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2023 Tailteann Cup

Tournament details
Level	Tier 2
Year	2023
Trophy	Tailteann Cup
Date	13 May – 15 July 2023
Teams	17
Winners
Champions	Meath
Manager	Colm O'Rourke
Captain	Donal Keogan
Runners-up
Runners-up	Down
Manager	Conor Laverty
Captain	Pierce Laverty
Other
Matches played	35
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The 2023 Tailteann Cup was the second edition of the Tailteann Cup and is the second-tier of Gaelic football for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the first-tier trophy). It was contested by seventeen teams who failed to reach their provincial final including New York. These teams initially competed in their provincial championship and if they reached their provincial final, they continued in the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, progressing to the All-Ireland group stage.

The final was played on 15 July 2023 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Meath and Down. Meath won after defeating Down 2–13 to 0–14.

Format

Cup format

The 17 teams who competed in the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship but did not qualify for the round-robin group stages compete in the Tailteann Cup. Limerick and Meath enter the Tailteann Cup for the first time.

New York advance directly to the preliminary quarter-finals. The other 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Seeding is determined by placing in the 2023 National Football League (after promotion and relegation is applied and after division finals take place).

The Group Stage is divided into four groups of four teams, with each team in a group playing the other teams in their group once; each team gets one home fixture, one away and one neutral. Teams are awarded two points for a win and one point for a draw.

The four preliminary quarter-finals will consist of the second-placed teams receiving home advantage against New York and the three third-placed teams with the best record. At the quarter-final stage the four group winners play the four preliminary quarter-final winners.

The semi-finals and final are played in Croke Park. All knock-out matches are winner on the day. The winner of the 2023 Tailteann Cup qualify for the group stage of 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship regardless of their league position.

Teams by province

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Football League before the championship were:

Britain (1)

• London (32)

Connacht (1)

• Leitrim (29)

Leinster (7)

• Carlow (30)
• Laois (27)
• Longford (25)
• Meath (14) (debut)
• Offaly (21)
• Wexford (28)
• Wicklow (24)

Munster (3)

• Limerick (18) (debut)
• Tipperary (26)
• Waterford (31)

Ulster (4)

• Antrim (22)
• Cavan (15)
• Down (19)
• Fermanagh (16)

America (1)

• New York (DNE)

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

• Limerick
• Meath

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

• Sligo
• Westmeath

Teams

General information

Seventeen county teams competed in the Tailteann Cup:

County	Last Cup title	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2022	Appearance
Antrim	—	1951	—	Round 1	2nd
Down	—	1994	1994	Round 1	2nd
Carlow	—	1944	—	Quarter-finals	2nd
Cavan	—	2020	1952	Runners-up	2nd
Fermanagh	—	—	—	Quarter-finals	2nd
Laois	—	2003	—	Round 1	2nd
Leitrim	—	1994	—	Quarter-finals	2nd
Limerick	—	1896	1896	Round 2 (All-Ireland Senior Football Championship)	1st
London	—	—	—	Round 1	2nd
Longford	—	1968	—	Round 1	2nd
Meath	—	2010	1999	Round 1 (All-Ireland Senior Football Championship)	1st
Offaly	—	1997	1982	Semi-finals	2nd
New York	—	—	—	Quarter-finals	2nd
Tipperary	—	2020	1920	Round 1	2nd
Waterford	—	1898	—	Preliminary round	2nd
Wexford	—	1945	1918	Preliminary round	2nd
Wicklow	—	—	—	Round 1	2nd

Personnel and kits

County	Manager	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Antrim	Andy McEntee	Peter Healy	Fibrus
Carlow	Niall Carew	Sean Gannon	SETU
Cavan	Mickey Graham	Raymond Galligan	Kingspan Group
Down	Conor Laverty	Pierce Laverty	EOS IT Solutions
Fermanagh	Kieran Donnelly	Declan McCusker	Tracey Concrete
Laois	Billy Sheehan	Trevor Collins and Evan O’Carroll	MW Hire Group
Leitrim	Andy Moran	Donal Wrynn	J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York
Limerick	Mark Fitzgerald	Iain Corbett and Donal O’Sullivan	JP McManus
London	Michael Maher	Liam Gavaghan	Clayton Hotel
Longford	Paddy Christie	Patrick Fox	Glennon Brothers
Meath	Colm O'Rourke	Donal Keogan	Bective Stud, Tea Rooms and Apartments
New York	Johnny McGeeney	Johnny Glynn	Navillus
Offaly	Martin Murphy	Declan Hogan	Glenisk
Tipperary	David Power	Conor Sweeney	Fiserv
Waterford	Ephie Fitzgerald	Dermot Ryan	Cognizant
Wexford	John Hegarty	Liam Coleman	Zurich Insurance Group
Wicklow	Oisín McConville	Padraig O’Toole	Renault

Draws

Group stage seeding

Numbers in brackets indicate ranking in the 2023 NFL.

