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.
Format
16 teams compete: 11 county teams (all those of
Leinster
Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of ...
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
Group 2
Group 3
*Meath finished 1st due to their better score difference.
Group 4
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
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O'Byrne Cup
The Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA and first staged in 1954.
The competition is named after Matt Byrne, a former Wicklow GAA club and county officer. By virtue of a quirk in translation, ...
O'Byrne Cup