2024–25 County Antrim Shield
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = County Antrim Shield
| year = 2024–25
| country = Northern Ireland
| num_teams = 16
| defending champions = Larne
| champions = Glentoran
| count = 27
| runner-up = Larne
| matches = 15
| goals = 35
| prevseason = 2023–24
| nextseason = 2025–26
}}
The 2024–25 County Antrim Shield was the 136th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/northern-ireland|title=Irish League Archive, County Antrim Shield|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=1 February 2025}}
Glentoran won the tournament for the 27th time, defeating Larne 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league/glentoran-win-the-county-antrim-shield-final-with-dramatic-shoot-out-victory-over-larne/a1099254449.html|title=Glentoran win the County Antrim Shield Final with dramatic shoot-out victory over Larne|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=21 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishleaguearchive.org/county-antrim-shield|title=County Antrim Shield Results|publisher=Irish League Archive|accessdate=1 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.countyantrimfa.org/fixtures/13/Senior-Shield-fixtures.aspx|title=Senior Shield Fixtures|publisher=County Antrim FA|accessdate=1 February 2025}}
Results
=First round=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Ballyclare Comrades||2–3|Linfield}}
{{OneLegResult|Ballymena United||2–1|Ballymacash Rangers}}
{{OneLegResult|Bangor||0–4|Carrick Rangers}}
{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||0–0 (9–8 p)|Ards}}
{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||6–2|Knockbreda}}
{{OneLegResult|Harland & Wolff Welders||2–2 (4–5 p)|Glentoran}}
{{OneLegResult|Larne||3–0|Queen's University}}
{{OneLegResult|Newington||4–1|Dundela}}
|}
=Quarter-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Cliftonville||0–1|Ballymena United}}
{{OneLegResult|Crusaders||3–2|Linfield}}
{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||2–0|Carrick Rangers}}
{{OneLegResult|Larne||4–0|Newington}}
|}
=Semi-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|Glentoran||2–0|Ballymena United}}
{{OneLegResult|Larne||2–0|Crusaders}}
|}
=Final=
{{football box
|date=21 January 2025
|time=
|team1=Glentoran
|score=1–1
|aet=
|report=[https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league/glentoran-win-the-county-antrim-shield-final-with-dramatic-shoot-out-victory-over-larne/a1099254449.html Report]
|team2=Larne
|goals1=Lindsay {{goal|80}}
|goals2=Ryan {{goal|86}}
|penaltyscore=5–4
|penalties1=Jenkins {{pengoal}}
Lindsay {{pengoal}}
Palmer {{pengoal}}
Aouachria {{pengoal}}
Pattisson {{pengoal}}
|penalties2={{pengoal}} Ryan
{{pengoal}} Thomson
{{pengoal}} Gallagher
{{penmiss}} Ives
{{pengoal}} Cosgrove
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilantrimshieldhist.html Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners]
{{County Antrim Shield}}
{{2024–25 in Northern Ireland association football}}
{{Football in Northern Ireland}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 County Antrim Shield}}