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2004 All Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Teams
  
33

Captain
  
Dara Ó Cinnéide

Losing team
  
Mayo

Winning team
  
Kerry (33rd win)

Manager
  
Jack O'Connor

Dates
  
2 May - 26 September 2004

The 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2004 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the premier Gaelic football competition in 2005. It consisted of 33 teams and began on Sunday 2 May 2004. The championship concluded on Sunday 26 September 2004, when Mayo were defeated by Kerry by 1-20 to 2-9.

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Format

Since the introducation of the so-called "back-door" system, a number of changes have taken place in the championship format. In 2004 the following system was used:

The provincial championships in Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht will run as usual on a "knock-out" basis. These provincial games will then be followed by the "Qualifier" system:

  • Round 1 of the qualifiers includes all the counties (except New York) that do not qualify for the Provincial Semi-Finals. An open draw will be made to give eight pairings.
  • Round 2 consists of the eight defeated teams in the Provincial Semi-Finals playing against the eight winners from Round 1. A draw will be made to determine the eight pairings.
  • Round 3 will consist of the eight winners from Round 2. Another open draw will be made to determine the four pairings.
  • Round 4 consists of each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals shall playing against the four winners from Round 3. A draw will be made to determine the four pairings.

    • The All-Ireland Quarter-Finals: Each of the four Provincial Champions will play one of the four winners from Round 4. The All-Ireland Semi-Finals shall be on a Provincial rots basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team is defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it shall take its place in the Semi-Final.

    Round 1

    The losers of the Preliminary round matches and quarter final matches of each provincial championship started the qualifier.

    Tipperary withdrew from the competition following the resignation of their manager, Andy Shorthall, giving Fermanagh a walkover into Round 2.

    Round 2

    The winners of round 1 were joined by the semi final losers of each provincial championship. The matches would be between a round 2 winner and a provincial championship semi final loser.

    Round 3

    The winners of round 2 contest as the matches from here were lowered to four. Matches were open.

    Round 4

    The winners of round 3 were joined by the losers of each provincial championship final. The matches would be between a round 3 winner and the loser of a provincial championship final.

    All-Ireland series

    The provincial champions and the winners of round 4 contested the quarter finals. The quarter final matches would be between a provincial champion and a round 4 winner.

    Miscellaneous

  • Westmeath won their 1st Leinster title they played Derry in the All Ireland Quarter final but in the old system they would have played Kerry in the semi final while the other semi-final would have been an Armagh vs Mayo decider.

    • References

    2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Wikipedia
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