Junior Championships

The Junior Championships are hotting up now as we approach the business end of the competition.

This weekend in [b]Junior A[/b] the group stages are completed with clear winners and the following is the make up of the quarter finals:

Quarter-Final – 1 Sean O Heslins v Aughavas
Quarter-Final – 2 Allen Gaels v Eslin
Quarter-Final – 3 Annaduff v Bornacoola
Quarter-Final – 4 Melvin Gaels v Gortletteragh

The [b]Junior B[/b] is more advanced with the Semis played on Saturday evening and results leave Leitrim Gaels to play St. Marys in the Finals:

Semi-Final – 1 Leitrim Gaels 2-08 1-05 Annaduff
Semi-Final – 2 Dromahaire 1-07 3-12 St. Marys

Final – Leitrim Gaels – — – — St. Marys

The [b]Junior C[/b] Semis will line out as follows after this weekends quarterfinals:

Semi-Final – 1 St. Marys v Drumreilly
Semi-Final – 2 Aughnasheelin v Sean O Heslins

 

 

20-Aug-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Ladies through to the TG4 All Ireland Semi Finals

Well done Ladies as they have made it through to the TG4 All Ireland Semi Finals after their 1 point win over Limerick in Pairc Ciaran, Athlone.

The final result is Leitrim 1-12 Limerick 2-08, a full match report will follow in the next few days.

At this stage we know that the Junior semi final will be played on Saturday, 9th September
and will be televised live on TG4. Leitrims opponents will be the winners of the Cavan v Longford game which will be played next weekend.

Semi-Final -1 – Saturday, 9th September
Junior – Leitrim v Cavan/Longford
Senior – Galway/Meath v Armagh/Waterford

Once again well done Ladies ! – Its great for football in Leitrim to have our County teams doing so well.

 

 

20-Aug-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

JFC C 2006 Draw

Last night (Monday), the draw for the Junior C Championship was made and the following is the lineout of the 2006 competition:

[b]Quarter-Finals:[/b]
Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher v St.Mary?s
Aughnasheelin v Gortletteragh
Eslin v Sean O?Heslin?s
Drumreilly v St. Osnat?s

[b]Semi-Finals:[/b]
Aughnasheelin or Gortletteragh v Eslin or Sean O Heslins
Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher or St. Marys v Drumreilly or St. Osnats

 

 

15-Aug-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Junior AB &C Championship

The Junior A continues with 4 games scheduled for tomorrow in Round 2 meanwhile the Junior B Championship gets underway this weekend with 3 games scheduled for tomorrow and 1 game scheduled for next Wednesday all of the Junior B games are Quarterfinals.

It is expected that the [b]Junior C[/b] Championship draw will take place on Monday night.

The [b]Junior A[/b] – Round 2 set of games consist of:

In Bornacoola: Annaduff v Carrigallen at 7pm

In Cloone: Bornacoola v Aughawillan at 5:30pm followed by Sean O Heslins v Eslin at 7pm

In Drumshanbo: Aughavas v Drumkeerin at 5:30pm

The [b]Junior B[/b] Quarterfinals scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) consists of:

In Drumshanbo: Dromahair v Fenagh-St.Caillins at 7pm

In Pairc Sean: Glencar/Manorhamilton v St. Marys at 5:30pm
followed by Kiltubrid v Leitrim Gaels at 7pm

On Wednesday, Cloone v Annaduff in Cloone at 8:30pm

 

 

11-Aug-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Regulations Governing Club Championships (2006)

Please find below the text of the Amended Rule 115 TO 2006, which details how the Groups in the SFC, IFC and JFCA will be decided in the event of an equality of points when the Round Robin series is complete.

As the Masonite Leagues 2006 had commenced in advance of this Congress decision, they will be completed in 2006 in accordance with Regulations drawn up and approved at the March meeting of Coiste Chontae Liatroma. From 2007 forth they shall be completed in accordance with the guidelines below relating to an equality of points.

[b]Regulations governing Club Championships(2006) and Leagues (2007).[/b]

At Congress 2006 Rule 115 TO 2006 was amended and became effective from May 22, 2006. The full text of the amended rule is as follows and shall apply in the Leitrim SFC, IFC and JFCA competitions which are partly run on a league basis:

[b]Rule 115-County Championships[/b]

(1) A County Committee shall organise its Championships on a Knock-Out, League, or a Combination of League and Knock-Out basis.

(2) A County may be divided into districts for these Competitions.

(3) A County Committee shall arrange draws to permit Byes in the first rounds only, unless prior approval for proposed divergence has beenÓgiven by Central Council.

(4) The County Committee shall draw up and approve all other Regulations governing the Organisation of a championship, in advance of its commencement. Any alteration shall be annually approved.

