O'Byrne Cup
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Current season or competition: 2017 O'Byrne Cup
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| Irish | Corn Uí Bhroin |
| Code | Football |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Region | Leinster (GAA) |
| Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
| Title holders | Dublin (9th title) |
| Most titles | Kildare (11 titles) |
| Sponsors | Bord na Móna |
| Official website | http://www.leinstergaa.ie/leinster-accident-tournaments-2012/obyrne-cup-sf-2012.325.html |
The Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA. The competition is named after Matt O'Byrne, a former Wicklow GAA club officer. The participants are the eleven county teams (excluding Kilkenny) and five third-level teams, which must qualify. The competition is, together with the Walsh Cup and Kehoe Cup, part of the Bord na Móna Leinster GAA Series which takes place each January.
The current O'Byrne Cup champions are Meath, who beat Longford in the 2016 final by a scoreline of 1-17 to 1-11. The O'Byrne Shield was introduced for teams knocked out of the first stage of the Cup but was later abandoned in 2013 due to the introduction of group stages in the competition.
The competition was not played in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1984 or 1985.
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