2023 Tailteann Cup


The 2023 Tailteann Cup was the second edition of the Tailteann Cup, a Gaelic football competition contested by the seventeen county teams that did not qualify for a provincial final, including New York. These teams initially competed in their provincial championship and if they reached their provincial final, they continued in the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, progressing to the All-Ireland group stage.
The final was played on 15 July 2023 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Meath and Down. Meath won after defeating Down 2–13 to 0–14.

Format

Cup format

The 17 teams who competed in the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship but did not qualify for the round-robin group stages compete in the Tailteann Cup. Limerick and Meath enter the Tailteann Cup for the first time.
advance directly to the preliminary quarter-finals. The other 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Seeding is determined by placing in the 2023 National Football League.
The Group Stage is divided into four groups of four teams, with each team in a group playing the other teams in their group once; each team gets one home fixture, one away and one neutral. Teams are awarded two points for a win and one point for a draw.
The four preliminary quarter-finals will consist of the second-placed teams receiving home advantage against and the three third-placed teams with the best record. At the quarter-final stage the four group winners play the four preliminary quarter-final winners.
The semi-finals and final are played in Croke Park. All knock-out matches are winner on the day. The winner of the 2023 Tailteann Cup qualify for the group stage of 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship regardless of their league position.

Teams by province

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Football League before the championship were:
Britain
Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
America

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Teams

General information

Seventeen county teams competed in the Tailteann Cup:
CountyLast Cup titleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2022Appearance
Antrim—1951—Round 12nd
Down—19941994Round 12nd
Carlow—1944—Quarter-finals2nd
Cavan—20201952Runners-up2nd
Fermanagh———Quarter-finals2nd
Laois—2003—Round 12nd
Leitrim—1994—Quarter-finals2nd
Limerick—18961896Round 2 1st
London———Round 12nd
Longford—1968—Round 12nd
Meath—20101999Round 1 1st
Offaly—19971982Semi-finals2nd
New York———Quarter-finals2nd
Tipperary—20201920Round 12nd
Waterford—1898—Preliminary round2nd
Wexford—19451918Preliminary round2nd
Wicklow———Round 12nd

Draws

Group stage seeding

Numbers in brackets indicate ranking in the 2023 NFL.
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
New York enter the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter-final stage.

Knockout stage seeding

The preliminary quarter-final draw took place on 4 June 2023 on RTÉ Radio 1.
Seeded into quarter-finals
Seeded into preliminary quarter-finals
Unseeded in preliminary quarter-finals

Group stage

Group 1


Group 2


Group 3


Group 4


Ranking of third-placed teams


Knockout stage


Championship statistics

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: 22 points
  • * Down 8-16 - 2-12 Laois
  • Most goals in a match: 10
  • * Down 8-16 - 2-12 Laois
  • Most points in a match: 35
  • * Meath 2-23 – 0-12 Wexford
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 8
  • * Down 8-16 - 2-12 Laois
  • Most points by one team in a match: 25
  • * Cavan 2-25 - 2-09 Offaly
  • Highest aggregate score: 58 points
  • * Down 8-16 - 2-12 Laois
  • Lowest aggregate score: 25 points
  • * Carlow 0-15 — 0-10 New York

Miscellaneous