(5) If a Championship is partly organised on a League basis, the following Regulations shall apply:

(a) League results are credited as follows: 2 points for a win, and one point for a draw.

(b) If a club is disqualified or retires during the course of the league stage, its played games shall stand and its unplayed games shall be awarded to the opposing teams.

(c) Where teams finish with equal points for qualification for the concluding stages, or for promotion or relegation, the tie shall be decided by the following means and in the order specified, subject to clause(d) below-

(i) [b]Scóring Difference (subtracting the total scores Against from the total scores For).[/b]

(ii) Highest total scores For.

(iii) Where two teams only are involved-the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the previous game in the competition.

(iv) Scóring Average (divide total score Against into total score For)

(d) If Disqualifications, retirements or walkovers materially affect the outcome of the points total in the league stage of a championship, there shall be play offs to determine qualification for the concluding stages of the championship, or for promotion or relegation as appropriate.

(e) A disqualification shall only affect further participation in the current championship involved and not the following year?s championship or qualification for it. In any Promotion or Relegation process a team shall retain the points it has won in a stage of the championship run on a league basis.

[b]Rule 134-League Competitions[/b]
Rule 134 as outlined below will apply to 2007 leagues and not to this years leagues (2006)

Leagues may be organized on a single or double round basis. The Regulations outlined in Rule 115 in relation to the League Part of a Championship shall likewise apply to League Competitions.

Penalty for each unfulfilled fixture- Award of the game to Opposing Team; Minimum Fine-County ?400, Club ?40

 

 

02-Aug-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Teams tied in League position

In the event of equality of points, the following regulations will be used to determine which section of the division teams will play in for phase two of the competition:

1. [b]Two teams[/b] tied for [b]one remaining place[/b] in the top half: Teams play off to decide which team takes the higher place in the final league table.

2. [b]Three teams[/b] tied for [b]one remaining place[/b] in the top half: the team with the highest score difference should qualify for the play-off final, to play against the winner of a play-off involving the remaining two teams.

3. [b]Three teams[/b] tied for [b]two places[/b] in the top half: the team with the highest score difference should take the first automatic qualifying place and the remaining two teams play-off for the second place.

4. [b]Four teams[/b] tied for [b]one place[/b] in the top half: two play-off semi-finals and a play-off final to decide the one place available. The team with the highest score difference should play the team with the third highest score difference and the team with second highest and fourth highest score difference should meet in the respective semi-finals.

5. [b]Four teams[/b] tied for [b]two remaining places[/b] in the top half: the top team on score difference should take the first automatic qualifying place. The second placed team should receive a bye into a play-off final where it will meet the winner of a semi-final played between the remaining two teams, to decide the second qualifying team for the top half.

6. [b]Four teams[/b] tied for [b]three remaining places[/b] in the top half: the first two automatic places should go to the teams which have the best score difference. The two teams remaining will play-off for the remaining place in the top half.

7. [b]Five teams[/b] tied for [b]one remaining place[/b] in the top half: the team with the highest score difference should receive a bye to a play-off final. The next highest team on score difference should play the team with the third highest score difference in one semi-final and the teams with the second and fourth best score difference should play-off in a second semi-final. The winners of these semi-finals to play-off for the right to meet the team with the bye in a final game to decide the team to make the top half.

8. [b]Five teams[/b] tied for [b]two remaining places[/b] in the top half: the team with the highest score difference should take an automatic place in the top half, with the four remaining teams playing two semi-finals and a play-off final to decide the second qualifying place in the top half. Semi-final pairing decided as at (7) above.

9. [b]Five teams[/b] tied for [b]three places[/b] in the top half: the first two automatic places should go to the two teams with the best score difference. The team with the third best score difference receive a bye to the play-off final to meet the winners of a play-off semi-final between the two teams with the lowest score difference, to decide the remaining place available.

10. [b]Five teams[/b] tied for [b]four places[/b] in the top half: the first three automatic places should go to the teams with the best score difference with the fourth place going to the winner of a play-off game involving the remaining two teams.

From 2007 forward, as a result of a motion passed at Congress 2006, any remaining issues regarding equality of points will be determined by scores alone.

 

 

01-Aug-06 by Paddy Reilly

Junior B Championship Draw 2006

The draw for the Junior B Football Championship is as follows:

[b]Quarter-finals[/b]
1. Dromahair v Fenagh-St.Caillin?s
2. Kiltubrid v Leitrim Gaels
3. Glencar/Manorhamilton v St. Mary?s
4. Cloone v Annaduff

[b]Semi-finals[/b]
Winner QF1 v Winner QF3
Winner QF2 v Winner QF4

Ties to commence on weekend of 12/13 Lunasa 2006.

