2019 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2019
Championship details
Dates	11 May – 16 September 2018
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winners	Dublin (4th win)
Captain	Sinéad Aherne
Manager	Mick Bohan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Tracey Leonard
Manager	Tim Rabbitt
Provincial champions
Connacht	Galway
Leinster	Dublin
Munster	Cork
Ulster	Donegal
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	29
← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship is the 46th 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.

It was won by Dublin, who defeated Galway in the final.

Competition format

Provincial championships

Connacht, Leinster and Ulster each organise their provincial championship. All matches are knockout.

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

All-Ireland

Group stage

The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams.

Knockout stage

The winners of each group and the runners-up compete in the four All-Ireland quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow.

Provincial championships

Connacht Championship

Connacht Final

23 June 2019 16:00 IST Final	Mayo	3-6 – 1-12	Galway	MacHale Park, Castlebar Referee: John Niland (Sligo)
	R Kearns 1-2; É Ronayne, G Kelly 1-0 each; Sarah Rowe 0-2 (2f); S Cafferky 0-1, N Kelly 0-1.	Report	T Leonard 0-6 (4f), L Ward 1-0, S Conneally 0-2, A McDonagh 0-1, R Leonard 0-1 (1f), O Divilly 0-1, M Glynn 0-1	MacHale Park, Castlebar Referee: John Niland (Sligo)

Connacht Final Replay

6 July 2019 16:00 IST Final Replay	Mayo	0-9 – 3-7	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: John Niland (Sligo)
	Sarah Rowe 0-03, Grace Kelly 0-03, Sinead Cafferky 0-01, Clodagh McManamon 0-01, Rachel Kearns 0-01	Report	T Leonard (2-03), M Glynn (1-00); R Leonard (0-02), S Conneally (0-01), L Hannon (0-01)	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: John Niland (Sligo)

Leinster Championship

Leinster Final

30 June 2019 16:00 IST Final	Dublin	4-11 – 1-7	Westmeath	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: N McCormack (Laois)
		Report		Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: N McCormack (Laois)

Munster Championship

Group stage

Games take place on 11 May, 25 May, and 1 June 2019.

Team	Pld	W	L	Group Points	Score Difference
Cork	2	2	0	6	+40
Waterford	2	1	1	3	–19
Kerry	2	0	2	0	–21

Munster Final

16 June 2019 18:30 IST Final	Cork	2-14 – 0-9	Waterford	Fraher Field, Dungarvan Referee: S Mulvihill (Kerry)
	S Noonan 2-3, O Finn 0-4 (2f), D Kiely 0-2, N Cotter 0-2, E Kiely 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, L Coppinger 0-1	Report	M Delahunty 0-5 (3f), K Murray 0-1, KA Hogan 0-1, C Fennell 0-1, M Ryan 0-1	Fraher Field, Dungarvan Referee: S Mulvihill (Kerry)

Ulster Championship

Ulster Round 1

8 June 2019 Round 1	Donegal	3-13 – 2-12	Tyrone	Breffni Park, Cavan
		Report		Breffni Park, Cavan

Ulster Semi-Finals

9 June 2019 15:45 IST Semi-Final	Armagh	5-14 – 1-12	Monaghan	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: Yvonne Duffy (Cavan)
	A McCoy 2-1, K Mallon 0-5 (3f), B Mackin, N Reel 1-2 each, E Lavery 1-1, C O'Hanlon 0-2, A Mackin 0-1	Report	R Courtney 0-5 (4f), C Courtney 1-2 (1-0 pen), S Coyle 0-3, C Treanor 0-1, C McBride 0-1	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: Yvonne Duffy (Cavan)

15 June 2019 19:00 IST Semi-Final	Cavan	2-13 – 0-24 AET	Donegal	Killyclogher Referee: K McKeever (Armagh)
	A Maguire 1-6 (0-5f, 1-0 pen), C Finnegan 1-2 (0-1f), D English 0-3, E Longair 0-1, K McIntyre 0-1	Report	G McLaughlin 0-14 (3f), K Guthrie 0-8 (7f), A Boyle Carr 0-1, K Keeney 0-1	Killyclogher Referee: K McKeever (Armagh)

Ulster Final

30 June 2019 15:45 IST Final	Armagh	1-9 – 5-12	Donegal	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 2,049 Referee: Y Duffy (Cavan)
	C O’Hanlon 1-3 (0-2f), A Mackin 0-4, K Mallon 0-1 (f), B Mackin 0-1	Report	G McLaughlin 2-4 (0-1f), Niamh McLaughlin 2-2, A Boyle Carr 1-2, K Guthrie 0-4 (3f)

All-Ireland Group Stage

Key to colours
	Advance to All-Ireland quarter-finals
	Relegation playoffs
	Exempt from relegation (provincial champions)

All-Ireland Group Stage

The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams, with each group containing one provincial champion, one provincial finalist, and one other team.

