# 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 137th edition of the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887. Thirty-one of the thirty-two Irish counties took part – Kilkenny did not compete, while London and New York completed the lineup.
The championship worked as a two-tier system for the third time, with the Tailteann Cup being the second-tier competition for those that do not qualify for the Sam Maguire Cup competition.
The draws for the championship took place on 21 October 2023. The All-Ireland final was played on 28 July 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Armagh and Connacht champions Galway. Armagh won their 2nd title after a 1–11 to 0–13 win against Galway in the final.

## Format
### Provincial Championships

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. All provincial matches are knock-out.

### Group stage format

Sixteen teams progress to the All-Ireland Championship round-robin:
* The four provincial champions
* The four beaten provincial finalists
* The 2023 Tailteann Cup winners (Meath)
* The seven next-ranked teams, based on final position in the 2024 National Football League
** Position is based on standing after promotion and relegation are applied and after finals are played; therefore, the top two teams in Division 2 outrank the bottom two teams in Division 1, and if the 2nd placed team in Division 2 wins the final, they are ranked above the 1st-place finishers who lost the final.
** If Meath reaches the Leinster final, an 8th team will be chosen based on league position.
The other 17 county teams compete in the 2024 Tailteann Cup.
In the All-Ireland Championship round-robin, 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Each team plays the other in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. Each team plays one home, one away, and one neutral fixture.
The top three in each group advance to the knockout stages, first-place teams to the All-Ireland quarter-finals, and second and third-placed teams to the preliminary quarter-finals.

### All-Ireland format

The four second-placed teams play against the third-placed teams in the preliminary quarter-finals. The winners of the preliminary quarter-finals advance to play the group winners in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow. All matches are knock-out.

## Teams
### General Information

Thirty-three counties competed in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: seven teams in the Connacht Senior Football Championship, eleven teams in the Leinster Senior Football Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Football Championship and nine teams in the Ulster Senior Football Championship.
| County | Last Provincial Title | Last Championship Title | Position in 2023 Championship | Current Championship |
| Antrim | 1951 | — | Tailteann Cup semi-finals (19th–20th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Armagh | 2008 | 2002 | Quarter-finals (5th–8th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Carlow | 1944 | — | Tailteann Cup quarter-finals (21st–24th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Cavan | 2020 | 1952 | Tailteann Cup quarter-finals (21st–24th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Clare | 1992 | — | All-Ireland group stage (13th–16th) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| Cork | 2012 | 2010 | Quarter-finals (5th–8th) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| Derry | 2023 | 1993 | Semi-finals (3rd–4th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Donegal | 2019 | 2012 | Preliminary quarter-finals (9th–12th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Down | 1994 | 1994 | Tailteann Cup finalists (18th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Dublin | 2023 | 2023 | All-Ireland champions (1st) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Fermanagh | — | — | Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-finals (25th–28th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Galway | 2023 | 2001 | Preliminary quarter-finals (9th–12th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Kerry | 2023 | 2022 | Finalists (2nd) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| Kildare | 2000 | 1928 | Preliminary quarter-finals (9th–12th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Laois | 2003 | — | Tailteann Cup semi-finals (19th–20th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Leitrim | 1994 | — | Tailteann Cup group stage (29th–33rd) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Limerick | 1896 | 1896 | Tailteann Cup quarter-finals (21st–24th) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| London | — | — | Tailteann Cup group stage (29th–33rd) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Longford | 1968 | — | Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-finals (25th–28th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Louth | 1957 | 1957 | All-Ireland group stage (13th–16th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Mayo | 2021 | 1951 | Quarter-finals (5th–8th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Meath | 2010 | 1999 | Tailteann Cup winners (17th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Monaghan | 2015 | — | Semi-finals (3rd–4th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| New York | — | — | Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-finals (25th–28th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Offaly | 1997 | 1982 | Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-finals (25th–28th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Roscommon | 2019 | 1944 | Preliminary quarter-finals (9th–12th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Sligo | 2007 | — | All-Ireland group stage (13th–16th) | Connacht Senior Football Championship |
| Tipperary | 2020 | 1920 | Tailteann Cup group stage (29th–33rd) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| Tyrone | 2021 | 2021 | Quarter-finals (5th–8th) | Ulster Senior Football Championship |
| Waterford | 1898 | — | Tailteann Cup group stage (29th–33rd) | Munster Senior Football Championship |
| Westmeath | 2004 | — | All-Ireland group stage (13th–16th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Wexford | 1945 | 1918 | Tailteann Cup quarter-finals (21st–24th) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |
| Wicklow | — | — | Tailteann Cup group stage (29th–33rd) | Leinster Senior Football Championship |

