Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2022
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Date8–22 January 2022
Teams11
Defending championsLongford
Winners
ChampionsDublin (10th win)
ManagerDessie Farrell
CaptainCiarán Kilkenny
Runners-up
Runners-upLaois
ManagerBilly Sheehan
CaptainKieran Lillis
Other
Matches played15

The 2022 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament played by eleven county teams of Leinster GAA in January 2022;[1] Kilkenny did not take part.[2] Longford were the holders.[3][4]

A new rule limits the number of substitutions a team can make; players taken off cannot return, capping the number of changes at 11.

Dublin were the winners.[5]

The opening round game between Meath and Wicklow was called off, with Wicklow infected by COVID-19.[6]

Competition format

The eleven teams are drawn to play in two groups of four teams and one group of three teams.

Each team plays the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.

The three group winners advance to the knockout stage, with one of the winners of a four-team group playing the winners of the three-team group in the semi-final, and the other four-team-group winners advancing directly to the final. Drawn games are decided by penalty shoot-out without any extra time being played.[7]

Group stage

Games took place 8–15 January 2022.[8]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Dublin 3 3 0 0 74 39 +35 6 Advance to final
2 Offaly 3 2 0 1 51 54 −3 4
3 Longford 3 1 0 2 53 52 +1 2
4 Louth 3 0 0 3 40 73 −33 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2022. Source: Leinster GAA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Laois 3 2 0 1 48 51 −3 4 Advance to semi-final
2 Meath 3 2 0 1 27 28 −1 4
3 Wicklow 3 1 0 2 28 30 −2 2
4 Wexford 3 1 0 2 51 45 +6 2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2022. Source:

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kildare 2 2 0 0 50 21 +29 4 Advance to semi-final
2 Westmeath 1 0 0 1 8 19 −11 0
3 Carlow 1 0 0 1 13 31 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2022. Source: Leinster GAA
  • Carlow v. Westmeath was not played.[9]

Knockout stage

19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)
19:45 GMT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final
Laois 0-09 (9) – (9) 1-06
(6–5 pen) 		Kildare
(HT: 0-05 – 1-03)
Penalty kicks
Mark Barry checkY
Gary Walsh checkY
Sean Moore checkY
Cormac Murphy ☒N
Brian Daly ☒N
Gary Walsh checkY
Mark Barry ☒N
Sean Moore ☒N
Brian Daly checkY
Cormac Murphy checkY		   ☒N Paddy Woodgate
checkY Mark Donnellan
checkY Paul Cribbin
☒N Daniel Flynn
checkY Jimmy Hyland
checkY Jimmy Hyland
☒N Paddy Woodgate
☒N Paul Cribbin
checkY Mark Donnellan
☒N Daniel Flynn
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: David Hickey (Carlow)
22 January 2022 (2022-01-22)
15:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Final
Laois 0-11 (11) – (16) 1-13 Dublin
(HT: 0-06 – 1-05)
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

References

  1. ↑ "O'Byrne Cup 2022 groups revealed". LMFM.
  2. ↑ Nolan, Pat (25 November 2021). "Fixtures revealed for 2022 O'Byrne Cup". Irish Mirror.
  3. ↑ "Longford lift O'Byrne Cup for first time in 20 years". 18 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Longford - O'Byrne Cup History". Longford Gaelic Stats.
  5. ↑ Keane, Paul (22 January 2022). "14-man Dublin beat Laois to lift O'Byrne Cup" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ↑ "O'Byrne Cup clash between Wicklow and Meath called off". Hogan Stand. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Longford to play Louth, Offaly and Dublin in the 2022 O'Byrne Cup". www.longfordleader.ie.
  8. ↑ "2022 O'Byrne and Kehoe Cup fixtures confirmed - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  9. ↑ Duffy, Emma (14 January 2022). "Tomorrow's O'Byrne Cup clash between Westmeath and Carlow off". The42.
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