2017 Galway Senior Football Championship

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Galway S.F.C.
Season2017
Champions Corofin (19th title)
Winning Captain Ciaran McGrath
Man Of The MatchDylan Wall
Winning ManagerKevin O'Brien
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The 2017 Galway Senior Football Championship is the 122nd 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.

Contents

Twenty teams compete. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.

Corofin were the defending champions after they defeated Salthill/Knocknacarra in the previous year's final.

This was Monivea-Abbey's return the senior grade.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

Rounds 1 to 3

Round 1

All 20 teams enter the competition in this round. The 10 winners progress to Round 2A while the 10 losers progress to Round 2B.

Round 1
Leitir Móir 2-13 - 1-14St Michael's
Aonghus Ó Fatharta 1-3, Patrick Marc Ó Fatharta 0-4, Iarla Ó Curraoin 1-0, Ferdia Breathnach 0-3, Eamonn Ó Loingsigh 0-2, Colm MacDonnacha 0-1 Report Eamonn Brannigan 0-6 (0-1f), Eddie Hoare 0-3 (0-2f), Keith Ward 1-0, Greg Rogan 0-2f, Alan Glynn, Frank Daly, Michael Feeney 0-1 each
Pearse Stadium
Round 1
Annaghdown 3-14 - 0-3 Killererin
Tuam Stadium
Round 1
Mountbellew-Moylough 0-11 - 0-7 Carraroe
Pearse Stadium
Round 1
Moycullen 4-15 - 1-15 Míchael Breathnach
Pearse Stadium
Round 1
Salthill-Knocknacarra 5-12 - 1-12 Milltown
Andrew Butler 2-2, Brian Conlon 1-3, Evan Murphy 1-2, Robert Finnerty 1-1, Sean Armstrong 0-3 (0-1f), Shane Kelly 0-1
Tuam Stadium
Round 1
St James' 1-17 - 0-6 Caltra
Eoin Concannon 1-5, Paul Conroy 0-4, Johnny Duane, Tommy Walsh, Mike Fahy, Neil Lydon, Alan Murphy, Owen Teagle, David O'Connell, Oisin O'Malley 0-1 each
Athenry
Round 1
Tuam Stars 0-15 - 0-12 Killanin
Report
Pearse Stadium
Round 1
Caherlistrane 1-12 - 1-8 Barna
Cormac Bane 0-5 (2f), Stephen Lawless 1-2, Ronan Conneely 0-3, Oisin O Brien 0-2.
Corofin
Round 1
Corofin 2-15 - 0-8 Cortoon Shamrocks
Tuam Stadium
Round 1
Monivea-Abbey 1-12 - 0-11 Kilconly
Athenry

Round 2

Round 2A

The 10 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 5 winners will enter the draw for the Preliminary Quarter Finals while the 5 losers will play in Round 3.

Round 2A
Caherlistrane 2-13 - 1-13 St James'
Stephen Bohan 0-1, Stephen Lawless 0-1, Barry McCabe 0-2, Oisin O Brien 0-1, Ronan Conneely 1-2, Kevin Nally 0-2, Cormac Bane 1-4
Round 2A
Tuam Stars 2-10 - 0-12 Salthill-Knocknacarra
Round 2A
Annaghdown 0-14 - 0-10 Mountbellew-Moylough
Round 2A
Corofin 2-17 - 0-11 Moycullen
Round 2A
Monivea-Abbey 2-12 - 1-9 Leitir Móir

Round 2B

The 10 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 5 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 5 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.

Round 2B
Killanin 2-10 - 0-11 Cortoon Shamrocks
Round 2B
Kilconly 3-9 - 1-13 Carraroe
Clonbur
Round 2B
Míchael Breathnach 1-10 - 0-8 Barna
Round 2B
St Michael's0-15 - 1-9 Killererin
Corofin
Round 2B
Milltown 0-10 - 0-7 Caltra

Round 3

The 5 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 5 winners from Round 2B. The 5 winners will go into the draw for the Preliminary Quarter-Finals while the 5 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.

