in full.

Please note - €60 from each membership will go directly to servicing the cost of our new 4G Astro facility and the continuous improvement of our facilities at the club.

Please see the links to Memberships below or sign up on our website :

Website Membership Link Here

Athenry AFC Memberships 2024/25
LINK: http://bit.ly/4cKrB1n

Any Membership queries can be sent to John at afcmemberships@gmail.com 

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Some great images from sportsfile of the U17 FAI Womans final on Sunday where the girls completed a remarkable quadruple.

Pictures can be purchased at the link here. 

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The amazing U17 girls do it again! This time they are national champions after beating Killester Donnycarney Football Club 4-2 in a great match played at Mullingar FC grounds in Gainstown. Goals from Kerrie O’Driscoll (2), Ella Farrelly and Mollie Noone secured the U17 FAI Women’s Cup to add to their GFA League, GFA League Cup and Connacht Cup successes! Congrats to all the girls and their Coaches, Mike Noone, Brian Sweeney as well as assistant coaches Jamie O’Driscoll, Gerry Kilkenny and Stephen Lally.

Congrats to Captain Kerri O Driscoll who was also presented with player of the match.

Winners for our Monthly Club Draw for May & June were as follows - June - 1st Gary Coffey €600, 2nd Colette Madden €250, 3rd Keith Coffee €150. May - 1st Christine Caulfield €600, 2nd Johnny Hughes €250, 3rd Stephen Lally €150. It's Only €12.50 per month with guaranteed prizes.

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Best of luck to the Athenry FC U17 Women's Team as they make the journey to Mullingar this Sunday 14th July to take on Killester Donnycarney Football Club in the Final of the FAI U17 WOMENS NATIONAL CUP. Match Kicks Off at 2.00pm in Mullingar Athletic FC, Gainstown. N91 D889. Support is always welcome and we would love nothing more than to see a big Athenry FC crowd there to see the girls lift the cup! 

Maree/Oranmore 1-2 Athenry

Athenry had a great win over Maree/Oranmore in the Over 35's Division 1. Jamie O'Driscoll rolled back the recent years to show his calibre as he and Rob Kavanagh combined to win a penalty for Athenry. Neil Murphy duly dispatched it to put Athenry 1 nil up in the first half. Oranmore started the second period sprightly and began to exert dominance and were duly rewarded with an equaliser. Athenry bounced back from this set back as they started to counter with their own expansive play. Gary Coffey took full advantage for Athenry after gaining possession from  a defensive lapse as he made no mistake scoring from an acute angle to send the maroon visitors home happy. Next outing is next Tuesday away to St.Bernard's.  

U16A Boys Open trails will host an open training session on Thursday 18th July at 5.45pm-7.15pm. This will take place on the new astro pitch, so please bring suitable boots. For more info then please contact Brian 087 608 3347

U13 Girls Open trials will host an open training session on Friday 12th July at 6.15pm-8pm. This will take place on the new astro pitch, so please bring suitable boots. For more info then please contact Anne 085 712 2077

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8 weeks ago, we welcomed the Manchester United legends to Athenry for a weekend of events and fundraising. Re-live the Match Day with a sneak peak of some of the footage compiled by one of our own coaches, Ivor Carroll, including interviews with some notable Athenry FC stewards! (more to come!!) You can still donate to the fundraiser at the link below as we further the development all the time for the benefit of the Athenry Community.

https://www.idonate.ie/event/moanbaunsportsfacility

  ATHENRY FC LADIES v FC LEGENDS UNITED

This Saturday we will welcome @fclegendsunited all the way from Dallas, TX to Athenry as they take on our Ladies team in a challenge match. Match kicks off on the Astro in Moanbaun at 3pm .

We want to see as many supporters as possible on Saturday morning shouting for both teams! 

 FC Legends United Soccer club 

Back to training lads for the all new season ahead! Athenry Senior Mens B will have preseason training begin on Tuesday 16th July at 7.30pm in Raheen pitch. We welcome all new and current players to this training session.

 ATHENRY FC v FC PADOVA

This Saturday we will welcome FC Padova to Athenry as they complete their tour of Galway with a match against Athenry FC girls.  Match kicks off on the Astro in Moanbaun at 11.30am. We want to see as many supporters as possible on Saturday morning shouting for both teams! 

Athenry AFC will be running a summer camp in Moanbaun on Tuesday 6th August to Friday 9th August rom 10am to 1pm (with early drop off available from 9.30am) Venue is Athenry FC (H65 NY66).

Secure your place today on the link below:
Limited places.

https://tinyurl.com/Summercampathenryfc

 Athenry 0ver 35's enjoyed the great weather as they secured their first win of the season thanks to a Kevin Murphy hat trick against a Knocknacarra side who Athenry managed to keep at bay for much of the game. 'Enduring the good weather Athenry's opener came courtesy of Murphy. Marc Walsh lofted the ball over the visiting keeper's head from a cross and Murphy slotted home from close in. Then another goal after a Brian Cos free kick thundered off the bar and who else but Murphy was on hand to head into the net once again. Then it was the 'poachers' show once again as Murphy completed his hat trick when his initial shot was saved and he tapped in the rebound to claim the match ball. Next up is Kinvara United whom we welcome to Athenry next week. 

