2019 FBD Insurance League

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2019 FBD Insurance League
Tournament details
ProvinceConnacht
Year2019
Sponsor FBD
Winners
Champions Roscommon (5th win)
Manager Anthony Cunningham
Captain Enda Smith
Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Manager Kevin Walsh
Captain Shane Walsh
Other
Matches played4
←  2018
2020  →

The 2019 FBD Insurance League (sometimes referred to as the Connacht SFL) was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Connacht. All five Connacht county teams participated, but there are no college or university teams.

Contents

After the 2018 tournament featured a busy schedule with several postponements due to bad weather, the 2019 tournament was a straight knockout with teams playing just one or two games (as opposed to 4 games in the previous year). [1] [2] [3]

The competition featured an historic penalty shootout in which Mayo defeated Leitrim by 4-1 to advance to the semi-final after the teams could not be separated following seventy minutes of play. [4]

Competition format

The competition was a straight knockout. Drawn games went a penalty shoot-out without the playing of extra-time. This occurred in Mayo v Leitrim.

Fixtures and results

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06)Quarter-final Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg 2-13 (19)–(19) 2-13
(1–4 pen) 		Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Carrick-on-Shannon  
13:30 GMT (UTC±0)(HT: 0-8 – 2-9)Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
Report Referee: James Molloy (Galway)
   Penalty shootout

Ryan O'Rourke Yes check.svgY
Mark Plunkett Red x.svgN
Domhnaill Flynn Red x.svgN

 Yes check.svgY Jason Doherty
Yes check.svgY Brian Reape
Yes check.svgY Fergal Boland
Yes check.svgY Evan Regan
13 January 2019 (2019-01-13)Semi-final Galway Colours of Galway.svg 1-09 (12)–(12) 1-09
(4–2 pen) 		Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Tuam  
13:30 GMT (UTC±0)(HT: 0-03 – 1-05)Venue: St Jarlath's Park
Report Referee: Patrick Neilan (Roscommon)
   Penalty shootout

Liam Silke Yes check.svgY
Johnny Heaney Yes check.svgY
Barry McHugh Yes check.svgY
Tom Flynn Yes check.svgY

 Red x.svgN Diarmuid O'Connor
Yes check.svgY Brian Reape
Yes check.svgY James Kelly
Red x.svgN Andy Moran
13 January 2019 (2019-01-13)Semi-final Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg 2-18 (24)–(19) 1-16 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo Roscommon  
13:30 GMT (UTC±0)(HT: 1-06 – 1-10)Venue: Dr. Hyde Park
Report Referee: J Henry (Mayo)


20 January 2019 (2019-01-20)
13:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 1-05 (08)–(13) 0-13 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
(HT: 0-04 – 0-06)
Gls: B McHugh 1
Pts: G O’Donnell 2, S Walsh 2 (1f), B McHugh 1(f)
Pts: D Smith 8 (5f), C Lennon 2, S Killoran 1, U Harney 1, C Compton 1
St Jarlath's Park , Tuam
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)

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References

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  2. ↑ "Hyland's first outing with Leitrim on Sunday in Oldcastle".
  3. ↑ "FBD League is a knockout as Connacht GAA release 2019 Fixtures list".
  4. ↑ Sweeney, Peter (7 January 2019). "Leitrim player sent off, plays on and sets up vital score". RTÉ Sport .
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