New York (33) enter the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter-final stage.

Knockout stage seeding

The preliminary quarter-final draw took place on 4 June 2023 on RTÉ Radio 1.

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cavan	3	3	0	0	75	44	+31	6	Advance to quarter-final
2	Offaly	3	1	1	1	49	56	−7	3	Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3	Laois	3	0	2	1	51	60	−9	2
4	London	3	0	1	2	43	58	−15	1

13 May 2023 Round 1	Cavan	2–20 – 1–14	Laois	Cavan
16:00 IST (UTC+1)	Paddy Lynch 1–3 (1–0 pen, 0–1f), Gearóid McKiernan 0–4 (0–3f), Gerard Smith 0–3, Jonathan McCabe 1–0, James Smith 0–2, Tiarnan Madden 0–2, Raymond Galligan 0–1 (0–1 '45), Ryan O'Neill 0–1, Oisín Kiernan 0–1, Conor Brady 0–1, Cian Madden 0–1, Ryan Donohoe 0–1	Report	Mark Barry 0–5 (0–3f), Evan O'Carroll 1–2 (0–1 '45), Paul Kingston 0–2 (0–1f), Kieran Lillis 0–2, Eoin Lowry 0–1 (0–1m), Damon Larkin 0–1, Padraig Kirwan 0–1	Stadium: Kingspan Breffni Referee: Anthony Nolan

14 May 2023 Round 1	Offaly	2–14 – 0–11	London	Tullamore
14:00 IST (UTC+1)	Cian Farrell 2–4 (0–1f), Dylan Hyland 0–4 (0–1f, 0–1m), Nigel Dunne 0–3 (0–2f, 0–1m), Cormac Delaney 0–1 (0–1f), Jack McEvoy 0–1, Anton Sullivan 0–1	Report	Conal Gallagher 0–3, Liam Gavaghan 0–2 (0–1f), Aidan McLoughlin 0–2, Joshua Obahor 0–2, Joseph McGill 0–1 (0–1f), Liam Gallagher 0–1	Stadium: Glenisk O'Connor Park Referee: David Murnane

20 May 2023 Round 2	London	2–6 – 0–18	Cavan	Ruislip
14:00 IST (UTC+1)	Liam Gavaghan 0–4 (0–4f), Liam Gallagher 1–0, Enda Lynn 1–0, Joshua Obahor 0–1 (0–1f), Daniel Clarke 0–1	Report	Paddy Lynch 0–7 (0–6f), Gearóid McKiernan 0–3 (0–1f), James Smith 0–2, Oisín Kiernan 0–1, Jonathan McCabe 0–1, Tiarnan Madden 0–1, Ryan O'Neill 0–1, Oisin Brady 0–1, Conor Rehill 0–1	Stadium: McGovern Park Referee: John Gilmartin

20 May 2023 Round 2	Laois	1–11 – 1–11	Offaly	Portlaoise
19:00 IST (UTC+1)	Kieran Lillis 1–0, Mark Barry 0–2 (0–1f), Paul Kingston 0–2, Damon Larkin 0–2, Patrick O'Sullivan 0–2, Mark Timmons 0–1, Colm Murphy 0–1, Niall Corbet 0–1	Report	Dylan Hyland 0–4 (0–1f), Nigel Dunne 0–3 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Joe Maher 1–0, Nigel Bracken 0–2, Anton Sullivan 0–1, Ciarán Donnelly 0–1	Stadium: Laois Hire O'Moore Park Referee: Liam Devenney

3 June 2023 Round 3	Cavan	2–25 – 2–9	Offaly	Longford
15:00 IST (UTC+1)	Brandon Boylan 2–2, Paddy Lynch 0–4 (0–2f, 0–1m), Gearóid McKiernan 0–4 (0–2f), Raymond Galligan 0–3 (0–3f), Oisín Kiernan 0–2, Conor Brady 0–2, Oisin Brady 0–2, Padraig Faulkner 0–1, Ciarán Brady 0–1, Killian Clarke 0–1, Jonathan McCabe 0–1, Conor Moynagh 0–1, Caoimhán McGovern 0–1	Report	Anton Sullivan 1–1, Nigel Dunne 0–3 (0–2f, 0–1 '45), Joe Maher 1–0, Cian Farrell 0–2 (0–1f), Cian Donohoe 0–1, Ruairi McNamee 0–1, Nigel Bracken 0–1	Stadium: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park Referee: Jerome Henry

