2023 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2023
Championship details
Dates	7 May – 13 August 2023
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winners	Dublin (6th win)
Captain	Carla Rowe
Manager	Mick Bohan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kerry
Captain	Síofra O'Shea
Manager	Declan Quill and Darragh Long
Provincial champions
Connacht	Mayo
Leinster	Dublin
Munster	Cork
Ulster	Donegal
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	34
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 50th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament, taking place in summer 2023 in Ireland.^[1] Holders Meath were aiming for a three-in-a-row, but were defeated by Kerry, who went on to lose the final to Dublin.^[2]^[3]

Format

Provincial championships

The 12 teams first play in their provincial championships; in Connacht there are two teams and the championship is played as a single match.

In Leinster and Ulster there are three teams in the provincial championship. They play each other in a round-robin phase, with two teams progressing to the final.

In Munster there are four teams in the provincial championship. They play each other in a round-robin phase, with two teams progressing to the final.

Group stage

The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams; seeding is based on performance in the provincial championships. Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.

Relegation

The last-placed teams in the groups play off to decide which team is relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship.

Knockout stage

The top two in each group progress to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Quarter-finals and semi-finals are "results on the day," with 20 minutes' extra time being played in the event of a draw, and a free-kick shootout being taken from a 30 m (33 yd) distance in the event of a draw after extra time.^[4] If the All-Ireland final is a draw, the game is replayed.

Tiebreakers for group ranking

If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:

winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead
if the head-to-head match was a draw, then whichever team scored more points in the game is ranked ahead (e.g. 1-15 beats 2–12)
if the head-to-head match was an exact draw, ranking is determined by the points difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
if the points difference is equal, ranking is determined by the total scored

If three teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.

Provincial championships

Connacht Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Final

7 May 2023
Final

Report

Galway	2-09 (15) – (22) 3-13	Mayo
(HT: 1-08 – 1-07)

MacHale Park, Castlebar
Referee: John Niland (Sligo)

Leinster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dublin	2	2	0	32	10	+22	6	Advance to Leinster final
2	Meath	2	1	1	22	14	+8	3	Advance to Leinster final
3	Laois	2	0	2	8	38	−30	0

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Final

28 May 2023
Final

Dublin	2-09 (15) – 0-09 (9)	Meath
(HT: 1-02 - 0-05)

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cork	3	2	1	0	56	41	+15	7	Advance to Munster final
2	Kerry	3	2	1	0	47	36	+11	7	Advance to Munster final
3	Waterford	3	1	0	2	24	40	−16	3
4	Tipperary	3	0	0	3	35	45	−10	0

Source: independent.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Final

28 May 2023
Final

Cork	5-14 (29) – 2-17 (23)	Kerry
(HT: 4-10 - 0-07)

Mallow GAA Sports Complex, Mallow

Ulster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Armagh	2	2	0	46	23	+23	6	Advance to Ulster final
2	Donegal	2	1	1	19	22	−3	3	Advance to Ulster final
3	Cavan	2	0	2	27	47	−20	0

Source: ulsterladiesgaelic.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Final

28 May 2023
Final

Armagh	0-09 (9) – 1-10 (13)	Donegal
(HT: 0-05 - 0-07)

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland group stage

Group games take place 17 June – 1 July, 2023.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Armagh	2	2	0	37	28	+9	6	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Mayo	2	1	1	35	24	+11	3	Advance to quarter-finals
3	Laois	2	0	2	22	42	−20	0	Advance to relegation playoffs

Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2023. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Donegal	2	2	0	29	23	+6	6	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Meath	2	1	1	28	24	+4	3	Advance to quarter-finals
3	Waterford	2	0	2	22	32	−10	0	Advance to relegation playoffs

Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2023. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerry	2	2	0	41	23	+18	6	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Dublin	2	1	1	42	25	+17	3	Advance to quarter-finals
3	Cavan (R)	2	0	2	22	57	−35	0	Advance to relegation playoffs

Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2023. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated to All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Galway	2	2	0	42	27	+15	6	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Cork	2	1	1	50	29	+21	3	Advance to quarter-finals
3	Tipperary	2	0	2	22	58	−36	0	Advance to relegation playoffs

Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2023. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Relegation playoffs

15 July 2023
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation semi-final

Report

Laois	0-10 (10) – (8) 1-05	Cavan
(HT: 0-04 – 0-03)
Pts: M Nerney 6 (4fs), E Galvin 1, SA Fitzgerald 1f, G Moran 1f, O Hennessy 1		Gls: E Madden 1 Pts: A Gilsenan 4fs, M Cusack 1

St. Brigid's, Kiltoom
Referee: Eddie Cuthbert (Down)

15 July 2023
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation semi-final

Report

Waterford	0-08 (8) – (8) 0-08 (a.e.t.) (5–6 fk)	Tipperary
(HT: 0-04 – 0-00) (FT: 0-05 – 0-05)
Pts: K Hogan 4 (2fs), L McGregor 3fs, K Murray 1		Pts: A Moloney 4 (3fs), E Kelly 1, L Dillon 1, A McGuigan 1, L Morrissey 1

Piltown GAA Complex, Piltown
Referee: P Burke (Louth)

22 July 2023
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation final

Report

Waterford	1-19 (22) – (8) 0-08	Cavan
(HT: 1-08 – 0-03)
Gls: S Hallinan 1 Pts: K Hogan 6, L McGregor 4 (2fs), B McMaugh 3, K Murray 1, A Murray 1, K McGrath 1, C Hynes 1, E Murray 1, S Hallinan 1		Pts: C McCaffrey 4fs, A Sheridan 1, A Gilsenan 1, A Smith 1, A Deneher 1

Crettyard GAA, Crettyard
Referee: David Hurson (Monaghan)

Cavan are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2024.

