The 2024–25 Celtic Challenge was the third season of the

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, a cross-border

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competition with teams from

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, and

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. The six team tournament featured a full double

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fixture series, with each team playing the others both home and away. Each team therefore played a ten match season, three more than the previous edition.

Teams and locations

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, the only change from last season.

Table

Regular season

The fixtures were announced on 20 November 2024.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 2 (postponed fixture)

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Notes

References

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