2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Format

Four knockout (single elimination format) provincial championships were played. Kilkenny did not contest the football championship. London and New York competed in Connacht. The four provincial champions advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

• The sixteen teams eliminated before reaching a provincial semi-final competed in Round One of the Qualifiers (New York did not compete). The eight winners of Round One advanced to Round Two.
  • Qualifiers, Round Two: The eight teams eliminated in provincial semi-finals each played one of the eight winners of Round One.
  • Qualifiers, Round Three: The eight winners of Round Two played off to reduce the number to four.
  • Qualifiers, Round Four: The four teams eliminated in provincial finals each played one of the four winners of Round Three.
• All-Ireland Quarter-finals: The four provincial champions each played one of the four winners of Round Four.
• The winners of the All-Ireland Quarter-finals then advanced to the semi-finals, and the winners of the semi-finals went on to the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Fixtures and results

[[2011 Munster Senior Football Championship|Munster Senior Football Championship]]

| score-width= 35 | RD1-team5=Cork | RD1-score5=1–23 | RD1-team6=Clare | RD1-score6=0–11 | RD1-team8=Tipperary | RD1-score8=0–11 | RD1-team7=Kerry | RD1-score7=2–16 | RD2-team1= Cork | RD2-score1=5–17 | RD2-team2=Waterford | RD2-score2=2–08 | RD2-team3=Limerick | RD2-score3=3–09 | RD2-team4= Kerry | RD2-score4=1–26 | RD3-team1=Kerry | RD3-score1= 1–15 | RD3-team2=Cork | RD3-score2= 1–12

[[2011 Leinster Senior Football Championship|Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

| score-width= 35 | RD1-team1=Kildare | RD1-score1=0–12 | RD1-team2=Wicklow | RD1-score2=0–5 | RD1-team5=Laois | RD1-score5=0–10 | RD1-team6=Longford | RD1-score6=0–9 | RD1-team09=Wexford | RD1-score09=2–16 | RD1-team10=Offaly | RD1-score10=0–8 | RD2-team1=Kildare | RD2-score1=0–16 | RD2-team2=Meath | RD2-score2=0–10 | RD2-team3=Laois | RD2-score3=0–11 | RD2-team4=Dublin | RD2-score4=1–16 | RD2-team5=Wexford | RD2-score5=1–24 | RD2-team6=Westmeath | RD2-score6=0–15 | RD2-team7=Carlow | RD2-score7=0–14 | RD2-team8=Louth | RD2-score8=0–13 | RD3-team1= Kildare | RD3-score1= 1–11 | RD3-team2= Dublin | RD3-score2= 1–12 | RD3-team3=Wexford | RD3-score3= 4–12 | RD3-team4=Carlow | RD3-score4= 0–10 | RD4-team1=Wexford | RD4-score1= 1–12 | RD4-team2= Dublin | RD4-score2= 2–12 Main article: 2011 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final

[[2011 Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

| score-width= 35 | RD1-team1=New York | RD1-score1= 1–11 | RD1-team2=Roscommon | RD1-score2=3–21 | RD1-team3=Sligo | RD1-score3=0–10 | RD1-team4=Leitrim | RD1-score4=1–10 | RD1-team7=London | RD1-score7=2–10 | RD1-team8=Mayo | RD1-score8=0–19 | RD2-team1=Roscommon | RD2-score1=2–12 | RD2-team2=Leitrim | RD2-score2=0–6 | RD2-team3=Galway | RD2-score3=1–6 | RD2-team4=Mayo | RD2-score4=1–12 | RD3-team1=Roscommon | RD3-score1= 0–11 | RD3-team2=Mayo | RD3-score2= 0–13

[[2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship|Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

| score-width= 35 | RD1-team15=Donegal | RD1-score15=1–10 | RD1-team16=Antrim | RD1-score16=0–7 | RD2-team1=Derry | RD2-score1=1–18 | RD2-team2=Fermanagh | RD2-score2=1–10 | RD2-team3=Armagh | RD2-score3=1–15 | RD2-team4=Down | RD2-score4=1–10 | RD2-team5=Tyrone | RD2-score5=1–13 | RD2-team6=Monaghan | RD2-score6=1–11 | RD2-team7=Cavan | RD2-score7=1–8 | RD2-team8=Donegal | RD2-score8=2–14 | RD3-team1=Derry | RD3-score1=3–14 | RD3-team2=Armagh | RD3-score2=1–11 | RD3-team3=Tyrone | RD3-score3= 0–9 | RD3-team4=Donegal | RD3-score4= 2–6 | RD4-team1=Derry | RD4-score1= 0–08 | RD4-team2=Donegal | RD4-score2= 1–11

All-Ireland qualifiers

Round 1

On 12 June 2011, the draw was made for the first round of the All Ireland Qualifiers. This draw contained all the teams who had been knocked out of their provincial competitions prior to the semi-final stage, apart from New York.

