2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 May - 25 September 2005 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Tyrone (2nd win) |
| Captain | Brian Dooher |
| Manager | Mickey Harte |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | Darran O'Sullivan |
| Manager | Jack O'Connor |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 65 |
| Goals total | 115 (1.77 per game) |
| Points total | 1533 (23.58 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Stephen O'Neill (5-49) |
| Player of the Year | Stephen O'Neill |
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The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2005, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2005 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the premier Gaelic football competition in 2005. It consisted of 33 teams and began on Sunday 7 May 2005. Few surprises came during the championship with the dominance of the Ulster teams evident once again. Gaelic football's "Big Three" of this era - Armagh, Kerry, Tyrone - all progressed to the semi-finals.
The Championship concluded on Sunday 25 September 2005 when Tyrone defeated Kerry, who were playing in their second consecutive All-Ireland Final, by a scoreline of 1-16 to 2-10. Tyrone had to play ten games (including three replays) in order to win the Championship - more than any other team before or since.
Since the introduction of the so-called "back-door" system a few years ago, a number of changes have taken place in the championship format. In 2005 the following system was used.
The provincial championships in Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht ran as usual on a "knock-out" basis. These provincial games were then followed by the "Qualifier" system:
The All-Ireland Quarter-Finals: Each of the four Provincial Champions played one of the four winners from Round 4. The All-Ireland Semi-Finals shall be on a Provincial rots basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team is defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it shall take its place in the Semi-Final.
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