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Connacht Senior Football Championship

The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winning team receives the Nestor Cup.[1]

The Connacht Senior Football Championship is run on a knock-out basis in which they are eliminated from the competition. A series of games are played during the summer months and the final is played in June or July. The winners and runners-up progresses directly to the All-Ireland Group Stage. (before 2020, all losing teams progress to the All-Ireland Qualifiers and before 2001 the All-Ireland was a straight knock-out format meaning all losing teams were eliminated after a single defeat).

Galway are the three time title-holders, defeating Mayo by 0-16 to 0-15 in the 2024 final.[2]

History

Galway are Connacht's most successful county with 8 All Ireland titles. Roscommon have won the competition 24 times, most recently in 2019. Sligo have won the Nestor cup three times, most recently in 2007, while Leitrim have won the competition twice, most recently in 1994. The competing counties play for the JJ Nestor Cup, which is presented to the winning captain on Connacht Final Day.

London have competed in the Connacht Senior Football Championship since 1975, while New York joined in 1999. In this time London have managed three victories: one in 1977 and two in 2013, against Sligo and Leitrim.[3][4][5] New York recorded their first and only victory in the championship over Leitrim in 2023.[6]

Connacht championship moments

Teams

2024 Championship

Seven counties will compete in the 2024 Connacht Senior Football Championship: the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign-based teams of London and New York.

Personnel and kits

Venues

Stadia and locations

Managers

Managers in the Connacht Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players from the club championships. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the individual county boards. From 2018, all inter-county head coaches must be Award 2 qualified. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and an extensive backroom team consisting of various coaches. Prior to the development of the concept of a manager in the 1970s, teams were usually managed by a team of selectors with one member acting as chairman.

Winning managers (1983–2024)

Roll of honour

Legend

Performance by county

Performance by province

List of finals

Legend

List of Connacht finals

Notes

Team records and statistics

Team results

Legend

Debut of counties

List of Connacht Senior Football Championship counties

The following teams have competed in the Connacht Championship for at least one season.

Winning teams

Most recent championship meetings

* = COVID-19 After being postponed in 2020 resheduled for 2025, Roscommon vs London, Galway vs New York for 1st fixtures since 2015.

+ = In 2026, Mayo vs London, Roscommon vs New York absent in 2021 also because of the same reason 1st fixtures since 2016 in rotation.

In 2027, Sligo vs New York, Leitrim vs London are lined up. In 2028, Sligo vs London, Leitrim vs New York if London and New York don't win before that in 2029 Galway vs London and Mayo vs New York like in 2024.

Consecutive titles

Quintuple

Quadruple

Treble

Double

Single

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Connacht Senior Football Championship titles, is as follows:

Other records

Final success rate

No counties have appeared in the final, being victorious on all occasions.

On the opposite end of the scale, one county has appeared in the final, losing on each occasion:

Gaps

Active gaps

Player records

Most Recent winning captain per county

See also

References

  1. ^ "Galway 1–14 Mayo 2–12". RTÉ. 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Connor Gleeson's late free wins Galway third Connacht title in a row". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ "London shock Sligo to secure first Connacht SFC victory since 1977". The Score. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. ^ "London dump Sligo out of Connacht". RTÉ Sport. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "London end 36-year wait for Connacht championship glory". The Irish Times. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Connacht SFC: New York earn historic win". 9 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Matthew Tierney inspires Galway to first successful defence of Connacht title in 20 years". Irish Times. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Galway gain revenge over Roscommon to land Connacht SFC title". RTE. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Mayo Galway Report". the42. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Mayo capture first Connacht crown since 2015 after holding off late Galway rally". www.the42.ie. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Connacht SFC final: remarkable Rossies battle back to slay terrible Tribesmen - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Connacht SFC final: Tribesmen overpower Rossies after the break - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Connacht SFC final: rampant Rossies stun terrible Tribe". Hogan Stand. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Galway secure first provincial crown since 2008". RTE Sport. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Connacht SFC final: Mayo maul Sligo to complete five-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Three goal Mayo make it four-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Connacht SFC final: O'Connor dashes London's dreams". Hogan Stand. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Mayo find just enough in absence of Mortimer". Irish Independent. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.