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The 2013
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was the 127th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county
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tournament, played between 31 counties of
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(excluding
Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...
),
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and
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. The
2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final The 2013 All-Ireland Football Final, the 126th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was played between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park, Dublin on 22 September 2013. Mayo were defeated by Dublin ...
was contested by
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and
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at
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on 22 September 2013, with Dublin winning by 2:12 to Mayo's 1:14.As It Happened: Dublin secure Sam Maguire
RTÉ Sport, 2013-09-22. Several historic events of note occurred in the 2013 Championship.
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won a Connacht Championship game for the first time in 36 years by defeating the
Sligo Sligo ( ; ga, Sligeach , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the List of urban areas ...
side in the first round of the
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. They went on to reach the Connacht Final which they lost to Mayo, before progressing to play at Croke Park in a Round 4 All-Ireland Qualifier at which point they exited after the longest Championship run in their history.
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was introduced for Championship matches at Croke Park and was first used to confirm that
Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...
substitute Peter Cunningham's attempted point had gone wide 10 minutes into the second half of a game against
Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...
. 2013 also brought the first Friday night game in the history of the Championship – a first round qualifier between
Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272. The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
and
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. The game of the Championship was the second All-Ireland semi-final, contested by Dublin and
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. The game featured six goals, three of which were scored by Kerry in the first half, two of these in the first eleven minutes of the game. Dublin also scored three goals, one in the first half and two in the second half, the second half goals coming in the final moments, to send them through to an All-Ireland final against Mayo, despite having been behind for much of the game. Many people hailed it as the greatest game of the modern era.


Teams

A total of 33 teams contested the championship. These included 31 teams from
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, as well as
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and
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. As in previous years,
Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...
decided not to field a team.


Referees

Ahead of the 2013 Championship, one referee was dropped for his incompetence: Michael Collins, the 2001 All-Ireland final referee, of
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. Syl Doyle of
Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...
had also chosen to step away the previous January. Their replacements were
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, who refereed the 2013 All-Ireland U21 final, of Meath and Fergal Kelly of
Longford Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...
. Padraig Hughes of
Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...
remained injured after running into
Eamonn Doherty Eamonn Doherty (born 1990/1) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Eunan's and the Donegal county team. He is a secondary school teacher in Buncrana. Playing career Club Eamonn Doherty started his club's winning senior county fina ...
and collapsing during live play in the NFL Division 1 clash between
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and
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in
Ballybofey Ballybofey ( , ; ) is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Together with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn, the towns form the Twin Towns of Ballybofey-Stranorlar. Ba ...
. Ciarán Brannigan of Down took the place of Hughes until his return to fitness. ;2013 Championship referees' panel * Ciarán Brannigan (Down) *
Barry Cassidy Barry Cassidy is a Gaelic football referee. An inter-county championship referee since 2012, Cassidy has been described as the top referee in Ulster. A member of the Derry GAA club Bellaghy, Cassidy refereed the inaugural Tailteann Cup final. ...
(Derry) *
David Coldrick David Coldrick is a Gaelic football referee from County Meath. A member of the Blackhall Gaels club, he has refereed four finals of the All-Ireland SFC. Seán Moran, writing in ''The Irish Times'' in 2015, described Coldrick as "one of the l ...
(Meath) *
Maurice Deegan Maurice Deegan (born 1972) is a former inter-county referee from County Laois. A member of the Stradbally club, he refereed three finals of the All-Ireland SFC. Career Deegan began refereeing when the Stradbally club secretary asked if he would ...
(Laois) *
Marty Duffy Martin Duffy is a Gaelic football referee from County Sligo. He is from Enniscrone. He is a member of the Kilgass GAA club and has served as its chairperson. He is the brother of Michael Duffy, also a referee. Career Duffy refereed the 2009 A ...
(Sligo) * Michael Duffy (Sligo) * Derek Fahy (Longford) *
David Gough David Gough ( ; born 1983) is a Gaelic football referee from County Meath. He is a member of the Slane club. His four umpires are father Eugene, brother Stephen, uncle Terry and cousin Dean, who have assisted him with every game since he started. ...
(Meath) * Rory Hickey (Clare) * Martin Higgins (Fermanagh) * Fergal Kelly (Longford) *
Eddie Kinsella Eddie Kinsella is a former Gaelic football referee from County Laois. He is a member of the Courtwood club. Kinsella refereed the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final between Donegal and Kerry at Croke Park. Before this he had ref ...
(Laois) *
Conor Lane Conor Lane is a Gaelic football referee. He is a member of the Banteer/Lyre club in County Cork and has refereed three All-Ireland SFC finals. Career Conor Lane was appointed to the national panel of referees for the senior championship panel ...
(Cork) *
Joe McQuillan Joe McQuillan is a Gaelic football referee. He is a member of the Kill Shamrocks club in County Cavan. McQuillan has refereed four All-Ireland finals: the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 2011 decider between Dublin county fo ...
(Cavan) * Pádraig O'Sullivan (Kerry) * Cormac Reilly (Meath) *All-Ireland final referee
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Pádraig Hughes Pádraig Hughes is a Gaelic football referee from Armagh. He is a regular member of the Gaelic Athletic Association's Championship Panels for inter-county games. Hughes injured himself against Eamonn Doherty when he was officiating the Dublin ...
(Armagh) until Hughes returned from injury


