2023 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Gaelic football competition

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2023
Championship details
Dates7 May – 13 August 2023
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
WinnersDublin (6th win)
CaptainCarla Rowe
ManagerMick Bohan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKerry
CaptainSíofra O'Shea
ManagerDeclan Quill and Darragh Long
Provincial champions
ConnachtMayo
LeinsterDublin
MunsterCork
UlsterDonegal
Championship Statistics
Matches Played34
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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

Galway v Mayo
7 May 2023
Final
Report
Galway 2-09 (15) – (22) 3-13 Mayo
(HT: 1-08 – 1-07)

Leinster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Dublin 2 2 0 0 32 10 +22 6 Advance to Leinster final
2 Meath 2 1 0 1 22 14 +8 3
3 Laois 2 0 0 2 8 38 −30 0
Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Final

Dublin v Meath
28 May 2023
Final
Dublin 2-09 (15) – 0-09 (9) Meath
(HT: 1-02 - 0-05)

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
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

Cork v Kerry
28 May 2023
Final
Cork 5-14 (29) – 2-17 (23) Kerry
(HT: 4-10 - 0-07)

Ulster Senior Ladies' Football Championship

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Armagh 2 2 0 0 46 23 +23 6 Advance to Ulster final
2 Donegal 2 1 0 1 19 22 −3 3
3 Cavan 2 0 0 2 27 47 −20 0
Source: ulsterladiesgaelic.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Final

Armagh v Donegal
28 May 2023
Final
Armagh 0-09 (9) – 1-10 (13) Donegal
(HT: 0-05 - 0-07)

All-Ireland group stage

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Armagh 2 2 0 0 37 28 +9 6 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Mayo 2 1 0 1 35 24 +11 3
3 Laois 2 0 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 D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Donegal 2 2 0 0 29 23 +6 6 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Meath 2 1 0 1 28 24 +4 3
3 Waterford 2 0 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 D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kerry 2 2 0 0 41 23 +18 6 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Dublin 2 1 0 1 42 25 +17 3
3 Cavan (R) 2 0 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 D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Galway 2 2 0 0 42 27 +15 6 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Cork 2 1 0 1 50 29 +21 3
3 Tipperary 2 0 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

Laois v Cavan
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)
Waterford v Tipperary
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)
Waterford v Cavan
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

Galway v Mayo
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)
Armagh v Cork
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
Kerry v Meath
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)
Donegal v Dublin
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

Kerry v Mayo
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)
Cork v Dublin
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

Kerry v Dublin
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]

See also

References

  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.
  5. ^ "Mayo-Laois delayed as protests continue". RTÉ. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

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