2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 126th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament, played between 31 counties of Ireland (excluding Kilkenny who only take part in the hurling championship), London and New York.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 May – 23 September 2012 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Donegal (2nd win) |
| Captain | Michael Murphy |
| Manager | Jim McGuinness |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Captain | David Clarke |
| Manager | James Horan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 36 |
| Goals total | 48 (1.33 per game) |
| Points total | 904 (25.11 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Colm McFadden (4-32) |
| Player of the Year | Karl Lacey |
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The 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final took place at Croke Park on 23 September 2012, with Donegal emerging victorious. Having reclaimed the Ulster Senior Football Championship with wins over Cavan, Derry, Tyrone and Down, they met and bet Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final, in what was widely considered the game of the Championship. They then overcame Cork in the semi-final and Mayo in the final in Jim McGuinness's second season in charge, allowing team captain Michael Murphy to hold the Sam Maguire Cup aloft.
Colm McFadden finished as the competition's top scorer and Karl Lacey was named the competition's best player.