# 2023 Fitzgibbon Cup

The 2023 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 106th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It is sponsored by Electric Ireland, and known as the Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup for sponsorship purposes. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 14 December 2022. The cup ran from 18 January to 18 February 2023.
University of Limerick were the defending champions.
The Fitzgibbon Cup final was played on 18 February 2023 at the SETU Waterford Complex, between University of Limerick and University of Galway, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. University of Limerick won the match by 4-19 to 1-13 to claim their eighth Fitzgibbon Cup title overall and a second title in succession.
University of Galway's Evan Niland was the top scorer with 1-52.

## Group A
### Group A table

Advance to knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| University of Galway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 4 |
| SETU Waterford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 2 |
| MTU Cork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 49 | -7 | 0 |

### Group A fixtures and results
## Group B
### Group B table

Advance to knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| DCU Dóchas Éireann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 4 |
| SETU Carlow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 1 |
| Mary Immaculate College | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 1 |

### Group B fixtures and results
## Group C
### Group C table

Advance to knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| University College Cork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 4 |
| University College Dublin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 2 |
| Maynooth University | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 0 |

### Group C fixtures and results
## Group D
### Group D table

Advance to knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| University of Limerick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 32 | 27 | 4 |
| ATU Galway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 50 | -7 | 2 |
| TUS Midwest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 0 |

### Group D fixtures and results
## Statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Evan Niland | University of Galway | 1-52 | 55 | 5 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Gearóid O'Connor | University of Limerick | 0-50 | 50 | 5 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Reuben Halloran | SETU Waterford | 1-36 | 39 | 4 | 9.75 |
| 4 | Darragh Flynn | UCC | 0-30 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Michael Kiely | University of Limerick | 8-02 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 6 | Ross Banville | Dublin City University | 1-22 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 6 | Donal O'Shea | UCD | 0-25 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 8 | Kevin Cooney | ATU Galway | 0-22 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 9 | Devon Ryan | Mary Immaculate College | 1-17 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 9 | Eoin Cody | SETU Carlow | 1-17 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Eoin Cody | SETU Carlow | 1-11 | 14 | DCU Dóchas Éireann |
| 1 | Evan Niland | University of Galway | 1-11 | 14 | MTU Cork |
| 1 | Darragh Flynn | UCC | 1-11 | 14 | ATU Galway |
| 4 | Michael Kiely | University of Limerick | 4-01 | 13 | University of Galway |
| 4 | Gearóid O'Connor | University of Limerick | 0-13 | 13 | SETU Waterford |
| 6 | Reuben Halloran | SETU Waterford | 1-09 | 12 | University of Galway |
| 6 | Devon Ryan | Mary Immaculate College | 1-09 | 12 | Dublin City University |
| 6 | Evan Niland | University of Galway | 0-12 | 12 | SETU Waterford |
| 6 | Donal O'Shea | UCD | 0-12 | 12 | Maynooth University |
| 6 | Gearóid O'Connor | University of Limerick | 0-12 | 12 | TUS Midwest |
| 6 | Evan Niland | University of Galway | 0-12 | 12 | SETU Carlow |
| 6 | Evan Niland | University of Galway | 0-12 | 12 | UCC |

## Awards

Team of the Year
* Dean Mason
* Eoin Lawless
* T. J. Brennan
* Eoin Roche
* Tiernan Killeen
* Bryan O'Mara
* Cormac O'Brien
* Brian O'Sullivan
* Jack Prendergast
* Brian Concannon
* Gearóid O'Connor
* Seán Twomey
* Reuben Halloran
* Michael Kiely
* Aaron Ryan