2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship

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2023 Leinster SFC
Tournament details
Year2023
Winners
Champions Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin (62nd win)
Captain James McCarthy
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Louth.svg Louth
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The 2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2023 iteration of the Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA.

Contents

Dublin were defending champions. [1]

Teams

General Information

Eleven counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Football Championship:

County Last Championship TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2022 ChampionshipLast losing finalist
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1944 -Preliminary round1942
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2022 2020 Champions2001
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2000 1928 Runners-up2022
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2003 -Preliminary round2018
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 1968 -Quarter-finals1965
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1957 1957 Quarter-finals2010
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 2010 1999 Semi-finals2020
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1997 1982 Preliminary round2006
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2004 -Semi-finals2016
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 1945 1918 Quarter-finals2011
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow --Quarter-finals1897

Personnel and kits

County ManagerCaptainSponsors
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Niall Carew Sean Gannon SETU
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Dessie Farrell James McCarthy AIG
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Glenn Ryan Mick O'GradyBrady Family
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Billy Sheehan Trevor Collins and Evan O’CarrollMW Hire Group
Colours of Longford.svg Longford Paddy Christie [2] Michael Quinn Glennon Brothers
Colours of Louth.svg Louth Mickey Harte Sam MulroySTATSports
Colours of Meath.svg Meath Colm O'Rourke Shane McEntee Bective Stud, Tea Rooms and Apartments
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Liam Kearns Declan HoganGlenisk
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Dessie Dolan [3] Kevin Maguire Renault
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford John Hegarty Liam Coleman Zurich Insurance Group
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Oisín McConville [4] Padraig O’TooleJoule

Bracket

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-11
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 1-11 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath 0-10
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-12 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 2-15
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 0-27 *
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1-11
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 2-10
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 0-15
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 2-12 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 5-21
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 0-10 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 0-10
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-17
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-12
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 2-13 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-14
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2-17 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2-09
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 4-30

Preliminary round

9 April 2023
15:00
Preliminary round		 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 1-11 - 1-12 Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Darren Gallagher 1-4 (2fs), Joe Hagan 0-3, Iarla O’Sullivan 0-1, Mickey Quinn 0-1, Dessie Reynolds 0-1, Dylan Farrell 0-1 Report Peter Cunningham 1-1, Cian Farrell 0-3 (1m), Nigel Dunne 0-2 (1f), Jamie Evans 0-2, Lee Pearson 0-1, Ruairi McNamee 0-1, Dylan Hyland 0-1 (1f), Bernard Allen 0-1.
9 April 2023
14:30
Preliminary round		 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 2-12 - 0-10 Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg Aughrim Park, Aughrim
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Eoin Darcy 1-2 (1f), Kevin Quinn 0-4 (1f), Malachy Stone 1-0, Mark Jackson 0-2 (2fs), Mark Kenny 0-2, Padraig O'Toole 0-1, Gearoid Murphy 0-1. Report Darragh Foley 0-4 (3fs), Colm Hulton 0-3, Jordan Morrissey 0-1, Ross Dunphy 0-1, Jamie Clarke 0-1
9 April 2023
15:30
Preliminary round		 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2-17 - 2-13 Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Mark Barry 2-4 (2fs, 1m), Evan O'Carroll 0-6 (1f, 1m, 145), Paul Kingston 0-4 (3fs), Damon Larkin 0-2, Paddy O'Sullivan 0-1 Report Ben Brosnan 1-7 (1-0 pen, 5fs), Robbie Brooks 1-1, Sean Nolan 0-2, Paudie Hughes 0-1, Kevin O'Grady 0-1, Eoghan Nolan 0-1 (1 45)

