2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	4 May - 21 September 2003
Teams	33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Tyrone (1st win)
Captain	Peter Canavan
Manager	Mickey Harte
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Armagh
Captain	Kieran McGeeney
Manager	Joe Kernan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Laois
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	61
Goals total	97 (1.59 per game)
Points total	1478 (24.23 per game)
Top Scorer	Peter Canavan (1-48)
Player of the Year	Steven McDonnell
← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was won by Tyrone in a landmark All-Ireland final, the first to be contested by two teams from the same province: Tyrone and Armagh - both from Ulster. It was also a year that marked a peak in Ulster dominance on the All-Ireland stage, with three teams (the finalists and Donegal) reaching the semi finals. The top scorer of the year, by a big margin, was Tyrone's Peter Canavan, with a personal tally of 1-48 (51 points). Armagh's Steven McDonnell was named Player of the Year for his accuracy in getting goals, and a final tally of 5-23.^[1]

Format

The provincial championships in Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht were run 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 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 consisted of the eight winners from Round 2. Another open draw was made to determine the four pairings.

• Round 4 consisted of the four winners from Round 3 playing against the beaten Provincial finalists. A draw was made to determine the 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 played on a Provincial rota basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team was defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeated it took its place in the Semi-Final.

Connacht Senior Football Championship

	Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
	New York		0-12
	Leitrim		0-14			Leitrim		1-07
	Roscommon		0-08			Galway		2-13
	Galway		0-12								Galway		1-14
											Mayo		0-13
						Mayo		0-14
	London		0-09			Sligo		0-11
	Sligo		3-11

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Munster Senior Football Championship

	Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
	Limerick		0-16
	Cork		0-06			Limerick		2-14
						Clare		0-12
											Limerick		0-09
											Kerry		1-11
						Kerry		0-25
	Waterford		1-12			Tipperary		1-10
	Tipperary		0-18

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Ulster Senior Football Championship

	Preliminary Round					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
						Cavan		1-10
						Antrim		2-09
											Antrim		1-09
											Tyrone		1-17
						Derry		1-05
						Tyrone		0-17
																Tyrone		0-23
	Armagh		0-09													Down		1-05
	Monaghan		0-13			Monaghan		0-13
						Down		1-12
											Down		2-10
											Fermanagh		0-11
						Fermanagh		0-10
						Donegal		0-06

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Leinster Senior Football Championship

	Round 1					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
	Louth		4-12
	Wicklow		2-07			Louth		0-09
						Dublin		1-19
											Dublin		0-14
	Laois		1-19								Laois		0-16
	Wexford		0-09			Laois		2-10
						Offaly		0-13
																Laois		2-13
	Carlow		1-12													Kildare		1-13
	Westmeath		1-17			Westmeath		0-05
						Meath		1-11
											Meath		1-11
											Kildare		0-15
						Longford		2-06
						Kildare		1-14

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All-Ireland qualifiers

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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All Ireland series

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Donegal		0-14
	Galway		0-11
						Donegal		1-09
						Armagh		2-10
	Armagh		0-15
	Laois		0-13
											Armagh		0-09
											Tyrone		0-12
	Kerry		1-21
	Roscommon		3-10
						Kerry		0-06
						Tyrone		0-13
	Tyrone		1-21
	Fermanagh		0-05

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

References

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Trophy Leinster Connacht Munster Ulster Records and statistics Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Losing players Winning teams Seasons 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Finals 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Connacht Championship Leinster Championship Munster Championship Ulster Championship