Following a GAA Special Congress at Croke Park on Saturday, delegates have made a significant change to the All-ireland SFC.
The eight lowest teams in the Allianz National Football League will only be eligible to compete in the Tommy Murphy Cup.
This effectively means that there will be one less qualifying round in the SFC next season.
The provincial champion's will enter the hat for the third round of the qualifiers.
In hurling the top 12 teams will play for the Liam McCarthy Cup next season but changes are expected in 2008.