Three group points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The winners and runners-up in each group compete in the four All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Group games take place 13–28 July 2019.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cork	2	1	1	57	40	+17	3	Advance to Quarter-final
2	Armagh	2	1	1	47	47	0	3	Advance to Quarter-final
3	Cavan	2	1	1	46	63	−17	3	Relegation play-off

Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2019. Source: The42.ie Cavan

Armagh

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Round 1	Cavan	3-18 (27) – (26) 6-08	Armagh	Templeport
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Templeport St Aidans GAA
		Report		Referee: Niall McCormack (Laois)

Cork

Cavan

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Round 2	Cork	6-19 (37) – (19) 3-08	Cavan	Mullingar
				Venue: TEG Cusack Park
		Report		Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo)

Armagh

Cork

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Round 3	Armagh	4-09 (21) – (20) 3-11	Cork	Tullamore
15:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: O'Connor Park
		Report		Referee: Maggie Farrelly

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dublin	2	2	0	59	16	+43	6	Advance to Quarter-final
2	Waterford	2	1	1	52	43	+9	3	Advance to Quarter-final
3	Monaghan	2	0	2	17	69	−52	0	Relegation play-off

Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2019. Source: The42.ie Waterford

Dublin

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Round 1	Waterford	2-06 (12) – (30) 5-15	Dublin	Portlaoise
15:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: O'Moore Park

Monaghan

Waterford

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Round 2	Monaghan	1-10 (13) – (40) 7-19	Waterford	Cremartin
15:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Shamrock Park
		Report		Referee: G Carmody (Sligo)

Dublin

Monaghan

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Round 3	Dublin	3-20 (29) – (04) 0-04	Monaghan	Dublin
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Parnell Park
		Report		Referee: Kevin Phelan (Laois)

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Galway	2	2	0	36	19	+17	6	Advance to Quarter-final
2	Kerry	2	1	1	28	30	−2	3	Advance to Quarter-final
3	Westmeath	2	0	2	19	34	−15	0	Relegation play-off

Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2019. Source: RTÉ Galway

Kerry

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Round 1	Galway	1-14 (17) – (13) 1-10	Kerry	Portlaoise
13:45 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: O'Moore Park

Westmeath

Galway

21 July 2019 (2019-07-21) Round 2	Westmeath	1-03 (06) – (19) 2-13	Galway	Mullingar
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: TEG Cusack Park
		Report		Referee: Niall McCormack

Kerry

Westmeath

28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) Round 3	Kerry	1-12 (15) – (13) 1-10	Westmeath	Killarney
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Fitzgerald Stadium
		Report -->		Referee: Kevin Phelan

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mayo	2	2	0	48	41	+7	6	Advance to Quarter-final
2	Tyrone	2	1	1	41	41	0	3	Advance to Quarter-final
3	Donegal	2	0	2	39	46	−7	0	Exempt from relegation

Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2019. Source: The42.ie Tyrone

Mayo

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Round 1	Tyrone	3-11 (20) – (23) 3-14	Mayo	Omagh
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Healy Park

Donegal

Tyrone

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Round 2	Donegal	3-09 (18) – (21) 3-12	Tyrone	Mullingar
13:45 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Cusack Park
		Report		Referee: Barry Redmond (Wexford)

Mayo

Donegal

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Round 3	Mayo	1-22 (25) – (21) 3-12	Donegal	Tullamore
13:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: O'Connor Park
		Report		Referee: Stephen McNulty (Wicklow)

All-Ireland Knockout

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

Each of the four winners from the group stage play one of the four runners-up.

Cork

Tyrone

Facebook Live

3 August 2019
15:00 IST
Quarter-Final 1

Report

Cork	7-18 (39) – (13) 3-04	Tyrone
(HT: 3-08 – 1-03)
Gls: D O’Sullivan 2, N Cotter 1, E Scally 1, E Kiely 1, Á O’Sullivan 1, S Noonan 1 Pts: O Finn 6 (4f), D O’Sullivan 2, N Cotter 2, E Scally 2, C O’Sullivan 2, E Kiely 1, Á O’Sullivan 1, R Ní Bhuachalla 1, A Hutchings 1		Gls: M Mallon 2, M Canavan 1 Pts: C McCaffrey 3, A McHugh 1

Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
Referee: Gerry Carmody (Roscommon)

