Participating teams
The following teams took part in the 2019 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship. [6] –
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| Tournament details | |
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| County | Down |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2019 |
| Trophy | Frank O'Hare Cup |
| Sponsor | Morgan Fuels |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | St. Mary's Burren |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Kilcoo (17th Title) |
| Qualify for | Ulster Club SFC |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) | An Ríocht Saval |
The 2019 Down Senior Football Championship was the 111th official edition of Down GAA's premier Gaelic Football tournament for senior clubs in County Down. 16 teams competed with the winner representing Down in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The tournament operated 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.
Bredagh made their return to the senior grade after claiming the Down I.F.C. title in 2018.
St. Mary's Burren were the holders after they ended Kilcoo's run of six titles in a row, defeating the then defending champions on a scoreline of 2-12 to 2-09 in the 2018 final. [1] They were unable to defend their title however, as they were eliminated in the quarter-final, losing to last year's finalists Kilcoo after a replay. [2] [3]
An Ríocht and Saval were relegated to the 2020 I.F.C. after finishing outside the top 15 ranked teams in the Down football leagues for 2018. They finished 5th and 8th (ranked 16th and 19th overall) in Division 2 respectively. Glenn John Martin's and Darragh Cross will replace them after they claimed the 2019 I.F.C. title and finished 4th (ranked 15th overall) in Division 2 respectively.
The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.
To S.F.C.Promoted from 2018 Down I.F.C.
| From S.F.C.Relegated to 2019 Down I.F.C.
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The following teams took part in the 2019 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship. [6] –
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The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. Winning sides moved to Round 2A while losing sides went into Round 2B.
| 8 August 2019Round 1 | Clonduff  | 5–09–3–06 |  Saval | Newry | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Brendan Rice |
| 9 August 2019Round 1 | Carryduff  | 1–12–0–11 |  Castlewellan | Newcastle | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry |
| 9 August 2019Round 1 | Kilcoo  | 1–11–0–05 |  An Riocht | Burren | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
| Referee: Ciaran Mooney |
| 10 August 2019Round 1 | Longstone  | 1–15–0–23 |  Loughinisland | Castlewellan | |
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| 15:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Malachy's Park | ||||
| Referee: Gavin Finnegan |
| 11 August 2019Round 1 | Warrenpoint | 2–07–0–11 |  Ballyholland Harps | Newry | |
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| 18:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Con Reynolds |
| 11 August 2019Round 1 | Burren | 0–19–2–14 (a.e.t.) |  Mayobridge | Newry | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Ciarán Branagan |
| 12 August 2019Round 1 | Rostrevor  | 2–06–0–08 | RGU Downpatrick | Hilltown | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Clonduff Park | ||||
| Referee: Darren O'Hare |
| 12 August 2019 [a] Round 1 | Bryansford | 0–12–2–10 |  Bredagh | Kilcoo | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
| Referee: Oliver Burke |
a Game was originally scheduled for 10 August, but was postponed due to adverse weather conditions. The game was moved to 12 August.
Round 2A featured the eight winning sides from Round 1, with an open draw to determine the fixtures. The winning sides progress directly to the quarter-final, with the losing sides moving into Round 3.
| 23 August 2019Round 2A | Bredagh | 0–11–1–10 | Carryduff | Liatroim | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
| Referee: Paul Faloon |
| 24 August 2019Round 2A | Mayobridge | 2–16–1–18 (a.e.t.) | Loughinisland | Castlewellan | |
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| 15:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Malachy's Park | ||||
| Referee: Brendan Rice |
| 25 August 2019Round 2A | Warrenpoint | 0–19–1–10 | Clonduff | Mayobridge | |
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| 18:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry |
| 26 August 2019Round 2A | Kilcoo | 1–12–0–12 | Rostrevor | Newry | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Con Reynolds |
Round 2B saw the eight losing sides from Round 1 compete for a place in Round 3. The losing sides from this round were eliminated from the competition.
| 22 August 2019Round 2B | Longstone | 2–15–2–10 | Saval | Newry | |
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| 18:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Declan Ryan |
| 22 August 2019Round 2B | Ballyholland Harps | 0–13–0–06 | An Riocht | Newry | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Ciarán Branagan |
| 23 August 2019Round 2B | Castlewellan | 0–10–0–13 (a.e.t.) | Burren | Hilltown | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Clonduff Park | ||||
| Referee: Brian Higgins |
| 24 August 2019Round 2B | RGU Downpatrick | 2–09–1–13 | Bryansford | Kilcoo | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
| Referee: Ciaran Mooney |
Round 3 is a supplementary round for teams to have a second chance at reaching the quarter-final. This round features teams that have lost once so far in this year's Championship, either winning in Round 1 and losing in Round 2A, or losing in Round 1 but winning their Round 2B fixture. Losing sides in this round are eliminated from this year's competition.
This round is seeded, meaning in each fixture a Round 2A losing side will face a Round 2B winning side.
| 30 August 2019Round 3 | Clonduff | 3–14–1–12 | Bryansford | Newry | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Adrian Sharvin |
| 30 August 2019Round 3 | Loughinisland | 0–08–0–09 | Ballyholland Harps | Tullylish | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc na nÓg | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry |
The quarter final sees the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a Semi-final spot.
| 15 September 2019Quarter-final | Carryduff | 2–07–0–15 | Clonduff | Newcastle | |
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| 15:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Paul Faloon |
| 15 September 2019Quarter-final | Warrenpoint | 3–10–1–04 | Longstone | Burren | |
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| 17:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
| Referee: Ciaran Mooney |
| 15 September 2019Quarter-final | Mayobridge | 1–08–0–12 | Ballyholland Harps | Burren | |
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
| Referee: Con Reynolds |
The semi final 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.
| 27 September 2019Semi-final | Ballyholland Harps | 0–04–2–15 | Warrenpoint | Newry | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Paul Faloon |
The final was played between the two Semi-final winners, and took place at Páirc Esler, Newry.
Warrenpoint booked their place in their first final in 41 years, while in stark contrast their opponents Kilcoo had qualified for their 8th consecutive final. The teams have met one time before in the final, that was back in 1948 where Warrenpoint won the second of their three previous titles.
| 13 October 2019Final | Warrenpoint | 0–14–1–12 | Kilcoo | Newry | |
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| 16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Adrian Sharvin |
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