2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	7 May - 17 September 2006
Teams	33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (34th win)
Captain	Declan O'Sullivan
Manager	Jack O'Connor
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Mayo
Captain	David Heaney
Manager	Mickey Moran
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Armagh
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
No. matches played	69
Goals total	102 (1.48 per game)
Points total	1486 (21.54 per game)
Top Scorer	Conor Mortimer (1-35)
Player of the Year	Kieran Donaghy
← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship began on Sunday 7 May 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

	Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
	Clare		0-08
	Limerick		2-05			Limerick		0-05
						Cork		0-09
											Cork		1-12
											Kerry		0-09
						Tipperary		1-05
	Waterford		0-08			Kerry		0-17
	Kerry		0-16

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Leinster Senior Football Championship

	Round 1					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
	Offaly		0-15
	Westmeath		0-11			Offaly		3-09
						Kildare		0-15
											Offaly		2-15
	Louth		0-10								Wexford		1-14
	Meath		1-15			Meath		1-13
						Wexford		1-19
																Offaly		0-09
	Carlow		4-09													Dublin		1-15
	Wicklow		0-12			Carlow		1-09
						Laois		1-17
											Laois		0-12
											Dublin		3-17
						Dublin		1-12
						Longford		0-13

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Ulster Senior Football Championship

	Preliminary Round					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
						Antrim		0-09
						Fermanagh		1-09
											Fermanagh		1-08
											Armagh		0-16
						Monaghan		0-10
						Armagh		1-13
																Armagh		1-09
	Cavan		0-11													Donegal		0-09
	Down		1-13			Down		1-11
						Donegal		1-12
											Donegal		1-11
											Derry		0-11
						Tyrone		0-05
						Derry		1-08

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Connacht Senior Football Championship

	Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
	New York		0-09
	Roscommon		1-14			Roscommon		1-08
	Sligo		1-12			Galway		3-07
	Galway		0-19								Galway		1-08
											Mayo		0-12
						Leitrim		1-09
	London		0-08			Mayo		1-10
	Mayo		1-18

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All-Ireland qualifiers

Round 1

This Round included all the counties that did not qualify for their respective Provincial Semi-Finals. An Open Draw was held to give eight pairings, the winners progressed to Round 2 and the losers were eliminated from the 2006 All-Ireland Football Championship, but could continue in the All-Ireland competition, the Tommy Murphy Cup. Due to a controversial blood substitution by Offaly against Kildare, Kildare decided to appeal the match result and therefore Offaly's continuation in the Leinster Championship. Eventually it was clarified that Offaly hadn't broken the substitution rules, Kildare then faced Cavan in the first round of the qualifiers and subsequently defeated them. Round one saw the exit of Antrim, Down, Waterford, London, Carlow, Louth, Cavan and Wicklow from the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. All-Ireland Football Champions Tyrone were forced to a replay against Louth but Tyrone came out as winners in the end.

Round 2

The eight winners of the first round qualifiers were paired with the eight losers in the All-Ireland Provincial Semi-Finals. Round 2 saw the exit of Kildare, Roscommon, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare, Monaghan, Leitrim and 2005 All-Ireland Champions Tyrone.

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.

Round 4

Round 4 consisted of each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals playing against the four winners from Round 3. Donegal were paired with their Ulster rivals Fermanagh, and Leinster finalists Offaly were paired with local rivals Laois. Kerry met surprise fourth round qualifiers Longford and Galway met Westmeath.

All-Ireland series

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Armagh		1-13
	Kerry		3-15
						Kerry		0-16
						Cork		0-10
	Cork		1-11
	Donegal		1-10
											Kerry		4-15
											Mayo		3-05
	Dublin		1-12
	Westmeath		0-5
						Dublin		2-12
						Mayo		1-16
	Mayo		0-14
	Laois		0-11

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

All-Ireland Football Final

Kerry Green and Yellow Shirts/White shorts/Green Socks	4-15 - 3-5 (final score after 70 minutes)	Mayo Green and Red shirts/White shorts/Red socks
Manager: Jack O'Connor Team: Diarmuid Murphy (GK) Marc Ó Sé Michael McCarthy Tom O'Sullivan Tomás Ó Sé Séamus Moynihan(0-1) Aidan O'Mahony(0-2) Darragh Ó Sé Tommy Griffin Seán O'Sullivan(0-01) Declan O'Sullivan(1-02)(Capt.) Paul Galvin(0-1) Colm Cooper(1-02) Kieran Donaghy(1-02) Mike Frank Russell(0-02) Substitutes: Eoin Brosnan(1-01) Darren O’Sullivan B Sheehan(0-1) E Fitzmaurice B Guiney	Half-time: 3-08 - 3-02 Competition: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: 15.30 BST Sunday, September 17, 2006 Venue: Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 82,289 Referee: Brian Crowe (Cavan) Match rules: 70 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions.	Manager: Mickey Moran Team: David Clarke (GK) Dermot Geraghty David Heaney Keith Higgins Aidan Higgins James Nallen Peadar Gardiner Ronan McGarrity Pat Harte (1-00) Billy Joe Padden (0-01) Ger Brady Alan Dillon Kevin O'Neill (2-00) Conor Mortimer (0-03) Ciarán McDonald (0-01) Substitutes: D. Brady Trevor Mortimer B. Moran A Kilcoyne A. Moran

Top scorers

Player	County	Scores	Total
Conor Mortimer	Mayo	1-35	38
James Masters	Cork	1-30	33
Mattie Forde	Wexford	1-25	28
Ross Munnelly	Laois	2-22	28
Brian Kavanagh	Longford	1-24	27
Paddy Bradley	Derry	2-20	26
Bryan Sheehan	Kerry	0-26	26
Conal Keaney	Dublin	1-22	25
Tomás Quinn	Dublin	3-14	23
Michael Meehan	Galway	1-20	23

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