3 June 2023 Round 3	Laois	1–17 – 2–14	London	Dublin
15:00 IST (UTC+1)	Paul Kingston 0–8 (0–6f, 0–1m), Mark Timmons 1–1, Mark Barry 0–3 (0–1f), Padraig Kirwan 0–1, Eoin Lowry 0–1, Colm Murphy 0–1, Evan O'Carroll 0–1, Niall Corbet 0–1	Report	Enda Lynn 1–2, Henry Walsh 1–2, Liam Gavaghan 0–3 (0–3f), Chris Farley 0–3 (0–1f), Liam Gallagher 0–3, Joseph McGill 0–1	Stadium: Parnell Park Referee: Sean Lonergan

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Meath	3	3	0	0	62	40	+22	6	Advance to quarter-final
2	Down	3	2	0	1	56	29	+27	4	Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3	Tipperary	3	1	0	2	34	62	−28	2
4	Waterford	3	0	0	3	42	63	−21	0

13 May 2023 Round 1	Down	2–14 – 1–6	Waterford	Newry
18:00 IST (UTC+1)	Pat Havern 0–5 (0–2f, 0–1m), Andrew Gilmore 0–4 (0–2f), Eamon Brown 1–0, Odhran Murdock 1–0, Donagh McAleenan 0–2, Anthony Morgan 0–1, Shealan Johnston 0–1, Eugene Branagan 0–1	Report	Conor Murray 1–0, Jason Curry 0–2 (0–2f), Darragh Corcoran 0–2, Jason Gleeson 0–1 (0–1f), Dermot Ryan 0–1	Stadium: Páirc Esler Referee: Barry Cassidy

13 May 2023 Round 1	Meath	1–19 – 0–11	Tipperary	Navan
18:30 IST (UTC+1)	Aaron Lynch 1–3 (0–1f, 0–1m), Jordan Morris 0–4, Matthew Costello 0–3 (0–2f), Thomas O'Reilly 0–3, Jack O'Connor 0–2, Jack Flynn 0–1 (0–1f), Conor Gray 0–1, Donal Keogan 0–1, Donal Lenihan 0–1	Report	Jack Kennedy 0–3 (0–2 '45), Michael O'Reilly 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Steven O'Brien 0–2 (0–1m), Mark Russell 0–2 (0–1f), Liam McGrath 0–1, Colman Kennedy 0–1	Stadium: Páirc Tailteann Referee: Brendan Griffin

20 May 2023 Round 2	Waterford	1–14 – 3–17	Meath	Dungarvan
18:30 IST (UTC+1)	Darragh Corcoran 0–8 (0–7f), Jason Curry 1–0, Conor Murray 0–2, Dermot Ryan 0–2, Tom O'Connell 0–1 (0–1f), Jordan O'Sullivan 0–1	Report	Matthew Costello 1–5 (0–3f), Aaron Lynch 0–6 (0–2f), Donal Lenihan 1–2 (0–1f, 0–1m), Jordan Morris 1–2 (0–1m), Eoghan Frayne 0–1, James McEntee 0–1	Stadium: Fraher Field Referee: Sean Lonergan

21 May 2023 Round 2	Tipperary	0–6 – 2–18	Down	Thurles
13:45 IST (UTC+1)	Jack Kennedy 0–4 (0–1f), Sean O'Connor 0–2	Report	Pat Havern 0–6 (0–5f), Shealan Johnston 1–1 (0–1f), Odhran Murdock 1–0, Danny Magill 0–3, Eamon Brown 0–2 (0–2f), Ceilum Doherty 0–2, Andrew Gilmore 0–1 (0–1f), Conor Francis 0–1, Ryan Johnston 0–1, Ross Carr 0–1	Stadium: FBD Semple Stadium Referee: Thomas Murphy

3 June 2023 Round 3	Meath	1–11 – 1–9	Down	Dublin
13:00 IST (UTC+1)	Jordan Morris 1–3 (1–0 pen, 0–1m), Daithi McGowan 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), James McEntee 0–2, Jack Flynn 0–1 (0–1f), Donal Lenihan 0–1 (0–1f), Jack O'Connor 0–1, Matthew Costello 0–1	Report	Pat Havern 0–5 (0–5f), Odhran Murdock 1–0, Liam Kerr 0–2 (0–1f), Niall Kane 0–1 (0–1 '45), Daniel Guinness 0–1	Stadium: Parnell Park Referee: Fergal Kelly

