FBD 2023

FBD 2023 was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Connacht, the successor to the FBD Insurance League.^[1] All five Connacht county teams participated.^[2] All games took place at the University of Galway Connacht GAA Airdome under the air-supported dome for the second year in a row.^[3][4] Mayo were the winners, for the first time since 2012.^[5]

FBD 2023

Tournament details
Province	Connacht
Year	2023
Sponsor	FBD
Date	6–20 January 2023
Teams	5
Defending champions	Galway
Winners
Champions	Mayo (8th win)
Manager	Kevin McStay
Captain	Stephen Coen
Runners-up
Runners-up	Roscommon
Manager	Davy Burke
Captain	Diarmuid Murtagh
Other
Matches played	4
← 2022 2024 →

Competition format

The competition is a straight knockout. Drawn games go to extra-time and possible penalty shoot-out.^[6][7]

Results

Leitrim   v   Galway

6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) Quarter-final	Leitrim	1-13 (16) – (30) 3-21	Galway	Bekan
19:00 IWT (UTC±0)		(HT: 0-05 – 2-12)		Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
		Report		Referee: A Clogher (Roscommon) Attendance: 1,200^[8]

Sligo   v   Roscommon

13 January 2023 (2023-01-13) Semi-final	Sligo	2-13 (19) – (26) 3-17	Roscommon	Bekan
19:00 IWT (UTC±0)		(HT: 2-09 – 1-09)		Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
		Report

Mayo   v   Galway

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) Semi-final	Mayo	2-18 (24) – (21) 3-12	Galway	Bekan
17:30 IWT (UTC±0)		(HT: 2-09 – 0-05)		Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
		Report		Referee: B Judge (Sligo)

Roscommon   v   Mayo

20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) Final	Roscommon	0-09 (9) – (13) 0-13	Mayo	Bekan
19:30 IWT (UTC±0)		(HT: 0-02 – 0-05)		Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
		Report

References

1. GBFM, Sport (16 December 2022). "GAA: 2023 Connacht Competition Fixtures Confirmed".
2. "Connacht fixtures confirmed for Roscommon teams". Roscommon Herald. 16 December 2022.
3. "Connacht SFC and FBD fixtures for 2023 are confirmed". Western People. 21 October 2022.
4. "2023 Connacht Senior Football Championship and FBD Fixture Details". 21 October 2022.
5. Doherty, Oisin (20 January 2023). "Roscommon v Mayo Live score updates and more from Connacht FBD league final". Irish Mirror.
6. "Connacht GAA SFC & FBD Fixtures 2023".
7. "2023 Connacht Senior Football Championship and FBD Fixture Details - Connacht GAA".
8. "Finnerty's 2-7 helps All-Ireland finalists Galway book semi-final spot with 14-point win". the42. Retrieved 8 January 2022.