2017 Galway Senior Football Championship

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.

Galway S.F.C.
Season2017
ChampionsCorofin (19th title)
Winning CaptainCiaran McGrath
Man Of The MatchDylan Wall
Winning ManagerKevin O'Brien
2016
2018

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

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

Rounds 1 to 3

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Round 1

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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 Móir2-13 - 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

Round 1
Annaghdown3-14 - 0-3Killererin

Round 1
Mountbellew-Moylough0-11 - 0-7Carraroe

Round 1
Moycullen4-15 - 1-15Míchael Breathnach

Round 1
Salthill-Knocknacarra5-12 - 1-12Milltown
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

Round 1
St James'1-17 - 0-6Caltra
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

Round 1
Tuam Stars0-15 - 0-12Killanin
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Round 1
Caherlistrane1-12 - 1-8Barna
Cormac Bane 0-5 (2f), Stephen Lawless 1-2, Ronan Conneely 0-3, Oisin O Brien 0-2.
Corofin

Round 1
Corofin2-15 - 0-8Cortoon Shamrocks

Round 1
Monivea-Abbey1-12 - 0-11Kilconly

Round 2

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Round 2A

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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
Caherlistrane2-13 - 1-13St 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 Stars2-10 - 0-12Salthill-Knocknacarra

Round 2A
Annaghdown0-14 - 0-10Mountbellew-Moylough

Round 2A
Corofin2-17 - 0-11Moycullen

Round 2A
Monivea-Abbey2-12 - 1-9Leitir Móir

Round 2B

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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
Killanin2-10 - 0-11Cortoon Shamrocks

Round 2B
Kilconly3-9 - 1-13Carraroe
Clonbur

Round 2B
Míchael Breathnach1-10 - 0-8Barna

Round 2B
St Michael's0-15 - 1-9Killererin
Corofin

Round 2B
Milltown0-10 - 0-7Caltra

Round 3

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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-Moylough2-17 - 0-11Milltown
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 each Michael Martin (0-2f) and Liam Costello 0-3 each, Mark Hehir 0-2f, C Brennan, Damien Brennan, Cathal Blake 0-1 each
Referee: James Molloy

Round 3
Leitir Móir2-11 - 1-11Kilconly
Iarla Ó Curraoin 2-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Daithí MacDonnacha 0-5, Ferdia Breathnach and Maolra MacDonnacha 0-2 each Michael 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
Moycullen1-11 - 0-13Killanin
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 each Enda Kelly 0-5 (0-4f), Niall Walsh 0-3, Cathal Sweeney and Patrick Sweeney 0-2 each, Johnny Heaney 0-1
Referee: Richard McNicholas

Round 3
St James'2-9 - 0-12Míchael 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 0-1 Pete 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
Referee: Gearóid Ó Conámha

Round 3
Salthill Knocknacarra0-17 - 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 each Eddie 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

Knockout stage

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Preliminary Quarter-Finals

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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 Stars1-13 - 1-10Caherlistrane
Referee: Noel Dempsey

Preliminary Quarter-Final
Corofin1-18 - 2-12Salthill-Knocknacarra
Referee: Martin Flaherty

Annaghdown-vs-Bye



Moycullen-vs-Bye

St James'-vs-Bye

Quarter-finals

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

Quarter-Final
Monivea-Abbey3-9 - 1-10Tuam 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 each Joseph 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-Moylough3-20 - 0-10St 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 each Eoin Concannon 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Conroy 0-3 (0-2f), Eoghan O'Regan 0-1
Referee: Shane Hehir

Quarter-Final
Corofin4-13 - 2-8Moycullen
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 0-1 Conor Bohan 2-0 (1-0 pen), Peter Cooke 0-5 (0-2f), David Wynne, Eoin Walsh, Dessie Conneely 0-1 each
Referee: Tommy Faherty

Quarter-Final
Annaghdown3-13 - 0-10Leitir 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 each Iarla 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
Referee: James Molloy

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final
Corofin0-11 - 1-7Annaghdown
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
Referee: James Molloy

Semi-Final
Mountbellew-Moylough3-15 - 1-4Monivea-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 each Paddy Mullins 0-4f and Craig Kennedy 1-0
Referee: Gearoid Ó Conamha

Final

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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
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Barry McHugh 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Donnelan 0-2, Joe Bergin and Eoin Finnerty 0-1 each

Last Ten

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Preliminary Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Corofin 1-18
Salthill/Knocknacarra 2-12 Corofin 4-13
Moycullen 2-8
Corofin 0-11
Annaghdown 1-7
Annaghdown 3-13
Leitir Móir 0-10
Corofin 2-14
Mountbellew/Moylough 0-10
Mountbellew/Moylough 3-20
St James' 0-10
Mountbellew/Moylough 3-15
Tuam Stars 1-13 Monivea-Abbey 1-4
Caherlistrane 1-10 Tuam Stars 1-10
Monivea-Abbey 3-9

Relegation Playoffs

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

Relegation preliminary round

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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
Milltown2-12 - 0-13Kilconly
Referee: Gearóid O'Conamha

Relegation preliminary round
St Michael's0-13 - 0-10Mícheál Breathnach
Spiddal
Referee: Gerry Daly

Relegation Quarter-Finals

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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
Killererin1-7 - 0-8Barna
Corofin
Referee: Frank Kinneen

Relegation Quarter-Final
Killanin3-18 - 3-10Carraroe
Referee: Richard McNicholas

Relegation Quarter-Final
Cortoon Shamrocks1-12 - 1-7Kilconly
Referee: Gerry Daly

Relegation Quarter-Final
Caltra1-14 - 0-8Mícheál Breathnach
Referee: Richard McNicholas

Relegation Semi-Finals

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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
Barna2-17 - 0-11Kilconly
Referee: Martin Flaherty

Relegation Semi-Final
Carraroe1-12 - 1-10Mícheál Breathnach
Referee: Gearoid Ó Conamha

Relegation Final

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

Final
Mícheál Breathnach3-08 - 2-13Kilconly
Report
The Prairie, Salthill
Referee: Frank Kineen

References

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  • "Leitir Móir vs St. Michael's". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017.
  • "Tuam Stars vs Kilanin".
  • "Five-in-a-row! 14-man Corofin crowned kings of Galway against Mountbellew-Moylough".
  • "Kilconly v Michael Breathnachs relegation final". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2018.