2015 Connacht Senior Football Championship
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{{Infobox GAA championship
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|name = 2015 Connacht SFC
|county =
|year = 2015
|manager = Noel Connelly
Pat Holmes
|poty =
|captain = Keith Higgins
|winners = Mayo
|ordinal = 46
|runnersup = Sligo
|runnerupcaptain = Adrian Marren
|runnerupmanager = Niall Carew
|relegated =
|promoted =
|topscorer =
|sponsor =
|previous = 2014
|next = 2016
}}
The 2015 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 116th instalment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA. It was one of four provincial competitions in the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Mayo entered the competition as defending Connacht champions and retained the title after a 6-25 to 2-11 win against Sligo in the final on 19 July.{{cite web|url= http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/gaelic-football-match-reports/mayo-6-25-sligo-2-11-aidan-6100384|title=Mayo 6-25 Sligo 2-11: Aidan O'Shea helps Mayo to their fifth Connacht title in a row|date=20 July 2015|work=Irish Mirror|accessdate=21 July 2015}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/0719/715869-mayo-c/|title=Mayo crush Sligo for Connacht five-in-a-row|date=20 July 2015|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=21 July 2015}}{{cite web|url= http://www.hoganstand.com/Mayo/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=241213|title=Connacht SFC final: Mayo maul Sligo to complete five-in-a-row|date=20 July 2015|work=Hogan Stand|accessdate=21 July 2015}}{{cite web|url= http://www.the42.ie/mayo-sligo-live-2224832-Jul2015/|title=Connacht SFC final: As it happened|date=20 July 2015|work=The 42|accessdate=21 July 2015}}
The draw to decide the fixtures was made on 10 October 2014.{{cite news | url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2014/1009/651212-football-draw/ | title=2015 football: Donegal to meet Tyrone in Ulster |work=RTÉ Sport | publisher=RTÉ | date=10 October 2014 | accessdate=3 January 2015}} As in previous competitions, the opponents of London and New York in the opening round were decided in advance. The teams that visit the 'Exiles' are chosen on a cyclical basis. As in the 2010 Connacht Championship, Roscommon faced London and Galway faced New York. Mayo and Sligo were drawn straight into the semi-final stage.
Under GAA rules introduced in 2014 to allow counties to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches, the two sides of the draw were named as either A or B. London, Roscommon and Sligo were named on the A side of the draw, while Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and New York's draw was named as the B side. New York, as in previous seasons did not compete in the All-Ireland qualifiers.
Note due to Covid-19 it would be Galway playing New York and Roscommon for London last games to be held were cancelled in the 2020 championship but now there are rotational fixtures took place in 2025.
Teams
The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign based teams of London and New York.
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!rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Colours !rowspan="2"|Sponsor !rowspan="2"|Manager !rowspan="2"|Captain !colspan="2"|Most recent success |
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!All-Ireland !Provincial |
| Galway
|File:Colours of Galway.svg Maroon and white |{{center|2001}} |{{center|2008}} |
| Leitrim
|File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Green and gold |The Bush Hotel |Shane Ward |Danny Beck | |{{center|1994}} |
| London
|File:Colours of London.svg Green and white |Moran's Hotels |Martin Carroll | | |
| Mayo
|File:Colours of Mayo.svg Green and red |{{center|1951}} |{{center|2014}} |
| New York
|File:Colors of New York.svg Red, white and blue |Navillus Contracting |Ian Galvin |Keith Scally | | |
| Roscommon
|File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Blue and Yellow |Club Rossie |Niall Carty |{{center|1944}} |{{center|2010}} |
| Sligo
|File:Colours of Sligo.svg Black and white |Mark Breheny | |{{center|2007}} |
Bracket
{{2015 Connacht Senior Football Championship bracket}}
Fixtures
=Preliminary round=
{{football box
| date = 3 May 2015
| time = 8.00pm (Irish time)
| round = Preliminary round
| team1 = New York
| score = 0-08 – 2-18
| team2 = Galway
| goals1 = PJ Banville (0-07), JJ Matthews (0-01)
| goals2 = D. Comer, S. Walsh (1-04 each), P. Ó Gríofa, L. Silke, S. Denvir, F. Ó Curraoin, P. Conroy, D. Cummins, M. Martin (0-01 each)
| stadium = Gaelic Park, New York City
| referee = Ciaran Branagan (Down)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2015/0503/698499-new-york-v-galway/ Report]
| attendance =
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=Quarter-finals=
{{football box
| date = 17 May 2015
| time = 3.30pm
| round = Quarter-Final
| team1 = Leitrim
| score = 0-8 – 1-13
| team2 = Galway
| goals1 = K. Conlon (0-03), S. McWeeney (0-02), F. Clancy, R. Kennedy, P. McGowan (0-01 each)
| goals2 = P. Conroy (0-06), D. Comer (1-01), D Cummins (0-02), G. O'Donnel, M. Lundy, P. Óg Ó Gríofa, P. Sweeney (0-01 each)
| stadium = Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
| referee = Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/0517/701751-leitrim-galway/ Report]
| attendance =
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{{football box
| date = 24 May 2015
| time = 3.00pm
| round = Quarter-Final
| team1 = London
| score = 0-10 – 1-14
| team2 = Roscommon
| goals1 = Ciaran Murtagh 1-2, Enda Smith 0-4, Cathal Shine 0-2, Donie Shine 0-2(2f), Diarmuid Murtagh 0-2, Ian Kilbride 0-1, Ultan Harney 0-1.
