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2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All Ireland football logo.PNG
Championship details
Dates 4 May — 21 September 2014
Teams 33 (includes London and New York)
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Kerry (37th win)
Captain Fionn Fitzgerald
Kieran O'Leary
Manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Donegal
Captain Michael Murphy
Manager Jim McGuinness
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Donegal
Connacht Mayo
Championship statistics
Top Scorer Cillian O'Connor (5-36)
Player of the Year James O'Donoghue
2013
2015

The 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football since its establishment in 1887. It is played between 31 counties of Ireland (excluding Kilkenny), London and New York.

Changes for 2014 included the introduction of black cards for "cynical" fouls, the addition of IPTV service GAAGO for international audiences and the broadcasting of live televised matches on Sky Sports for the UK audience.

The defending champions were Dublin who were beaten by Donegal in the semi-final. This led to the unexpected final pairing of Donegal and Kerry (victors over Mayo in their semi-final replay) - a first on All-Ireland Final day, and only a second meeting in Championship history. Their first Championship encounter, a 2012 quarter-final, led to victory for Donegal, who marched on to lay claim to that year's Sam Maguire Cup.

Kerry won their 37th title after a 2-9 to 0-12 win against Donegal.

A total of 33 teams contested the championship. These include 31 teams from Ireland, as well as London and New York. As in previous years, Kilkenny footballers decided not to field a team. New York does not participate in the qualifiers.


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