2017 FBD Insurance League
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Province | Connacht |
Year | 2017 |
Sponsor | FBD |
Winners | |
Champions | Galway (8th win) |
Manager | Kevin Walsh |
Captain | Gary O'Donnell |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Roscommon |
Manager | Kevin McStay |
Captain | Ciaráin Murtagh |
Other | |
Matches played | 12 |
The 2017 FBD Insurance League was an inter-county and third-level college gaelic football competition in the province of Connacht. All five Connacht county teams participated. Three college teams competed – Institute of Technology, Sligo, NUI Galway and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).[1][2][3] Galway were the winners.
Format
The teams are drawn into two groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final. Games are 30 minutes a side.
Group Stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +30 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | –2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –33 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +30 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +38 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –60 |
- GMIT gave a walkover to Galway.[4]
Final
Roscommon ![]() | 0-15 – 2-14 | ![]() |
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D Smith 0-7 (3f); C Murtagh 0-2; S McDermott, F Cregg, C Connolly, C Devaney, K Higgins 0-1 each | Report | B McHugh 0-6 (2f); C McDaid, D Cummins (0-1f) 1-1 each; J Heaney 0-3; G O’Donnell 0-2; T Flynn 0-1 |
Referee: L Devenney (Mayo)
References
- ^ "2017 Fixtures".
- ^ Cox, Darragh. "Connacht FBD League Fixtures 2017 - Ocean FM".
- ^ "Connacht Gaa Announce Provisional Fixtures for 2017 - Galway Bay FM". 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=265165