2017 FBD Insurance League
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Connacht |
| Year | 2017 |
| Sponsor | FBD |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Galway (8th win) |
| Manager | Kevin Walsh |
| Captain | Gary O'Donnell |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Roscommon |
| Manager | Kevin McStay |
| Captain | Ciaráin Murtagh |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 12 |
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.
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
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +30 |
 Mayo
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +5 |
 NUI Galway
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | –2 |
 IT Sligo
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –33 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +30 |
| Sligo
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +38 |
 Leitrim
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 |
 GMIT
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –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)
References
- ^ "2017 Fixtures".
- ^ Cox, Darragh (23 November 2016). "Connacht FBD League Fixtures 2017 - Ocean FM".
- ^ "Connacht Gaa Announce Provisional Fixtures for 2017 - Galway Bay FM". 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "GMIT give walkover to Galway - HoganStand".