2009 Down Senior Football Championship

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The 2009 Down Senior Football Championship was the 2009 instalment of the annual Gaelic football club championship in Down. The tournament is a straight knockout competition between the 16 elite clubs in Down. The 2008 holders of the championship were Mayobridge. The competition ran from 6 August to 4 October 2009.

Tournament Qualification

The teams chosen to play in this competition are decided as follows:

Draw

 First RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                   
  Bryansford 1–9 
  Kilcoo 2–9 
   Kilcoo 1–10 
   Mayobridge1–8 
 Mayobridge1–19
 Annaclone2–5 
   Kilcoo 0–12 
  Burren0–10 
 Ballyholland0–9 
 Burren2–18 
  Burren1–10
   Saval0–12 
 Saval1–10
  Castlewellan 1–9 
   Kilcoo 2–9
  Loughinisland1–4
 Loughinisland1–9 
  Warrenpoint 0–7 
  Loughinisland0–10
   An Riocht0–8 
 Clann na Banna0–8
 An Riocht1–14 
  Loughinisland3–6
   Clonduff 1–7 
  Clonduff 1–18 
 Rostrevor1–6 
   Clonduff 2–10
   Liatroim1–9 
 Liatroim0–14
  Longstone 0–13 

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