2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 May - 17 September 2006 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (34th win) |
| Captain | Declan O'Sullivan |
| Manager | Jack O'Connor |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Captain | David Heaney |
| Manager | Mickey Moran |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 65 |
| Goals total | 102 (1.48 per game) |
| Points total | 1486 (21.54 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Conor Mortimer (1-35) |
| Player of the Year | Kieran Donaghy |
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The 2006 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship began on Sunday 7 May 2006. The 2006 championship used the same "Qualifier" system that was used in 2005. Tyrone were the defending champions, but were knocked out relatively early in the competition by Laois. Kerry won their 34th Sam Maguire beating Mayo in a repeat of the 2004 final.
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 2006 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:
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 were on a Provincial rots basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team was defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it would take its place in the Semi-Final.
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