2023 Tailteann Cup

The 2023 Tailteann Cup was the second edition of the Tailteann Cup, a Gaelic football competition contested by the seventeen county teams that did not qualify for a provincial final, including New York (the other teams competed for the Sam Maguire Cup). 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.

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 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: CountyLast Cup titleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2022Appearance Antrim—1951 —Round 12nd Down—19941994Round 12nd Carlow—1944 —Quarter-finals2nd Cavan—20201952Runners-up2nd Fermanagh— — —Quarter-finals2nd Laois—2003 —Round 12nd Leitrim—1994 —Quarter-finals2nd Limerick—18961896Round 2 (All-Ireland Senior Football Championship)1st London— — —Round 12nd Longford—1968 —Round 12nd Meath—20101999Round 1 (All-Ireland Senior Football Championship)1st Offaly—19971982Semi-finals2nd New York— — —Quarter-finals2nd Tipperary—20201920Round 12nd Waterford—1898 —Preliminary round2nd Wexford—19451918Preliminary round2nd Wicklow— — —Round 12nd

Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor AntrimAndy McEnteePeter HealyFibrus CarlowNiall CarewSean GannonSETU CavanMickey GrahamRaymond GalliganKingspan Group DownConor LavertyPierce LavertyEOS IT Solutions FermanaghKieran DonnellyDeclan McCuskerTracey Concrete LaoisBilly SheehanTrevor Collins and Evan O’CarrollMW Hire Group LeitrimAndy MoranDonal WrynnJ. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York LimerickMark FitzgeraldIain Corbett and Donal O’SullivanJP McManus LondonMichael MaherLiam GavaghanClayton Hotel LongfordPaddy ChristiePatrick FoxGlennon Brothers MeathColm O'RourkeDonal KeoganBective Stud, Tea Rooms and Apartments New YorkJohnny McGeeneyJohnny GlynnNavillus OffalyMartin MurphyDeclan HoganGlenisk TipperaryDavid PowerConor SweeneyFiserv WaterfordEphie FitzgeraldDermot RyanCognizant WexfordJohn HegartyLiam ColemanZurich Insurance Group WicklowOisín McConvillePadraig O’TooleRenault

Draws Group stage seeding Numbers in brackets indicate ranking in the 2023 NFL.

Pot 1 Meath Cavan Fermanagh Limerick

Pot 2 Down Offaly Antrim Wicklow

Pot 3 Longford Tipperary Laois Wexford

Pot 4 Leitrim Carlow Waterford London

New York 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.

Seeded into quarter-finals Cavan Limerick Meath Antrim

Seeded into preliminary quarter-finals Offaly Down Carlow Fermanagh

Unseeded in preliminary quarter-finals Laois Longford Wexford New York

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

Preliminary quarter-finals

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity AntrimBelfastUlsterCorrigan Park3,700 CarlowCarlowLeinsterDr Cullen Park21,000 CavanCavanUlsterBreffni Park32,000 DownNewryUlsterPáirc Esler FermanaghEnniskillenUlsterBrewster Park20,000 LaoisPortlaoiseLeinsterO'Moore Park27,000 LeitrimCarrick-on-ShannonConnachtPáirc Seán Mac Diarmada9,331 LimerickLimerickMunsterGaelic Grounds LondonSouth RuislipBritainMcGovern Park3,000 LongfordLongfordLeinsterPearse Park10,000 MeathNavanLeinsterPáirc Tailteann New YorkBronxNorth AmericaGaelic Park2,000 OffalyTullamoreLeinsterO'Connor Park20,000 TipperaryThurlesMunsterSemple Stadium45,690 WaterfordWaterfordMunsterFraher Field15,000 WexfordWexfordLeinsterChadwicks Wexford Park20,000 WicklowAughrimLeinsterAughrim County Ground7,000

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 make their debuts in the Tailteann Cup. Carlow and New York meet in championship football for the first time.

2023 Tailteann Cup

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