There has only been four championship meetings between Meath and Donegal.

Three games remaining in the 2025 GAA Football All-Ireland Championship and what a finale is in store! Next Saturday and Sunday will feature two intriguing Semi-Finals to pave the way for the final on July 27. It’s also Tailteann Cup Final weekend, with Kildare taking on Limerick on Saturday. 

The line-up is as follows: 

Saturday: Tailteann Cup Final: Kildare v Limerick, Croke Park, 2.30pm; All-Ireland Semi-Final: Kerry v Tyrone, Croke Park, 5pm. 

Sunday: All-Ireland Semi-Final: Donegal v Meath, Croke Park, 4pm. 

Here are the possible combinations for the All-Ireland Final and when they last met in the Final: 

Kerry v Donegal – 2014 

Kerry v Meath – 1970 

Donegal v Tyrone – hasn’t happened 

Tyrone v Meath – hasn’t happened 

DONEGAL V MEATH

Ulster Champions, Donegal, have won eight and lost one of their nine championship games, their only defeat coming against Tyrone in the All-Ireland Round Robin. Meath, runners up in Leinster, have won six, drawn one and lost one of their eight games. They were the only one of the four Semi-Finalists not to lose a game in the All-Ireland ‘Round Robin’ groups. 

Donegal last reached the All-Ireland Final in 2014; Meath were last there in 2001. 

PATHS TO THE SEMI-FINAL 

DONEGAL 

Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15 (Ulster Preliminary Round) 

Donegal 0-23 Monaghan 0-21 (Ulster Quarter-Final) 

Donegal 1-19 Down 0-16 (Ulster Semi-Final) 

Donegal 2-23 Armagh 0-28 aet (Ulster Final) 

Tyrone 2-17 Donegal 0-20 (All-Ireland Round Robin) 

Donegal 3-26 Cavan 1-13 (All-Ireland Round Robin) 

Donegal 0-19 Mayo 1-15 (All-Ireland Round Robin) 

Donegal 2-22 Louth 0-12 (All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Final) 

Donegal 1-26 Monaghan 1-20 (All-Ireland Quarter-Final) 

Won 8, Lost 1 

MEATH 

Meath 1-30 Carlow 0-19 (Leinster First Round) 

Meath 1-25 Offaly 0-21 (Leinster Quarter-Final) 

Meath 0-23 Dublin 1-16 (Leinster Semi-Final) 

Louth 3-14 Meath 1-18 (Leinster Final) 

Meath 1-13 Cork 0-12 (All-Ireland Round Robin) 

Roscommon 2-15 Meath 0-21 (All-Ireland Round Robin) 

Meath 1-22 Kerry, 0-16 (All-Ireland Round Robin) 

Meath 2-16 Galway 2-15 (All-Ireland Quarter-Final) 

Won 6, Drew 1, Lost 1. 

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS (FOUR ONLY) 

2019: Donegal 2-19 Meath 1-13 (‘Super 8s’) 

2017: Donegal 1-15 Meath 1-14 (All-Ireland Qualifiers) 

2002: Donegal 1-13 Meath 0-14 (All-Ireland Qualifiers) 

1990: Meath 3-9 Donegal 1-7 (All-Ireland Semi-Final) 

LAST FIVE ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINALS 

DONEGAL 

2024: Galway 1-14 Donegal 0-15 

2014: Donegal 3-14 Dublin 0-17 

2012: Donegal 0-16 Cork 1-11 

2011: Dublin 0-8 Donegal 0-6 

2003: Armagh 2-10 Donegal 1-9 

MEATH 

2009: Kerry 2-8 Meath 1-7 

2007: Cork 1-16 Meath 0-9 

2001: Meath 2-14 Kerry 0-5 

1999: Meath 0-15 Armagh 2-5 

1996: Meath 2-15 Tyrone 0-12 

*This will be the first All-Ireland Semi-Final clash between them since 1990 when Meath won by 3-7 to 1-9. 

*Donegal have played more games (9) than any of the other Semi-Finalists. Meath have played eight, Kerry seven and Tyrone six. 

*2025 Record (Allianz League, Provincial and All-Ireland Championships) 

-Donegal: Played 16, Won 12, Lost 4 

-Meath: Played 15, Won 10, Drew 1, Lost 4 

-Donegal were in Division 1, Meath in Division 2 

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