The 2017 FBD Insurance League was an inter-county and third-level college gaelic football competition in the province of Connacht. All five Connacht county teams participated. Three college teams competed – Institute of Technology, Sligo, NUI Galway and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).[1][2][3] Galway were the winners. This was the last edition of the tournament to feature college teams.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Connacht |
| Year | 2017 |
| Sponsor | FBD |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Galway (8th win) |
| Manager | Kevin Walsh |
| Captain | Gary O'Donnell |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Roscommon |
| Manager | Kevin McStay |
| Captain | Ciaráin Murtagh |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 12 |
Format
editThe teams are drawn into two groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final. Games are 30 minutes a side.
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roscommon
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +30 |
 Mayo
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +5 |
 NUI Galway
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | –2 |
 IT Sligo
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –33 |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +30 |
| Sligo
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +38 |
 Leitrim
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 |
 GMIT
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –60 |
- GMIT gave a walkover to Galway.[4]
Final
editReferences
edit- ^ "2017 Fixtures".
- ^ Cox, Darragh (23 November 2016). "Connacht FBD League Fixtures 2017 - Ocean FM".
- ^ "Connacht Gaa Announce Provisional Fixtures for 2017 - Galway Bay FM". 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "GMIT give walkover to Galway - HoganStand".