### Personnel and kits

| County | Manager | Captain | Sponsors |
| Antrim | Andy McEntee | Dermot McAleese | Fibrus |
| Armagh | Kieran McGeeney | Aidan Forker | Simply Fruit |
| Carlow | Niall Carew | Sean Gannon | SETU |
| Cavan | Raymond Galligan | Pádraig Faulkner and Ciarán Brady | Kingspan Group |
| Clare | Mark Fitzgerald | Eoin Cleary | Pat O’Donnell |
| Cork | John Cleary | Brian Hurley | Sports Direct |
| Derry | Mickey Harte | Conor Glass | Errigal Contracts |
| Donegal | Jim McGuinness | Paddy McBrearty | Circet |
| Down | Conor Laverty | Pierce Laverty | EOS IT Solutions |
| Dublin | Dessie Farrell | James McCarthy | Staycity |
| Fermanagh | Kieran Donnelly | Eoin Donnelly | Tracey Concrete |
| Galway | Pádraic Joyce | Seán Kelly | Supermac's |
| Kerry | Jack O'Connor | Paudie Clifford | Kerry Group |
| Kildare | Glenn Ryan | Mick O'Grady | Brady Family |
| Laois | Justin McNulty | Trevor Collins and Evan O’Carroll | Laois Hire |
| Leitrim | Andy Moran | Donal Wrynn | J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York |
| Limerick | Jimmy Lee | Iain Corbett and Donal O'Sullivan | None |
| London | Michael Maher | Liam Gavaghan | Clayton Hotel |
| Longford | Paddy Christie | Patrick Fox | Glennon Brothers |
| Louth | Ger Brennan | Sam Mulroy | STATSports |
| Mayo | Kevin McStay | Paddy Durcan | Intersport Elverys |
| Meath | Colm O'Rourke | Ronan Jones | Bective Stud, Tea Rooms and Apartments |
| Monaghan | Vinny Corey | Ryan Wylie | All Boro Floor Services |
| New York | Johnny McGeeney | Johnny Glynn | Navillus |
| Offaly | Declan Kelly | Declan Hogan | Glenisk |
| Roscommon | Davy Burke | Brian Stack | Ballymore |
| Sligo | Tony McEntee | Keelan Cawley | AbbVie |
| Tipperary | Paul Kelly | Conor Sweeney | Fiserv |
| Tyrone | Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher | Pádraig Hampsey | McAleer & Rushe Ltd |
| Waterford | Ephie Fitzgerald | Dermot Ryan | Cognizant |
| Westmeath | Dessie Dolan | Kevin Maguire | Renault |
| Wexford | John Hegarty | Liam Coleman | Zurich Insurance Group |
| Wicklow | Oisín McConville | Padraig O'Toole | Joule |

## Provincial championships
### Connacht Senior Football Championship

| Quarter-finalsvte | Quarter-finalsvte | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Leitrim | 0-06 | | | | |
| Sligo | 0-15 | | | | |
| Sligo | 0-15 | Sligo | 0-14 | | |
| | | Galway | 1-13 | | |
| London | 0-09 | Galway | 1-13 | | |
| Galway | 5-21 | | | | |
| Galway | 5-21 | | | Galway | 0-16 |
| | | | | Mayo | 0-15 |
| New York | 2-06 | | | | | Mayo | 0-15 |
| Mayo | 2-21 | | | | |
| Mayo | 2-21 | Roscommon | 0-13 | | |
| | | Mayo | 1-15 | | |

