2017 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
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Leinster 4
Munster 3
Ulster 4
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 May – 24 September 2017 |
| Teams | Connacht 2 Leinster 4 Munster 3 Ulster 4 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (2nd win) |
| Captain | Sinéad Aherne |
| Manager | Mick Bohan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Mayo |
| Captain | Sarah Tierney |
| Manager | Frank Browne |
| Provincial champions | |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Championship Statistics | |
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The 2017 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 44th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county Ladies' Gaelic Football tournament. It is known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.
As well as live games on TG4, this season was the first to see live-streaming of championship games via YouTube.[1]
Provincial Championships
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise their provincial championship. Each province determines the format for deciding their champions and it may be league, group, knock-out, double-elimination, etc. or a combination. For clarity, the format is explained in the provincial sections below.
Qualifiers
All teams except the provincial champions enter the All-Ireland qualifiers. The final four winners from the qualifiers re-enter the All-Ireland championship at the quarter-final stage. All matches are knock-out.
All-Ireland
The four provincial champions play the four winners from the qualifiers in the All-Ireland quarter-finals with the winners progressing to the semi-finals. The final is normally played on the fourth Sunday in September. All matches are knock-out.
Hawkeye
This was the first year that Hawkeye was used in Ladies Gaelic Football but was limited to televised matches.[2]
Provincial championships
Connacht Championship
Connacht Format
As only two teams enter, a knock-out final is played.[3]
Connacht Final
| 2 July 2017 4:30 pm Final |
Mayo | 1-8 – 3-12 | Galway | MacHale Park, Castlebar Referee: G Chapman (Sligo) |
| Report |
Leinster Championship
Leinster Format
Three of the four Leinster teams (Kildare, Laois and Westmeath) compete in an initial group stage. Each team plays all the other teams once in three rounds.
The group winner advances to the final. The group runner-up plays Dublin in the semi-final.[4]
Leinster Group Stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Westmeath |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +8 |
 Laois |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 |
 Kildare |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –10 |
Leinster Semi-Final
| 25 June 2017 12:00 pm Semi-Final |
Laois | 2-3 - 8-13 | Dublin | Páirc Mochua, Timahoe |
| Aileen O'Loughlin and Ciara Burke 1-0 each, Mo Nerney, Rachel Williams, Clare Conlon (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Sinéad Aherne 3-4 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Sarah McCaffrey 2-2, Nicole Owens 2-1, 1-4, Amy Connolly and Lyndsey Davey 0-1 each |
Leinster Final
| 9 July 2017 4:00 pm Final |
Dublin | 3-18 - 0-8 | Westmeath | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow Man of the Match: Noëlle Healy |
| Noëlle Healy 2-3, Lauren Magee 1-1, Sinéad Aherne 0-4 (0-2f), Carla Rowe 0-3, Nicole Owens and Denise McKenna (0-1f) 0-2 each Rachel Ruddy, Niamh Collins, Niamh McEvoy 0-1 each | Report | Fiona Claffey, Laura Lee Walsh 0-2, Leona Archibald (0-1f) 0-2 each, Maud Annie Foley and Lucy McCartan 0-1 each |
Munster Championship
Munster Format
The three Munster teams (Cork, Kerry and Waterford) compete in an initial group stage. The top two teams advance to the final.[5]
Munster Group Stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Waterford |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +9 |
 Kerry |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
 Cork |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –8 |
Munster Final
| 8 July 2017 3:15 pm Final |
Waterford | 3-6 – 1-14 | Kerry | Carrigoon GAA Complex, Mallow Man of the Match: Aislinn Desmond |
| Maria Delahunty 1-3 (0-3f), Katie Hannon (1-0 pen) and Grainne Kennealy 1-0 each, Michelle Ryan 0-2, Aoife Murray 0-1 | Report | Sarah Houlihan 1-4 (0-1f), Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh 0-6 (0-2f), Lorraine Scanlon 0-2, Amanda Brosnan and Laura Rogers 0-1 each |
Ulster Championship
Ulster Format
Four teams compete in two semi-finals and a final. All matches are knockout.[6]
Ulster Semi-Finals
Ulster Final
| 2 July 2017 3:45 PM Final |
Donegal | 4-11 - 0-15 | Monaghan | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Conor Dourneen (Cavan) Man of the Match: Geraldine McLaughlin |
| Geraldine McLaughlin 2-6 (0-4f), Yvonne McMonagle 1-1, Roisin Friel 1-0, Karen Guthrie 0-2f, Grainne Houston and Eilish Ward 0-1 each | Report | Ellen McCarron 0-8 (0-4f), Eileen McKenna and Ciara McAnespie 0-2, Cora Courtney (0-1f), Caoimhe Mohan, Rosemary Courtney 0-1 each |