All-Ireland SFC 2014: What happens now?
All-Ireland SFC 2014: What happens now?
Sunday saw the conclusion of the 2014 Football Provincial Championships, with wins for Dublin in Leinster and Donegal in Ulster.
With the four provincial winners now decided - Kerry (Munster), Mayo (Connacht), Dublin (Leinster) and Donegal (Ulster) - here's how the remainder of the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is scheduled.
There are still four Round 4 (A and B) qualifiers to take place, with the four winners of those games advancing to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Here's the schedule for the remaining qualifier games:
Saturday, July 26
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 4A Qualifiers
Cork v Sligo, O'Connor Park, Tullamore, 5pm (Live on Sky Sports)Galway v Tipperary, O'Connor Park, Tullamore, 7pm (Live on Sky Sports)
August 2/3/4
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 4B Qualifiers (Fixture details to be confirmed)
Meath v Armagh, TBCMonaghan v Kildare, TBC
From there, we proceed to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Two quarter-finals will take place on the same weekend as the two Round 4B qualifiers (August Bank Holiday weekend), with the remaining two quarter-finals taking place the following weekend. The draw for the four quarter-finals is as follows:
August 2/3/4
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Quarter-Finals
Kerry v Round 4A Qualifier Winner (Subject to avoidance of repeat pairings)Mayo v 4A Qualifier Winner (Subject to avoidance of repeat pairings)
August 9/10
Donegal v Round 4B Qualifier Winner (Subject to avoidance of repeat pairings)Dublin v Round 4B Qualifier Winner (Subject to avoidance of repeat pairings)
Note: The All-Ireland quarter-final draw is not pre-determined and a draw may be required depending on the Round 4A and 4B results.
From there, we will move on to the All-Ireland semi-finals, and the draw for them is as follows:
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi-Finals
Sunday, August 24
Kerry/Round 4A Qualifier v Mayo/Round 4A Qualifier
Sunday, August 31
Dublin/Round 4B Qualifier v Donegal/Round 4B Qualifier
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final will take place on Sunday, September 21.