All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship (Irish: Craobh Shinsir Peile na mBan in Éirinn) is the premier inter-county competition in the game of ladies' Gaelic football in Ireland.[1] The series of games are organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and are played during the summer months, with the All-Ireland Final being played at Croke Park.[2] The qualifiers were introduced in 2008.[3]

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
IrishCraobh Shinsear Peile na mBan na hÉireann
Founded1974
TrophyBrendan Martin Cup
Title holdersDublin (6th title)
Most titlesCork
Kerry (11 titles)
SponsorsTG4

The winning team is presented with the Brendan Martin Cup (Irish: Corn Bhreandáin Uí Mháirtín).[4] The cup is named after Brendan Martin, a native of Tullamore, County Offaly, who organised Ladies' Gaelic football games in the early 1970s and became one of the first treasurers of the newly founded Ladies' Gaelic Football Association.

History edit

Teams edit

2024 Championship edit

CountyProvinceChampionship titlesLast championship titlePosition in 2023 championshipLast provincial title
ArmaghUlster11995Quarter-finals2022
CorkMunster112016Semi-finals2023
DonegalUlster0Quarter-finals2023
DublinLeinster62023Champions2023
GalwayConnacht12004Quarter-finals2022
KerryMunster111993Runners-up2017
KildareLeinster0Champions (Intermediate Championship)
LaoisLeinster12001Group stage
MayoConnacht42003Semi-finals2023
MeathLeinster22022Quarter-finals
TipperaryMunster31980Group stage
WaterfordMunster51998Group stage

2023 Tiers edit

ChampionshipCounty teamProvince
Senior ArmaghUlster
CavanUlster
CorkMunster
DonegalUlster
DublinLeinster
GalwayConnacht
KerryMunster
LaoisLeinster
MayoConnacht
MeathLeinster
TipperaryMunster
WaterfordMunster
Intermediate AntrimUlster
ClareMunster
KildareLeinster
LeitrimConnacht
LongfordLeinster
LouthLeinster
MonaghanUlster
OffalyLeinster
RoscommonConnacht
TyroneUlster
WestmeathLeinster
WexfordLeinster
WicklowLeinster
Junior CarlowLeinster
DerryUlster
DownUlster
FermanaghUlster
KilkennyLeinster
LimerickMunster
LondonBritain
SligoConnacht

Finals edit

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenueAttendance
1974Tipperary2–03 – 2–02OffalyDurrow, County Laois
1975Tipperary1–04 – 0–00GalwayGeraldine Park, Athy700
1976Kerry4–06 – 1–05OffalyLittleton, County Tipperary
1977Cavan4–03 – 2–03RoscommonDurrow, County Laois3,000
1978Roscommon2–03 – 0–05TipperaryDr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
1979Offaly2–06 – 3–03TipperaryThe Heath, Portlaoise
Offaly3–06 – 1–06TipperaryMcCann Park, Portarlington
1980Tipperary1–01 – 0–01CavanEdenderry
1981Offaly1–11 – 4–00CavanDr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
1982Kerry1–08 – 1–02OffalyMacDonagh Park, Nenagh
1983Kerry4–06 – 1–07WexfordKilsheelan
1984Kerry0–05 – 0–03LeitrimPáirc Mochua, Timahoe
1985Kerry2–09 – 0–05LaoisPáirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork5,000
1986Kerry1–11 – 0–08WexfordCroke Park, Dublin
1987Kerry2–10 – 2–02WestmeathCroke Park, Dublin
1988Kerry2–12 – 3–03LaoisCroke Park, Dublin
1989Kerry1–14 – 1–05WexfordCroke Park, Dublin
1990Kerry1–09 – 0–06LaoisCroke Park, Dublin
1991Waterford5–08 – 3–07LaoisCroke Park, Dublin
1992Waterford2–10 – 3–04LaoisCroke Park, Dublin
1993Kerry4–08 – 2–06LaoisCroke Park, Dublin
1994Waterford2-10 – 0-12MonaghanCroke Park, Dublin
1995Waterford4-14 – 1-05MonaghanCroke Park, Dublin
1996Monaghan2–09 – 2–09LaoisCroke Park, Dublin
Monaghan2–15 – 1–09LaoisCroke Park, Dublin
1997Monaghan2–15 – 1–16WaterfordCroke Park, Dublin
1998Waterford1–16 – 4–07MonaghanCroke Park, Dublin16,421
Waterford2–14 – 3–08MonaghanCroke Park, Dublin13,551
1999Mayo0–12 – 1–08WaterfordCroke Park, Dublin15,000
2000Mayo3–06 – 0–14WaterfordCroke Park, Dublin
2001Laois2–14 – 1–16MayoCroke Park, Dublin
2002Mayo0–12 – 1–08MonaghanCroke Park, Dublin
2003Mayo1–04 – 0–05DublinCroke Park, Dublin
2004Galway3–08 – 0–11DublinCroke Park, Dublin
2005 [5]Cork1–11 – 0–08GalwayCroke Park, Dublin23,358
2006 [6]Cork1–07 – 1–06ArmaghCroke Park, Dublin
2007 [7]Cork2–11 – 2–06MayoCroke Park, Dublin
2008 [8]Cork4–13 – 0–11MonaghanCroke Park, Dublin20,015
2009[9]Cork1–09 – 0–11DublinCroke Park, Dublin21,606
2010[10]Dublin3–16 – 0–09TyroneCroke Park, Dublin21,750
2011[11]Cork2–07 – 0–11MonaghanCroke Park, Dublin20,061
2012[12]Cork0–16 – 0-07KerryCroke Park, Dublin16,998
2013[13]Cork1-10 – 1-09MonaghanCroke Park, Dublin25,103
2014[14]Cork2–13 – 2-12DublinCroke Park, Dublin27,374
2015[15]Cork0-12 – 0-10DublinCroke Park, Dublin31,083
2016[16]Cork1-07 – 1-06DublinCroke Park, Dublin34,445
2017[17]Dublin4-11 – 0-11MayoCroke Park, Dublin46,286
2018[18]Dublin3-11 – 1-12CorkCroke Park, Dublin50,141
2019Dublin2-03 – 0-04GalwayCroke Park, Dublin56,114
2020[19]Dublin1-10 – 1-05CorkCroke Park, Dublin0
2021[20]Meath1-11 – 0-12DublinCroke Park, Dublin32,000[21]
2022Meath3-10 – 1-07KerryCroke Park, Dublin46,440
2023Dublin0-18 – 1-10KerryCroke Park, Dublin46,000

Roll of honour edit

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship edit

#CountyWinsRunners-upYears wonYears Runners-up
1 Kerry1131976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 19932012, 2022, 2023
Cork1122005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 20162018, 2020
3 Dublin672010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 20232003, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
4 Waterford531991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 19981997, 1999, 2000
5 Mayo431999, 2000, 2002, 20032001, 2007, 2017
6 Tipperary321974, 1975, 19801978, 1979
7 Monaghan271996, 19971994, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013
Offaly231979, 19811974, 1976, 1982
Meath202021, 2022
10 Laois1720011985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996
Galway1320041975, 2005, 2019
Cavan1219771980, 1981
Roscommon1119781977
13 Wexford031983, 1986, 1989
Leitrim011984
Westmeath011987
Armagh012006
Tyrone012010

Senior Ladies' Football Provincial Championships edit

#CountyTitlesYears won
1 Dublin72015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
2 Galway52015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Donegal52015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
Cork52016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
5 Kerry22015, 2017
Mayo22016, 2023
7 Monaghan12016
Armagh12022

See also edit

References edit

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