Football Qualifer draw on Monday morning

June 05, 2015

The teams in the bowl for a GAA draw ©INPHO/James Crombie

The Round 1A and 1B Football Qualifier draws will take place next Monday morning, June 8th on RTE Radio 1 after the 8.30am news. 

Round 1A
Games to take place on Saturday, June 20th.  This draw involves the eight counties on the "A" side of the Provincial Championship that do not qualify for the Provincial Semi-Finals, i.e. the following teams/losers of the following games:

Leinster - Kildare v Laois, Longford, Offaly, Carlow

Ulster - Cavan, Antrim

Munster - Waterford

Connacht - London

Round 1B
Games to take place on Saturday, June 27th.  This draw involves the eight counties on the "B" side of the Provincial Championship that do not qualify for the Provincial Semi-Finals, i.e. the losers of the following games:

Leinster - Wexford v Westmeath, Meath v Wicklow, Louth                                      

Ulster - Derry V Down, Armagh V Donegal, Tyrone

Munster - Limerick

Connacht - Leitrim


In both draws, first team drawn shall have home advantage;


Exceptions:
1.      Where two teams who have already met in the 2015 Provincial Championship, are drawn to meet, the winner of the earlier game in the Championship shall have home venue
2.      Except as provided for above, if a County did not have home advantage in the 1st Round of the 2014 Qualifier Series, it shall have Home Advantage in the 1st Round in 2015. In the event of both teams having played away in 2014 or both teams having played at home the first team drawn shall have home advantage*.

*Counties drawn away in Round 1 in 2014:
London, Fermanagh, Longford, Offaly, Louth, Westmeath, Waterford, Leitrim

Confirmation of home venues, times and all dates for the fixtures will be confirmed following a meeting of C.C.C.C later in the day on June 8th.


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