2017 Connacht Senior Football Championship

2017 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2017
Winners
ChampionsRoscommon (23rd win)
ManagerKevin McStay
CaptainCiarán Murtagh
Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
ManagerKevin Walsh
CaptainGary O'Donnell
Other
Top ScorerCillian O'Connor (Mayo)
15 points (1-12)
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The 2017 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 118th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Defending champions from 2016, Galway were dethroned by Roscommon,[1] who won their first Connacht title since 2010.

Teams

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht plus London and New York.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Galway Maroon and white Supermac's Kevin Walsh Gary O'Donnell
2001
2016
Leitrim Green and gold The Bush Hotel Brendan Guckian Donal Wrynn
1994
London Green and white Clayton Hotels Ciarán Deely Liam Gavaghan
Mayo Green and red Elverys Sports Stephen Rochford Cillian O'Connor
1951
2015
New York Red, white and blue Navillus Contracting Justin O'Halloran Gerard McCartan
Roscommon Primrose and royal blue Club Rossie Kevin McStay Ciaráin Murtagh
1944
2010
Sligo Black and white AbbVie Inc. Niall Carew Neil Ewing
2007

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Galway 0-15
Mayo 1-11
Mayo 2-14
New York 1-13 Sligo 0-11
Sligo 1-21 Galway 0-12
Roscommon 2-15
Roscommon 2-23
Leitrim 1-09
London 0-16
Leitrim 3-10

Fixtures

Preliminary round

Preliminary round
New York 1-13 – 1-21 Sligo
Eugene McVerry 1-5 (0-5f), Conor McGraynor 0-2 (2 '45), Shane Hogan, David Culhane, Ross Wherity, Daniel McKenna, Paddy Boyle, Kevin Connolly 0-1 each Report [1] Mark Breheny (0-3f) and Adrian Marren (0-2f) 0-5 each, Kyle Cawley 1-1 (0-1f), Stephen Coen 0-3f, Paddy O’Connor and David Kelly 0-2 each, Aidan Devaney (1 '45), Keelan Cawley, Neil Ewing 0-1 each
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: David Gough (Meath)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-Final
Mayo 2-14 – 0-11 Sligo
Cillian O’Connor 1-6 (0-5f), Diarmuid O’Connor 1-0, Fergal Boland and Andy Moran 0-2 each, Patrick Durcan, Kevin McLoughlin, Jason Doherty, Danny Kirby 0-1 each Report Adrian Marren 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Mark Breheny (0-2f) and Stephen Coen 0-2 each, Aidan Devaney (0-1f), Paddy O'Connor, Niall Murphy 0-1 each
Attendance: 14,661
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Quarter-Final
London 0-16 – 3-10 Leitrim
Liam Gavaghan 0-8 (0-2f), Rory Mason 0-4 (0-1f), Conor Doran 0-2, Mark Gottsche (0-1f) and Owen Mulligan 0-1 each Report Report Ronan Kennedy 2-0, Darragh Rooney 1-2, Damien Moran 0-3, Keith Beirne 0-2 (0-1f), Dean McGovern, Brendan Gallagher (0-1f), Gary Plunkett 0-1 each
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)

Semi-finals

Semi-Final
Galway 0-15 – 1-11 Mayo
Sean Armstong 0-6 (3f, 3 '45), Damien Comer 0-2, G Sice 0-2 (2f), G Bradshaw, Johnny Heaney, Shane Walsh, Michael Daly, Eamonn Brannigan 0-1 each. Report Cillian O'Connor 0-6 (5f), Kevin McLoughlin 1-1, P Durcan, Fergal Boland, Diarmuid O'Connor, Andy Moran 0-1 each.
Attendance: 22,046
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Semi-Final
Roscommon 2-23 – 1-09 Leitrim
Diarmuid Murtagh 0-7 (1f), Conor Devaney 2-1, Ciaran Murtagh 0-4 (3fs, 0-1 pen), Enda Smith 0-3, Fintan Cregg, Brian Stack 0-2 each, Donie Smith, Niall Kilroy, Cian Connolly, Shane Killoran 0-1 each Report Darragh Rooney 1-2, Keith Beirne 0-3 (1f), Ronan Kennedy 0-2, Damien Moran, Brendan Gallagher 0-1 each
Attendance: 8,844
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Final

9 July 2017
14:00
Final 		Galway 0-12 - 2-15 Roscommon Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 18,287
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Man of the Match: Enda Smith
Shane Walsh 0-6 (4f), Paul Conroy 0-2 (1f), Damien Comer 0-2, Michael Daly, Gary O’Donnell 0-1 each. Report Diarmuid Murtagh 0-5 (3f), Cian Connolly 1-1, Ciaráin Murtagh 0-3 (2f), Brian Stack 1-0, Conor Devaney 0-3, Donie Smith 0-2 (1f), Shane Killoran 0-1.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Galway 0-12 2-15 Roscommon".