The Connacht Football Association is the governing body for
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
in the
Irish province of
Connacht
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...
. It is affiliated to the
Football Association of Ireland and is currently responsible for organizing the
Connacht Junior Cup and four junior leagues – the
Galway & District League
The Galway & District League is an association football league organized by the Galway Football Association. It features amateur and junior clubs from County Galway. It currently features six divisions. Its top division, the Premier Division, i ...
, the
Mayo Association Football League
Mayo Association Football League is an association football league that features amateur and junior clubs from County Mayo. Its top division, the Super League, is a seventh level division in the Republic of Ireland football league system. The t ...
, the Roscommon and District Football League and the Sligo/Leitrim & District League as well as numerous other leagues and cup competitions for junior teams.
In the past it has also been responsible for organizing the
Connacht Senior Cup and the
Connacht Senior League.
However both of these competitions are currently inactive.
Cup competitions
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Connacht Junior Cup
*
Michael Byrne Cup
The Michael Byrne Cup is an association football cup competition featuring teams from the Galway & District League. It is now the main league cup competition for this league. However when it was originally inaugurated in 1976–77, it was a pla ...
**
Connacht Senior Cup
**
Connacht Senior League Challenge Cup
Affiliated leagues
*
Galway & District League
The Galway & District League is an association football league organized by the Galway Football Association. It features amateur and junior clubs from County Galway. It currently features six divisions. Its top division, the Premier Division, i ...
*
Mayo Association Football League
Mayo Association Football League is an association football league that features amateur and junior clubs from County Mayo. Its top division, the Super League, is a seventh level division in the Republic of Ireland football league system. The t ...
* Roscommon and District Football League
* Sligo/Leitrim & District League
*
Mayo Women's Football League
**
Connacht Senior League
Representative team
A Connacht representative team competes in the FAI Intermediate Interprovincial Tournament against teams representing the
Ulster Senior League, the
Leinster Senior League and
Munster Senior League.
See also
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Irish Universities Football Union
The Irish Universities Football Union is the governing body for university association football in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
It is responsible for organizing the Collingwood Cup, the major cup competition for Irish universitie ...
*
Leinster Football Association
The Leinster Football Association (LFA) is the governing body for association football in the Irish province of Leinster. It is responsible for organizing the Leinster Senior Cup and the Leinster Senior League as well as numerous other leagues ...
*
Munster Football Association
The Munster Football Association (MFA) is the governing body for association football in the Irish province of Munster. It is affiliated to the Football Association of Ireland and is responsible for organising the Munster Senior Cup and the ...
*
Women's Football Association of Ireland
Football Association of Ireland, Women's (FAI Women's) (formerly the Women's Football Association of Ireland) is the governing body for women's association football in the Republic of Ireland. It is responsible for organising the Republic of Ir ...
*
Galway Football Association
The Galway Football Association is the governing body for association football in County Galway. It is responsible for organizing and managing the Galway & District League, Eamonn Deacy Park, and Galway W.F.C.
Affiliated leagues
* Galway & Di ...
References
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Connacht
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...
Football
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