All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2006

Infobox Football All-Ireland


year=2006
leinster=Dublin
munster=Cork
ulster=Armagh
connacht=Mayo
matches= 69
poty=
team=Kerry
titles=34th
captain=Declan O'Sullivan
manager=Jack O'Connor
top scorer=Conor Mortimer

The 2006 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship began on Sunday, May 7 2006. The 2006 championship used the same "Qualifier" system that was used in 2005.
Tyrone were the defending champions, but were knocked out relatively early in the competition by Laois. Kerry won their 34th Sam Maguire beating Mayo in a repeat of the 2004 final.

Format

Since the introducation of the so-called "back-door" system a few years ago, a number of changes have taken place in the championship format. In 2006 the following system was used:

The provincial championships in Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht ran as usual on a "knock-out" basis. These provincial games were then followed by the "Qualifier" system:
*Round 1 of the qualifiers included all the counties (except New York) that did not qualify for the Provincial Semi-Finals. An open draw was held to give eight pairings.

*Round 2 consisted of the eight defeated teams in the Provincial Semi-Finals playing against the eight winners from Round 1. A draw was held to determine the eight pairings.

*Round 3 consisted of the eight winners from Round 2. Another open draw was held to determine the four pairings.

*Round 4 consisted of each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals playing against the four winners from Round 3. A draw was held to determine the four pairings.

The All-Ireland Quarter-Finals: Each of the four Provincial Champions played one of the four winners from Round 4. The All-Ireland Semi-Finals were on a Provincial rots basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team was defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it would take its place in the Semi-Final.

Munster Senior Football Championship

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Round 3

Round three consisted of the eight winners from Round two. Another open draw was held with the eight winners to determine the four pairings. The teams taking part in the third round were: Laois, Wexford, Meath, Fermanagh, Sligo, Westmeath, Longford and Derry.

All-Ireland Series

8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals
5th/13 August | RD2=Semifinals
20th/27 August | RD3=Final
17 September

RD1-seed1=| RD1-seed2=| RD1-seed3=| RD1-seed4=| RD1-seed5=| RD1-seed6=| RD1-seed7=| RD1-seed8=

RD1-team1=Armagh
RD1-team2=Kerry
RD1-score1=1-13
RD1-score2=3-15

RD1-team3=Cork
RD1-team4=Donegal
RD1-score3=1-11
RD1-score4=1-10

RD1-team5=Dublin
RD1-team6=Westmeath
RD1-score5=1-12
RD1-score6=0-5

RD1-team7=Mayo
RD1-team8=Laois
RD1-score7=0-14
RD1-score8=0-11

RD2-team1=Kerry
RD2-team2=Cork
RD2-score1=0-16
RD2-score2=0-10

RD2-team3=Dublin
RD2-team4=Mayo
RD2-score3=2-12
RD2-score4=1-16

RD3-team1=Kerry
RD3-team2=Mayo
RD3-score1=4-15
RD3-score2=3-05

All-Ireland Football Final

Top championship scorer

See also