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2022 Connacht Senior Football Championship

The 2022 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 2022 iteration of the Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA.

2022 Connacnt SFC
Tournament details
Year17.04.2022. - 29.05.2022.
TrophyJ. J. Nestor Cup
Winners
ChampionsGalway (48th win)
Runners-up
Runners-upRoscommon
Other
Matches played6
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London and New York were withdrawn from the 2020 and 2021 Connacht championships as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, due to international travel restrictions, but both returned for the 2022 season.

Galway won the competition.[1]

Teams

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The 2022 Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign-based teams of London and New York.

County Sponsor Manager Captain Last Connacht Title
  Galway Supermac's Pádraic Joyce Seán Kelly[2]
2018
  Leitrim J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York Andy Moran Wayne McKeon
1994
  London - Michael Maher -
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  Mayo Intersport Elverys James Horan Stephen Coen[3]
2021
  New York - Johnny McGeeney[4] -
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  Roscommon Ballymore Anthony Cunningham Enda Smith[5]
2019
  Sligo AbbVie Tony McEntee Keelan Cawley[6]
2007

Draw

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One team received a bye to the semi-finals. London and New York had home advantage in the quarter-finals.

Predetermined Match A Predetermined Match B Unseeded

  New York

  Sligo

  Leitrim

  London

  Galway

  Mayo

  Roscommon

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
  Mayo 0–16
  Galway 1–14
  Galway 4–20
  Leitrim 0–09
  London 2–11
  Leitrim 3–12
  Galway 2–19
  Roscommon 2–16
  New York 0–15
  Sligo 1–16
  Sligo 0–11
  Roscommon 0–23

Quarter-finals

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17 April 2022
Quarter-final 		New York   0-15 - 1-16   Sligo Gaelic Park, New York
Attendance: 4,000[7]
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
A Varley 0-6 (0-3f), N Madine 0-4 (0-2f), D O’Sullivan 0-2, P Fox 0-2, M Brosnan 0-1. Report S Carrabine 1-3 (0-2f), N Murphy 0-5 (0-4f), P O’Connor 0-3, N Mullen 0-1, B Gorman 0-1, K Cawley 0-1, C Griffin 0-1, A Devanney 0-1.
17 April 2022
Quarter-final 		London   2-11 - 3-12   Leitrim McGovern Park, Ruislip
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
H Walsh (0-2), C Farley (0-2, frees 0-2), T Lenihan (0-1), L Gavaghan (0-4, frees 0-4), S Dornan (0-1), S Hickey (1-0), F McMahon (1-0), J Hynes (0-1) Report R O’Rourke (2-2), D Wrynn (1-3, 0-1 45'), P Dolan (0-3), D Rooney (0-2, 0-1 free), C Dolan (0-1), E Sweeney (0-1),
Quarter Final
Mayo  0-16 - 1-14  Galway
Cillian O'Connor 0-6f, Ryan O'Donoghue 0-4 (0-1m), James Carr 0-2, Lee Keegan, Eoghan McLaughlin, Diarmuid O'Connor, Kevin McLoughlin 0-1 each Report Shane Walsh 0-5 (0-3f, 2 '45), Johnny Heaney 1-1, Paul Conroy 0-3, Kieran Molloy, Niall Daly, Robert Finnerty, Damien Comer, Cillian McDaid 0-1 each
Attendance: 24,557[8]
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Semi-finals

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Semi Final
Sligo  0-11 - 0-23  Roscommon
Report
Attendance: 6,059[9]
Semi Final
Galway  4-20 - 0-09  Leitrim
Report
Attendance: 4,749[10]
Referee: P Faloon (Down)

Final

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Final
Galway  2-19 - 2-16  Roscommon
Shane Walsh 1-6 (1f, 245s), Rob Finnerty 0-5, Patrick Kelly 1-0, Damien Comer 0-3, Johnny Heaney 0-2, Kieran Molloy, Cillian McDaid, and Paul Conroy 0-1 each. Report Conor Cox 0-5 (3fs), Conor Daly and Diarmuid Murtagh (1f) 1-1 each, Ultan Harney 0-3, Donie Smith 0-2 (1f), Ciaráin Murtagh, Cian McKeon, Cathal Heneghan, and Enda Smith 0-1 each.
Attendance: 21,419 [1]
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Galway advanced to the 2022 All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, while Roscommon advanced to the 2022 All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

All-Ireland/Tailteann Cup qualification

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NFL Rank Team Championship Qualification Method
2   Mayo Advance to the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Via the 2022 National Football League
7   Roscommon Via Provincial Final
8   Galway
27   Sligo Advance to the 2022 Tailteann Cup Via the 2022 National Football League
28   Leitrim
29   London
-   New York

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Fallon, John (29 May 2022). "Galway gain revenge over Roscommon to land Connacht SFC title". RTE. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ Keys, Colm (10 January 2022). "Sean Kelly takes the Galway captain's armband for 2022". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Stephen Coen handed Mayo captaincy for 2022". RTÉ. 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "New York set for novel trip to Offaly in Tailteann Cup, Fermanagh to host Cavan". RTÉ. 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Roscommon captain says players very disappointed at prospect of no GAA action until May". Shannonside Northern Sound. 11 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Cawley named as Sligo football captain". Hogan Stand. 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Sligo survive almighty scare in New York". Irish Examiner. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Brave and convincing Galway make statement with Mayo win". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Sligo no match for Roscommon". 30 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Galway thrash Leitrim as gap between elite and rest shown in Salthill". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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