THE ALL-IRELAND senior football championship will be overhauled in 2023 after the Green Proposal was overwhelmingly approved at Saturday’s GAA Congress in Mayo.
The motion, which will introduce a tiered championship structure, was passed by 94.7% of delegates.
Beginning next season, after the conclusion of the national leagues and the provincial championships, there will be a round-robin competition for the Sam Maguire with 16 counties split into four groups of four.
Those 16 counties will be the eight provincial finalists as well as the next-best eight counties based on their league ranking.
The four group winners will automatically qualify for the All-Ireland quarter-finals while the second and third-placed teams in each group will play off for the remaining four places.
The next 16 counties based on league ranking will compete for the second-tier Tailteann Cup, which will also be played on a round-robin basis with four groups of four.
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— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 26, 2022
MOTION 1- Green Proposal -
Passed
in favour 94.7%
against 5.3%
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