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2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates5 May – 1 September 2019
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Provincial Champions
Championship statistics
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The 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the 132nd edition of the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.

Thirty-three teams took part – thirty-one of the thirty-two Counties of Ireland, London and New York. Kilkenny, as in previous years, did not enter.

Dublin are the defending champions; they claimed a record-equalling fourth consecutive title in 2018, becoming only the fourth team to achieve this feat (the others are Wexford in 1915–18 and Kerry in 1929–32 and 1978–81).[1] If Dublin win, they will become the first county football team to win five consecutive senior championships.[2]

Competition format

Replays are only held for drawn provincial finals and the All-Ireland final. "Winner On The Day" rules are applied in all other championship matches except the Super 8 group matches. Initially two extra time periods of ten minutes each way are played. If the score is still level two further periods of five minutes each way are played. If the score is still level, the winner is determined by a free-taking competition.

Provincial Championships format

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. Most teams who lose a match in their provincial championship enter the All-Ireland qualifiers – New York does not enter the qualifiers.[3][4][5][6] All provincial matches are knock-out.

Qualifiers format

Twenty eight of the twenty nine teams beaten in the provincial championships enter the All-Ireland qualifiers, which are knock-out. Sixteen of the seventeen teams (New York do not enter the qualifiers) eliminated before their provincial semi-finals play eight matches in round 1 of the qualifiers, with the winners of these games playing the eight beaten provincial semi-finalists in round 2. The eight winning teams from round 2 play-off against each other in round 3, with the four winning teams playing the four beaten provincial finalists in round 4. This completes the double-elimination format as the four round 4 winners re-enter the main competition at the All-Ireland quarter-final group stage. Further details of the format are included with each qualifier round listed below.

All-Ireland format

Significant changes to the format of the All-Ireland championship were made at the GAA's Annual Congress in February 2017 and introduced in 2018. The major change was the creation of the All-Ireland Super 8s (officially referred to as The All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage), which replaced the four knockout quarter-finals. Two groups of four teams compete in the Super 8s with the top two teams in each group contesting the semi-finals on a weekend in mid August. The All-Ireland final is to be played by the 35th Sunday of the year.[7]

The changes will be trialled for three years before being reviewed by the GAA in late 2020.

Changes from 2018 competition

Team sheets

Counties must submit their finalised teams to the referee 40 minutes before the throw-in (previously 20 minutes). Sixty six percent of delegates voted in favour of the change at the GAA congress in Wexford on 23 February 2019.

Live Gaelic Football On TV

RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, will provide the majority of the live television coverage of the football championship in the second year of a five-year deal running from 2017 until 2021. Sky Sports will also broadcast live games and have exclusive rights to a number of matches including some All-Ireland football super 8 matches. Both RTÉ and Sky Sports televise the two All-Ireland semi-finals and final live.

Provincial Championships

Connacht Senior Football Championship

The Connacht county teams play London and New York on a rotational basis. The match involving New York is now a quarter final – it was last a preliminary game in 2017.

For official fixtures and results see Connacht Senior Football Championship at gaa.ie

Quarter-Finals
5 & 12 May 2019 		Semi-Finals
19 & 25 May 2019 		Connacht Final
16 June
New York 0-04
Mayo 1-22 Mayo '
Leitrim 0-12 Roscommon '
Roscommon 3-17 ' '
' '
Sligo '
London 1-09 Galway '
Galway 0-16

Leinster Senior Football Championship

The four teams who won the quarter-finals in the previous year are given byes to this year's quarter-finals. Six of the seven remaining teams play-off in the first round with the seventh team also receiving a bye to the quarter-finals.

For official fixtures and results see Leinster Senior Football Championship at gaa.ie

Preliminary Round
11 & 12 May 2019 		Quarter-Finals
25 & 26 May 2019 		Semi-Finals
9 June 2019 		Leinster Final
23 June 2019
Dublin '
Louth 0-21 Louth '
Wexford 1-14 ' '
' '
Longford '
Wicklow 1-10 Kildare '
Kildare 0-15 ' '
' '
Carlow '
Meath 1-13 Meath '
Offaly 0-14 ' '
' '
Laois '
Westmeath '

Munster Senior Football Championship

The two teams who won the semi-finals in the previous year are given byes to this year's semi-finals.

For official fixtures and results see Munster Senior Football Championship at gaa.ie

Quarter-Finals
11 May 2019 		Semi-Finals
1 June 2019 		Munster Final
22 June 2019
Cork '
Tipperary 1-10 Limerick '
Limerick 3-11 ' '
' '
Kerry '
Clare 0-09 Clare '
Waterford 0-08

Ulster Senior Football Championship

An un-seeded draw determined the fixtures for all nine teams. In April 2018 the Ulster GAA Competitions Control Committee introduced a rule that the two teams who play in the preliminary round are exempt from playing in the preliminary round in the following two years.[8] Derry and Tyrone were therefore awarded byes to the quarter-finals in 2020 and 2021.

