The draw for the group stages of the 2023 Sam Maguire Cup was made on May 2nd,. The final fixture pairings were confirmed after Sunday's Ulster final drama.
The 16 counties competing for this year's All-Ireland Football Championship were drawn into four seeded groups with each containing four teams.
The draw has been made before the conclusion of the four provincial championships. Teams which win their provincial championships will be seeded first with the losing finalists entering as second seeds.
The third and fourth seeds have been decided by the rankings from the end of the Allianz Football Leagues. 2022 Tailteann Cup champions Westmeath will also be fourth seeds.
2023 Sam Maguire draw seeds
1st seeds: Kerry, Galway, Dublin, Derry
2nd seeds: Louth, Sligo, Clare, Armagh
3rd seeds: Mayo, Roscommon, Tyrone, Monaghan
4th seeds: Donegal, Cork, Kildare, Westmeath
2023 All-Ireland Football Championship draw and group stage fixtures
Group 1
Kerry
Louth
Mayo
Cork
Group 2
Galway
Armagh
Tyrone
Westmeath
Group 3
Dublin
Sligo
Roscommon
Kildare
Group 4
Derry
Clare
Monaghan
Donegal
2023 Sam Maguire Cup group stage fixtures
Teams will play three games in the group stage - one at home, one away, and one at a neutral venue.
The first-placed team in each group goes straight through to the All-Ireland quarter-finals, while the second and third-placed teams will play in the preliminary quarter-finals.
Second-placed teams will get home advantage in the preliminary quarter-finals, which will be played June 24/25. The All-Ireland quarter-finals, which will be played at neutral venues, will take place on July 1/2.
Round 1 (first named team at home)
May 20th
Group 1
Kerry v Mayo, Fitzgerald Stadium, 3pm, GAAGO
Group 2
Galway v Tyrone, Pearse Stadium, 5.15pm, GAAGO
Group 4
Clare v Donegal, Cusack Park, 2pm
May 21st
Group 3
Sligo v Kildare, Markievicz Park, 2.30pm
Saturday, May 27
Group 1
Louth vs Cork, Páirc Tailteann, 3pm
Group 2
Armagh vs Westmeath, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 4.45pm, GAAGO
Group 4
Derry vs Monaghan, Celtic Park, 7pm, GAAGO
Sunday, May 28
Group 3
Dublin vs Roscommon, Croke Park, 4pm
Round 2 (first named team at home)
June 3
Group 1
Cork v Kerry, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 3pm (GAAGO)
Group 2
Westmeath v Galway, TEG Cusack Park, 5pm
Tyrone v Armagh, Healy Park, 7pm, (RTÉ)
Group 3
Kildare v Dublin, UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, 5pm (GAAGO)
June 4
Group 1
Mayo vs Louth, MacHale Park, 2pm (RTÉ)
Group 3
Roscommon vs Sligo, Dr Hyde Park, 3pm (GAAGO)
Group 4
Monaghan v Clare, St Tiernach's Park, Clones, 2pm
Donegal v Derry, MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey, 4pm (RTÉ)
Round 3 (Neutral venues)
June 17
Group 4
Clare v Derry, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford 6pm
Donegal v Monaghan, O'Neills Healy Park, Omagh 6pm
June 18
Group 1
Kerry v Louth, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 2pm
Cork v Mayo, TUS Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 2pm
Group 2
Armagh v Galway, Avant Money Páirc Seán MacDiarmada, Carrick-On-Shannon 4pm
Westmeath v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni, Cavan 4pm
Group 3
Dublin v Sligo, Kingspan Breffni, Cavan 1.45pm
Kildare v Roscommon, Glenisk O'Connor Park, Tullamore 1.45pm
