2017 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

The 2017 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 44th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county Ladies' Gaelic Football tournament. It is known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2017
Championship details
Dates13 May – 24 September, 2017
TeamsConnacht 2
Leinster 4
Munster 3
Ulster 4
All-Ireland champions
WinnersDublin (2nd win)
CaptainSinéad Aherne
ManagerMick Bohan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upMayo
CaptainSarah Tierney
ManagerFrank Browne
Provincial champions
ConnachtGalway
LeinsterDublin
MunsterKerry
UlsterDonegal
Championship Statistics
← 2016
2018 →

As well as live games on TG4, this season was the first to see live-streaming of championship games via YouTube.[1]

Format

Provincial Championships

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise their provincial championship. Each province determines the format for deciding their champions and it may be league, group, knock-out, double-elimination, etc. or a combination. For clarity, the format is explained in the provincial sections below.

Qualifiers

All teams except the provincial champions enter the All-Ireland qualifiers. The final four winners from the qualifiers re-enter the All-Ireland championship at the quarter-final stage. All matches are knock-out.

All-Ireland

The four provincial champions play the four winners from the qualifiers in the All-Ireland quarter-finals with the winners progressing to the semi-finals. The final is normally played on the fourth Sunday in September. All matches are knock-out.

Hawkeye

This was the first year that Hawkeye was used in Ladies Gaelic Football but was limited to televised matches.[2]

Provincial Championships

Connacht Championship

Connacht Format

As only two teams enter, a knock-out final is played.[3]

Connacht Final
2 July 2017
4:30 pm
Final		 Mayo 1-8 – 3-12 Galway MacHale Park, Castlebar
Referee: G Chapman (Sligo)
Report

Leinster Championship

Leinster Format

Three of the four Leinster teams (Kildare, Laois and Westmeath) compete in an initial group stage. Each team plays all the other teams once in three rounds.

The group winner advances to the final. The group runner-up plays Dublin in the semi-final.[4]

Leinster Group Stage
Team Pld W D L Pts Diff
Westmeath 22004+8
Laois 21012+2
Kildare 20020–10

Leinster Semi-Final
25 June 2017
12:00 pm
Semi-Final		 Laois 2-3 - 8-13 Dublin Páirc Mochua, Timahoe
Aileen O'Loughlin and Ciara Burke 1-0 each, Mo Nerney, Rachel Williams, Clare Conlon (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Sinéad Aherne 3-4 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Sarah McCaffrey 2-2, Nicole Owens 2-1, 1-4, Amy Connolly and Lyndsey Davey 0-1 each

Leinster Final
9 July 2017
4:00 pm
Final		 Dublin 3-18 - 0-8 Westmeath Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Man of the Match: Noëlle Healy
Noëlle Healy 2-3, Lauren Magee 1-1, Sinéad Aherne 0-4 (0-2f), Carla Rowe 0-3, Nicole Owens and Denise McKenna (0-1f) 0-2 each Rachel Ruddy, Niamh Collins, Niamh McEvoy 0-1 each Report Fiona Claffey, Laura Lee Walsh 0-2, Leona Archibald (0-1f) 0-2 each, Maud Annie Foley and Lucy McCartan 0-1 each

Munster Championship

Munster Format

The three Munster teams (Cork, Kerry and Waterford) compete in an initial group stage. The top two teams advance to the final.[5]

Munster Group Stage
Team Pld W D L Pts Diff
Waterford 22004+9
Kerry 21012–1
Cork 20020–8

Munster Final
8 July 2017
3:15 pm
Final		 Waterford 3-6 – 1-14 Kerry Carrigoon GAA Complex, Mallow
Man of the Match: Aislinn Desmond
Maria Delahunty 1-3 (0-3f), Katie Hannon (1-0 pen) and Grainne Kennealy 1-0 each, Michelle Ryan 0-2, Aoife Murray 0-1 Report Sarah Houlihan 1-4 (0-1f), Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh 0-6 (0-2f), Lorraine Scanlon 0-2, Amanda Brosnan and Laura Rogers 0-1 each

Ulster Championship

Ulster Format

Four teams compete in two semi-finals and a final. All matches are knockout.[6]

Ulster Semi-Finals
Semi-Final
Armagh1-10 - 1-14Donegal
Semi-Final
Cavan2-10 – 1-19Monaghan

Ulster Final
2 July 2017
3:45 PM
Final		 Donegal 4-11 - 0-15 Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Conor Dourneen (Cavan)
Man of the Match: Geraldine McLaughlin
Geraldine McLaughlin 2-6 (0-4f), Yvonne McMonagle 1-1, Roisin Friel 1-0, Karen Guthrie 0-2f, Grainne Houston and Eilish Ward 0-1 each Report Ellen McCarron 0-8 (0-4f), Eileen McKenna and Ciara McAnespie 0-2, Cora Courtney (0-1f), Caoimhe Mohan, Rosemary Courtney 0-1 each

Qualifiers

Qualifiers Format


All the teams except the provincial champions enter the qualifiers. All matches are knock-out.

