2024 Tailteann Cup

Gaelic football competition

2024 Tailteann CupTournament details

Level| Tier 2
Year| 2024
Trophy| Tailteann Cup
Date| 11 May – 13 July 2024
Teams| 17
Other
Matches played| 35

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The 2024 Tailteann Cup is the third edition of the Tailteann Cup and is the second-tier of Gaelic football for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by seventeen GAA county teams who failed to reach their last 16 of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[1] Kildare will make their first appearance.[2][3] The group draw took place on 30 April 2024.[4]

The final is played on 13 July 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin.[5] The winners qualify automatically for the group stage of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[6]

## Format[edit]

### Cup format[edit]

The 17 teams who competed in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship but did not qualify for the round-robin group stages compete in the Tailteann Cup. Kildare enter the Tailteann Cup for the first time.

New York 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 2024 National Football League (after promotion and relegation is applied and after division finals take place).[7]

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 New York 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 2024 Tailteann Cup qualify for the group stage of 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship regardless of their league position.

### Teams by province[edit]

Britain (1)

* London

Connacht (2)

* Leitrim
* Sligo

Leinster (7)

* Carlow
* Kildare (debut)
* Laois
* Longford
* Offaly
* Wexford
* Wicklow

Munster (3)

* Limerick
* Tipperary
* Waterford

Ulster (3)

* Antrim
* Down
* Fermanagh

North America (1)

* New York

## Teams[edit]

### General information[edit]

Seventeen county teams compete in the Tailteann Cup:

County | Tailteann | Provincial | All-Ireland | Position in 2023 | Appearance

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Antrim | —  | 1951 | —  | Semi-final | 3rd
Down | —  | 1994 | 1994 | Finalists | 2nd
Carlow | —  | 1944 | —  | Quarter-finals | 3rd
Fermanagh | —  | —  | —  | Preliminary quarter-finals | 3rd
Kildare | —  | 2000 | 1928 | — | 1st
Laois | —  | 2003 | —  | Semi-finals | 3rd
Leitrim | —  | 1994 | —  | Group stage | 3rd
Limerick | —  | 1896 | 1896 | Quarter-finals | 2nd
London | —  | —  | —  | Group stage | 3rd
Longford | —  | 1968 | —  | Preliminary quarter-finals | 3rd
Offaly | —  | 1997 | 1982 | Preliminary quarter-finals | 3rd
New York | —  | —  | —  | Preliminary quarter-finals | 3rd
Sligo | —  | 2007 | —  | — | 2nd
Tipperary | —  | 2020 | 1920 | Group stage | 3rd
Waterford | —  | 1898 | —  | Group stage | 3rd
Wexford | —  | 1945 | 1918 | Quarter-finals | 3rd
Wicklow | —  | —  | —  | Group stage | 3rd

### Personnel and kits[edit]

County | Manager  | Captain  | Sponsors

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Antrim | Andy McEntee | Dermot McAleese  | Fibrus
Carlow | Niall Carew | Sean Gannon  | SETU
Down | Conor Laverty | Pierce Laverty  | EOS IT Solutions
Fermanagh | Kieran Donnelly | Eoin Donnelly  | Tracey Concrete
Kildare | Glenn Ryan | Mick O'Grady  | Brady Family
Laois | Justin McNulty | Trevor Collins and Evan O’Carroll  | MW Hire Group
Leitrim | Andy Moran | Donal Wrynn  | J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York
Limerick | Jimmy Lee  | Iain Corbett and Donal O’Sullivan  | None
London | Michael Maher  | Liam Gavaghan  | Clayton Hotel
Longford | Paddy Christie | Patrick Fox  | Glennon Brothers
New York | Johnny McGeeney  | Johnny Glynn  | Navillus
Offaly | Declan Kelly  | Declan Hogan  | Glenisk
Sligo | Tony McEntee | Keelan Cawley  | AbbVie
Tipperary | Paul Kelly | Conor Sweeney | Fiserv
Waterford | Ephie Fitzgerald | Dermot Ryan  | Cognizant
Wexford | John Hegarty | Liam Coleman  | Zurich Insurance Group
Wicklow | Oisín McConville | Padraig O’Toole  | Joule

## Draws[edit]

### Group stage seeding[edit]

Numbers in brackets indicate ranking in the 2024 NFL.[8]

Pot 1

* Down (16)
* Fermanagh (17)
* Kildare (18)
* Sligo (20)

Pot 2

* Antrim (21)
* Offaly (22)
* Laois (23)
* Leitrim (24)

Pot 3

* Wicklow (25)
* Limerick (26)
* Wexford (27)
* Longford (28)

Pot 4

* Carlow (29)
* Tipperary (30)
* Waterford (31)
* London (32)

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New York (33) enter the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter-final stage.

### Knockout stage seeding[edit]

The preliminary quarter-final draw will take place in early June 2024.