Quarter-finals

23 April 2023
3:30pm
Quarter-final		 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2-9 4-30 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo)
Report
23 April 2023
4:00pm
Quarter-final		 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-11 0-10 Meath Colours of Meath GAA.svg Glenisk O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 5,041 [5]
Referee: S Mulhare (Laois)
Report
23 April 2023
2:00pm
Quarter-final		 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-17 0-10 Wicklow Colours of Wicklow.svg Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Report
23 April 2023
2:30pm
Quarter-final		 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1-11 2-10 Louth Colours of Louth.svg Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: James Molloy (Galway)
Report

Semi-finals

30 April 2023
Semi-final		 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-12 - 0-14 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 30,499 [6]
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
30 April 2023
Semi-final		 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 2-15 - 0-27 Louth Colours of Louth.svg Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 30,499
Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan)
Report

Final

Colours of Louth.svg Louth0–15 – 5–21Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg
S Mulroy (0-10, 7f, 1'45), C Grimes (0-2), L Jackson (0-1), C Downey (0-1), C Lennon (0-1) Report S Bugler (1-3), C Costello (0-5, 3f, 1'45), P Mannion (1-1, 1f), C O'Callaghan (0-4), C Kilkenny (0-3), J McCarthy (1-0), C Basquel (1-0), P Small (1-0), J McCaffrey (0-2), J Small (0-1), S McMahon (0-1), D Rock (0-1)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 40,115
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
GK1James Califf (Dreadnots)
RCB2Dan Corcoran (Geraldines)
FB3Peter Lynch (Roche Emmets)
LCB4Donal McKenny (St Mary's)
RHB5Leonard Grey (St Patrick's)
CHB6Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers)
LHB7Ciarán Murphy (St Patrick's)
MF8Tommy Durnin (Inniskeen Grattans, Monaghan)
MF9Conor Early (Na Fianna, Dublin)
RHF10Conal McKeever (Clan Na Gael)
CHF11Ciarán Downey (Newtown Blues)
LHF12Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets)
RCF13Dáire McConnon (St Mary's)
FF14Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtin) (c)
LCF15Liam Jackson (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16Craig Lennon (St Mochta's) for McConnon
17Anthony Williams (Dreadnots) for Murphy
18Conal McCaul (St Joseph's) for Jackson
19Paul Matthews (St Fechin's) for Early
20Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers) for Corcoran
GK1 Stephen Cluxton (Parnells)
RCB2Dáire Newcombe (Lucan Sarsfields)
FB3 David Byrne (Naomh Ólaf)
LCB4 Lee Gannon (Whitehall Colmcille)
RHB5 Brian Howard (Raheny)
CHB6 John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
LHB7 Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)
MF8 Brian Fenton (Raheny)
MF9 James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams) (c)
RHF10 Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street)
CHF11 Seán Bugler (St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh)
LHF12 Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
RCF13 Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes)
FF14 Con O'Callaghan (Cuala)
LCF15 Cormac Costello (St Vincent's)
Substitutes:
16Cian Murphy (Thomas Davis) for McCaffrey
17 Paddy Small (Ballymun Kickhams) for Scully
18 Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams) for Costello
19 Colm Basquel (Kilmacud Crokes) for Mannion
20Seán McMahon (Raheny) for Howard

Stadia and locations

County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Carlow Leinster Dr Cullen Park 21,000
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Dublin Leinster Croke Park 82,300
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Newbridge Leinster St Conleth's Park 8,200
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Portlaoise Leinster O'Moore Park 22,000
Colours of Longford.svg Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 6,000
Colours of Louth.svg Louth Drogheda Leinster Drogheda Park 3,500
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath Navan Leinster Páirc Tailteann 11,000
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Tullamore Leinster O'Connor Park 18,000
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Mullingar Leinster Cusack Park 11,500
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Wexford Leinster Chadwicks Wexford Park 18,000
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Aughrim Leinster Aughrim County Ground 7,000

Championship statistics

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: 27 points
  • Most goals in a match: 6
  • Most points in a match: 39
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Most points by one team in a match: 30
  • Highest aggregate score: 57 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 24 points

Miscellaneous

  • Its the first Leinster final between Dublin and Louth since 1958.

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