2021–22 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
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The 2021–22 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 51st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club football tournament. It was the first club championship to be organised in two years as the 2020-21 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The championship began on 21 November 2021 and ended on 12 February 2022.
Dates | 21 November 2021 – 12 February 2022 | ||
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Teams | 32 | ||
Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank | ||
Champions | Kilcoo (1st title) Aidan Branagan (captain) Conor Laverty (captain) Mickey Moran (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Kilmacud Crokes Shane Cunningham (captain) Robbie Brennan (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 26 | ||
Goals scored | 51 (1.96 per game) | ||
Points scored | 549 (21.12 per game) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Eamonn Callaghan (0-21) (Naas) | ||
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Corofin were the previous champions having won the 2019–20 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.[1] Corofin were beaten in the 2021 Galway final and were not able to defend their All-Ireland title.
On 12 February 2022, Kilcoo won the championship. They defeated Kilmacud Crokes after extra time by 2-08 to 0-13 in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2][3]