For official fixtures and results see Ulster Senior Football Championship at gaa.ie

Preliminary round
12 May 2019 		Quarter-finals
18, 19, 25, 26 May 2019 		Semi-finals
2 & 8 June 2019 		Final
23 June 2019
Cavan 1-13
Monaghan 0-12
Cavan
(R) 		0-17
0-23
Armagh
(R) 		1-14
0-17
Down 3-13
Armagh 2-17
Cavan 2-16
Donegal 1-24
Fermanagh 0-09
Donegal 0-15
Donegal 1-16
Tyrone 0-15
Antrim 2-09
Tyrone 1-19 Tyrone 2-23
Derry 1-13

All-Ireland Qualifiers

For official fixtures and results see All-Ireland Senior Football Championship at gaa.ie

Qualifiers format

In rounds one to three, teams from divisions three and four of the National Football League have home advantage if drawn against teams from divisions one and two. All matches are knockout.

Qualifiers Round 1

In the first round of the qualifiers sixteen of the seventeen teams beaten in the preliminary rounds or quarter-finals of the provincial championships compete. New York does not enter the qualifiers. The round 1 draw is unrestricted − if two teams have played each other in a provincial match they can be drawn to meet again. The eight winners of these matches play the eight beaten provincial semi-finalists in round 2 of the qualifiers.

The following teams take part in round 1 –

Qualifiers Round 2

In the second round of the qualifiers the eight winning teams from round 1 play the eight beaten provincial semi-finalists. The round 2 draw is unrestricted − if two teams have played each other in a provincial match they can be drawn to meet again. The eight winners of these matches play each other in round 3.

The following teams take part in round 2 –

Qualifiers Round 3

In the third round of the qualifiers the eight winning teams from round 2 play off in four matches. Round 3 draw rules do not allow two teams that have played each other in a provincial match to meet again if such a pairing can be avoided. The four winners of these matches play the four beaten provincial finalists in round 4.

The following teams take part in round 3 –

Qualifiers Round 4

In the fourth round of the qualifiers, the four winning teams from round 3 play the four beaten provincial finalists. Round 4 draw rules do not allow two teams that have played each other in a provincial match to meet again if such a pairing can be avoided. The matches are normally held in neutral venues. The four winners of these matches play in the round robin All Ireland Super 8s.

The following teams take part in round 4 –

All-Ireland

For official fixtures and results see All-Ireland Senior Football Championship at gaa.ie

All-Ireland Super 8s

Super 8s Structure

Format

The four provincial champions and the four winning teams from round four of the All-Ireland qualifiers are divided into two groups of four teams. Each group consists of two provincial champions and the two losing provincial finalists of the other two provinces or the team that beats them in round four of the qualifiers.

There are three rounds of two games in each group –

Round 1 (officially Phase 1) -
Each of the two provincial champions play one of the two qualifiers with the provincial champions having home advantage.

Round 2 (officially Phase 2) -
The provincial champions play each other and the two qualifiers play each other. All round 2 matches are in Croke Park.

Round 3 (officially Phase 3) -
The qualifiers have home advantage when they play the provincial champions.

Dublin, if they qualify, will play their home game at Croke Park meaning that they will have two Super 8 games in Croke Park.[9] Some counties criticised the use of Croke Park as a home venue for Dublin.[10] At the GAA Congress on 23 February 2019 Donegal proposed that Dublin be limited to playing one Super 8 game at Croke Park. The motion failed as it only received 36% of the available votes.

Super 8 games are played in the four weeks beginning in early July and ending in early August. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The top two teams in each group advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Tie-breaker

If only two teams are level on group points -

  • The team that won the head-to-head match is ranked first
  • If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all group games) is used to rank the teams
  • If score difference is identical, total scored is used to rank the teams
  • If still identical, a play-off is required

If three or more teams are level on group points, score difference is used to rank the teams.

Super 8s Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Munster Provincial Winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-finals
2 Ulster Provincial Winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Connacht Runner-Up or team that defeats them in Round 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Leinster Runner-Up or team that defeats them in Round 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13th July 2019. Source: [citation needed]
Phase 1 v  


Phase 1 v  


Phase 2 v Dublin  
Venue: Croke Park


Phase 2 v Dublin  
Venue: Croke Park


Phase 3 v  


Phase 3 v  


Super 8s Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leinster Provincial Winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-finals
2 Connacht Provincial Winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Munster Runner-Up or team that defeats them in Round 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ulster Runner-Up or team that defeats them in Round 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13th July 2019. Source: [citation needed]
Phase 1 Leinster Provincial Winner v Munster Runner-Up or team that defeats them in Round 4  


Phase 1 Connacht Provincial Winner v Ulster Runner-Up or team that defeats them in Round 4  


Phase 2 Leinster Provincial Winner v Connacht Provincial Winner Dublin  
Venue: Croke Park


Phase 2 Munster Runner-Up or team that defeats them in Round 4 v Ulster Runner-Up or team that defeats them in Round 4 Dublin  
Venue: Croke Park


Phase 3 Munster Runner-Up or team that defeats them in Round 4 v Connacht Provincial Winner  


Phase 3 Ulster Runner-Up or team that defeats them in Round 4 v Leinster Provincial Winner  


All-Ireland Semi-Finals

The winners of Super 8s Group 1 play the runners-up of Super 8s Group 2. The winners of Super 8s Group 2 play the runners-up of Super 8s Group 1.

