2024 Down Senior Football Championship
Tournament details | |
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County | Down |
Province | Ulster |
Year | 2024 |
Trophy | Frank O'Hare Cup |
Sponsor | Morgan Fuels |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | ![]() |
Qualify for | 2024 Ulster Club SFC |
The 2024 Down Senior Football Championship is the 116th official edition of Down GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Down. 16 teams compete, with the winning team representing Down in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The tournament operates a double elimination format for the opening two rounds of the championship, with the winners and early round losers rejoining at the quarter-final stage.
Kilcoo come into the competition as defending Down champions.[1]
Team changes
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2023 championship season.
To S.F.C.[edit]Promoted from 2023 Down I.F.C. |
From S.F.C.[edit]Relegated to 2024 Down I.F.C.
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Participating teams
[edit]The following teams take part in the 2024 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship.[2]
Division One | Division Two | Division Three | |||
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Quarter Final | ![]() |
Quarter Final | ![]() |
Quarter Final |
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Quarter Final | ![]() |
Round 3 | ||
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Quarter Final | ![]() |
Round 2B | ||
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Quarter Final | ![]() |
Round 2B | ||
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Round 2B | ![]() |
Round 2B | ||
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Round 3 | ||||
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Quarter Final | ||||
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Round 3 | ||||
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Quarter Final | ||||
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Round 3 |
Bold denotes a team still active in the competition
Round 1
[edit]The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. The winning teams advance to Round 2A, while losing sides proceed to Round 2B.
22 August 2024 Round 1 | Castlewellan ![]() |
0–03 – 1–12 | ![]() |
Burren | |
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19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
Referee: Colm Gribben
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23 August 2024 Round 1 | RGU Downpatrick ![]() |
3–04 – 2–09 | ![]() |
Newcastle | |
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19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
Referee: Paul Faloon
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24 August 2024 Round 1 | Glenn ![]() |
0–06 – 1–08 | ![]() |
Castlewellan | |
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16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Malachy's Park | ||||
Referee: Brendan Rice
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24 August 2024 Round 1 | Loughinisland ![]() |
0–09 – 0–12 | ![]() |
Liatroim | |
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19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
Referee: Brian Higgins
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25 August 2024 Round 1 | Longstone ![]() |
0–08 – 3–08 | ![]() |
Annacloy | |
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14:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Aoibh na Ceanna | ||||
Referee: Mark Turley
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25 August 2024 Round 1 | Bryansford ![]() |
3–09 – 1–13 | ![]() |
Downpatrick | |
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16:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil | ||||
Referee: Conor Curran
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25 August 2024 Round 1 | Burren ![]() |
2–19 – 0–07 | ![]() |
Hilltown | |
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19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Clonduff Park | ||||
Referee: Declan Ryan
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26 August 2024 Round 1 | Warrenpoint ![]() |
0–07 – 0–11 | ![]() |
Kilcoo | |
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19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
Referee: Ronan Barry
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Round 2
[edit]Round 2A
[edit]Round 2A features the eight winning teams from Round 1, with an open draw to determine the fixtures. The winning teams progress directly to the quarter-finals, with the losing teams proceeding to Round 3.
29 August 2024 Round 2A | Bredagh ![]() |
0–06 – 1–12 | ![]() |
Liatroim | |
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19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
Referee: Paul Faloon
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31 August 2024 Round 2A | Burren ![]() |
0–15 – 0–09 | ![]() |
Newry | |
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18:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
Referee: Conor Curran
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01 September 2024 Round 2A | Bryansford ![]() |
0–18 – 0–17 (a.e.t.) |
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Castlewellan | |
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17:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Malachy's Park | ||||
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath
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02 September 2024 Round 2A | Kilcoo ![]() |
2–09 – 1–08 | ![]() |
Newry | |
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19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
Referee: Colm Gribben
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Round 2B
[edit]Round 2B sees the eight losing teams from Round 1 compete for a place in Round 3. The losing teams from this round will be eliminated from the competition.
30 August 2024 Round 2B | Castlewellan ![]() |
0–09 – 2–07 | ![]() |
Burren | |
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19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
Referee: Gavin Finnegan
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30 August 2024 Round 2B | Liatroim Fontenoys ![]() |
0–15 – 3–05 (a.e.t.) |
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Kilcoo | |
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19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
Referee: Ronan Barry
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31 August 2024 Round 2B | Saul ![]() |
0–08 – 1–12 | ![]() |
Newcastle | |
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16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
Referee: Brendan Rice
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01 September 2024 Round 2B | Longstone ![]() |
0–08 – 2–15 | ![]() |
Kilkeel | |
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15:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: An Ríocht GAC | ||||
Referee: Brian Higgins
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Relegation Semi-finals
[edit]The 4 losers of Round 2B play each other in the Relegation Semi-finals. The 2 winners will secure their Senior status for 2025, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.
14 September 2024 Relegation Play-Off Semi-final | RGU Downpatrick ![]() |
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Drumnaquoile | |
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16:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin | ||||
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14 September 2024 Relegation Play-Off Semi-final | Saul ![]() |
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Annacloy | |
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16:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Aoibh na Ceanna | ||||
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Relegation Final
[edit]The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Senior status into 2025, while the loser will be relegated to the 2025 Down I.F.C.
Relegation Play-Off Final | v | ||||
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Round 3
[edit]Round 3 is a supplementary round for teams to have a second chance at reaching the quarter-finals. This round features teams that have lost once so far in this year's competition, either winning in Round 1 and losing in Round 2A, or losing in Round 1 but winning their Round 2B fixture. The losing teams in this round are eliminated from this year's competition.
This round is seeded, meaning that in each fixture a Round 2A losing team will face a Round 2B winning team.
06 September 2024 Round 3 | Ballyholland Harps ![]() |
2–07 – 0–12 | ![]() |
Newry | |
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19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
Referee: Ciarán Branagan
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08 September 2024 Round 3 | Clonduff ![]() |
1–09 – 1–11 | ![]() |
Mayobridge | |
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15:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
Referee: Ronan Barry
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09 September 2024 Round 3 | Liatroim Fontenoys ![]() |
1–11 – 2–16 | ![]() |
Dundrum | |
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19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte | ||||
Referee: Micheal Moore
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09 September 2024 Round 3 | Loughinisland ![]() |
1–10 – 1–11 (a.e.t.) |
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Kilcoo | |
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19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath
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Quarter-finals
[edit]The quarter-finals see the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a semi-final spot.
13 September 2024 Quarter-final | Carryduff ![]() |
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Kilcoo | |
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19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
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15 September 2024 Quarter-final | Bryansford ![]() |
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Mayobridge | |
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17:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
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16 September 2024 Quarter-final | Kilcoo ![]() |
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Newry | |
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19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
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Semi-finals
[edit]The semi-finals will see the four winning sides face off for a place in this year's final. This round is an open draw from the four quarter-final winners.
Semi-final | v | Newry | |||
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Venue: Páirc Esler | |||||
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Semi-final | v | Newry | |||
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Venue: Páirc Esler | |||||
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Final
[edit]The final will be played between the two semi-final winning teams, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.
Final | v | Newry | |||
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Venue: Páirc Esler | |||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Campbell, John (15 October 2023). "Kilcoo claim 11th Down title in 12 years with strong win over Burren". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "2024 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.