2017 O'Byrne Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2017 |
| Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Dublin (9th win) |
| Manager | Paul Clarke |
| Captain | Ciarán Reddin |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Louth |
| Manager | Colin Kelly |
The 2017 O'Byrne Cup was played by county and further education college teams of Leinster GAA in January 2017 and was won by Dublin.[1][2]
16 teams compete: 11 county teams (all those of Leinster except Kilkenny) and 5 third-level teams (DIT, UCD, IT Carlow, DCU–Dóchas Éireann and Maynooth University).
The teams are drawn into 4 groups of 4 teams each. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The four group winners compete in the semi-finals.
Group stage
Group 1
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dublin |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 4 |
 Wexford |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 3 |
| UCD |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 3 |
 DCU–Dóchas Éireann |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 2 |
Group 2
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kildare |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 21 | +53 | 6 |
 Longford |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 4 |
 Offaly |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 2 |
 IT Carlow |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 95 | –72 | 0 |
Group 3
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Meath |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-50 | 1-35 | +30 | 5 |
 Laois |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-48 | 3-29 | +22 | 5 |
| DIT |
3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-28 | 4-37 | –18 | 2 |
 Wicklow |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-24 | 3-49 | –34 | 0 |
- Meath finished 1st due to their better score difference.
Group 4
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Louth |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 6 |
 Westmeath |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 4 |
 Carlow |
3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 2 |
 Maynooth University |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 67 | –21 | 0 |