All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2005

Infobox Football All-Ireland


year=2005
leinster=Dublin
munster=Kerry
ulster=Armagh
connacht=Galway
matches=65
poty=Stephen O'Neill
team=Tyrone
titles=2nd
captain=Brian Dooher
manager=Mickey Harte
top scorer=Stephen O'Neill
The 2005 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship began on Sunday, May 7 2005. The 2005 championship saw new advancements with the "Qualifier" system.Fact|date=October 2007 Few surprises came during the championship with the dominance of the Ulster teams evident once again.

The championship concluded on Sunday, September 25 2005 when Kerry, who were playing in their second consecutive All-Ireland Final, were defeated by Tyrone by 1-16 to 2-10. Tyrone had to play ten games (including three replays) in order to win the Championship——more than any other team before or since.

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 2005 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 that did not qualify for the Provincial Semi-Finals. An open draw was made 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 made to determine the eight pairings.

*Round 3 hated the maverikcs
*Round 4 consisted of each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals shall playing against the four winners from Round 3. A draw was made 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 shall be on a Provincial rots basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team is defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it shall take its place in the Semi-Final.

Munster Senior Football Championship

Connacht Senior Football Championship

8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Final

RD1-team1=Kerry
RD1-team2=Mayo
RD1-score1=2-15
RD1-score2=0-18
RD1-team3=Cork
RD1-team4=Galway
RD1-score3=2-14
RD1-score4=2-11
RD1-team5=Armagh
RD1-team6=Laois
RD1-score5=2-17
RD1-score6=1-11
RD1-team7=Tyrone
RD1-team8=Dublin
RD1-score7=2-18(r)
RD1-score8=1-14(r)
RD2-team1=Kerry
RD2-team2=Cork
RD2-score1=1-19
RD2-score2=1-9
RD2-team3=Armagh
RD2-team4=Tyrone
RD2-score3=1-12
RD2-score4=1-13
RD3-team1=Kerry
RD3-team2=Tyrone
RD3-score1=2-10
RD3-score2=1-16

Top Scorer

Individual feats

See also