#### Final
### Leinster Senior Football Championship

| Preliminary roundvte | Preliminary roundvte | Preliminary roundvte | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Dublin | Dublin | 3-19 | | | | | | |
| Longford | Longford | 3-12 | Meath | Meath | 0-12 | | | | | | |
| Meath | Meath | 3-19 | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 3-22 | | | |
| | | | | | | Offaly | Offaly | 0-11 | | | |
| | | | Laois | Laois | 1-08 | | | | | | |
| | | | Offaly | Offaly | 2-13 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 1-19 |
| Westmeath | Westmeath | 1-11 | | | | | | | Louth | Louth | 2-12 |
| Wicklow | Wicklow | 2-09 | Kildare | Kildare | 0-16 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wicklow | Wicklow | 1-12 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kildare | Kildare | 0-13 | | | |
| Carlow | Carlow | 0-08 | | | | Louth | Louth | 0-17 | | | |
| Wexford | Wexford | 4-19 | Louth | Louth | 4-10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wexford | Wexford | 0-15 | | | | | | |

#### Final
### Munster Senior Football Championship

| Quarter-finalsvte | Quarter-finalsvte | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | Waterford | 1-09 | | |
| | | Clare | 2-20 | | |
| Waterford | 2-07 | Clare | 2-20 | | |
| Tipperary | 1-05 | | | | |
| Tipperary | 1-05 | | | Clare | 1-13 |
| | | | | Kerry | 0-23 |
| Cork | 3-13 | | | | | Kerry | 0-23 |
| Limerick | 0-11 | | | | |
| Limerick | 0-11 | Kerry | 0-18 | | |
| | | Cork | 1-12 | | |

#### Final
### Ulster Senior Football Championship

| Preliminary roundvte | Preliminary roundvte | Preliminary roundvte | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Down | Down | 0-13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Antrim | Antrim | 0-09 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Down | Down | 2-06 | | | |
| | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 0-13 | | | |
| | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 0-09 | | | | | | |
| | | | Armagh | Armagh | 3-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 0-20 (5) |
| | | | | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 0-20 (6) |
| | | | Derry | Derry | 0-17 | | | | | | |
| | | | Donegal | Donegal | 4-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 0-18 | | | |
| Monaghan | Monaghan | 1-12 | | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 0-16 | | | |
| Cavan | Cavan | 3-12 | Cavan | Cavan | 3-16 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 1-23* | | | | | | |

#### Final
## Team allocation and draw
### Team allocation

Seven places in the All-Ireland group stage are allocated based on performance in the 2024 National Football League, as detailed below.
Key to colours :
| Qualified for round-robin phase | by reaching provincial final |
| Qualified for round-robin phase | by winning 2023 Tailteann Cup |
| Qualified for round-robin phase | based on NFL position |
| Compete in 2024 Tailteann Cup | Compete in 2024 Tailteann Cup |
| Position | Team |
| NFL champions | Derry |
| NFL finalists | Dublin |
| 3rd Div 1 | Kerry |
| 4th Div 1 | Mayo |
| 5th Div 1 | Tyrone |
| 6th Div 1 | Galway |
| Div 2 champions | Donegal |
| Div 2 finalists | Armagh |
| 7th Div 1 | Roscommon |
| 8th Div 1 | Monaghan |
| 3rd Div 2 | Cavan |
| 4th Div 2 | Cork |
| 5th Div 2 | Meath |
| 6th Div 2 | Louth |
| Div 3 champions | Westmeath |
| Div 3 finalists | Down |
| 7th Div 2 | Fermanagh |
| 8th Div 2 | Kildare |
| 3rd Div 3 | Clare |
| 4th Div 3 | Sligo |
| 5th Div 3 | Antrim |
| 6th Div 3 | Offaly |
| Div 4 champions | Laois |
| Div 4 finalists | Leitrim |
| 7th Div 3 | Wicklow |
| 8th Div 3 | Limerick |
| 3rd Div 4 | Wexford |
| 4th Div 4 | Longford |
| 5th Div 4 | Carlow |
| 6th Div 4 | Tipperary |
| 7th Div 4 | London |
| 8th Div 4 | Waterford |
| Did not enter | New York |

### Group stage draw

Number in brackets indicates ranking in the 2024 NFL.

