| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2005 |
| Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Laois (5th win) |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| Captain | Noel Garvan |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Westmeath |
| Manager | Páidí Ó Sé |
| Captain | Michael Ennis |
The2005O'Byrne Cup was aGaelic football competition played by the teams ofLeinster GAA. The competition differs from theLeinster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges. It was won by Laois.[1][2][3][4]
| First round 27 November & 12 December 2004 2 January 2005 | Quarter-finals 8/9 January 2005 | Semi-finals 16 January 2005 | Final 23 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 2-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 1-9 | Laois | 5-22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 2-11 | Kilkenny | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Athlone IT | 1-12 | Laois | 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 2-27 | Kildare | 2-9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dundalk IT | 0-5 | Kildare | 2-19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-14 | Meath | 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 0-10 | Laois | 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 2-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 1-10 | Longford | 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| UCD | 0-9 | Westmeath | 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 4-11 | Louth | 1-6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DIT | 1-9 | Louth | 2-7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 0-10 | Dublin | 0-9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 1-5 | ||||||||||||||||||