2017 FBD Insurance League

The 2017 FBD Insurance League was an inter-county and third-level college gaelic football competition in the province of Connacht. All five Connacht county teams participated. Three college teams competed – Institute of Technology, Sligo, NUI Galway and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).[1][2][3] Galway were the winners.

2017 FBD Insurance League
Tournament details
ProvinceConnacht
Year2017
SponsorFBD
Winners
ChampionsGalway (8th win)
ManagerKevin Walsh
CaptainGary O'Donnell
Runners-up
Runners-upRoscommon
ManagerKevin McStay
CaptainCiaráin Murtagh
Other
Matches played12

Format

The teams are drawn into two groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final. Games are 30 minutes a side.

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff
Roscommon 32014+30
Mayo 32014+5
NUI Galway 32014–2
IT Sligo 30030–33

Group B

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff
Galway 33006+30
Sligo 32014+38
Leitrim 31022–2
GMIT 30030–60
  • GMIT gave a walkover to Galway.[4]

Final

Roscommon 0-15 – 2-14 Galway
D Smith 0-7 (3f); C Murtagh 0-2; S McDermott, F Cregg, C Connolly, C Devaney, K Higgins 0-1 each Report B McHugh 0-6 (2f); C McDaid, D Cummins (0-1f) 1-1 each; J Heaney 0-3; G O’Donnell 0-2; T Flynn 0-1
Referee: L Devenney (Mayo)
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