Seeded into quarter-finals

* 1st Group 1
* 1st Group 2
* 1st Group 3
* 1st Group 4

Seeded into preliminary quarter-finals

* 2nd Group 1
* 2nd Group 2
* 2nd Group 3
* 2nd Group 4

Unseeded in preliminary quarter-finals

* Best 3rd-placed team
* Second-best 3rd-placed team
* Third-best 3rd-placed team
* New York (automatically placed in preliminary quarter-finals)

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## Group Stage[edit]

### Group 1[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Kildare | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to quarter-final
2  |  Leitrim | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3  |  Waterford | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Potentially advance to preliminary quarter-final
4  |  Longford | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

Source: GAA

### Group 2[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Sligo | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to quarter-final
2  |  Antrim | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3  |  Wexford | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Potentially advance to preliminary quarter-final
4  |  Tipperary | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

Source: GAA

### Group 3[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Fermanagh | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to quarter-final
2  |  Laois | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3  |  Wicklow | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Potentially advance to preliminary quarter-final
4  |  Carlow | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

Source: GAA

### Group 4[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Down | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to quarter-final
2  |  Limerick | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3  |  London | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Potentially advance to preliminary quarter-final
4  |  Offaly | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

Source: GAA

## Knockout stage[edit]

### Preliminary Quarter-finals[edit]

Group runner-up v  New York

8/9 June 2024
Preliminary Quarter-final

Group runner-up | v |  New York

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Group runner-up v Group third-place finisher

8/9 June 2024
Preliminary Quarter-final

Group runner-up | v | Group third-place finisher

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Group runner-up v Group third-place finisher

8/9 June 2024
Preliminary Quarter-final

Group runner-up | v | Group third-place finisher

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Group runner-up v Group third-place finisher

8/9 June 2024
Preliminary Quarter-final

Group runner-up | v | Group third-place finisher

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### Quarter-finals[edit]

Group winner v Preliminary quarter-final winner

15/16 June 2024
Quarter-final

Group winner | v | Preliminary quarter-final winner

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Group winner v Preliminary quarter-final winner

15/16 June 2024
Quarter-final

Group winner | v | Preliminary quarter-final winner

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Group winner v Preliminary quarter-final winner

15/16 June 2024
Quarter-final

Group winner | v | Preliminary quarter-final winner

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Group winner v Preliminary quarter-final winner

15/16 June 2024
Quarter-final

Group winner | v | Preliminary quarter-final winner

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### Semi-finals[edit]

Quarter-final winner v Quarter-final winner

25 June 2024
Semi-final

Quarter-final winner | v | Quarter-final winner

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Croke Park, Dublin

Quarter-final winner v Quarter-final winner

25 June 2024
Semi-final

Quarter-final winner | v | Quarter-final winner

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Croke Park, Dublin

### Final[edit]

Main article: 2024 Tailteann Cup final

13 July 2024
Tailteann Cup Final

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Croke Park, Dublin

## Stadia and locations[edit]

County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity

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Antrim | Belfast | Ulster | Corrigan Park | 3,700
Carlow | Carlow | Leinster | Dr Cullen Park | 21,000
Down | Newry | Ulster | Páirc Esler | 20,000
Fermanagh | Enniskillen | Ulster | Brewster Park | 20,000
Kildare[a] | Newbridge | Leinster | Manguard Park | 1,200
Laois | Portlaoise | Leinster | O'Moore Park | 27,000
Leitrim | Carrick-on-Shannon | Connacht | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | 9,331
Limerick | Limerick | Munster | Gaelic Grounds | 44,023
London | South Ruislip | Britain | McGovern Park | 3,000
Longford | Longford | Leinster | Pearse Park | 10,000
New York | Bronx | North America | Gaelic Park | 2,000
Offaly | Tullamore | Leinster | O'Connor Park | 20,000
Sligo | Sligo | Connacht | Markievicz Park | 18,558
Tipperary | Thurles | Munster | Semple Stadium | 45,690
Waterford | Waterford | Munster | Fraher Field | 15,000
Wexford | Wexford | Leinster | Chadwicks Wexford Park | 20,000
Wicklow | Aughrim | Leinster | Aughrim County Ground | 7,000

1. ^ Kildare's usual home venue, St. Conleth's Park in Newbridge, is under redevelopment.

## Championship statistics[edit]

### Scoring events[edit]

* Widest winning margin: TBD points
* TBD v TBD (Round)
* Most goals in a match: TBD
* TBD v TBD (Round)
* Most points in a match: TBD
* TBD v TBD (Round)
* Most goals by one team in a match: TBD
* TBD v TBD (Round)
* Most points by one team in a match: TBD
* TBD v TBD (Round)
* Highest aggregate score: TBD points
* TBD v TBD (Round)
* Lowest aggregate score: TBD points
* TBD v TBD (Round)

## Miscellaneous[edit]

* Kildare will make their debut in the Tailteann Cup.

## See also[edit]

* 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (Tier 1)
* 2024 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (Tier 3)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup draws: Everything you need to know". The Irish News. April 29, 2024.
2. ^ "Seedings made for Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup ahead of draw". Irish Independent. April 28, 2024.
3. ^ McNally, Ger (April 28, 2024). "Louth book date with Dublin and condemn Kildare to Tailteann Cup". Irish Examiner.
4. ^ Moran, Damian. "Who are the teams Offaly can draw in the group stages of the Tailteann Cup". www.offalyexpress.ie.
5. ^ Fogarty, John (December 6, 2023). "Confirmed: The GAA's full inter-county fixture schedule for 2024". Irish Examiner.
6. ^ "Q&A: When do the All-Ireland SFC & Tailteann Cup draws take place and how will they work?". The Irish Times.
7. ^ "Seedings confirmed for Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup draws". The Irish Times.
8. ^ Duffy, Emma (April 28, 2024). "Here are the confirmed 2024 Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup competing teams". The 42.

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Participants (2024)|

* Antrim
* Carlow
* Down
* Fermanagh
* Kildare
* Laois
* Leitrim
* Limerick
* London
* Longford
* New York
* Offaly
* Sligo
* Tipperary
* Waterford
* Wexford
* Wicklow

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