Round 3
Mountbellew-Moylough 2-17 - 0-11 Milltown
Michael Daly 1-4, Barry McHugh 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Donnellan 1-1, Cathal Kenny and Colm Mannion 0-2 each, Joe Bergin and Colin Ryan 0-1 eachMichael Martin (0-2f) and Liam Costello 0-3 each, Mark Hehir 0-2f, C Brennan, Damien Brennan, Cathal Blake 0-1 each
Tuam Stadium
Referee: James Molloy
Round 3
Leitir Móir 2-11 - 1-11 Kilconly
Iarla Ó Curraoin 2-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Daithí MacDonnacha 0-5, Ferdia Breathnach and Maolra MacDonnacha 0-2 eachMichael Murphy 0-8 (0-5f), Kevin Brady 1-0 pen, Caolan McCafferty, Teddy Kerrigan, Niall Daly 0-1 each
Clonbur
Referee: Frank Kinneen
Round 3
Moycullen 1-11 - 0-13 Killanin
Peter Cooke 0-7 (0-4f, 1 '45), Conor Bohan 1-0 pen, Phillip Lydon 0-2, David Wynne (0-1f) and Mark Lydon 0-1 eachEnda Kelly 0-5 (0-4f), Niall Walsh 0-3, Cathal Sweeney and Patrick Sweeney 0-2 each, Johnny Heaney 0-1
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Richard McNicholas
Round 3
St James' 2-9 - 0-12 Míchael Breathanach
Neil Lydon and Mike Fahy 1-0 each, Paul Conroy (0-2f) and Eoin Concannon (0-1f) 0-3 each, Eoghan O'Regan 0-2, Cathal O'Regan 0-1Pete Kenny 0-4f, Ronan McDonagh 0-2f, Barry Ó Conghaile, Diarmuid Feeney, Joe Conroy, Seán Denvir, Gearoid Willie Ó Fátharta, Cian Ó Gríofa 0-1 each
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Gearóid Ó Conámha
Round 3
Salthill Knocknacarra 0-17 - 1-12St Michael's
Sean Armstrong 0-9 (0-3f), Tadhg Haran, Evan Murphy, Brian Conlon 0-2 each, Conor Halloran and Marcus Mac Donnachadha 0-1 eachEddie Hoare 0-3 (0-1f), Aghabue-Ayo Osas 1-0, Éamonn Brannigan and Keith Ward 0-2 each, Frank Daly, Damian Connaughton, Shane Maloney, Eamon O'Donnell, Greg Rogan (0-1f) 0-1 each
Pearse Stadium

Knockout stage

Preliminary Quarter-Finals

The 5 Round 2A winners and the 5 Round 3 winners are entered into a draw to choose 4 teams to play in this round. The 2 winners (along with the 6 teams who receive byes) will proceed to the quarter-finals.

Preliminary Quarter-Final
Tuam Stars 1-13 - 1-10 Caherlistrane
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Noel Dempsey
Preliminary Quarter-Final
Corofin 1-18 - 2-12 Salthill-Knocknacarra
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Martin Flaherty

Quarter-finals

The 2 winners from the Preliminary Quarter-Finals (along with the 6 teams who received byes) enter the quarter-finals.

Quarter-Final
Monivea-Abbey 3-9 - 1-10 Tuam Stars
James Mannion 1-1, Paul Flaherty 1-1, Stephen Walsh 1-1, Paddy Mullins 0-3 (0-2f), Brian Flaherty, Cillian McDaid, Rory O'Connor 0-1 eachJoseph Lowry 1-1, Jamie Murphy 0-3f, Alan O'Connell and Cormac McWalter 0-2 each, Shane Curtin (1 '45) and Seamus Kelly 0-1 each
Corofin
Referee: Kieran Quinn
Quarter-Final
Mountbellew-Moylough 3-20 - 0-10 St James'
Barry McHugh 0-8 (0-3f, 1 '45), Cathal Kenny 1-2, Paul Donnellan and Stephen Boyle 1-1 each, Joe Bergin and Michael Daly 0-3 each, Colm Mannion and Ger Donoghue 0-1 eachEoin Concannon 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Conroy 0-3 (0-2f), Eoghan O'Regan 0-1
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Shane Hehir
Quarter-Final
Corofin 4-13 - 2-8 Moycullen
Ian Burke 2-3, Michael Farragher 2-0, Gary Sice 0-3 (0-2f), Martin Farragher, Jason Leonard (0-1f), Justin Burke 0-2 each, Ronan Steede 0-1Conor Bohan 2-0 (1-0 pen), Peter Cooke 0-5 (0-2f), David Wynne, Eoin Walsh, Dessie Conneely 0-1 each
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Tommy Faherty
Quarter-Final
Annaghdown 3-13 - 0-10 Leitir Móir
Frankie Burke 2-6 (0-3f), Conor Moloney 1-2, Damien Comer 0-2, TJ Forde (1 '45), Jonathan Creaven, Keith Greaney 0-1 eachIarla Ó Curraoin 0-6 (0-4f, 1 '45), Pádraig Mac an Rí, Eamonn Ó Loingsigh (1 '45), Maitias Barrett, Aonghus Ó Fátharta 0-1 each
Pearse Stadium
Referee: James Molloy