Stadia and locations


Team summaries

Against
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, Leitrim record their easiest win in history.


Championship format

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship of 2013 was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a
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with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces – there were no
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. Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If that match ended in a draw a period of
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was played; however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time another replay would have taken place. ;Connacht Championship ''Quarter-finals:'' (3 matches) These were three matches between six of the Connacht teams drawn first. The three winning teams advanced to the semi-finals, while the three losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the three quarter-final games joined the other two Connacht teams to make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final, while the two losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. The winning team advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-final, while the losing team entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ;Leinster Championship ''Preliminary Round:'' (3 matches) These were three matches between six of the Leinster teams drawn first. The three winning teams advanced to the quarter-finals, while the three losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ''Quarter-finals:'' (4 matches) The winners of the three preliminary round games joined the other five Leinster teams to make up four quarter-final pairings. The four winning teams advanced to the semi-finals, while the four losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ''Semi-finals:'' (two matches) The four winners of the quarter-finals made up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final, while the two losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ''Final:'' (one match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. The winning team advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-final, while the losing team entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ;Munster Championship ''Quarter-finals:'' (two matches) These were two matches between four of the Munster teams drawn first. The two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals, while the two losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ''Semi-finals'' (two matches): The winners of the two quarter-final games joined the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final, while the two losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ''Final'' (one match): The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. The winning team advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-final, while the losing team entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ;Ulster Championship ''Preliminary Round:'' (1 match) This was a lone match between two of the Ulster teams drawn first. The winning team advanced to the quarter-finals, while the losing team entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ''Quarter-finals:'' (4 matches) The winners of the lone preliminary round game joined the other seven Ulster teams to make up four quarter-final pairings. The four winning teams advanced to the semi-finals, while the four losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The four winners of the quarter-finals made up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final, while the two losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. The winning team advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-final, while the losing team entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. ;Qualifiers The qualifiers gave teams defeated in the provincial championships another chance at winning the All-Ireland title. ''Round 1'' (8 matches): the sixteen teams who failed to reach a provincial semi-final entered the qualifiers at this stage (
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do not compete). An open draw was made to determine the eight match pairings. ''Round 2'' (8 matches): the eight teams who failed to progress from their provincial semi-finals entered the qualifiers at this stage. They were paired with the eight winners from round 1 of the qualifiers. An open draw was made to determine the eight match pairings. ''Round 3'' (4 matches): the eight teams from round 2 of the qualifiers were paired against each other. An open draw was made to determine the four match pairings. ''Round 4'' (4 matches): the four teams who lost their provincial finals entered the qualifiers at this stage. They were paired with the four winners from round 3 of the qualifiers. An open draw was made to determine the four match pairings. The four winners advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. ;All-Ireland Series ''Quarter-finals'': (4 matches) the four teams from round 4 of the qualifiers were paired against the four provincial winners. An open draw was made to determine the four match pairings. The four winning teams advanced to the semi-finals, while the two losing teams were eliminated from the championship. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The four winners of the quarter-finals make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final, while the two losing teams were eliminated from the championship. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game.