Round 2

On 26 June 2011, the draw for Round 2 took place in Castlebar. This consisted of the winners of round one and losers of provincial semi-finals. Home advantage was given to the team drawn first.

A.E.T.

Round 3

On 10 July 2011, the draw for Rounds 3 and 4 took place. Round 3 consisted of the 8 winners of round two playing each other to reduce the number to 4. Round 4 consisted of losers of provincial finals playing the winners of Round 3. For Round 3, home advantage was given to the team drawn first, while Round 4 would be played at neutral venues.

Round 4

All-Ireland series

| RD1-team1=Kerry | RD1-score1=1–20 | RD1-team2=Limerick | RD1-score2=0–10

| RD1-team3=Mayo | RD1-score3=1–13 | RD1-team4=Cork | RD1-score4=2–06

| RD1-team5=Donegal | RD1-score5=1–12 | RD1-team6=Kildare | RD1-score6=0–14

| RD1-team7=Dublin | RD1-score7=0–22 | RD1-team8=Tyrone | RD1-score8=0–15

| RD2-team1=Kerry | RD2-score1= 1–20 | RD2-team2=Mayo | RD2-score2=1–11

| RD2-team3=Donegal | RD2-score3=0–06 | RD2-team4=Dublin | RD2-score4=0–08

| RD3-team1=Kerry | RD3-score1=1–11 | RD3-team2=Dublin | RD3-score2=1–12

Quarter-finals

The draw for the All-Ireland quarter-finals took place on 24 July 2011, and consisted of the provincial winners playing against the winners of round 4 of the qualifiers. Originally, all the matches were due to take place on the weekend of 30 July 2011, but due to a draw requiring a replay during the qualifiers, one match was scheduled for the following weekend. All matches were scheduled to be played in Croke Park, Dublin.

A.E.T.

Semi-finals

Main article: Donegal v Dublin (2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship)

Final

Main article: 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the championship: Kevin Higgins for Roscommon against New York (Connacht Quarter-final)
• Last goal of the championship: Kevin McManamon for Dublin against Kerry (All-Ireland Final)
• Widest winning margin: 18 points
  • Cork 5–17 – 2–8 Waterford (Munster Semi-final)
• Most goals in a match: 7
  • Cork 5–17 – 2–8 Waterford (Munster semi-final)
  • Meath 5–8 – 2–8 Louth (Qualifier round 1)
• Most points in a match: 39
  • Wexford 1–24 – 0–15 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Cork 5–17 – 2–8 Waterford (Munster semi-final)
  • Meath 5–8 – 2–8 Louth (Qualifier round 1)
• Highest aggregate score: 47 points
  • Kerry 1–26 – 3–9 Limerick (Munster semi-final)
• Lowest aggregate score: 14 points
  • Dublin 0–8 – 0–6 Donegal (All-Ireland semi-final)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Limerick 3–9 – 1–26 Kerry (Munster semi-final)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 17
  • Wexford 1–17 – 1–18 Limerick (Qualifier round 4)

Top scorers

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;Single game

Miscellaneous

• Donegal won a first Ulster title since 1992.
• Waterford won a first-ever qualifier match, beating London.

Awards

;Monthly

;All Stars Awards The 2011 All Stars Awards nominations were announced on 3 October 2011. On 21 October, the winners of the awards were announced at an event at the National Convention Centre in Dublin. Alan Brogan was named All Stars Footballer of the Year and Cillian O'Connor was named All Stars Young Footballer of the Year.

Media

International television rights

• PPV web coverage also available on Setanta-i website.

''This Is Our Year''

Main article: This Is Our Year

This Is Our Year is a 2011 book by journalist Declan Bogue. The book examines the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship from the perspectives of ten Gaelic footballers from Ulster. The book achieved notoriety after Donegal footballer Kevin Cassidy was dropped from the team squad by manager Jim McGuinness over his contributions. He released a statement in November 2011 saying it "appears my inter-county career is over".

References

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