The 1999 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 113th edition of the GAA's premier

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competition. The championship began on 9 May 1999 and ended on 26 September 1999. Galway entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were beaten by Mayo in the Connacht final. On 26 September 1999,

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beat

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by 1-11 to 1-8 in the All-Ireland final, thus winning their second All-Ireland title in four years and their seventh in all. In the process, they denied Cork the Double, the

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having claimed the Liam MacCarthy Cup two weeks previously.

Format

The provincial championships were run on a knock-out basis as usual, with the provincial winners going on to contest the All-Ireland semi finals. The Leinster Senior Football Championship consisted of 2 preliminary rounds to determine the 8th team in the Leinster quarter finals. The usual knock-out four-province setup was used. played in the Connacht Senior Football Championship for the first time. Normal format is back for the Munster championship with two quarter-finals and semi-finals.

Semi-finals

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Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

* Both Red and Yellow cards were introduced to all matches played from this year onwards. *

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in their first season in the Connacht championship like London play each county in rotation. * On 20 June 1999, the Munster semi-final between Cork vs Limerick was the first ever championship game played at Páirc Uí Rinn,

. *

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won the Ulster title for the first time since 1982. *

All Ireland semi-final was the first championship meeting between the teams.

Top scorers

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