The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn. Kerry are the most successful football team in the history of the championship.
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final is played on the third or fourth Sunday in September at Croke Park in Dublin, with the winning team receiving the Sam Maguire Cup. Donegal defeated Mayo in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
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