All-Ireland knockout stage

All-Ireland quarter-finals

TG4

15 July 2023
13:30 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 1

Report

Galway	1-06 (9) – (10) 0-10	Mayo
(HT: 1-02 – 0-06)
Gls: L Noone 1 Pts: R Leonard 3f, T Leonard 2 (1f), A Molloy 1		Pts: D Doherty 3f, S Howley 3 (2f), S Cafferky 1, C Needham 1, T Needham 1, M Cannon 1f

Pearse Stadium, Salthill
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)

TG4

15 July 2023
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 2

Report

Armagh	2-05 (11) – (14) 0-14	Cork
(HT: 0-05 – 0-05)
Gls: B Mackin 1, N Coleman 1 Pts: K Mallon 2f, A McCoy 2, B Mackin 1		Pts: D O’Sullivan 4f, C O’Sullivan 3, K Quirke 2f, D Kiely 1, H Looney 1, A Healy 1

Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Referee: Maggie Farrelly

TG4

15 July 2023
19:30 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 3

Report

Kerry	2-08 (14) – (10) 0-10	Meath
(HT: 2-07 – 0-03)
Gls: S O’Shea 1, N Carmody 1 Pts: L Ní Mhuircheartaigh 3 (1f), N Ní Chonchúir 2, L Scanlon 1, H O’Donoghue1, S O’Shea 1		Pts: E Duggan 7 (5fs), V Wall 3

Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: Shane Curley (Galway)

TG4

16 July 2023
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 4

Report

Donegal	0-06 (6) – (21) 3-12	Dublin
(HT: 0-03 – 1-06)

Parnell Park, Donnycarney
Referee: Garryowen McMahon

All-Ireland semi-finals

TG4

29 July 2023
17:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final

Report

Kerry	1-16 (19) – (14) 1-11	Mayo
(HT: 1-10 – 0-04)
Gls: L Ní Muircheartaigh 1 Pts: L Ní Muircheartaigh 10 (4fs), H O’Donoghue 3, E Costello 1, N Ní Conchúir 1, D O’Leary 1		Gls: D Doherty 1 Pts: S Howley 3 (2fs), S Cafferky 2, C Needham 2, S Walsh 1, L Cafferky 1, R Kearns 1, A Geraghty 1

Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Maggie Farrelly (Cavan)

TG4

29 July 2023
19:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final

Report

Cork	0-13 (13) – (25) 2-19	Dublin
(HT: 0-07 – 1-10)
Pts: D O’Sullivan 8fs, C O’Sullivan 1, K Quirke 1, A Healy 1, D Kiely 1, O Cahalane 1		Gls: H Tyrrell 1, C Rowe 1 Pts: J Dunne 4, O Nolan 3, L Magee 2, H Tyrrell 2 (1f), C Rowe 2, O Gribben 2, K Sullivan 1, J Egan 1, S Aherne 1, N Donlon 1

Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow)

All-Ireland final

TG4

13 August 2023
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
All-Ireland Final

Report

Kerry	1-10 (13) – (18) 0-18	Dublin
(HT: 0-04 – 0-11)
Gls: Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh 1 Pts: Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh 7 (6f), Niamh Carmody 2, Aishling O'Connell 1		Pts: Hannah Tyrrell 8 (4f), Carla Rowe 4 (1f), Jennifer Dunne 2, Orlagh Nolan 1, Caoimhe O'Connor 1, Kate Sullivan 1, Niamh Hetherton 1

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Shane Curley (Galway)
Attendance: 45,326

Protest

The start of the group stage match between Mayo and Laois was delayed due to a protest by the players of both teams. Both teams wore t-shirts that said #UNITEDFOREQUALITY during the warm up and went back to the dressing room for approximately 5 minutes after the national anthem was played. The protest was about delays from the LFGA, Camogie Association and GAA to develop a charter for inter-county players. Other teams that played on July 1 also wore the same t-shirts.^[5]

References

^ "2023 Master Fixture Plan" (PDF). LGFA. 15 February 2023.
^ "Shauna Ennis looking forward to 2023 challenge". www.gaa.ie.
^ "Dublin crowned TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football champions". www.gaa.ie.
^ "Croke Park to host Dublin v Mayo TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC semi-final". 4 August 2021.
^ "Mayo-Laois delayed as protests continue". RTÉ. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

Master fixture plan

[1] "2023 Master Fixture Plan" (PDF). LGFA. 15 February 2023.

[2] "Shauna Ennis looking forward to 2023 challenge". www.gaa.ie.

[3] "Dublin crowned TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football champions". www.gaa.ie.

[4] "Croke Park to host Dublin v Mayo TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC semi-final". 4 August 2021.

[Protest-5] "Mayo-Laois delayed as protests continue". RTÉ. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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v t e All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championships
Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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2024 teams	Armagh Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Laois Mayo Meath Tipperary Waterford

v t e 2023 in ladies' Gaelic games
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Camogie League	Division 1A Division 1B Division 2A Division 3A Division 2B Division 3B
Camogie Championship	Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Knock-out stage final
Ladies' Football League	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4
Ladies' Football Championship	Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster All-Ireland final

Format

Provincial championships

Group stage

Relegation

Knockout stage

Tiebreakers for group ranking

Provincial championships

Connacht Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Leinster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Ulster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

All-Ireland group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Relegation playoffs

All-Ireland knockout stage

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Protest

See also

References

External links