 

 

31-Jul-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Tommy Murphy Cup – UPDATE

Tommy Murphy Cup – Quarterfinals – Short Report

Leitrim v Tipperary

Sat 29th July, Semple Stadium, Thurles

Leitrim are through to the Tommy Murphy Semis on Aug 12th after a comprehensive win over Tipperary. Leitrim played the better football throughout and were leading 0-8 to 0-3 points just before half time when Tipperary came back and scored a goal to make it 0-8 to 1-3.

In the second half Leitrim maintained their lead and ran out eventual winners with a 5 point advantage. This win is much welcomed by all after the recent heartbreak of losing to Mayo and Sligo by 1 point in each game in the All Ireland Series.

Carlow and London play tomorrow and the winners will play Leitirm on August 12th, the time and venue will be announced at a later date.

Final score: Leitrim 0-14 Tipperary 1-06

 

 

29-Jul-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Club grounds – Safety Audit

Safety audits of all club grounds will take place over the next two weeks. All club secretaries will be notified to have facilities accessable for personnel carrying out inspections.

 

 

26-Jul-06 by PJ Meehan – Development Officer

Club Championship – News

Last weekend saw the first round of the Senior & Intermediate championship. First off were St. Marys and Gortletteragh who had a very competitive game with St. Marys laying down a marker with a 4 point win inÓgroup 4. Group 1s Bornacoola pipped Allen Gaels by one point and inÓgroup 2 Aughawillan had to 2 to spare over Annaduff. Last years champions Kiltubrid lost by the biggest score difference as they went down by 5 points to Mohill inÓgroup 3.

In the Intermediate Championship the opening game was on Saturday evening which was a draw between Drumreilly and Carrigallen inÓgroup 3. Sundays 3 games consisted of Group 1 clash between St. Marys and Drumkeeran with the latter winning by a goal. Group 2s Glenfarne/Kiltyclougher and Allen Gaels game resulted in a 8 point win for Glenfarne/Kilty.
The Group 4 encounter was between Aughnasheelin and Dromahaire with Dromahaire winning by the smallest of margins of 1 point.

Next round in the Championships will be the weekend after next as Leitrim participate in the Tommy Murphy Cup this Saturday at 1:30pm in Thurles.

 

 

24-Jul-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Tommy Murphy Cup Draw

The draw for the 2006 Tommy Murphy Cup was made this afternoon. Leitrim have received a bye to the quarter-finals and will play against the winners of the Tipperary/Waterford first round tie. The game is scheduled to be played on the weekend of 29th July.

The full draw is as follows (first named teams have home advantage):

[b]Round 1 (weekend of July 22nd)[/b]
Carlow v Wicklow
Waterford v Tipperary
Clare v Louth
Antrim v Kilkenny
Roscommon v Cavan

[b]Quarter Finals (Weekend of July 29th)[/b]
1. Carlow/Wicklow v London
2. Waterford/Tipperary v Leitrim
3. Clare/Louth v Monaghan
4. Antrim/Kilkenny v Roscommon/Cavan

[b]Semi-Finals (weekend of August 12th)[/b]
Winner QF1 v Winner QF2
Winner QF3 v Winner QF4

It is intended that the Tommy Murphy Cup Final will be played in Croke Park on August 27th as the curtain raiser to the second Bank of Ireland All-Ireland football championship semi-final.

 

 

10-Jul-06 by Paddy Reilly, Webmaster

Leitrim Football Team announced

The following is the team to face Sligo in the Bank of Ireland Qualifiers Round 2 in P?irc Sean on Sunday at 3:30pm

1 Cathal McCrann
2 Dermot Reynolds
3 John McKeon
4 Michael McGuinness
5 Francis Holohan
6 Barry McWeeney
7 Shane Foley
8 Gary McCloskey
9 Christopher Carroll
10 Barry Prior
11 Michael Foley
12 Colin Regan
13 Donal Brennan
14 Declan Maxwell
15 Ciaran Duignan

16 John Prior
17 Darren Duignan
18 David McHugh
19 Michael Greene
20 Johnny Goldrick
21 Ciaran Kennedy
22 Philip McGuinness
23 Gary Reynolds
24 Gavin McWeeney
25 RonanÓgallagher
26 Daniel Beck
27 Liam Ferguson
28 Noel Doonan
29 Michael Poniard
30 James Glancy

This is the final game of the second round of the qualifiers. The winners of which will go into the hat with Meath, Derry, Longford, Westmeath and the winners of the following 3 games which will be played tomorrow:

Monaghan v Wexford,
Laois v Tyrone,
Clare v Fermanagh.

The Draw will take place for Round 3 on Sunday evening.

The losers of these Round 2 games will participate in the Tommy Murphy Cup.

 

 

07-Jul-06 by Brendan Doyle