2025 Shelbourne F.C. season
| 2025 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Barry Mocke (to Jan 2025) Neil Doyle (Interim Jan–Apr) Tomás Quinn (from Apr 2025) | |||
| Head Coach | Damien Duff (resigned 22 June 2025) Joey O'Brien (from 5 July) | |||
| Stadium | Tolka Park, Dublin | |||
| Premier Division | 3rd | |||
| Leinster Senior Cup | Third Round | |||
| FAI Cup | Third round | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Second Qualifying Round | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Third Qualifying Round | |||
| UEFA Conference League | League Phase | |||
| President's Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Harry Wood (9) All: Mipo Odubeko (12) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 10,143 v Crystal Palace 11 December 2025 (UEFA Conference League) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,539 v Drogheda United 19 May 2025 (Premier Division) | |||
| Biggest win | 4-0 v Fairview Rangers 19 July 2025 (FAI Cup) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 v Drogheda United 14 January 2025 (Leinster Senior Cup) 0–3 v Qarabağ FK 11 December2025 (UEFA Conference League) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 26 April 2025. | ||||
The 2025 Shelbourne F.C. season is the club's 130th season in existence. They were the defending League of Ireland Premier Division champions following their title win in the 2024 season, and it was their first season back in UEFA Champions League qualifiers since 2005.
In November 2024, Chadwick's, a builders' providers, was announced as the main shirt sponsor for both senior teams within the club. The deal would also include Chadwick's working with the club to enhance improvements around Tolka Park.
In January, the club announced the departure of CEO Barry Mocke. Two days later, the club announced Tomás Quinn as new CEO starting in April. Quinn is a former Dublin GAA footballer and was their serving Commercial and Marketing Director.
On 29 January, Shelbourne announced an exclusive partnership with Jamestown Analytics a "groundbreaking provider of football data analysis" who also partner with Brighton & Hove Albion, Como, Union Saint-Gilloise, and Hearts.
On 21 May, the club announced an 18 year lease on part of the Athletic Union League Complex in Clonshaugh, County Dublin.
On 22 June, Damien Duff resigned as first team manager. On 4 July, having taking temporary charge of first team affairs, former Assistant Manager Joey O'Brien was confirmed as Head Coach on a permanent basis.
On 28 August 2025, Shelbourne completed a 5-1 aggregate victory over Linfield in a play-off to qualify for the League Phase of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League. This marked the club's first ever group stage/league phase qualification in European competition.
Defender Paddy Barrett was named in the 2025 PFAI Team of the Year. Midfielder Kerr McInroy was named as Shelbourne's Player of the Year for 2025.