2019 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The 2019 Leinster Senior Football Championship is the 2019 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA.[1]

2019 Leinster SFC
Tournament details
Year2019
Winners
ChampionsDublin (58th win)
ManagerJim Gavin
CaptainStephen Cluxton
Runners-up
Runners-upMeath
ManagerAndy McEntee
CaptainDonal Keogan & Bryan Menton
← 2018
2020 →

Teams

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The Leinster championship was contested by 11 of the 12 county teams in Leinster, a province of Ireland. Kilkenny was the only county team not to compete.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Carlow   Red, green and gold Tickets.ie Turlough O'Brien John Murphy
Dublin   Sky blue and navy AIG Jim Gavin Stephen Cluxton
Kildare   White Brady Family Ham Cian O'Neill Eoin Doyle
Laois   Blue and white MW Hire Services John Sugrue Stephen Attride
Longford   Royal blue and gold Glennon Brothers Padraic Davis Donal McElligott
Louth   Red and white Morgan Fuels Wayne Kierans Andy McDonnell
Meath   Green and gold Devenish Beyond Nutrition Andy McEntee Bryan Menton
Offaly   White, green and gold Carroll's Cuisine John Maughan Anton Sullivan
Westmeath   Maroon and white Renault Colin Kelly Kieran Martin[2]
Wexford   Purple and gold Gain Feeds Paul McLoughlin Daithí Waters
Wicklow   Blue and gold Arklow Bay Hotel John Evans Seánie Furlong

Championship draw

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The four teams who won the quarter-finals in the previous year were given byes to this year's quarter-finals. Six of the seven remaining teams play-off in the first round with the seventh team also receiving a bye to the quarter-finals.

Preliminary round
11/12 May
Quarter-finals
25/26 May; 2 June
Semi-finals
9 June
Final
23 June
  Dublin 5-21
  Louth 0-22   Louth 0-10
  Wexford 1-14   Dublin 0-26
  Kildare 0-11
  Longford
(R)
3-15
0-10
  Wicklow 1-10   Kildare
(R)
1-21
1-18
  Kildare 0-15   Dublin 1-17
  Meath 0-4
  Carlow 0-9
  Meath 1-13   Meath 2-18
  Offaly 0-14   Meath 3-13
  Laois 0-11
  Laois 0-12
  Westmeath 0-10


Final

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Dublin best county[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship Draw". 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Kevin Maguire Named Westmeath Football Captain for 2021". Midlands 103. 12 May 2021. He takes over from Kieran Martin who has held the role for two campaigns.
  3. ^ "Under par Dublin defeat Meath by 16 points to claim record 9th Leinster crown in-a-row". The 42. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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