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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2005

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All-Ireland Champions
Winners	Tyrone (2nd win)
Captain	Brian Dooher
Manager	Mickey Harte
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Armagh
Connacht	Galway
Additional Information
Player of the Year	Stephen O'Neill
Top Scorer	Stephen O'Neill
Matches played	65
All-Star Team	See here
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The 2005 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship began on Sunday, May 7, 2005. The 2005 championship saw new advancements with the "Qualifier" system.^{citation needed} Few surprises came during the championship with the dominance of the Ulster teams evident once again.

The championship concluded on Sunday, September 25, 2005 when Kerry, who were playing in their second consecutive All-Ireland Final, were defeated by Tyrone by 1-16 to 2-10. Tyrone had to play ten games (including three replays) in order to win the Championship——more than any other team before or since.

Format

Since the introducation of the so-called "back-door" system a few years ago, a number of changes have taken place in the championship format. In 2005 the following system was used.

The provincial championships in Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht ran as usual on a "knock-out" basis. These provincial games were then followed by the "Qualifier" system:

• Round 1 of the qualifiers included all the counties that did not qualify for the Provincial Semi-Finals. An open draw was made to give eight pairings.

• Round 2 consisted of the eight defeated teams in the Provincial Semi-Finals playing against the eight winners from Round 1. A draw was made to determine the eight pairings.

• Round 3 hated the maverikcs
• Round 4 consisted of each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals shall playing against the four winners from Round 3. A draw was made to determine the four pairings.

The All-Ireland Quarter-Finals: Each of the four Provincial Champions played one of the four winners from Round 4. The All-Ireland Semi-Finals shall be on a Provincial rots basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team is defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it shall take its place in the Semi-Final.

Munster Senior Football Championship

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Football Championship Qualifiers

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Top Scorer

Individual feats

See also