The 2009 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. The winners of the 2009 O'Byrne Cup were Louth.

O'Byrne Cup

First round The eight winning teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup go on to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament. The losers of the first round go on to the O'Byrne Shield quarter finals.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

GK1 Stuart Reynolds (O'Connells) RCB2 John O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's)FB3 Dessie Finnegan (St Patrick's) LCB4 Benny McArdle (St Patrick's Dromintee, Armagh)RHB5 Pádraig Rath (Dreadnots)CHB6 Mick Fanning (Naomh Máirtín)LHB7 Gerard Hoey (Geraldines)MF8 Ronan Carroll (St Mary's)MF9 Brian White (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Adrian Reid (Mattock Rangers)CHF11 Shane Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets) (c)LHF12 David Reid (Mattock Rangers)RCF13 JP Rooney (Naomh Máirtín)FF14 Derek Crilly (Dundalk Gaels)LCF15 Darren Clarke (St Mary's)Substitutes: 16 Páraic Smith (Dreadnots) for Adrian Reid 17 Aaron Hoey (St Bride's) for Carroll 18 Derek Maguire (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Rooney 19 Kevin Rogers (Naomh Malachi) for Clarke GK1 Michael Boyle (Donegal)RCB2 Barry Watters (Cavan)FB3 Kieran Gavin (Westmeath)LCB4 Paddy Andrews (Dublin)RHB5 Dermot Sheridan (Cavan)CHB6 Ciarán Hughes (Monaghan)LHB7 Ronan Flanagan (Cavan)MF8 Ray Cullivan (Cavan)MF9 Kevin Reilly (Meath)RHF10 Cathal Cregg (Roscommon)CHF11 Brian Sheridan (Meath)LHF12 David Keenan (Roscommon)RCF13 Rory Maguire (Meath)FF14 Luke Sweetman (Dublin)LCF15 Martin McElroy (Monaghan)Substitutes: 16 Kevin Leahy (Dublin) for Flanagan 17 Pauric Howard (Meath) for Brian Sheridan 18 Seánie Johnston (Cavan) for Maguire 19 Shane O'Rourke (Meath) for Sweetman 20 David Kelly (Sligo) for Keenan 21 Conor Rafferty (Louth) for Cregg

O'Byrne Shield The teams included in the quarter-finals of the O'Byrne Shield were Offaly, Carlow, Wexford, Laois, Kilkenny, UCD, Athlone IT and Westmeath. Laois were the eventual winners in the final against Carlow.

See also 2009 Dr McKenna Cup

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