| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Roscommon (23rd win) |
| Manager | Kevin McStay |
| Captain | Ciarán Murtagh |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Manager | Kevin Walsh |
| Captain | Gary O'Donnell |
| Other | |
| Top Scorer | Cillian O'Connor (Mayo) 15 points (1-12) |
| ← 20162018 → | |
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, 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
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Supermac's | Kevin Walsh | Gary O'Donnell | 2001 | 2016 |
| Leitrim |  Green and gold
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The Bush Hotel | Brendan Guckian | Donal Wrynn | 1994 | |
| London |  Green and white
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Clayton Hotels | Ciarán Deely | Liam Gavaghan | ||
| Mayo |  Green and red
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Elverys Sports | Stephen Rochford | Cillian O'Connor | 1951 | 2015 |
| New York |  Red, white and blue
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Navillus Contracting | Justin O'Halloran | Gerard McCartan | ||
| Roscommon |  Primrose and royal blue
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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 | 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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. |
| 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 |
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
External links
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