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. This was the last edition of the tournament to feature college teams.

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)

References
  1. "2017 Fixtures".
  2. Cox, Darragh (23 November 2016). "Connacht FBD League Fixtures 2017 - Ocean FM".
  3. "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.
  4. "GMIT give walkover to Galway - HoganStand".
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