The Association Cup is the knockout competition for top level men and women teams, scheduled on specific weekends to avoid clashes with league matches. Teams who lose in the first or second round of the Cup move across to the Shield competition, which is also played on a knockout format.
Details of the draws and results for each round are found below.
Any club affiliated with Volleyball Ireland can register teams.
If you have any queries, please contact info@volleyballireland.com
Format
Each competition is played on a knockout basis, one for men and one for women, culminating in a finals weekend in early April.
The Finals
@The Watershed, Kilkenny
Women’s Association Cup
Saturday April 1st 3pm
Gardians V Balbriggan
Women’s Association Shield
Sunday April 2nd 1130am
Santry Calypso v DVC Lions
Men’s Association Shield
Sunday April 2nd 2pm
DVC Abu v Gardians
Men’s Association Cup
Sunday April 2nd 430pm
Aer Lingus v UCD
Shield Semi-Finals - March 12th-22nd 2023
| Women's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tallaght Rockets |
vs |
DVC Lions |
0-3 (14-25, 10-25, 19-25) |
|
Santry Calypso |
vs |
Santry Premier |
3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-21) |
| Men's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gardians |
vs |
Balbriggan |
3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-18) |
|
DVC Abu |
vs |
Tallaght Rockets |
3-2 (25-19, 25-20, 16-25, 23-25, 15-11) |
Shield Round 2 - January 21st-22nd 2023
| Women's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tallaght Rockets 2 |
vs |
Santry Calypso |
0-3 (17-25, 10-25, 15-25) |
|
Tallaght Rockets 1 |
vs |
Naas Cobras |
3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-16) |
|
Santry Premier |
vs |
Loughrea |
Santry Premier progress (Loughrea unable to field a team) |
|
SETU Carlow |
vs |
DVC Lions |
0-3 (16-25, 9-25, 15-25) |
| Men's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Balbriggan |
vs |
Kilkenny Spartans |
3-0 (25-17, 25-8, 25-19) |
|
Aer Lingus Masters |
vs |
Gardians |
0-3 (16-25, 21-25, 13-25) |
|
Loughrea |
vs |
Tallaght Rockets |
0-3 (14-25, 12-25, 6-25) |
|
SETU Carlow |
vs |
DVC Abu |
0-3 (21-25, 16-25, 15-25) |
Cup Semi-Finals - January 22nd 2023
| Women's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Balbriggan |
vs |
Volleyball Veterans |
3-1 (25-17, 25-13, 18-25, 25-22) |
|
Gardians |
vs |
UCD |
3-2 (27-25, 24-26, 18-25, 25-13, 15-11) |
| Men's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Munster Thunder |
vs |
UCD |
2-3 (23-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 10-15) |
|
Aer Lingus |
vs |
DVC Bravo |
3-1 (23-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-20) |
Cup Round 2 - December 8th-18th 2022
| Women's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tallaght Rockets 1 |
vs |
Gardians |
0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 12-25) |
|
Santry Premier |
vs |
UCD |
0-3 (14-25, 21-25, 21-25) |
|
Volleyball Veterans |
vs |
DVC Lions |
3-1 (25-22, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20) |
|
Naas Cobras |
vs |
Balbriggan |
0-3 (21-25, 11-25, 21-25) |
| Men's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
UCD |
vs |
Tallaght Rockets 1 |
3-1 (16-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-20) |
|
DVC Abu |
vs |
Munster Thunder |
1-3 (25-21, 22-25, 24-26, 13-25) |
|
Aer Lingus |
vs |
Aer Lingus Masters |
3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-10) |
|
Gardians |
vs |
DVC Bravo |
2-3 (22-25, 25-20, 25-20, 16-25, 12-15) |
Cup Round 1 - November 12th-13th 2022
| Women's | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Naas Cobras |
vs |
Tallaght Rockets 2 |
3-0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-13) |
|
Loughrea VC |
vs |
Santry Premier |
0-3 (8-25, 14-25, 8-25) |
|
Santry Calypso |
vs |
DVC Lions |
2-3 (25-17, 17-25, 21-25, 25-23, 10-15) |
|
SETU Carlow |
vs |
Balbriggan |
0-3 (23-35, 22-25, 19-25) |
|
Tallaght Rockets 1 |
vs |
BYE |
|
|
Volleyball Veterans |
vs |
BYE |
|
|
UCD |
vs |
BYE |
|
|
Gardians |
vs |
BYE |
|
| Men's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kilkenny Spartans |
vs |
Tallaght Rockets |
1-3 (16-25, 20-25, 26-24, 12-25) |
|
|
SETU Carlow |
vs |
Gardians VC |
0-3 (8-25, 13-25, 20-25) |
|
|
Tallaght Rockets 2 |
vs |
Aer Lingus |
0-3 (9-25, 9-25, 13-25) |
|
|
Munster Thunder |
vs |
Balbriggan VC |
3-0 (25-12, 26-24, 26-24) |
|
|
Loughrea VC |
vs |
Aer Lingus Masters |
1-3 (22-25, 10-25, 25-22, 16-25) |
|
|
DVC Abu |
vs |
BYE |
|
|
|
UCD |
vs |
BYE |
|
|
|
DVC Bravo |
vs |
BYE |
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