| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 April – 24 July 2022 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (38th win) |
| Captain | Seán O'Shea |
| Manager | Jack O'Connor |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Seán Kelly |
| Manager | Pádraic Joyce |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Shane Walsh (1–36) |
| Player of the Year |  David Clifford |
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The 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 135th edition of the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.
Tyrone entered the championship as the defending champions, but were defeated by Derry in the Ulster Championship and eliminated by Armagh in the All-Ireland Qualifiers.
Thirty three teams took part: all thirty two Irish counties except Kilkenny were joined by London and New York, both of whom were back in the competition for the first time since 2019, an absence caused by public health restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year, the championship split into a two-tier system for the first time, with the Tailteann Cup being the second-tier competition for those teams that did not qualify for the tier 1 Sam Maguire Cup competition. To qualify for the Sam Maguire competition, a county team needed to (a) reach their provincial final or (b) finish in Division 1 or 2 (after promotion and relegation were determined in the 2022 National Football League). This system was planned to only be used for the 2022 season, with it moving to exactly sixteen teams continuing in the Sam Maguire competition from 2023 onwards.
The draws for the provincial championships took place on 27 November 2021.
The All-Ireland final was played on 24 July 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Galway and Kerry. Kerry won their 38th title after a 0–20 to 0–16 win against Galway.[1][2]
- ^ Neville, Conor (24 July 2022). "Kerry dig deep to edge Galway in entertaining final". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 July 2022). "Kerry come strong at finish to land All-Ireland senior football glory against Galway". The 42. Retrieved 24 July 2022.