2022 O'Byrne Cup

The 2022 O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football tournament played by eleven county teams of Leinster GAA in January 2022;[1] Kilkenny will not take part.[2] Longford are the holders.[3]

Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2022
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Date8–22 January 2022
Teams11
Defending championsLongford
Other
Matches played17

A new rule will limit the number of substitutions a team can make; players taken off cannot return, capping the number of changes at 11.

Competition Format

The eleven teams are drawn to play in two groups of four teams and one group of three teams.

Each team plays the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.

The three group winners advance to the knockout stage, with one of the winners of a four-team group playing the winners of the three-team group in the semi-final, and the other four-team group winners advancing directly to the final.[4]

Group stage

Games take place 8–16 January 2022.[5]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Longford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to final
2 Louth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Offaly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dublin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 8 January 2022. Source: Leinster GAA

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wicklow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-final
2 Laois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Wexford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Meath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 8 January 2022. Source: Leinster GAA

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Westmeath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-final
2 Carlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Kildare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 8 January 2022. Source: Leinster GAA

Knockout stage
19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)
19:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final
1st Group B v 1st Group C
22 January 2022 (2022-01-22)
Final
Semi-Final winner v 1st Group A

References
  1. "O'Byrne Cup 2022 groups revealed". LMFM.
  2. Nolan, Pat (November 25, 2021). "Fixtures revealed for 2022 O'Byrne Cup". Irish Mirror.
  3. "Longford lift O'Byrne Cup for first time in 20 years". 18 January 2020.
  4. "Longford to play Louth, Offaly and Dublin in the 2022 O'Byrne Cup". www.longfordleader.ie.
  5. "2022 O'Byrne and Kehoe Cup fixtures confirmed - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
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