THE ALL-IRELAND senior football championship will be overhauled in 2023 after the Green Proposal was overwhelmingly approved at Saturday’s GAA Congress in Mayo.
The motion, which will introduce a tiered championship structure, was passed by 94.7% of delegates.
Beginning next season, after the conclusion of the national leagues and the provincial championships, there will be a round-robin competition for the Sam Maguire with 16 counties split into four groups of four.
Those 16 counties will be the eight provincial finalists as well as the next-best eight counties based on their league ranking.
The four group winners will automatically qualify for the All-Ireland quarter-finals while the second and third-placed teams in each group will play off for the remaining four places.
The next 16 counties based on league ranking will compete for the second-tier Tailteann Cup, which will also be played on a round-robin basis with four groups of four.
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— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 26, 2022
MOTION 1- Green Proposal -
Passed
in favour 94.7%
against 5.3%
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Leinster to win it handily enough !
Has qualification been decided for the champions Cup next year? Have connacht qualified?
@Mr Kenobi: it’s says in the article it will be based on current positions, don’t know if that means combining both tables, if so connacht r 6th. Depends on what the format for season Cup will be too.
@Mr Kenobi: Yes, next years Champions Cup is to be contested by 24 teams (AFAIK for 1 season only). Connacht and Dragons will be in alongside the teams occupying the top 3 positions of each conference currently.
@Ian Frizzell: connacht r 4th in their conference, but have more points than Glasgow (3rd in their conference)
@Patrick Corrigan: what’s your point Patrick?
@Ian Frizzell: sorry missed read your comment thought u said connacht was in the top 3 of their conference. But point was does it go by total points or conference position?
So is it as normal – 2nd v 3rd to make the semis or just top 2 in each league?
@Chris Mc: I believe its just top 2 in each conference
@Chris Mc: Leinster v Edinburgh/Munster one semi and Edinburgh/Munster v Ulster is the other of the most likely scenarios. Sets up nicely for for knockout rugby and good chance for everyone.
@Bryan Russell: I guess everyone wants ulster
@Chris Mc: sorry that was Edinburgh not ulster.