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.
Tournament details | |
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Province | Connacht |
Year | 2019 |
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 played | 4 |
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
editThe 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
edit6 January 2019 Quarter-final | Leitrim | 2-13 (19) – (19) 2-13 (1–4 pen) |
Mayo | Carrick-on-Shannon | |
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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 |
Jason Doherty Brian Reape Fergal Boland Evan Regan |
13 January 2019 Semi-final | Galway | 1-09 (12) – (12) 1-09 (4–2 pen) |
Mayo | Tuam | |
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13:30 GMT (UTC±0) | (HT: 0-03 – 1-05) | Venue: St Jarlath's Park | |||
Report | Referee: Patrick Neilan (Roscommon) | ||||
Penalty shootout | |||||
Liam Silke |
Diarmuid O'Connor Brian Reape James Kelly Andy Moran |
References
edit- ^ "New knock-out format for 2019 FBD League - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
- ^ "Hyland's first outing with Leitrim on Sunday in Oldcastle".
- ^ "FBD League is a knockout as Connacht GAA release 2019 Fixtures list".
- ^ Sweeney, Peter (7 January 2019). "Leitrim player sent off, plays on and sets up vital score". RTÉ Sport.