All ireland senior football championship

The article discusses information for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship from to the present.

Contested by the top male inter-county football teams in Ireland, the tournament has taken place every year since , except in when the competition was not played due to a tour of the United States by would-be competitors. The winning team receives the Sam Maguire Cup. The final has been played at Croke Park in Dublin since , with the exception of the final which was played at the Polo Grounds in New York. Teams from the southern province of Munster shared the early titles, with Limerick, Tipperary and Cork winning the first three finals. The first Championship featured club teams who represented their respective counties after their county championship. The 21 a-side final, played in Beech Hill, Donnybrook on 29 April , was contested between Commercials of Limerick and Young Irelands of Louth, with Commercials winning by 1—4 to 0—3. The second Championship was unfinished owing to the American Invasion Tour.

All ireland senior football championship

County teams compete against each other and the winner is declared All-Ireland Champions. Organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association GAA , the championship has been contested every year except one since For the majority of its existence, the All-Ireland Championship has been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. In more recent years, the qualification procedures for the championship have changed several times. Currently, qualification is limited to teams competing in 6 feeder competitions; the finalists of the 4 provincial championships : Connacht , Leinster , Munster and Ulster , the Tailteann Cup holders and the best non-qualified National Football League teams to make the 16 team group stage. Thirty three teams currently participate in the All-Ireland Championship, with Kerry , Dublin , Galway and Cavan being the most successful teams in their respective provinces. The title has been won by 19 different counties, 17 of whom have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Kerry , who have won the championship on 38 occasions. Dublin are the current title holders, defeating Kerry by to in the final. The first Championship to be held featured club teams who represented their respective counties after their county championship. Unlike later All-Ireland competitions, there were no provincial championships, and the result was an open draw. The second Championship was unfinished owing to the American Invasion Tour. The provincial championships had been completed Tipperary, Kilkenny and Monaghan winning them; no Connacht teams entered but after the Invasion tour returned, the All-Ireland semi-final and final were not played. English team London reached the final four times in the early years of the competition — In , inter-county teams were introduced to the All-Ireland Championship.

Teams from the first two levels are eligible for the All-Ireland series in that year.

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The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the th edition of the Gaelic Athletic Association 's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament since its establishment in Thirty one of the thirty two Irish counties took part — Kilkenny did not compete, while London and New York completed the lineup. The championship worked as a two-tier system for the second time, with the Tailteann Cup being the second tier competition for those that do not qualify for the Sam Maguire Cup competition. The draws for the provincial championships took place on 15 October Dublin won their 31st title after a 1—15 to 1—13 win against Kerry. Connacht , Leinster , Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. All provincial matches are knock-out.

All ireland senior football championship

Contested by the top male inter-county football teams in Ireland, the tournament has taken place every year since , except in when the competition was not played due to a tour of the United States by would-be competitors. The winning team receives the Sam Maguire Cup. The final has been played at Croke Park in Dublin since , with the exception of the final which was played at the Polo Grounds in New York. Teams from the southern province of Munster shared the early titles, with Limerick, Tipperary and Cork winning the first three finals.

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The vast majority of finals were contested by the winning semi-finalists, although in certain cases in the early years a provincial championship had not been completed in time and the affected province nominated a team to participate in the All-Ireland semi-final. Retrieved 2 June Retrieved 1 October London reached the final four times in the early years of the competition — Explore Wikis Community Central. Two grades are played on each final day, the senior team and the minor team consisting of younger players, under the age of 18, who have participated in that year's All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. Currently, qualification is limited to teams competing in 6 feeder competitions; the finalists of the 4 provincial championships : Connacht , Leinster , Munster and Ulster , the Tailteann Cup holders and the best non-qualified National Football League teams to make the 16 team group stage. Retrieved 11 September The winning team captain receives the Sam Maguire Cup. The quarter finals, semi finals and final are then played under the traditional single-elimination format. The structure outlined above was adopted in to allow more games to be played, but still retain provincial championships and the knockout structure, resulting in every game continuing to be a meaningful fixture, with no dead-rubber league format matches being played out.

County teams compete against each other and the winner is declared All-Ireland Champions. Organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association GAA , the championship has been contested every year except one since

In a two-tier format will be adopted for the championship. Teams who met in the provincial finals are kept apart in separate semi-finals. Retrieved 13 July Nothing beats being there, as the GAA slogan goes, but for the neutrals who can't be in Ballybofey, the game is live on TG4 from throw-in at 4pm. As of , Dublin became the first team to win the competition five times in a row. Football Camogie Handball Rounders. The Connacht champions and runners-up advance directly to the All-Ireland group stage as first seeds and second seeds respectively. In other projects. Athletic Grounds. Wexford won four consecutive titles between and , while Kildare were the first winners of the Sam Maguire Cup in London 2nd team. Quarter-finals 3 matches : These are three matches between the first six teams drawn - the other team receive a bye. Football Hurling Handball Rounders. Retrieved 18 September All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.