 U17 Womens FAI Cup Semi Final

Athenry 7-2 North End Utd (Wexford)

U17 ladies overcame North End Utd to reach the FAI cup final next month. The Wexford ladies took a 5th minute lead before Athenry's Kerri O'Driscoll scored the equaliser. O'Driscoll scored again just before the break as Athenry went in at half time with a fortunate 2-1 lead. Athenry flew into the 2nd half and goals from Anna Jordan, Mollie Noone x2 and Ella Farrelly put the game beyond North End before the Wexford side scored another consolation. Clodagh Crowley's late strike put the icing on the cake and capped off a superb performance to make the final score 7-2.
Well done on a fantastic team performance and we look forward to the final.

Fantastic home win in an absolute goal fest of a game on a scoreline of 7-2 today (Sunday 16th June) in the FAI U17 WOMENS CUP SEMI FINAL over North End United of Wexford. Well Done to both sides on an exciting and entertaining game of football. Report to follow.

Raheen Woods Hotel saw us celebrate our teams and players from the past season. We honoured the remarkable accomplishments of our members with a fantastic display of no less than 13 trophies which was another very successful year for the club. 

Special thanks must go to our guest speaker, Head of Coaching and Player Development Stephen Lally.  We are indebted to our coaches who give so much time to our players and teams. Thank you to all of you who contribute so much effort and time. We hope everyone enjoyed the evening. The player awards can be found on our Facebook page here.

Our latest Club Draw winners are now posted up online, congratulations to you. The Club Draw has been an important part of the clubs fundraising activities in recent years and gives you the opportunity to win cash prizes in a limited draw. Entry costs only €12.50 per month with a guaranteed monthly prize fund of €1,000.

Monthly prizes will be as follows unless otherwise specified: 1st Prize: €600, 2nd Prize: €250, 3rd Prize €150. All proceeds raised from the draw, after the distribution of prizes, will be used towards the continued development and maintenance of our new 4G Astro Facilities. Please see our page here on how to join.

 CLUB DRAW | athenryfootballclub1971  

We are a club that has seen massive development and  increasing participation levels in recent years. We are already looking for new players, coaches & volunteers for the all new season ahead. Athenry as a club continues to grow and with its fantastic facilities and it's community based approach we are asking you to get involved for the upcoming 2024/25 season ahead. So why not consider Athenry as YOUR club. Keep checking here and our social media on how to get involved. From playing, coaching to helping out with our academy and social media we are sure to have a role for you!

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Athenry Velocity 186 Soccer Summer Camp is coming and is open To Players From All Clubs. Secure your place now! https://www.velocity186.com/service-page/summer-camp-athenry

Running from 29th July - 2nd August. Sessions will run from 10am-1pm daily with an early drop off 9:30am and late pick up 1:30pm. Places are limited and a maximum capacity has been set. For Boys & Girls Aged 8-14. All Coaches are Safeguarded and Garda Vetted and camp will be held on the Athenry Football Club Astro.

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The Michael Byrne Cup went to Salthill Devon in Eamonn Deacy Park courtesy of a Jack Arra break away goal. Thanks to 

all of those fans for their fantastic support all season long and Congrats to our league rivals & cup double winners Salthill Devon.

It was Salthill 5’s time again and what a great event this was for local footballers & beyond. Our U13 Boys played on Sunday morning, acquitting themselves well. The boys even found time to enjoy the beach afterwards! Thanks to Salthill Devon and the Salthill Devon National 5 A sides  organising team for a wonderful event. Congratulations must also go to our Director of football, Stephen Lally, who was inducted into the Salthill 5’s Hall of Fame alongside Noel Mernagh, in recognition of their achievement of winning the 5’s a record 4 times each - well done Stephen. 

 Our very own Mollie Noone is nominated for a SFAI Goal of the tournament award for her incredible goal in the SFAI U16 Cup Final!! 

If everyone could please vote E on the original post below, we can get her the win she deserves!!

VOTE HERE

Athenry Boys U14A team came out on top 4-2 against Salthill Devon on the Astro in Moanbaun last evening to clinch their place in the Premier Cup final against Knocknacarra FC in Eamonn Deacy Park next weekend. Going 2-0 down after only 5 minutes it appeared to be a mammoth task for the lads to progress, but wow what a come back!  Luke Murtagh pulled one back just before half time to get the comeback on. Five minutes into the second half and Charlie Griffin equalised and Athenry then went ahead as Ronan Meehan volleyed into the goal as Athenry took control. Eoin Kelly finished the game to make it 4-2 to send a euphoric team into the final on Saturday 8th June. Full match report here

Athenry Football Club Annual Awards Night is on 9th June. Join us for a special evening as we honour our players and teams from U12 and up at our Annual Awards. Celebrate some great successes the club have had throughout the season, including a memorable U16 Girls SFAI Cup win. So don't forget it's on Sunday, 9th June in the wonderful Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry @6PM-8PM. We look forward to seeing you all there.  