3 June 2023 Round 3	Tipperary	0–17 – 1–13	Waterford	Cork
13:00 IST (UTC+1)	Jack Kennedy 0–8 (0–5f), Conall Kennedy 0–2, Teddy Doyle 0–2, Darragh Brennan 0–2, Shane O'Connell 0–1, Kevin Fahey 0–1, Mark Russell 0–1		Conor Murray 1–3, Darragh Corcoran 0–4 (0–3f), Jason Curry 0–2 (0–2f), Jordan O'Sullivan 0–1, Michael Curry 0–1, Jason Gleeson 0–1, Donal Fitzgerald 0–1	Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh Referee: Seamus Mulhare

Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Limerick	3	2	0	1	57	53	+4	4	Advance to quarter-final
2	Carlow	3	2	0	1	50	55	−5	4	Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3	Longford	3	1	0	2	62	56	+6	2
4	Wicklow	3	1	0	2	51	56	−5	2

1. ^ Limerick are ranked ahead of Carlow as they won the head-to-head game between the teams
2. ^ Longford are ranked ahead of Wicklow as they won the head-to-head game between the teams

13 May 2023 Round 1	Limerick	2–16 – 1–16	Longford	Limerick
18:00 IST (UTC+1)	James Naughton 0–6 (0–5f), Brian Donovan 1–2, Cathal Downes 1–1, Peter Nash 0–2, Cian Sheehan 0–1 (0–1m), Colm McSweeney 0–1, Paul Maher 0–1, Hugh Bourke 0–1, Tommy Griffin 0–1	Report	Dylan Farrell 0–7 (0–5f), Oran Kenny 0–3 (0–1f), Dessie Reynold 1–0, Liam Connerton 0–2, Joe Hagan 0–2, Ryan Moffett 0–1, Keelin McGann 0–1	Stadium: TUS Gaelic Grounds Referee: Sean Lonergan

14 May 2023 Round 1	Wicklow	1–13 – 0–17	Carlow	Aughrim
16:00 IST (UTC+1)	Eoin Darcy 1–4 (0–1m), Conor Fee 0–4, Mark Jackson 0–3 (0–2f, 0–1 '45), Cillian McDonald 0–1, Joe Prendergast 0–1	Report	Darragh Foley 0–7 (0–6f), Ross Dunphy 0–4, Conor Doyle 0–1 (0–1 '45), Shane Clarke 0–1, Colm Hulton 0–1, Conor Crowley 0–1, Aaron Amond 0–1, Jonah Dunne 0–1	Stadium: Echelon Park Referee: Seamus Mulhare

20 May 2023 Round 2	Carlow	0–14 – 1–19	Limerick	Carlow
15:00 IST (UTC+1)	Darragh Foley 0–5 (0–5f), Jordan Morrissey 0–3, Ross Dunphy 0–2, Niall Hickey 0–1, Colm Hulton 0–1, Conor Crowley 0–1, Aaron Amond 0–1	Report	James Naughton 0–7 (0–2f), Peter Nash 0–5, Paul Maher 1–0, Brian Donovan 0–2, Hugh Bourke 0–1 (0–1f), Cathal Downes 0–1 (0–1m), Jim Liston 0–1, Cillian Fahy 0–1, Robbie Bourke 0–1	Stadium: Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: Anthony Nolan

20 May 2023 Round 2	Longford	3–17 – 2–9	Wicklow	Longford
17:00 IST (UTC+1)	Oran Kenny 0–8 (0–5f), Joe Hagan 2–0, Dylan Farrell 1–2, (0–1f), Keelin McGann 0–2, Iarla O'Sullivan 0–1, Peter Lynn 0–1, Dessie Reynolds 0–1, Aaron Farrell 0–1, Jack Macken 0–1	Report	Eoin Darcy 1–4 (1–0 pen, 0–2f, 0–1m), Eoin Murtagh 1–0, Conor Fee 0–2, Mark Jackson 0–1 (0–1 '45), Dean Healy 0–1, John Paul Nolan 0–1	Stadium: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park Referee: Barry Tiernan

