2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Teams

A total of 33 teams contested the championship. These included 31 teams from Ireland, as well as London and New York. As in previous years, Kilkenny decided not to field a team.

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship of 2013 was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces – there were no seeds.

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 extra time 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 (New York 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

[[2013 Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

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[[2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship|Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

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[[2013 Munster Senior Football Championship|Munster Senior Football Championship]]

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[[2013 Ulster Senior Football Championship|Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

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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. ;Connacht (2)

• Galway
• Sligo ;Leinster (7)
• Carlow
• Laois
• Longford
• Louth
• Offaly
• Westmeath
• Wicklow ;Munster (2)
• Limerick
• Tipperary ;Ulster (5)
• Antrim
• Armagh
• Derry
• Fermanagh
• Tyrone

The draw for the first round took place on Monday 17 June. It was aired on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland.

Round 2

The second round saw the addition of teams beaten in the provincial semi-finals. The teams added were; ;Connacht

• Leitrim
• Roscommon ;Leinster
• Kildare
• Wexford ;Munster
• Clare
• Waterford ;Ulster
• Cavan
• Down

The draw for the second round took place on Monday 1 July, and was broadcast on TV3's Ireland AM.

Carrick-on-Shannon

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;

;Connacht London ;Leinster Meath ;Munster Cork ;Ulster Donegal

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 RTÉ Radio 1 on Saturday 27 July, immediately after the last of the Round 4 Qualifiers concluded.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Main article: 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Referees

Ahead of the 2013 Championship, one referee was dropped for his incompetence: Michael Collins, the 2001 All-Ireland final referee, of Cork. Syl Doyle of Wexford had also chosen to step away the previous January. Their replacements were David Gough, who refereed the 2013 All-Ireland U21 final, of Meath and Fergal Kelly of Longford.

Padraig Hughes of Armagh remained injured after running into Eamonn Doherty and collapsing during live play in the NFL Division 1 clash between Donegal and Dublin in Ballybofey. Ciarán Brannigan of Down took the place of Hughes until his return to fitness.

;2013 Championship referees' panel

• Ciarán Brannigan (Down)

• Barry Cassidy (Derry)

• David Coldrick (Meath)

• Maurice Deegan (Laois)

• Marty Duffy (Sligo)

• Michael Duffy (Sligo)

• Derek Fahy (Longford)

• David Gough (Meath)

• Rory Hickey (Clare)

• Martin Higgins (Fermanagh)

• Fergal Kelly (Longford)

• Eddie Kinsella (Laois)

• Conor Lane (Cork)

• Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

• Pádraig O'Sullivan (Kerry)

• Cormac Reilly (Meath)

• All-Ireland final referee

• In place of Pádraig Hughes (Armagh) until Hughes returned from injury

Stadia and locations

Statistics

• All scores correct as of 23 September 2013

Scoring

• First goal of the championship: Rob Lowe for Leitrim against New York (Connacht quarter-final)
• Widest winning margin: 27 points
  • Armagh 8–13 – 0–10 Leitrim (qualifier round 2)
• Most goals in a match: 8
  • Armagh 8–13 – 0–10 Leitrim (qualifier round 2)
• Most points in a match: 42
  • Derry 0-20 – 1-22 Cavan (qualifier round 3)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 8
  • Armagh 8–13 – 0–10 Leitrim (qualifier round 2)
• Highest aggregate score: 47 points
  • Armagh 8–13 – 0–10 Leitrim (qualifier round 2)
  • Dublin 3–18 – 3–11 Kerry (All Ireland semi-final)
• Lowest aggregate score: 17 points
  • Antrim 0–6 – 0–11 Monaghan (Ulster quarter-final)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Dublin 3–18 – 3–11 Kerry (All Ireland semi-final)

Top scorers

;Season

;Single game

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 reached the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the first time.

Against New York, Leitrim record their easiest win in history.

Mayo had their easiest win over Galway in championship history and in an odd coincidence the scoreline is the same as when Galway inflicted their largest defeat on Mayo in the 1956 Connacht Q’Final, 17 points being the difference in both games

Awards

;Monthly

;Sunday Game Team of the Year The Sunday Game 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 Croke Park.

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.

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