2023 Down Senior Football Championship

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2023 Down Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Down
Province Ulster
Year2023
TrophyFrank O'Hare Cup
SponsorMorgan Fuels
Teams16
Defending champions Colours of Sligo.svg Kilcoo
Winners
Champions Colours of Sligo.svg Kilcoo (21st win)
Qualify for 2023 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of London.svg Burren
←  2022
2024  →

The 2023 Down Senior Football Championship was the 115th official edition of Down GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Down. 16 teams competed, 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.

Contents

Kilcoo come into the competition as defending Down champions.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 championship season.

Participating teams

The following teams take part in the 2023 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship. [1]

Division OneDivision Two
Colours of Galway.svg Bredagh Round 2B Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Ballyholland HarpsQuarter Final
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Bryansford Round 2B Colours of Castlewellan GAC.jpg Castlewellan Round 3
Colours of London.svg Burren Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg GlennSemi Final
Colours of Wexford.svg Carryduff Quarter Final Colours of London.svg RGU Downpatrick Quarter Final
Colours of Antrim.svg Clonduff Semi Final Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg SaulRound 2B
Colours of Sligo.svg Kilcoo Champions Colours of London.svg SavalRound 2B
Colours of Louth.svg Longstone Round 3
Colours of Laois.svg Loughinisland Round 3
Colours of Dublin.svg Mayobridge Quarter Final
Colours of Laois.svg Warrenpoint Round 3

Round 1

The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. The winning teams advance to Round 2A, while losing sides proceed to Round 2B.

24 August 2023Round 1Saul Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 0–12–0–13 Colours of London.svg RGU Downpatrick Darragh Cross 
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mochai's Park
Report Referee: Brian Higgins


25 August 2023Round 1 Bredagh Colours of Galway.svg 2–06–1–14 Colours of Antrim.svg Clonduff Downpatrick  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil
Report Referee: Colm Gribben


25 August 2023Round 1Ballyholland Harps Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 0–13–2–15 Colours of Laois.svg Loughinisland Castlewellan  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Malachy's Park
Report Referee: Darren O'Hare


26 August 2023Round 1 Mayobridge Colours of Dublin.svg 3–10–1–04 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Bryansford Kilcoo  
17:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Report Referee: Ronan Barry


27 August 2023Round 1Glenn Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1–11–1–09 Colours of London.svg Saval Burren  
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mary's Park
Report Referee: Micheal Moore


27 August 2023Round 1 Longstone Colours of Louth.svg 2–08–1–11
(a.e.t.)
(5–4 pen) 		Colours of Castlewellan GAC.jpg Castlewellan Newcastle  
16:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Report Referee: Kevin McGrath
   Penalty shootout
 
27 August 2023Round 1 Warrenpoint Colours of Laois.svg 1–05–0–12 Colours of London.svg Burren Newry  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Report Referee: Ciaran Branagan


28 August 2023Round 1 Carryduff Colours of Wexford.svg 0–10–1–13 Colours of Sligo.svg Kilcoo Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Report Referee: Conor Curran


Round 2

Round 2A

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.

2 September 2023Round 2A Burren Colours of London.svg 4–10–0–10 Colours of Laois.svg Loughinisland Newry  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Colm Gribben


3 September 2023Round 2A Longstone Colours of Louth.svg 2–08–1–17 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Glenn Rostrevor  
14:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Pettit Park
Referee: Brian Higgins


3 September 2023Round 2A Kilcoo Colours of Sligo.svg 1–10–0–05 Colours of Dublin.svg Mayobridge Newry  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Darren O Hare


4 September 2023Round 2A Clonduff Colours of Antrim.svg 2–12–0–11 Colours of London.svg RGU Downpatrick Newry  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Micheal Moore


Round 2B

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.

2 September 2023Round 2B Warrenpoint Colours of Laois.svg 1–10–1–10
(a.e.t.)
(6–5 pen) 		Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Bryansford Ballymartin 
17:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Cois na Farraige
Referee: Gavin Finnegan
   Penalty shootout
 
2 September 2023Round 2B Castlewellan Colours of Castlewellan GAC.jpg 1–08–0–08 Colours of Galway.svg Bredagh Tullylish  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc na nÓg
Referee: Ronan Barry


3 September 2023Round 2BBallyholland Harps Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 4–11–0–07 Colours of London.svg Saval Newcastle  
15:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Conor Curran


4 September 2023Round 2B Carryduff Colours of Wexford.svg 1–13–0–09 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Saul Liatroim  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Ciarán Branagan


Relegation Semi-finals

The 4 losers of Round 2B play each other in the Relegation Semi-finals. The 2 winners will secure their Senior status for 2024, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

17 September 2023Relegation Play-Off Semi-final Bryansford Colours of Kerry GAA.svg 0–17–2–12
(a.e.t.)		 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg SaulDrumnaquoile 
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin
Referee: Ronan Barry


17 September 2023Relegation Play-Off Semi-final Bredagh Colours of Galway.svg 1–13–1–08 Colours of London.svg Saval Tullylish  
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc na nÓg
Referee: Darren O Hare


Relegation Final

The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Senior status into 2024, while the loser will be relegated to the 2024 Down I.F.C.

23 September 2023Relegation Play-Off Final Bryansford Colours of Kerry GAA.svg 2–17–2–05 Colours of London.svg Saval Atticall  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Holy Cross Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


Saval relegated to 2024 Down Intermediate Football Championship

Round 3

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.

8 September 2023Round 3 Longstone Colours of Louth.svg 0–06–3–08 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Ballyholland Harps Kilcoo  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Micheal Moore


10 September 2023Round 3 RGU Downpatrick Colours of London.svg 1–14–3–04 Colours of Castlewellan GAC.jpg Castlewellan Newcastle  
16:45 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Ronan Barry


10 September 2023Round 3 Mayobridge Colours of Dublin.svg 1–11–0–10 Colours of Laois.svg Warrenpoint Newry  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Brian Higgins


11 September 2023Round 3 Loughinisland Colours of Laois.svg 1–09–0–13 Colours of Wexford.svg Carryduff Liatroim  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Darren O Hare


Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals see the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a semi-final spot.

16 September 2023Quarter-final Clonduff Colours of Antrim.svg 1–12–0–05 Colours of London.svg RGU Downpatrick Liatroim  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Colm Gribben


17 September 2023Quarter-final Kilcoo Colours of Sligo.svg 0–09–0–05 Colours of Wexford.svg Carryduff Downpatrick  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil
Report Referee: Micheal Moore


17 September 2023Quarter-final Burren Colours of London.svg 1–09–1–03 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Ballyholland Harps Newry  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Report Referee: Gavin Finnegan


18 September 2023Quarter-finalGlenn Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1–12–0–08 Colours of Dublin.svg Mayobridge Kilcoo  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Conor Curran


Semi-finals

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.

29 September 2023Semi-final Burren Colours of London.svg 2–12–0–08 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Glenn Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Brian Higgins


1 October 2023Semi-final Kilcoo Colours of Sligo.svg 2–15–1–07 Colours of Antrim.svg Clonduff Newry  
17:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Conor Curran


Final

The final will be played between the two semi-final winning teams, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.

15 October 2023Final Burren Colours of London.svg 0–09–2–12 Colours of Sligo.svg Kilcoo Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler
Report Referee: Brian Higgins


References

  1. ↑ "2023 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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