Provincial championships


Connacht Senior Football Championship The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winning ...

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Munster Senior Football Championship The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It i ...

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Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...

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All-Ireland qualifiers


Round 1

The first round consisted of all teams that failed to reach their respective provincial semi-finals. The following 16 teams entered the first round of the qualifiers. ;
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(7) *
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*
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Round 2

The second round saw the addition of teams beaten in the provincial semi-finals. The teams added were; ;
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Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...
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* Down The draw for the second round took place on Monday 1 July, and was broadcast on TV3's ''
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Round 3

The third round saw the teams that had made it through Round 2 play against each other. The draw for the third-round games took place on Monday 15 July and, as with the Round 1 draw, was aired on RTÉ Radio 1's ''Morning Ireland''. ---- ---- ----


Round 4

The fourth round was contested by all the teams that made it through the third round and the beaten finalists of each provincial championship. The beaten finalists were; ;
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The draw for Round 4 took place on Monday 15 July along as with the Round 3 draw, with the teams in Round 3 knowing who they would face if they progressed. ---- ---- ----


All-Ireland

The draw for the quarter-finals took place live draw on
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on Saturday 27 July, immediately after the last of the Round 4 Qualifiers concluded.


Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final


Championship statistics

*All scores correct as of 23 September 2013


Scoring

*First goal of the championship:
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for Leitrim against
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(Connacht quarter-final) *Widest winning margin: 27 points **
Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...
8-13 – 0-10 Leitrim (qualifier round 2) *Most goals in a match: 8 **
Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...
8-13 – 0-10 Leitrim (qualifier round 2) *Most points in a match: 42 **
Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
0-20 – 1-22
Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...
(qualifier round 3) *Most goals by one team in a match: 8 **
Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...
8-13 – 0-10 Leitrim (qualifier round 2) * Highest aggregate score: 47 points **
Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...
8-13 – 0-10 Leitrim (qualifier round 2) **
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
3-18 – 3-11
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
(All Ireland semi-final) *Lowest aggregate score: 17 points ** Antrim 0-6 – 0-11
Monaghan Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It also provides the name of its Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish and Monaghan (barony), barony. The population of the town as of the 2016 census was 7 ...
(Ulster quarter-final) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 3 **
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3-18 – 3-11
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
(All Ireland semi-final)


Miscellaneous

* London reach the Connacht final for the first time ever, after having 2 wins for the first time in the Connacht championship since 1977. * Monaghan won their first Ulster title since 1988 *
Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...
reached the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the first time.


Top scorers

;Season ;Single game


Awards

;Monthly ;Sunday Game Team of the Year ''
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'' team of the year was picked on 22 September, the night of the final and included six of Dublin's winning team. Dublin's Michael Darragh MacAuley was named as the Sunday Game player of the year. *Stephen Cluxton (Dublin) *Colin Walshe (Monaghan) *Rory O'Carroll (Dublin) *Keith Higgins (Mayo) *Lee Keegan (Mayo) *Cian O'Sullivan (Dublin) *Colm Boyle (Mayo) *Aidan O'Shea (Mayo) *Michael Darragh MacAuley (Dublin) *Paul Flynn (Dublin) *Colm Cooper (Kerry) *Seán Cavanagh (Tyrone) *James O'Donoghue (Kerry) *Bernard Brogan (Dublin) *Cillian O'Connor (Mayo) ; GAA/GPA All Stars On 8 November, the All Star football team for 2013 was announced and the players were presented with their awards at
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. Player has previously been selected. ;County breakdown * Dublin = 6 * Mayo = 4 * Monaghan = 2 * Kerry = 2 * Tyrone = 1
List of nominees


Media

In December 2013, ''SAM 13'' a double DVD was released containing highlights of the 2013 football championship season along with full match coverage of the final and Dublin v Kerry semi-final.


See also

*
2013 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The 2013 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors who play the game of Gaelic football in Ireland. The games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The 2013 series of games ...
* 2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship


References

{{Mayo Football Team 2013