Semi-finals

Semi-Final
Corofin 0-11 - 1-7 Annaghdown
Jason Leonard 0-4 (0-2f), Justin Burke 0-3, Kieran Molloy, Liam Silke, Gary Sice (0-1f), Ian Burke 0-1 each av Frankie Burke 1-0 pen, Damien Comer 0-3 (0-1f), TJ Forde (1 '45), Darragh Meehan, Jonathan Creaven, Conor Moloney 0-1 each
Tuam Stadium
Referee: James Molloy
Semi-Final
Mountbellew-Moylough 3-15 - 1-4 Monivea-Abbey
Barry McHugh 2-4 (1-0 pen, 0-4f), Michael Daly 0-4, Paul Donnellon 1-0, Joe Bergin 0-3, Eoin Finnerty 0-2, Colm Mannion and Joe Meehan (0-1f) 0-1 eachPaddy Mullins 0-4f and Craig Kennedy 1-0
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Gearoid Ó Conamha

Final

15 October 2017
4:00 pm
Final		 Corofin 2-14 - 0-10 Mountbellew-Moylough Tuam Stadium
Referee: Muiris Mac Gearailt (Micheal Breathnach)
Man of the Match: Dylan Wall
Jason Leonard 0-6 (0-4f), Martin Farragher 1-1, Conor Cunningham 1-0, Ronan Steede 0-2 and Gary Sice (0-1f) 0-2 each, Michael Farragher, Dylan Wall, Ian Burke 0-1 each Report
av 		Barry McHugh 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Donnelan 0-2, Joe Bergin and Eoin Finnerty 0-1 each

Last Ten

Preliminary Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Corofin1-18
Salthill/Knocknacarra 2-12 Corofin4-13
Moycullen 2-8
Corofin0-11
Annaghdown 1-7
Annaghdown3-13
Leitir Móir 0-10
Corofin2-14
Mountbellew/Moylough 0-10
Mountbellew/Moylough3-20
St James' 0-10
Mountbellew/Moylough3-15
Tuam Stars1-13Monivea-Abbey 1-4
Caherlistrane 1-10 Tuam Stars 1-10
Monivea-Abbey3-9

Relegation Playoffs

The 5 Round 2B losers and 5 Round 3 losers enter the Relegation Playoff.

Relegation preliminary round

A draw was conducted and 4 teams were chosen to play in the Relegation Preliminary Round. The 2 winners earn their place in the S.F.C. for 2017 while the losers enter the Relegation Quarter-Finals along with the 6 clubs who received byes.

Relegation preliminary round
Milltown 2-12 - 0-13 Kilconly
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Gearóid O'Conamha
Relegation preliminary round
St Michael's0-13 - 0-10 Mícheál Breathnach
Spiddal
Referee: Gerry Daly

Relegation Quarter-Finals

The 2 Relegation Preliminary Round losers enter the Relegation Quarter-Finals along with the 6 clubs who received byes. The 4 winners will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the 4 losers will enter the Relegation Semi-Finals.

Relegation Quarter-Final
Killererin 1-7 - 0-8 Barna
Corofin
Referee: Frank Kinneen
Relegation Quarter-Final
Killanin 3-18 - 3-10 Carraroe
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Richard McNicholas
Relegation Quarter-Final
Cortoon Shamrocks 1-12 - 1-7 Kilconly
Tuam Stadium
Referee: Gerry Daly
Relegation Quarter-Final
Caltra 1-14 - 0-8 Mícheál Breathnach
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Richard McNicholas

Relegation Semi-Finals

The 4 Relegation Quarter-Final losers play against each other in this round. The 2 winners will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the 2 losers will enter the Relegation Final.

Relegation Semi-Final
Barna 2-17 - 0-11 Kilconly
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Martin Flaherty
Relegation Semi-Final
Carraroe 1-12 - 1-10 Mícheál Breathnach
Pearse Stadium
Referee: Gearoid Ó Conamha

Relegation Final

The winner will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the loser will be relegated to the Intermediate grade.

Final
Mícheál Breathnach 3-08 - 2-13 Kilconly
Report
The Prairie, Salthill
Referee: Frank Kineen

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