  Athenry Boys U16's entered their final game of the season with a promotion playoff against Renmore after a solid campaign in Division 2. Athenry were very attack minded but went 1-0 down and had to battle back with a penalty from Darragh Lally which resulted in the Renmore keeper getting a straight red card. Athenry scored another penalty via Fionn Atkins and followed up with goals from Robert Dennis, Eanna Brett & Kevin Mullahy to go into a commanding lead. Ten men Renmore never stopped playing football to score a second goal as the match ended 5-2 to Athenry. 

Big thanks to Head Coach Keith Lally, the management team, parents/guardians and to all of our supporters. Well Done.

 Best of luck to our Back-to-Back Treble winning Girls U17 Team as they host Carrigaline United this Sunday in the Quarter Final of the FAI Women's U17 Cup. Match Kicks Off at 2.00pm on the Astro in Athenry. H65 NY66. Come along and support the Team as they battle for an incredible 4th Cup this season!!

Coaches and Volunteers Required!!

As our club grows and become ever more successful, we now need more coaches and volunteers than ever! Please register your interest to athenry@galwayfa.ie

To ensure the smooth functioning and continued success of our club, we are reaching out to our community for support. We kindly ask parents, supporters, and members of the public who are interested in helping out to please get in touch with us. Together, we can share the workload and make sure our club thrives.

There are numerous opportunities to contribute and support the club in various ways. Whether you're interested in  management, coaching, equipment maintenance, cleaning, providing refreshments, grounds keeping, social media management (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), website maintenance, match reporting, journalism, event planning, fundraising, child welfare, youth development, photography, grants, or first aid – there's something for everyone.
Please remember that relying solely on others to fulfil these tasks is not sustainable. The heart and soul of our club rely on the willingness of considerate individuals to generously contribute their valuable free time. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to those who already dedicate themselves to the club – without you, we wouldn't exist. 

Together, we can guarantee the seamless operation of the club for all our members and the wider community.

 U16 Boys Championship Cup Final
Athenry 2 - 0 Galway Bohs. A winning end to a memorable weekend for Athenry Football as the U16 Boys won the Championship Cup on a beautiful sunny evening in Eamonn Deacy Park.
Athenry got off to the perfect start with an early goal, when Conor Dillon rose high to head in a Stephen Martin cross. Mid way through the 2nd half, Athenry doubled their lead when Ethan Mitchell went on a trademark dazzling run into the box and when the ball fell to Patrick Whelan he made no mistake to slot it home, 2-0 to Athenry.
The rest of the game saw the lads battle brilliantly across every area of the pitch, as a very strong Boys side tried hard to find a way back. But it was to be Athenry's day and 2-0 it finished. A winning end to a fine season for a wonderful bunch of lads.
Congrats to them all and their coaches Jamie, Paddy, Tony and Thomas.

 What an incredible weekend. To the ten Manchester United Legends who brought so much excitement and enjoyment to Athenry this weekend thank you. To everyone who attended the various events, who volunteered, who sponsored and to those who made it all happen a huge thank you to you all. This weekend will live long in our memory. Thank you for your incredible support and we hope you all enjoyed it.

U15 Boys Championship Cup ended in a scoreline of Corofin 3-4 Athenry. Our U15 boys travelled to Corofin this afternoon for a quarter-final encounter against the League winners.
Athenry got off to a super start when Andrew Gill hit the back of the net with a curling, dipping 30 yeard free kick, giving the goalie no chance.
Corofin then started to dominate and were level from the penalty spot after 20 mins. And disaster struck when minutes later, another penalty was awarded which Corofin dispatched to make it 2-1, with Athenry under real pressure. On the half hour, a wonderful strike from well outside the box by Rian Donoghue flew into the top corner, and Athenry were level. Then, just before half-time, it was Athenry who were awarded a penalty when Caelan Keavney Burke was taken down. Andrew Gill stepped up and slotted home for his second. Athenry went into half-time 3-2 ahead.
In the second half, Athenry used their bench well to stay with a strong Corofin and looked comfortable until a fine individual effort from Corofin found the bottom corner. 3-3 and that's how it stayed as extra time approached.
But when a lovely through ball from Rian Donoghue was picked up by Caelan Keavney Burke, he calmly stuck it past the keeper to put Athenry 4-3 ahead with little time remaining.
And that's how it finished. Atheny into the semi-final against Bearna next week. A super performance from the entire squad.

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U14's in the Div 2/3 Cup Quarter Final it ended Salthill B 0-4 Athenry B. Visiting Drom in the rain it took a while for Athenry to find their feet as the conditions. It made for difficult football but as the rain subsided Athenry asserted  their authority on the game. Robert Eastwood scored a brace in the first half to make it 2-0 then completed his hat trick on 45 minutes with Pedro scoring another to set Athenry on their way to the Semi finals. A win built on defence with  Padraic Fahy-Rabbite and Aidan Humphries supreme at the back. Captain: Jason Davey MOTM: Robert Eastwood. Sponsors
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