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)
17:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final
v
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final
v

All-Ireland Final

The Central Competitions Control Committee of the GAA decided in October 2018 that, in future, the final should be played "by the 35th Sunday of the year". Traditionally the final was held on the third Sunday in September.

1 September 2019 (2019-09-01)
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Winner Semi-Final 1 v Winner Semi-Final 2

Championship Statistics

  • All scores correct as of 13 May 2019[11]

Top Scorer: Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Sean McGuigan Derry 1-06 9 1 9
2 Evan Regan Mayo 1-05 8 1 8
3 Shane Walsh Galway 0-07 7 1 7
4 Cathal McShane Tyrone 0-07 7 1 7
Jonathan Bealin Wexford 0-07 7 1 7
6 Eoin Cleary Clare 0-06 6 1 6
Niall McNamee Offaly 0-06 6 1 6
Michael Quinlivan Tipperary 1-03 6 1 6
Shane Killoran Roscommon 2-00 6 1 6

Top Scorer: Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Sean McGuigan Derry 1-06 9 Tyrone
2 Evan Regan Mayo 1-05 8 New York
3 Shane Walsh Galway 0-07 7 London
4 Cathal McShane Tyrone 0-07 7 Derry
Jonathan Bealin Wexford 0-07 7 Louth
6 Eoin Cleary Clare 0-06 6 Waterford
Niall McNamee Offaly 0-06 6 Meath
Michael Quinlivan Tipperary 1-03 6 Limerick
Shane Killoran Roscommon 2-00 6 Leitrim

Scoring Events

Referees Panel

  1. Ciaran Branagan (Down)
  2. Barry Cassidy (Derry)
  3. Brendan Cawley (Kildare), first year
  4. David Coldrick (Meath)
  5. Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
  6. Maurice Deegan (Laois)
  7. David Gough (Meath)
  8. Jerome Henry (Mayo)
  9. Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
  10. Fergal Kelly (Longford)
  11. Conor Lane (Cork)
  12. Martin McNally (Monaghan)
  13. Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
  14. James Molloy (Galway), first year
  15. Noel Mooney (Cavan)
  16. Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
  17. Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
  18. Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Stadium
Capacity
Antrim Belfast Casement Park 32,500
Armagh Armagh Athletic Grounds 19,500
Carlow Carlow Dr. Cullen Park 21,000
Cavan Cavan Breffni Park 32,000
Clare Ennis Cusack Park 14,864
Cork Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 50,288
Derry Derry Celtic Park 22,000
Donegal Ballybofey MacCumhail Park 18,000
Down Newry Páirc Esler 25,000
Dublin Dublin Croke Park 82,300
Dublin Dublin Parnell Park 14,000
Fermanagh Enniskillen Brewster Park 20,000
Galway Galway Pearse Stadium 26,197
Kerry Killarney Fitzgerald Stadium 43,180
Kildare Newbridge St. Conleth's Park 6,200
Laois Portlaoise O'Moore Park 27,000
Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331
Limerick Limerick Gaelic Grounds 49,866
London Ruislip Emerald GAA Grounds 5,000
Longford Longford Pearse Park 10,000
Louth Drogheda Drogheda Park 7,000
Mayo Castlebar MacHale Park 42,000
Meath Navan Páirc Tailteann 10,000
Monaghan Clones St. Tiernach's Park 36,000
New York Kingsbridge Gaelic Park 2,000
Offaly Tullamore O'Connor Park 20,000
Roscommon Roscommon Dr. Hyde Park 25,000
Sligo Sligo Markievicz Park 18,558
Tipperary Thurles Semple Stadium 53,500
Tyrone Omagh Healy Park 26,500
Waterford Waterford Walsh Park 17,000
Westmeath Mullingar Cusack Park 11,000
Wexford Wexford Wexford Park 20,000
Wicklow Aughrim Aughrim County Ground 10,000

References

  1. ^ Whooley, Declan (2 September 2018). "The 5 key areas that sealed Dublin's 4 in a row". RTÉ.
  2. ^ "Dublin could feel pressure of five in a row bid, says Kerry legend Eoin Liston". Irish Mirror. 28 September 2018. Like the Dublin side of today, Kerry were expected to do what no county team had done before and complete the fifth All-Ireland title win in succession.
  3. ^ "Connacht Championship @ GAA.ie".
  4. ^ "Leinster Championship @ GAA.ie".
  5. ^ "Munster Championship @ GAA.ie".
  6. ^ "Ulster Championship @ GAA.ie".
  7. ^ "'Super 8' system to replace Senior Football Championship quarter-finals after GAA vote". RTÉ Sport. 25 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Ulster SFC format to change from 2020". www.hoganstand.com. Hoganstand.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Championship draw heralds new beginning for GAA". The Irish Times. 19 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Congress: Dubs will continue to enjoy home comforts after Donegal motion fails". www.hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Results". Hogan Stand. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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