4 June 2023 Round 3	Limerick	1–10 – 2–14	Wicklow	Portlaoise
13:00 IST (UTC+1)	James Naughton 0–3 (0–3f), Iain Corbett 1–0 (1–0 pen), Brian Donovan 0–2, Cian Sheehan 0–1, Hugh Bourke 0–1, Peter Nash 0–1, Cathal Downes 0–1, Killian Ryan 0–1	Report	John Paul Nolan 1–3 (0–1f, 0–1m), Jack Kirwan 1–1, Mark Jackson 0–3 (0–3f), Conor Fee 0–3 (0–1f), Dean Healy 0–3, Mark Kenny 0–1	Stadium: Laois Hire O'Moore Park Referee: Brendan Griffin

4 June 2023 Round 3	Longford	1–14 – 2–13	Carlow	Portlaoise
15:00 IST (UTC+1)	Oran Kenny 0–6 (0–3f), Dylan Farrell 0–4 (0–4f), Paddy Fox 1–0, Joe Hagan 0–2, Aaron Farrell 0–1, Darragh Doherty 0–1	Report	Darragh Foley 0–8 (0–7f), Jamie Clarke 1–0 (1–0 pen), Mikey Bambrick 1–0, Colm Hulton 0–2, Conor Crowley 0–1, Ross Dunphy 0–1, Aaron Amond 0–1	Stadium: Laois Hire O'Moore Park Referee: Barry Tiernan

Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Antrim	3	3	0	0	70	47	+23	6	Advance to quarter-final
2	Fermanagh	3	1	1	1	53	51	+2	3	Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3	Wexford	3	1	1	1	49	52	−3	3
4	Leitrim	3	0	0	3	46	68	−22	0

1. ^ Fermanagh and Wexford are ranked by points difference as the head-to-head game between the teams was a draw.

14 May 2023 Round 1	Fermanagh	1–13 – 1–13	Wexford	Enniskillen
13:00 IST (UTC+1)	Ryan Lyons 0–6 (0–5f), Luke Flanagan 1–0 (1–0 pen), Seán McNally 0–1 (0–1 '45), Ultán Kelm 0–1 (0–1f), Brandon Horan 0–1, Ronan McCaffrey 0–1, Aidan Breen 0–1, Garvan Jones 0–1, Sean Quigley 0–1	Report	Ben Brosnan 1–3 (1–0 pen, 0–1f), Darragh Brooke 0–2 (0–2f), Eoghan Nolan 0–2, Padraic Hughes 0–1, Cathal Walsh 0–1, Glen Malone 0–1, Niall Hughes 0–1, Kevin O'Grady 0–1, Conor Kinsella 0–1	Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Barry Judge

14 May 2023 Round 1	Antrim	3–18 – 2–12	Leitrim	Belfast
13:00 IST (UTC+1)	Adam Loughran 2–3, Dominic McEnhill 0–6 (0–5f), Ruairi McCann (Aghagallon) (1–2), Michael Byrne 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Ronan Boyle 0–1, Conor Stewart 0–1, Ruairi McCann (Creggan) 0–1, Patrick McCormick 0–1, Peter Healy 0–1	Report	Paul Keaney 0–4 (0–2f), Jack Heslin 1–1, Barry McNulty 1–0, Darragh Rooney 0–3, Mark Plunkett 0–1, Pearce Dolan 0–1, James Rooney 0–1, Keith Beirne 0–1	Stadium: Corrigan Park Referee: Barry Tiernan

20 May 2023 Round 2	Wexford	0–14 – 2–15	Antrim	Wexford
17:30 IST (UTC+1)	Darragh Brooks 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Ben Brosnan 0–2 (0–1f), Padraic Hughes 0–2, Kevin O'Grady 0–2, Mark Rossiter 0–2, Michael Furlong 0–1, Liam Coleman 0–1, Eoghan Nolan 0–1, Richie Waters 0–1	Report	Dominic McEnhill 0–6 (0–1f, 0–1m), Ruairi McCann (Aghagallon) 2–0, Michael Byrne 0–5 (0–3f, 0–2 '45), Patrick Finnegan 0–2, Conor Stewart 0–1, Marc Jordan 0–1	Stadium: Chadwicks Wexford Park Referee: David Murnane

20 May 2023 Round 2	Leitrim	2–7 – 1–19	Fermanagh	Carrick-on-Shannon
18:00 IST (UTC+1)	Paul Keaney 1–2 (0–2f), Mark Plunkett 1–0, Oisin McLoughlin 0–2 (0–2m), Pearce Dolan 0–1, Donal Wrynn 0–1, Tom Prior 0–1	Report	Ryan Lyons 1–5 (0–3f), Sean Quigley 0–4 (0–2f), Ryan Jones 0–2, Garvan Jones 0–2, Luke Flanagan 0–1 (0–1m), Josh Largo Elis 0–1, Brandon Horan 0–1, Conor McShea 0–1, Tommy McCaffrey 0–1, Ultán Kelm 0–1	Stadium: Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada Referee: Paul Faloon

