2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
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| Event | 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 20 September 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Brian Fenton | ||||||
| Referee | David Coldrick | ||||||
| Weather | Heavy Rain 14 °C (57 °F) |
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The 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, the 128th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 20 September 2015. Leinster Champions Dublin and Munster Champions Kerry competed for the Sam Maguire Cup.
Dublin won the game on a 0-12 to 0-9 scoreline to claim their third title in five years and 25th title overall.
With over one million viewers, the match was the most-watched show on Irish television at that point in 2015. An average of 875,300 people watched the game, with a peak figure of 1.08 million as the match reached its climax.
Dublin opened their campaign by defeating Longford by 4-25 to 0-10 at Croke Park on 31 May. They then defeated Kildare by 5-18 to 0-14 and returned to the Leinster football final. In the Leinster final they defeated Westmeath on a 2-13 to 0-6 to claim their tenth Leinster title in 11 years. In the All-Ireland quarter final, Dublin defeated Fermanagh 2-23 to 2-15 to advance to a semi-final meeting with Mayo. The semi-final finished up in a draw, 2-12 to Dublin, 1-15 to Mayo with a replay taking place the week after. Dublin won the replay on a 3-15 to 1-14 scoreline with three goals in the final fifteen minutes after trailing by four points.
Kerry started the Munster Championship by defeating Tipperary by 2-14 to 2-8 in Semple Stadium in the semi-final on 14 June. They then went on to defeat Cork in the Munster Final, the first game ended in a draw on a 2-15 to 3-12 scoreline with Kerry winning the replay by 1-11 to 1-6. In the All-Ireland quarter-final on 2 August, Kerry defeated Kildare by 7-16 to 0-10. In the All-Ireland Semi-final, Tyrone were defeated by 0-18 to 1-11.
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