Donegal learn their round-robin possibilties for All-Ireland SFC

Donegal have learned their possible opponents for the All-Ireland series round-robin phase.

Should Donegal defeat Armagh in the Ulster SFC final on May 10, they will play the beaten Connacht finalists, Tyrone and Cavan and should the Orchard County come out on top, it will mean clashes with the Connacht champions, Dublin and Derry for Donegal.

Full draw
Group 1: Ulster winners (Armagh/Donegal), Connacht runner-up (Galway/Mayo), Tyrone, Cavan
Group 2: Munster winners (Kerry/Clare), Leinster runner-up (Meath/Louth), Roscommon, Cork
Group 3: Leinster winners (Meath/Louth), Munster runner-up (Kerry/Clare), Monaghan, Down
Group 4: Connacht winners (Galway/Mayo), Ulster runner-up (Armagh/Donegal), Dublin, Derry

The side managed by Jim McGuinness overcame Down 1-19 to 0-16 in Clones on Sunday, setting up a repeat of last year’s final against Armagh, which Donegal won 6-5 on penalties following a 0-20 to 0-20 draw after extra-time. So, come the final on Saturday, May 10, All-Ireland champions are aiming for a first provincial crown since 2008 while McGuinness is seeking a fifth Ulster title, now in his sixth season at the helm.

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So aside from Donegal taking on Armagh in Ulster, in Leinster there will be a repeat of the 2010 decider between Louth and Meath; the familiar pair of Mayo and Galway will lock horns in Connacht, while Cork take on Clare in Munster.