4 June 2023 Round 3	Fermanagh	1–12 – 3–13	Antrim	Armagh
15:00 IST (UTC+1)	Sean Quigley 0–4 (0–1f), Ultán Kelm 0–3, Ryan Lyons 1–0, Garvan Jones 0–2, Ryan Jones 0–1, Tommy McCaffrey 0–1, Ronan McCaffrey 0–1	Report	Adam Loughran 1–3, Dominic McEnhill 0–5 (0–5f), Ruairi McCann (Aghagallon) 1–0, Oisin Doherty 1–0, Ruairi McCann (Creggan) 0–2, Michael Byrne 0–1 (0–1 '45), Patrick McCormick 0–1, Peter Healy 0–1	Stadium: Box-It Athletic Grounds Referee: Liam Devenney

4 June 2023 Round 3	Wexford	1–16 – 1–12	Leitrim	Dublin
15:00 IST (UTC+1)	Darragh Brooks 0–4 (0–2f, 0–2 '45), Ben Brosnan 1–1, Mark Rossiter 0–3 (0–2f), Paraic Hughes 0–2, Glen Malone 0–1, Niall Hughes 0–1, Eoghan Nolan 0–1, Liam Coleman 0–1, Conor Kinsella 0–1, Brian Molloy 0–1	Report	Darragh Rooney 1–4, Keith Beirne 0–5 (0–4f), Jack Heslin 0–2, Tom Prior 0–1	Stadium: Parnell Park Referee: Paul Faloon

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	4	Wexford	3	1	1	1	49	52	−3	3	Advance to preliminary quarter-final
2	3	Longford	3	1	0	2	62	56	+6	2
3	1	Laois	3	0	2	1	51	60	−9	2
4	2	Tipperary	3	1	0	2	34	62	−28	2

Knockout stage

Preliminary quarter-finals v t e

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Cavan

0–15

Down

1–20

Down

1–17

Longford

1–12

Down

8–16

Laois

2–12

Limerick

0–14

Fermanagh

1–9

Laois

1–14

Laois

1–11

Down

0–14

Meath

2–13

Meath

2–23

Offaly

2–14

Wexford

0–12

Wexford

1–22

Meath

2–16

Antrim

2–14

Antrim

1–19

Carlow

0–15

Carlow

1–15

New York

0–10

Preliminary quarter-finals

10 June 2023 Preliminary quarter-final	Offaly	2–14 – 1–22	Wexford	Tullamore
16:00 IST (UTC+1)	Anton Sullivan 1–1 (1–0 pen), Ruairi McNamee 0–3 (0–2f), Nigel Dunne 0–3 (0–1f), Bernard Allen 0–3 (0–1f), Aaron Leavy 1–0, Cian Farrell 0–2 (0–1m), Ciarán Donnelly 0–1, Peter Cunningham 0–1	Report	Mark Rossiter 1–4, Eoghan Nolan 0–4, Brian Molloy 0–3, Kevin O’Grady 0–2, Glen Malone 0–2, Robbie Brooks 0–2, Ben Brosnan 0–2, Paraic Hughes 0–1, Niall Hughes 0–1, John Tubritt 0–1	Stadium: Glenisk O'Connor Park Referee: David Murnane

10 June 2023 Preliminary quarter-final	Carlow	0–15 – 0–10	New York	Carlow
17:00 IST (UTC+1)	Darragh Foley 0–7 (0–6f), Conor Doyle 0–2, Colm Hulton 0–2, Ciaran Moran 0–1, Jordan Morrissey 0–1, Conor Crowley 0–1, Seanie Bambrick 0–1	Report	Shane Carthy 0–4 (0–3f), Gavin O'Brien 0–2, Daniel O'Sullivan 0–1, Shane Brosnan 0–1, Jack Reilly 0–1, Killian Butler 0–1	Stadium: Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: Sean Lonergan

10 June 2023 Preliminary quarter-final	Fermanagh	1–9 – 1–11	Laois	Enniskillen
18:00 IST (UTC+1)	Ryan Lyons 0–3 (0–1f), Sean Quigley 1–0, Shane McGullion 0–2, Luke Flanagan 0–1, Ché Cullen 0–1, Brandon Horan 0–1, Conor McGee 0–1	Report	Mark Timmons 1–2, Paul Kingston 0–3 (0–2f), Mark Barry 0–3 (0–1f, 0–1m), Evan O'Carroll 0–3, Colm Murphy 0–1	Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Barry Judge

