2017 Connacht Senior Football Championship

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2017 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2017
Winners
Champions Roscommon (23rd win)
Manager Kevin McStay
CaptainCiarán Murtagh
Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Manager Kevin Walsh
Captain Gary O'Donnell
Other
Top Scorer Cillian O'Connor (Mayo)
15 points (1-12)
  2016
2018  

The 2017 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 118th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Defending champions from 2016, Galway were dethroned by Roscommon, [1] who won their first Connacht title since 2010.

Contents

Teams

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht plus London and New York.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Galway Colours of Galway.svg Maroon and white Supermac's Kevin Walsh Gary O'Donnell
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg Green and goldThe Bush HotelBrendan GuckianDonal Wrynn
London Colours of London.svg Green and whiteClayton HotelsCiarán DeelyLiam Gavaghan
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg Green and red Elverys Sports Stephen Rochford Cillian O'Connor
New York Colors of New York.svg Red, white and blueNavillus ContractingJustin O'HalloranGerard McCartan
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg Primrose and royal blueClub Rossie Kevin McStay Ciaráin Murtagh
Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg Black and white AbbVie Inc. Niall Carew Neil Ewing

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 0-15
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 1-11
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-14
Colors of New York.svg New York 1-13 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 0-11
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 1-21 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 0-12
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 2-15
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 2-23
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1-09
Colours of London.svg London 0-16
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 3-10

Fixtures

Preliminary Round

Preliminary Round
New York Colors of New York.svg 1-13 – 1-21 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo
Eugene McVerry 1-5 (0-5f), Conor McGraynor 0-2 (2 '45), Shane Hogan, David Culhane, Ross Wherity, Daniel McKenna, Paddy Boyle, Kevin Connolly 0-1 each Report Mark Breheny (0-3f) and Adrian Marren (0-2f) 0-5 each, Kyle Cawley 1-1 (0-1f), Stephen Coen 0-3f, Paddy O’Connor and David Kelly 0-2 each, Aidan Devaney (1 '45), Keelan Cawley, Neil Ewing 0-1 each
Gaelic Park, New York City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: David Gough (Meath)

Quarter-Finals

Quarter-Final
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 2-14 – 0-11 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo
Cillian O’Connor 1-6 (0-5f), Diarmuid O’Connor 1-0, Fergal Boland and Andy Moran 0-2 each, Patrick Durcan, Kevin McLoughlin, Jason Doherty, Danny Kirby 0-1 each Report Adrian Marren 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Mark Breheny (0-2f) and Stephen Coen 0-2 each, Aidan Devaney (0-1f), Paddy O'Connor, Niall Murphy 0-1 each
MacHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 14,661
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Quarter-Final
London Colours of London.svg 0-16 – 3-10 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
Liam Gavaghan 0-8 (0-2f), Rory Mason 0-4 (0-1f), Conor Doran 0-2, Mark Gottsche (0-1f) and Owen Mulligan 0-1 each Report Report Ronan Kennedy 2-0, Darragh Rooney 1-2, Damien Moran 0-3, Keith Beirne 0-2 (0-1f), Dean McGovern, Brendan Gallagher (0-1f), Gary Plunkett 0-1 each
Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)

Semi-Finals

Semi-Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 0-15 – 1-11 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
Sean Armstong 0-6 (3f, 3 '45), Damien Comer 0-2, G Sice 0-2 (2f), G Bradshaw, Johnny Heaney, Shane Walsh, Michael Daly, Eamonn Brannigan 0-1 each. Report Cillian O'Connor 0-6 (5f), Kevin McLoughlin 1-1, P Durcan, Fergal Boland, Diarmuid O'Connor, Andy Moran 0-1 each.
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 22,046
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Semi-Final
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg 2-23 – 1-09 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
Diarmuid Murtagh 0-7 (1f), Conor Devaney 2-1, Ciaran Murtagh 0-4 (3fs, 0-1 pen), Enda Smith 0-3, Fintan Cregg, Brian Stack 0-2 each, Donie Smith, Niall Kilroy, Cian Connolly, Shane Killoran 0-1 each Report Darragh Rooney 1-2, Keith Beirne 0-3 (1f), Ronan Kennedy 0-2, Damien Moran, Brendan Gallagher 0-1 each
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 8,844
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Final

9 July 2017
14:00
Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 0-12 - 2-15 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 18,287
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Man of the Match: Enda Smith
Shane Walsh 0-6 (4f), Paul Conroy 0-2 (1f), Damien Comer 0-2, Michael Daly, Gary O’Donnell 0-1 each. Report Diarmuid Murtagh 0-5 (3f), Cian Connolly 1-1, Ciaráin Murtagh 0-3 (2f), Brian Stack 1-0, Conor Devaney 0-3, Donie Smith 0-2 (1f), Shane Killoran 0-1.

See also

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References

  1. "Galway 0-12 2-15 Roscommon".