A preliminary round is held to reduce the number of teams to eight who then play four matches. The four winners play the four provincial champions in the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Qualifiers Preliminary Round
Preliminary round
Laois1-10 – 2-17Cavan
Referee: Gavin Corrigan

Qualifiers Last Eight
Qualifier
Waterford1-15 – 1-13Cavan
Report
Referee: Jonathan Murphy
Qualifier
Westmeath4-11 – 3-16Armagh
Report
Páirc Uí Mhuirí, Dunleer
5 August 2017
Qualifier		 Mayo 3-20 – 0-8 Kildare Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
Referee: S Joy (Kerry)
Man of the Match: Sarah Rowe (Kilmoremoy)
Cora Staunton 1-11 (0-8f), Sarah Rowe 1-4, Grace Kelly 1-3, Aileen Gilroy and Orla Conlon 0-1 each Report Roisin Byrne 0-4 (0-2f), Molly Price 0-2, Louise Scully and Neasa Dooley 0-1 each
7 August 2017
3 p.m.
Qualifier		 Monaghan 1-10 - 0-14 Cork O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: Gerry Carmody
Man of the Match: Eimear Scally (Éire Óg)
Ciara McAnespie 1-2, Ellen McCarron 0-4 (0-2f), Cora Courtney (0-1f), Laura McEnaney, Caoimhe Mohan, Rosemary Courtney 0-1 each Report Eimear Scally (0-1f) and Orla Finn (0-3f) 0-5 each, Niamh Cotter, Cara O’Sullivan, Doireann O’Sullivan, Áine O’Sullivan 0-1 each

All-Ireland

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

The four provincial champions play the four remaining teams from the qualifiers.

12 August 2017
4:45 pm
Quarter-final		 Dublin 2-15 - 1-7 Waterford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: Seamus Mulvihil (Kerry)
Man of the Match: Nicole Owens (St. Sylvesters)
Sinéad Aherne 1-9 (0-6f), Nicole Owens 1-4, Noëlle Healy 0-2 Report Roisin Tobin 1-0, Maria Delahunty 0-3f, Aoife Murray, Katie Murray, Eimear Fennell, Michelle Ryan 0-1 each
12 August 2017
6:30 pm
Quarter-final		 Kerry 3-14 - 2-11 Armagh Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow)
Man of the Match: Hannah O'Donoghue (Beaufort)
Hannah O’Donoghue 1-4, Loiuse Ní Mhuircheartaigh 1-3 (0-1f), Sara Houlihan 0-4 (0-2f), Anna Galvin 1-0, Lorraine Scanlon 0-2, Eilish O’Leary 0-1 Report Aimee Mackin 2-4, Aoife McCoy and Fionulla McKenna (0-2f) 0-3 each, Lauren McConville 0-1
19 August 2017
12:30 pm
Quarter-final		 Galway 1-10 - 6-19 Cork Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: Niall McCormack (Laois)
Man of the Match: Orla Finn (Kinsale)
Deirdre Brennan 1-0, Mairéad Seoighe (0-1f) and Tracey Leonard (0-2f) 0-3 each, Shauna Hynes, Catriona Cormican, Olivia Divilly, Megan Glynn 0-1 each Report Orla Finn 0-10 (0-4f), Brid O'Sullivan 2-1, Eimear Scally 1-3, Áine O’Sullivan and Doireann O’Sullivan (0-1f) 1-2 each, Niamh Cotter 1-0, Ciara O'Sullivan 0-1
19 August 2017
2:15 pm
Quarter-final		 Donegal 2-11 - 3-14 Mayo Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo)
Man of the Match: Grace Kelly (Moy Davitts)
Yvonne McMonagle 1-3, Geraldine McLaughlin 1-1 (0-1f), Karen Guthrie 0-3 (0-2f), Niamh Hegarty 0-2, Aoife McDonnell and Katy Herron 0-1 each Report Cora Staunton 1-6 (0-3f), Grace Kelly 1-4, Niamh Kelly 1-0, Sarah Rowe 0-3, Aileen Gilroy 0-1

All-Ireland Semi-Finals
26 August 2017
6:30 pm
Semi-final		 Dublin 5-10 - 0-11 Kerry Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: S McNulty (Sligo)
Man of the Match: Sinéad Aherne (St. Sylvesters)
Sinéad Aherne 2-7 (1-0 pen, 0-4f), Noëlle Healy 2-0, Nicole Owens 1-1, Sinéad Goldrick and Carla Rowe 0-1 each Report Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh 0-8 (0-4f), Hannah O'Donoghue, Laura Rogers, Fiadhna Tangney 0-1 each
2 September 2017
4:45 pm
Semi-final		 Mayo 3-11 – 0-18 Cork Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Niall McCormack (Laois)
Man of the Match: Cora Staunton (Carnacon)
Cora Staunton 1-9 (0-2f), Aileen Gilroy and Amy Dowling 1-0, Niamh Kelly and Ciara Whyte 0-1 each Report Orla Finn 0-13 (0-11f), Áine O'Sulliavan 0-2, Roisin Phelan, Ciara O'Sullivan, Brid O'Sullivan 0-1 each

All-Ireland Final
Main article: 2017 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
Dublin4-11; 0-11Mayo
Sinéad Aherne (0-9)
Sarah McCaffrey (2-0)
Carla Rowe (1-1)
Niamh McEvoy (1-1)		 [7][8][9][10] Cora Staunton (0-7)
Grace Kelly (0-2)
Aileen Gilroy (0-1)
Niamh Kelly (0-1)
Attendance: 46,286
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)

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