Galway county football team
The Galway county football team (/ˈɡɔːlweɪ/ GAWL-way) represents Galway in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Galway GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Connacht Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
| Sport: | Football | ||
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| Irish: | Gaillimh | ||
| Nickname(s): | The Tribesmen | ||
| County board: | Galway GAA | ||
| Manager: | Pádraic Joyce | ||
| Captain: | Seán Kelly | ||
| Home venue(s): | Pearse Stadium, Salthill | ||
| Recent competitive record | |||
| Current All-Ireland status: | Connacht W in 2022 | ||
| Last championship title: | 2001 | ||
| Current NFL Division: | 2 (2nd in 2022; promoted to Division 1) | ||
| Last league title: | 1981 | ||
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Galway's home ground is Pearse Stadium, Salthill. The team's manager is Pádraic Joyce.
Galway was the first Connacht county to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), but the second to appear in the final, following Mayo. It has nine All-Ireland SFCs, the third highest total after Kerry and Dublin. It won three consecutive All-Ireland SFCs in the mid-1960s and, from 1998 onwards, two All-Ireland SFC titles in four years. The team last won the Connacht Senior Championship in 2022, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2001 and the National League in 1981.