2022 FBD Insurance Connacht GAA Senior Football Competition

The 2022 FBD Insurance Connacht GAA Senior Football Competition was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Connacht. All five Connacht county teams participated, but no college or university teams. All games took place at the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence under the new air-supported dome, the first inter-county games to take place under a roof.[1][2][3][4]

2022 FBD Insurance Connacht GAA Senior Football Competition
Tournament details
ProvinceConnacht
Year2022
SponsorFBD
Date3–14 January 2022
Teams5
Defending championsGalway
Winners
ChampionsGalway (10th win)
ManagerPádraic Joyce
CaptainSeán Kelly
Runners-up
Runners-upRoscommon
ManagerAnthony Cunningham
Other
Matches played4
← 2020
2023 →

Galway were the winners.[5][6]

Competition format

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The competition is a straight knockout. Drawn games go to a golden score extra-time period.[7]

Fixtures

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3 January 2022 (2022-01-03) Quarter-final Sligo   1-21 (24) (20) 1-17   Leitrim Bekan  
18:00 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 1-10 – 1-10) Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
Report Referee: Thomas Murphy (Galway)


7 January 2022 (2022-01-07) Semi-final Mayo   0-13 (13) (17) 0-17   Galway Bekan  
18:00 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 0-07 – 0-10) Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
Report Referee: John Gilmartin (Sligo)


8 January 2022 (2022-01-08) Semi-final Roscommon   3-23 (32) (21) 0-21   Sligo Bekan  
18:00 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 1-13 – 0-09) Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
Report Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)


14 January 2022 (2022-01-14) Final Galway   1-18 (21) (19) 1-16   Roscommon Bekan  
17:45 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 1-06 – 0-10) Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
Report Referee: John Gilmartin (Sligo)


References

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  1. ^ Lawlor, Damian (24 November 2021). "Connacht chief thrilled with historic air dome game" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Quinn, Gavin (25 November 2021). "Connacht FBD League to be played at €3 million Air Dome". Irish Mirror.
  3. ^ O'Toole, Fintan. "Connacht will use Air Dome to stage GAA county senior games when 2022 season begins". The42.
  4. ^ Browne, P. J. "Connacht GAA Confirm All Pre-Season Games To Take Place Under Roof". Balls.ie.
  5. ^ O'Connell, Cian. "Galway too strong for Roscommon in FBD League final". The42.
  6. ^ Fallon, John (14 January 2022). "Early silverware for new skipper Sean Kelly as Galway claim FBD League title". Irish Examiner.
  7. ^ "Leitrim v Sligo live this Monday". 2 January 2022.