10 June 2023 Preliminary quarter-final	Down	1–20 – 1–12	Longford	Newry
19:00 IST (UTC+1)	Pat Havern 0–6 (0–2f), Rory Mason 0–3 (0–2f), Andrew Gilmore 0–3 (0–1f), Danny Magill 1–0, Ross Carr 0–2 (0–1m), Eugene Branagan 0–2, Patrick McCarthy 0–1, Ceilum Doherty 0–1, Donagh McAleenan 0–1, Liam Kerr 0–1	Report	Joe Hagan 1–3, Dylan Farrell 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Darragh Doherty 0–2 (0–1m), Keelin McGann 0–2, Patrick Fox 0–1, Ryan Moffett 0–1, Dessie Reynolds 0–1	Stadium: Páirc Esler Referee: Anthony Nolan

Quarter-finals

17 June 2023 Quarter-final	Limerick	0–14 – 1–14	Laois	Limerick
15:00 IST (UTC+1)	James Naughton 0–5 (0–4f, 0–1m), Hugh Bourke 0–4 (0–1f), Cian Sheehan 0–2, Barry Coleman 0–1, Cathal Downes 0–1, Brian Donovan 0–1	Report	Mark Barry 0–4 (0–2f), Colm Murphy 1–1 (0–1m), Evan O'Carroll 0–3 (0–1f, 0–1m), Patrick O'Sullivan 0–2, Killian Roche 0–1 (0–1 '45), Kieran Lillis 0–1, James Finn 0–1, Brian Daly 0–1	Stadium: TUS Gaelic Grounds Referee: Thomas Murphy

17 June 2023 Quarter-final	Meath	2–23 – 0–12	Wexford	Navan
16:00 IST (UTC+1)	Jordan Morris 0–6 (0–1m), James McEntee 0–6, Aaron Lynch 1–2, Matthew Costello 0–4 (0–2f), Cathal Hickey 1–0, Daithi McGowan 0–3, Jack Flynn 0–1, Eoghan Frayne 0–1	Report	Mark Rossiter 0–2 (0–2f), Ben Brosnan 0–2 (0–2f), Eoghan Nolan 0–2, Eoin Porter 0–1, Glen Malone 0–1, Liam Coleman 0–1, Paraic Hughes 0–1, Richard Waters 0–1, Jonathan Bealin 0–1	Stadium: Páirc Tailteann Referee: Brendan Griffin

17 June 2023 Quarter-final	Cavan	0–15 – 1–17	Down	Cavan
17:15 IST (UTC+1)	Oisin Brady 0–8 (0–4f, 0–2m), Padraig Faulkner 0–2, Gearóid McKiernan 0–1 (0–1f), Oisín Kiernan 0–1, Cian Madden 0–1, Tiarnan Madden 0–1, Brandon Boylan 0–1	Report	Pat Havern 0–5 (0–2f, 0–1m), Rory Mason 0–4 (0–1f), Liam Kerr 0–4, Danny Magill 1–1, Patrick McCarthy 0–1, Ryan Johnston 0–1, Shane Annett 0–1	Stadium: Kingspan Breffni Referee: Seamus Mulhare

18 June 2023 Quarter-final	Antrim	1–19 – 1–15	Carlow	Belfast
13:00 IST (UTC+1)	Dominic McEnhill 0–11 (0–7f), Ruairi McCann (Aghagallon) 1–0, Michael Byrne 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Patrick McCormick 0–1, Peter Healy 0–1, Cathal Hynds 0–1, Marc Jordan 0–1, Ruairi McCann (Creggan) 0–1, Patrick Finnegan 0–1	Report	Darragh Foley 0–8 (0–6f), Ross Dunphy 0–4, Mikey Bambrick 1–0, Conor Crowley 0–2, Niall Hickey 0–1	Stadium: Corrigan Park Referee: John Gilmartin

Semi-finals

25 June 2023 Semi-final	Meath	2–16 – 2–14	Antrim	Dublin
14:00 IST (UTC+1)	Jordan Morris 1–4, Aaron Lynch 1–2 (0–1m), Matthew Costello 0–4 (0–1f), Jack Flynn 0–2, Conor Gray 0–1, Jack O'Connor 0–1, James McEntee 0–1, Cathal Hickey 0–1	Report	Dominic McEnhill 1–3 (1–0 pen, 0–2f), Patrick McBride 1–1, Adam Loughran 0–3, Michael Byrne 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Dermot McAleese 0–2, Ruairi McCann (Creggan) 0–1, Ruairi McCann (Aghagallon) 0–1, Odhrán Eastwood 0–1	Stadium: Croke Park Referee: Barry Judge

