2022 Connacht Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 17.04.2022. - 29.05.2022. |
| Trophy | J. J. Nestor Cup |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Galway (48th win) |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Roscommon |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 6 |
The 2022 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 2022 iteration of the Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA.
London and New York were withdrawn from the 2020 and 2021 Connacht championships as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, due to international travel restrictions, but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
[edit]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] | |
 Leitrim
|
J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York | Andy Moran | Wayne McKeon | |
 London
|
- | Michael Maher | - | -
|
 Mayo
|
Intersport Elverys | James Horan | Stephen Coen[3] | |
 New York
|
- | Johnny McGeeney[4] | - | -
|
 Roscommon
|
Ballymore | Anthony Cunningham | Enda Smith[5] | |
 Sligo
|
AbbVie | Tony McEntee | Keelan Cawley[6] |
Draw
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|
Bracket
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]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. |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- 2022 Leinster Senior Football Championship
- 2022 Munster Senior Football Championship
- 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fallon, John (29 May 2022). "Galway gain revenge over Roscommon to land Connacht SFC title". RTE. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Keys, Colm (10 January 2022). "Sean Kelly takes the Galway captain's armband for 2022". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Stephen Coen handed Mayo captaincy for 2022". RTÉ. 2 January 2022.
- ^ "New York set for novel trip to Offaly in Tailteann Cup, Fermanagh to host Cavan". RTÉ. 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Roscommon captain says players very disappointed at prospect of no GAA action until May". Shannonside Northern Sound. 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Cawley named as Sligo football captain". Hogan Stand. 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Sligo survive almighty scare in New York". Irish Examiner. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Brave and convincing Galway make statement with Mayo win". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Sligo no match for Roscommon". 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Galway thrash Leitrim as gap between elite and rest shown in Salthill". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
