2012 Connacht Senior Football Championship

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2012 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2012
Winners
Champions Mayo (43rd win)
Runners-up
Runners-up Sligo
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The 2012 Connacht Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Connacht GAA. It was won by Mayo who defeated Sligo in the final. This was Mayo's 43rd Connacht senior title. [1] Mayo were drawn at home with London or Leitrim in their semi-final, while Sligo's route was the harderplaying away to New York and overcoming Galway in their semi-final, only to fall at the final hurdle once again. [2] [3] [4] The winning Mayo team received the J. J. Nestor Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Sligo entered the All-Ireland Qualifiers but soon exited, with a tame 0-13 - 0-04 defeat by Kildare in their next game. Donegal defeated Connacht champions Mayo in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Contents

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Connacht final
New York 0-6
Sligo 3-21 Sligo 2-14
Galway 3-15 Galway 0-15
Roscommon 0-10 Sligo 0-10
Mayo 0-12
Mayo 4-20
London 1-8 Leitrim 0-10
Leitrim 0-12

Quarter-finals

Quarter Final
New York 0-6 - 3-21 Sligo
E Carew 0-3 (3f), CJ Molloy 0-2 (2f), S Kelly 0-1 Report S Coen 2-4, A Marren 0-6 (2f), M Breheny 0-3 (3f), P Hughes 1-1, B Egan, S McManus, P McGovern, T Taylor, A Costello, R Donovan, E Mullen 0-1 each
Gaelic Park, New York
Referee: E Kinsella (Laois)
Quarter Final
Roscommon 0-10 - 3-15 Galway
S Kilbride 0-3 (2f), D O'Gara , D Shine (2f) 0-2 each, C Cregg, K Mannion, G Heneghan 0-1 each Report P Conroy 1-4, G Sice 1-3 (2f), M Hehir 1-0, J Bergin, G Bradshaw, M Meehan (1f) 0-2 each, S Armstrong, K McGrath 0-1 each
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 12,962
Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan)
Quarter Final
London 1-8 - 0-12 Leitrim
L Colfer 0-5 (4f), P McGoldrick 1-1, S Kelly, E O'Neill (f) 0-1 each. Report E Mulligan 0-5 (3f), J Glancy (Glencar-Manorhamilton) 0-2, C Clarke, A Croal, E Williams, D Sweeney, S Moran 0-1 each
Emerald GAA Grounds, London
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)

Semi-finals

Semi Final
Sligo 2-14 - 0-15 Galway
A Marren 2-6 (1-0 pen, 0-1 '45, 0-1f), A Costello 0-3 (1f) D Kelly 0-2, S McManus, M Breheny, P Hughes 0-1 each Report M Hehir 0-7 (6f), P Conroy 0-3, G Sice 0-3 (3f), M Meehan, S Armstrong 0-1 each
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 8,556
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)
Semi Final
Mayo 4-20 - 0-10 Leitrim
A Moran 2-0, C O'Connor 0-6f, K McLoughlin 1-2, A Freeman 1-0, A Dillon 0-3, C Mortimer 0-2 (1f), K Higgins, L Keegan, B Moran, D Geraghty, R McGarrity, M Conroy and E Varley 0-1 each Report E Mulligan 0-7 (5f), D Beck, D Sweeney and R Cox 0-1 each
McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 14,398
Referee: M Higgins (Fermanagh)

Final

Final
Sligo 0-10 - 0-12 Mayo
A Marren 0-3 (2f), D Maye (f, '45'), A Costello (2f), M Breheny (1f) 0-2 each, D Kelly 0-1. Report C O’Connor 0-3 (2f, 1 ’45), A Dillon 0-2, A Moran, B Moran, L Keegan, C Boyle, A O’Shea, D Geraghty, E Varley (f) 0-1 each.
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 23,257
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath).

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