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2019 Galway Senior Football Championship

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Galway S.F.C.
Season2019
ChampionsCorofin
RelegatedKillererin
Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
Winning CaptainMícheál Lundy & Jason Leonard
Winning ManagerKevin O'Brien
2018
2020

The 2019 Galway Senior Football Championship is the 124th edition of Galway GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Galway, Ireland. The winners receive the Frank Fox Cup and represent Galway in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship.

Eighteen teams compete. This year there will be a new format once again. With the previous years 4 semi finalists being seeded and separated into 3 groups of 6(With one group having 2 seeded teams)[1]

Corofin were the defending champions after they defeated Mountbellew/Moylough in the 2018 final.

This was An Spidéal's return the senior grade for the first time in 13 seasons (since their relegation from the S.F.C. in 2006) after they claimed to 2018 I.F.C. title.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.

Format

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Group stage

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2019 brings about a new format for the competition where there is 3 groups of 6 teams. The 2018 Semi-finalists, Corofin, Mountbellew/Moylough, Annaghdown and Salthill/Knocknacarra will be Seeded and placed in each Group, with one group having two seeded teams. The remaining group places made up from the remaining 14 teams in an open draw.


If teams are level on points, the first deciding factor will be the head-to-head result between the sides; the second will be the points difference; and the third will be the scoring average.[2]

Knockout stage

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Relegation playoff

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Group stages

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Salthill/Knocknacarra 5 4 1 0 76 62 +14 9
2 St Michael's 5 3 1 1 70 61 +9 7
3 An Spidéal 5 3 0 2 74 64 +10 6
4 Milltown 5 1 1 3 77 88 −11 3
5 Killererin 5 1 1 3 74 87 −13 3
6 Barna 5 0 2 3 57 66 −9 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

Milltown4-10 - 3-13Killererin
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Richard Mc Nicholas
Salthill-Knocknacarra0-11 - 1-8Barna
Moycullen
Referee: Martin Flaherty
St Michael's1-9 - 0-10An Spidéal
Moycullen
Referee: Anthony Coyne

Round 2

An Spidéal2-15 - 0-12Milltown
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Kieran Quinn
Salthill-Knocknacarra0-11 - 0-09Killererin
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Martin Flaherty
Barna0-10 - 0-07St Michael's
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Gerry Daly

Round 3

An Spidéal0-15 - 1-09Killererin
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Martin Flaherty
St Michael's1-06 - 2-11Salthill-Knocknacarra
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Thomas Murphy
Barna0-10 - 1-09Milltown
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Christopher Ryan

Round 4

Killererin2-14 - 1-12Barna
St Michael's1-12 - 1-10Milltown
Salthill/Knocknacarra1-14 - 1-12An Spidéal

Round 5

Salthill/Knocknacarra2-14 - 3-9Milltown
St Michael's3-15 - 0-11Killererin
An Spidéal0-13 - 0-11Barna

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Corofin 5 5 0 0 118 61 +57 10
2 Tuam Stars 5 4 0 1 86 61 +25 8
3 Claregalway 5 3 0 2 87 74 +13 6
4 Annaghdown 5 2 0 3 65 72 −7 4
5 St James' 5 1 0 4 74 102 −28 2
6 Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir 5 0 0 5 48 108 −60 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

Annaghdown0-12 - 3-11Claregalway
Kenny Park
Referee: Ronan McNulty
Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir0-8 - 3-14St James'
Clonbur
Referee: Austin O Connell
Corofin1-14 - 0-13Tuam Stars
Kenny Park
Referee: Kieran Quinn

Round 2

Claregalway3-16 - 0-6Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Christopher Ryan
St James'0-11 - 5-21Corofin
Tuam Stadium
Referee: P. J. Rabbitte
Tuam Stars1-9 - 0-7Annaghdown
Corofin
Referee: Anthony Coyne

Round 3

Corofin2-11 - 1-11Annaghdown
Tuam Stars2-12 - 1-11Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
Claregalway1-14 - 1-13St James'

Round 4

Tuam Stars4-15 - 2-9St James'
Annaghdown1-15 - 1-11Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
Corofin2-18 - 2-11Claregalway

Round 5

Corofin5-9 - 0-6Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
Annaghdown0-14 - 0-9St James'
Tuam Stars1-13 - 0-8Claregalway

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Moycullen 5 4 0 1 98 62 +36 8
2 Mountbellew/Moylough 5 4 0 1 82 45 +37 8
3 Kilannin 5 3 0 2 76 70 +6 6
4 Monivea/Abbeyknockmoy 5 3 0 2 69 66 +3 6
5 An Cheathrú Rua 5 1 0 4 59 106 −47 2
6 Caherlistrane 5 0 0 5 44 79 −35 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