## All-Ireland group stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Armagh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 5 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 | Galway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 5 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
| 3 | Derry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 2 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
| 4 | Westmeath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 0 | |

#### Round 3
### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dublin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 5 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 | Mayo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 5 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
| 3 | Roscommon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 2 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
| 4 | Cavan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 0 | |

#### Round 3
### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Donegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 4 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 | Tyrone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 4 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
| 3 | Cork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 4 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
| 4 | Clare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 0 | |

#### Round 3
### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kerry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 6 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 | Louth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 3 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
| 3 | Monaghan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 3 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
| 4 | Meath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 0 | |

#### Round 3
## All-Ireland knockout stage
### Bracket

| Preliminary Quarter-Finalsvte | Preliminary Quarter-Finalsvte | Preliminary Quarter-Finalsvte | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Armagh | Armagh | 2-12 | | | | | | |
| Tyrone | Tyrone | 0-12 | Roscommon | Roscommon | 0-12 | | | | | | |
| Roscommon | Roscommon | 0-14 | | | | Armagh (a.e.t.) | Armagh (a.e.t.) | 1-18 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kerry | Kerry | 1-16 | | | |
| | | | Kerry | Kerry | 0-15 | | | | | | |
| Mayo | Mayo | 1-12 (3) | Derry | Derry | 0-10 | | | | | | |
| Derry (pens.) | Derry (pens.) | 0-15 (4) | | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 1-11 |
| | | | | | | | | | Galway | Galway | 0-13 |
| | | | Donegal | Donegal | 1-23 | | | | | | |
| Louth | Louth | 1-09 | Louth | Louth | 0-18 | | | | | | |
| Cork | Cork | 1-08 | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 0-15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Galway | Galway | 1-14 | | | |
| | | | Dublin | Dublin | 0-16 | | | | | | |
| Galway | Galway | 0-14 | Galway | Galway | 0-17 | | | | | | |
| Monaghan | Monaghan | 0-11 | | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## Stadia and locations

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| Antrim | Belfast | Ulster | Corrigan Park | 3,700 |
| Armagh | Armagh | Ulster | Athletic Grounds | 18,500 |
| Carlow | Carlow | Leinster | Dr Cullen Park | 21,000 |
| Cavan | Cavan | Ulster | Breffni Park | 25,030 |
| Clare | Ennis | Munster | Cusack Park | 19,000 |
| Cork | Cork | Munster | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 45,000 |
| Derry | Derry | Ulster | Celtic Park | 18,500 |
| Donegal | Ballybofey | Ulster | MacCumhaill Park | 18,000 |
| Down | Newry | Ulster | Páirc Esler | 20,000 |
| Dublin | Dublin | Leinster | Croke Park | 82,300 |
| Fermanagh | Enniskillen | Ulster | Brewster Park | 20,000 |
| Galway | Galway | Connacht | Pearse Stadium | 26,197 |
| Kerry | Killarney | Munster | Fitzgerald Stadium | 38,000 |
| Kildare | Newbridge | Leinster | Manguard Park | 1,200 |
| Laois | Portlaoise | Leinster | O'Moore Park | 22,000 |
| Leitrim | Carrick-on-Shannon | Connacht | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | 9,331 |
| Limerick | Limerick | Munster | Gaelic Grounds | 44,023 |
| London | South Ruislip | Britain | McGovern Park | 3,000 |
| Longford | Longford | Leinster | Pearse Park | 10,000 |
| Louth | Drogheda | Leinster | Drogheda Park | 3,500 |
| Mayo | Castlebar | Connacht | MacHale Park | 25,369 |
| Meath | Navan | Leinster | Páirc Tailteann | 11,000 |
| Monaghan | Clones | Ulster | St Tiernach's Park | 29,000 |
| New York | Bronx | North America | Gaelic Park | 2,000 |
| Offaly | Tullamore | Leinster | O'Connor Park | 18,000 |
| Roscommon | Roscommon | Connacht | Dr Hyde Park | 18,890 |
| Sligo | Sligo | Connacht | Markievicz Park | 18,558 |
| Tipperary | Thurles | Munster | Semple Stadium | 45,690 |
| Tyrone | Omagh | Ulster | Healy Park | 17,636 |
| Waterford | Waterford | Munster | Fraher Field | 15,000 |
| Westmeath | Mullingar | Leinster | Cusack Park | 11,000 |
| Wexford | Wexford | Leinster | Chadwicks Wexford Park | 18,000 |
| Wicklow | Aughrim | Leinster | Aughrim County Ground | 7,000 |

## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Ryan O'Donoghue | Mayo | 3-48 | 57 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | Sam Mulroy | Louth | 3-43 | 52 | 8 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Cormac Costello | Dublin | 2-25 | 36 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Robert Finnerty | Galway | 1-29 | 32 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | Oisín Gallen | Donegal | 2-26 | 32 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Darragh Canavan | Tyrone | 1-26 | 29 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Con O'Callaghan | Dublin | 4-16 | 28 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | David Clifford | Kerry | 2-22 | 28 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Diarmuid Murtagh | Roscommon | 1-22 | 26 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Emmet McMahon | Clare | 1-22 | 25 | 5 | 5 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Ryan O'Donoghue | Mayo | 1-13 | 16 | New York |
| 2 | Paddy Lynch | Cavan | 1-09 | 12 | Monaghan |
| 3 | Cormac Costello | Dublin | 2-05 | 11 | Cavan |
| 4 | Sean Nolan | Wexford | 1-07 | 10 | Carlow |
| 4 | Sam Mulroy | Louth | 2-04 | 10 | Wexford |
| 6 | Tom O'Connell | Waterford | 2-03 | 09 | Tipperary |
| 6 | Seán O'Shea | Kerry | 0-09 | 09 | Clare |
| 6 | James Conlon | Meath | 1-06 | 09 | Longford |
| 6 | Paul Mannion | Dublin | 1-06 | 09 | Meath |
| 6 | Diarmuid Murtagh | Roscommon | 1-06 | 09 | Cavan |
| 6 | Sam Mulroy | Louth | 1-06 | 09 | Meath |

### Scoring events

Does not include after extra-time.
* Widest winning margin: 27 points
** London 0-09 - 5-21 Galway (Connacht quarter-final)
* Most goals in a match: 6
** Longford 3-12 - 3-19 Meath (Leinster preliminary round)
* Most points in a match: 41
** Donegal 1-23 - 0-18 Louth (All-Ireland quarter-final)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 5
** London 0-09 - 5-21 Galway (Connacht quarter-final)
** Cavan 0-13 - 5-17 Dublin (Round 2)
* Most points by one team in a match: 24
** Kerry 0-24 - 1-11 Monaghan (Round 1)
* Highest aggregate score: 52 points
** Cavan 1-20 - 3-20 Roscommon (Round 3)
* Lowest aggregate score: 21 points
** Leitrim 0-06 - 0-15 Sligo (Connacht quarter-final)
** Waterford 2-07 - 1-05 Tipperary (Munster quarter-final)

## Miscellaneous

* Sligo and Leitrim met in the Connacht Championship for the first time since 2011.
* Waterford beat Tipperary for the first time since 1988 and had their first win in the Munster SFC since 2010.
* Dublin and Offaly met in the Leinster championship for the first time since 2007.
* Clare appeared in consecutive Munster finals for the first time since 1936 and 1937.
* Ennis hosted the Munster SFC final for the first time since 1919.
* Louth appeared in consecutive Leinster finals for the first time since 1957 and 1958.
* Louth defeated Meath in the championship for the first time since 1975.
* Galway won the Connacht title third year running for the first time since 1982–84.
* Dublin won a 14th Leinster title in a row.
* Inniskeen hosted its first ever championship game.
* Louth reached the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the first time. (They had reached the semi-finals and final on previous occasions, but had not reached the quarter-finals since that stage was introduced in 2001.)
* Armagh reached the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 2005, reached the All-Ireland final for the first time since 2003 and won the All-Ireland for the first time since 2002.
* Armagh wore black against Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final.
* Dublin failed to reach the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 2009.
* Donegal reached the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 2014.
* Derry played, and lost to, all four teams that reached the All-Ireland semi finals.