25 June 2023 Semi-final	Down	8–16 – 2–12	Laois	Dublin
16:00 IST (UTC+1)	Liam Kerr 3–2, Danny Magill 2–0, Pat Havern 1–3, Rory Mason 1–1 (0–1f), Odhran Murdock 1–1, Eugene Branagan 0–3, Ceilum Doherty 0–2 (0–1m), Patrick Branagan 0–2, Niall Kane 0–1 (0–1 '45), Ryan Johnston 0–1	Report	Mark Barry 1–6 (1–0 pen, 0–4f, 0–1m), Kevin Swayne 1–0, Eoin Lowry 0–2 (0–1m), Killian Roche 0–1 (0–1 '45), Paul Kingston 0–1, Evan O'Carroll 0–1, Dylan Kavanagh 0–1	Stadium: Croke Park Referee: Barry Tiernan

Final

15 July 2023 Final	Down	0–14 – 2–13	Meath	Dublin
15:00 IST (UTC+1)	Pat Havern 0–4 (0–3f), Niall Kane 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Liam Kerr 0–2, Ryan Johnston 0–2, Ceilum Doherty 0–1, Odhran Murdock 0–1, Shealan Johnston 0–1, Andrew Gilmore 0–1	Report	Jack O'Connor 1–2, Jack Flynn 0–4, Ronan Jones 1–1, Matthew Costello 0–3 (0–2f), Cathal Hickey 0–2, Jordan Morris 0–1	Stadium: Croke Park Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan) Man of the Match: Jack Flynn (Meath)

Stadia and locations

County	Location	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Antrim	Belfast	Ulster	Corrigan Park	3,700
Carlow	Carlow	Leinster	Dr Cullen Park	21,000
Cavan	Cavan	Ulster	Breffni Park	32,000
Down	Newry	Ulster	Páirc Esler
Fermanagh	Enniskillen	Ulster	Brewster Park	20,000
Laois	Portlaoise	Leinster	O'Moore Park	27,000
Leitrim	Carrick-on-Shannon	Connacht	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada	9,331
Limerick	Limerick	Munster	Gaelic Grounds
London	South Ruislip	Britain	McGovern Park	3,000
Longford	Longford	Leinster	Pearse Park	10,000
Meath	Navan	Leinster	Páirc Tailteann
New York	Bronx	North America	Gaelic Park	2,000
Offaly	Tullamore	Leinster	O'Connor Park	20,000
Tipperary	Thurles	Munster	Semple Stadium	45,690
Waterford	Waterford	Munster	Fraher Field	15,000
Wexford	Wexford	Leinster	Chadwicks Wexford Park	20,000
Wicklow	Aughrim	Leinster	Aughrim County Ground	7,000

Championship statistics

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 22 points
  • Down 8-16 - 2-12 Laois (Semi Final)
• Most goals in a match: 10
  • Down 8-16 - 2-12 Laois (Semi Final)
• Most points in a match: 35
  • Meath 2-23 – 0-12 Wexford (quarter-final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 8
  • Down 8-16 - 2-12 Laois (Semi Final)
• Most points by one team in a match: 25
  • Cavan 2-25 - 2-09 Offaly (Round 3)
• Highest aggregate score: 58 points
  • Down 8-16 - 2-12 Laois (Semi Final)
• Lowest aggregate score: 25 points
  • Carlow 0-15 — 0-10 New York (preliminary quarter final)

Miscellaneous

• Meath win their 1st championship in 13 years, last winning the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship.
• Limerick and Meath will make their debuts in the Tailteann Cup.
• Carlow and New York meet in championship football for the first time.

See also

• 2023 Connacht Senior Football Championship
• 2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship
• 2023 Munster Senior Football Championship
• 2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship
• 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (Tier 1)
• 2023 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (Tier 3)

References

1. O'Toole, Fintan (May 2, 2023). "Here are the 2023 GAA Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup group stage draws". The42.
2. Browne, P. J. "Confirmed: 2023 Tailteann Cup Group Stage Draw And Fixtures". Balls.ie.
3. "Draws made for GAA football championship and Tailteann Cup". The Irish Times.
4. Ingram, Elaine (15 July 2023). "Meath come good in second half to land Tailteann Cup". RTÉ News. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

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