Mountbellew/Moylough1-12 - 1-5Monivea-Abbey
Duggan Park
Referee: Gearoid O Conamha
An Cheathrú Rua2-7 - 1-7Caherlistrane
Clonbur
Referee: Frank Kinneen
Moycullen4-6 - 1-14Killannin
Oughterard
Referee: James Molloy

Round 2

Caherlistrane1-2 - 1-13Mountbellew/Moylough
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Ronan McNulty
Kilannin3-11 - 2-11An Cheathrú Rua
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Thomas Murphy
Monivea-Abbey0-14 - 1-9Moycullen
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Frank Kinneen

Round 3

Moycullen0-11 - 0-10Mountbellew/Moylough
Monivea-Abbey0-17 - 2-6An Cheathrú Rua
Kilannin0-11 - 0-5Caherlistrane

Round 4

Moycullen4-23 - 1-6An Cheathrú Rua
Mountbellew/Moylough1-14 - 0-13Kilannin
Monivea-Abbey0-17 - 1-9Caherlistrane

Round 5

Moycullen2-16 - 1-9Caherlistrane
Mountbellew/Moylough2-18 - 1-5An Cheathrú Rua
Monivea-Abbey2-16 - 1-9Caherlistrane

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
QF 1
 
 
Corofin 1-16
 
SF 1
 
Mountbellew/Moylough1-10
 
Corofin 1-16
 
QF 2
 
Salthill-Knocknacarra1-10
 
Salthill-Knocknacarra0-13
 
Final
 
Claregalway1-09
 
Corofin 0-11
 
QF 3
 
Tuam Stars0-08
 
Moycullen1-13
 
SF 2
 
St Michael's0-11
 
Tuam Stars3-11
 
QF 4
 
Moycullen1-12
 
Tuam Stars0-11
 
 
An Spidéal0-08
 

Quarter-finals

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QF 1

Corofin1-16 - 1-10Mountbellew/Moylough
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Gearoid O Conamha

QF 2

Salthill-Knocknacarra0-13 - 1-09Claregalway
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Gerald Anthony Lohan

QF 3

Moycullen1-13 - 0-11St Michael's
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Richard McNicholas

QF 4

Tuam Stars0-11 - 0-08An Spidéal
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Ronan McNulty

Semi-finals

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Semi-final 1

Corofin1-16 - 2-9Salthill-Knocknacarra
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Austin O Connell

Semi-final 2

Tuam Stars3-11 - 1-12Moycullen
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Frank Kinneen

Final

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Corofin0-15 - 2-9Tuam Stars
Jason Leonard 0-4 (2f), Gary Sice 0-4 (3f), Liam Silke 0-2, Michael Farragher 0-2, Kieran Molloy 0-2, Martin Farragher 0-1, Report Brian Mannion 0-5 (2f), Jamie Murphy 1-1 (1-0 pen), Paul Collins 1-0, Ben O’Connell 0-1, Noel Henry 0-1, Gavan Connell 0-1
Referee: Gearoid O Conamha

Final - Replay

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Corofin0-11 - 0-08Tuam Stars
Report
Referee: Noel Dempsey

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Relegation playoffs

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Format

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This year, two teams will be relegated. The bottom two teams in each group will playoff, with the winner retaining Senior status, and the loser moving into a round robin group. The bottom two team in the round robin group will be relegated

Playoff Games

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An Cheathrú Rua2-13 - 0-10Naomh Anna Leitir Móir
St James'2-18 - 2-12 (a.e.t.)Barna
Caherlistrane3-5 - 0-8Killererin

Relegation Group stage

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The bottom two teams in the table will be relegated.

Relegation Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barna 2 2 0 0 43 24 +19 4 Retains Senior Status
2 Killererin 2 1 0 1 30 36 −6 2 Relegated
3 Naomh Anna Leitir Móir 2 0 0 2 26 39 −13 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Game 1

Barna1-19 - 1-8Naomh Anna Leitir Móir

Game 2

Killererin1-14 - 2-9Naomh Anna Leitir Móir
The Priarie
Referee: James Molloy

Game 3

Barna3-12 - 1-10Killererin
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Máirtín Ó Gríofa

References

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  1. ^ "Galway 2019 Football Championship draw format". Galway Bay FM. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "number-senior-clubs-cut-new-galway-group-format". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Corofin Make it 7 on the bounce". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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