| goals2 = Lorcan Mulvey 0-8(5f), Adrain Moyles 0-1(1f), Alan O’ Hara(0-1)
| stadium = Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
| referee = E Kinsella (Laois)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/0524/703402-london-roscommon/ Report]
| attendance =
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=Semi-finals=
{{football box
| date = 14 June 2015
| time = 4.00pm
| round = Semi-Final
| team1 = Mayo
| score = 1-15 - 2-8
| team2 = Galway
| goals1 = C O'Connor 0-9 (8fs), F Hanley 1-0 (og), A Moran 0-2, J Doherty, A O'Shea, M Ronaldson, S O'Shea 0-1 each.
| goals2 = G Sice 1-3 (0-2fs), D Cummins 1-1, P Conroy 0-3 (3fs), D Comer 0-1.
| stadium = Pearse Stadium
| referee = P Hughes (Armagh)
| report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/aidan-osheas-massive-power-breaks-galway-defences-31302058.html Report]
| attendance = 20,254
}}
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{{football box
| date = 20 June 2015
| time = 7.00pm
| round = Semi-Final
| team1 = Sligo
| score = 1-14 - 0-13
| team2 = Roscommon
| goals1 = Adrian Marren 1-7, Cian Breheny, David Kelly, Mark Breheny 0-2 each, Pat Hughes 0-1.
| goals2 = Cathal Cregg 0-3, Ciaran Cafferkey, Enda Smith, Ciaráin Murtagh 0-2 each, Niall Daly, Donal Smith, Finbar Cregg 0-1 each.
| stadium = Markievicz Park
| referee = Maurice Deegan (Laois)
| report = [https://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/2006152040-connacht-sfc-sligo-shock-roscommon/ Report]
| attendance =
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=Final=
{{GAA match
|round = Final
|date = 19 July 2015
|time = 4:00 PM
|stadium = Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
|team1 = Mayo File:Colours of Mayo.svg
|score = 6-25 - 2-11
|team2 = Sligo File:Colours of Sligo.svg
|goals1 = Aidan O'Shea 3-4, Cillian O'Connor 1-7 (0-5f, 1 '45), Diarmuid O'Connor 0-4, Lee Keegan and Seamus O'Shea 1-0 each, Jason Doherty 0-3, Donal Vaughan and Mark Ronaldson 0-2 each, Patrick Durcan, Barry Moran, Alan Dillon 0-1 each
|motm = Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy)
|goals2 = Mark Breheny 0-4 (0-2f), Brendan Egan and {{nobreak|Pat Hughes 1-0 each}}, Adrian Marren 0-3, {{nobreak|Cian Breheny}}, Niall Murphy, Neil Ewing, {{nobreak|Eoin McHugh}} 0-1 each
|referee = Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry)
|attendance = 23,196
|report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30687205.html Report] [https://www.the42.ie/mayo-hammer-sligo-connacht-final-2225242-Jul2015/]
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Connacht Senior Football Championship}}
{{GAA 2015}}