Dublin

Kerry

TG4

5 August 2019
16:45 IST
Quarter-Final 2

Report

Dublin	5-15 (30) – (15) 2-09	Kerry
(HT: 1-04 – 2-03)
Gls: Sinéad Aherne 2, Niamh McEvoy 1, C Rowe 1, N Hetherton 1 Pts: Sinéad Aherne 5 (3f), Niamh McEvoy 2, C Rowe 1, O Whyte 2, K Sullivan 2, Sinéad Goldrick 1, N Healy 1, L Davey 1		Gls: S Houlihan 1, M O’Keeffe 1 Pts: S Houlihan 3 (1f), L Ní Mhuircheartaigh 3 (2f), M O’Keeffe 1, E Dineen 1, L Scanlon 1

O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo)

Mayo

Armagh

TG4

10 August 2019
13:00 IST
Quarter-Final 4

Report

Mayo	2-12 (18) – (15) 1-12	Armagh
(HT: 1-07 – 0-07)
Gls: Sarah Rowe 1, M Reilly 1 Pts: Sarah Rowe 3 (2f), G Kelly 2, N Gaughan 1, Clodagh McManamon 1, R Kearns 1, N Kelly 1, S Cafferky 1, F Doherty 1, D Caldwell 1		Gls: K Mallon 1 Pts: Caroline O'Hanlon 7 (3f), C Marley 2, A McCoy 1, T Grimes 1, K Mallon 1f

Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow)

Galway

Waterford

TG4

10 August 2019
14:45 IST
Quarter-Final 3

Report

Galway	1-12 (15) – (10) 2-04	Waterford
(HT: 1-06 – 1-04)
Gls: T Leonard 1 Pts: T Leonard 5 (3f), S Conneally 2, R Leonard 2, L Ward 1, M Glynn 1, Á McDonagh 1		Gls: A Wall 2 Pts: M Delahunty 2 (1f), M Ryan 2

Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: Brendan Rice

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

Galway

Mayo

TG4

25 August 2019
14:00 IST
Semi-Final 2

Report

Galway	2-10 (16) – (15) 2-09	Mayo
(HT: 2-05 – 1-06)
Gls: M Seoighe 2 Pts: R Leonard 4 (1f), S Conneally 2, T Leonard 1f, M Glynn 1, M Seoighe 1, L Coen 1		Gls: R Kearns 1, N Kelly 1 Pts: G Kelly 3 (2f), R Kearns 2, N Kelly 1, Sarah Rowe 1f, N Gaughan 1f, S Cafferky 1

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)
Attendance: 10,886

Cork

Dublin

TG4

25 August 2019
15:45 IST
Semi-Final 1

Report

Cork	0-11 (11) – (17) 2-11	Dublin
(HT: 0-07 – 0-07)
Pts: O Finn 9 (8f), D O’Sullivan 1, E Scally 1		Gls: Sinéad Aherne 1pen, C O’Connor 1 Pts: Sinéad Aherne 3fs, C Rowe 3, L Davey 1, O Whyte 1, Niamh McEvoy 1, Noëlle Healy 1, J Dunne 1

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Maggie Farrelly (Cavan)
Attendance: 10,886

All-Ireland final

Main article: 2019 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final 15 September 201916:00 IST

Dublin	2–3; 0–4	Galway
Sinéad Goldrick (1-0) Hannah O'Neill (1-0) Lyndsey Davey (0-1) Sinéad Aherne (0-1) Noëlle Healy (0-1)		Tracey Leonard (0-2) Sarah Conneally (0-1) Roisín Leonard (0-1)

Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 56,114Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)

Relegation play-offs

The last-placed team in each group contest the relegation playoffs. Note that the provincial champions are exempt from relegation.

The losers of the relegation play-offs play in the 2020 intermediate championship.

Cavan

Westmeath

11 August 2019
15:45 IST
Relegation Semi-Final

Report

Cavan	3-12 (21) – (9) 1-06	Westmeath
(HT: 2-8 – 1-3)

Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad
Referee: Kevin Corcoran (Mayo)

Westmeath

Monaghan

18 August 2019
14:00 IST
Relegation Final

Report

Westmeath	1-10 (13) – (27) 3-18	Monaghan
(HT: 0-04 – 1-13)
Gls: A Jones 1 Pts: L Slevin 7 (6f), A Jones 1, L McCartan 1, G Halligan 1		Gls: L Kerley 1, C Treanor 1, J Duffy 1 Pts: L Kerley 11 (9f), C Courtney 2, R Courtney 1, C Treanor 1, C McAnespie 1, C McBride 1, A McCarey 1

Lann Léire C.P.G., Dunleer
Referee: B Redmond (Wexford)

Westmeath are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2020.

References

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"The Southern Star - Cork youth is taking its chance". The Southern Star.
^ "Dublin grind down Galway to seal three-in-a-row". www.rte.ie. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ "Dublin secure the three-in-a-row in front of a record crowd". www.irishtimes.com. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
^ "Dublin v Galway - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
^ "History made as Dublin seal third All-Ireland title in-a-row after dogged battle". www.the42.ie. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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