2024 Down Senior Football Championship

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2024 Down Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Down
Province Ulster
Year2024
TrophyFrank O'Hare Cup
SponsorMorgan Fuels
Teams16
Defending champions Colours of Sligo.svg Kilcoo
Qualify for 2024 Ulster Club SFC
←  2023
2025  →

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.

Contents

Kilcoo come into the competition as defending Down champions. [1]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2023 championship season.

Participating teams

The following teams take part in the 2024 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship. [2]

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

Bold denotes a team still active in the competition

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.

22 August 2024Round 1 Castlewellan Colours of Castlewellan GAC.jpg 0–03–1–12 Colours of Dublin.svg Mayobridge Burren  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Colm Gribben


23 August 2024Round 1 RGU Downpatrick Colours of London.svg 3–04–2–09 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Ballyholland Harps Newcastle  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Paul Faloon


24 August 2024Round 1Glenn Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0–06–1–08 Colours of Wexford.svg Carryduff Castlewellan  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Malachy's Park
Referee: Brendan Rice


24 August 2024Round 1 Loughinisland Colours of Laois.svg 0–09–0–12 Colours of Sligo.svg Kilcoo Liatroim  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Brian Higgins


25 August 2024Round 1 Longstone Colours of Louth.svg 0–08–3–08 Colours of Galway.svg Bredagh Annacloy  
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Aoibh na Ceanna
Referee: Mark Turley


25 August 2024Round 1 Bryansford Colours of Kerry GAA.svg 3–09–1–13 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Saul Downpatrick  
16:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil
Referee: Conor Curran


25 August 2024Round 1 Burren Colours of London.svg 2–19–0–07 Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys Hilltown  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Clonduff Park
Referee: Declan Ryan


26 August 2024Round 1 Warrenpoint Colours of Laois.svg 0–07–0–11 Colours of Antrim.svg Clonduff Kilcoo  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Ronan Barry


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.

29 August 2024Round 2A Bredagh Colours of Galway.svg 0–06–1–12 Colours of Wexford.svg Carryduff Liatroim  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Paul Faloon


31 August 2024Round 2A Burren Colours of London.svg 0–15–0–09 Colours of Dublin.svg Mayobridge Newry  
18:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Conor Curran


01 September 2024Round 2A Bryansford Colours of Kerry GAA.svg 0–18–0–17
(a.e.t.)		 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Ballyholland Harps Castlewellan  
17:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Malachy's Park
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


02 September 2024Round 2A Kilcoo Colours of Sligo.svg 2–09–1–08 Colours of Antrim.svg Clonduff Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Colm Gribben


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.

30 August 2024Round 2B Castlewellan Colours of Castlewellan GAC.jpg 0–09–2–07 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Glenn Burren  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


30 August 2024Round 2B Liatroim Fontenoys Colours of Offaly.svg 0–15–3–05
(a.e.t.)		 Colours of London.svg RGU Downpatrick Kilcoo  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Ronan Barry


31 August 2024Round 2BSaul Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 0–08–1–12 Colours of Laois.svg Loughinisland Newcastle  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Brendan Rice


01 September 2024Round 2B Longstone Colours of Louth.svg 0–08–2–15 Colours of Laois.svg Warrenpoint Kilkeel  
15:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: An Ríocht GAC
Referee: Brian Higgins


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 2025, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

14 September 2024Relegation Play-Off Semi-final RGU Downpatrick Colours of London.svg 3–14–0–10 Colours of Louth.svg Longstone Drumnaquoile 
15:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin
Referee: Brian Higgins


14 September 2024Relegation Play-Off Semi-finalSaul Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 0–11–1–07 Colours of Castlewellan GAC.jpg Castlewellan Annacloy  
16:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Aoibh na Ceanna
Referee: Darren O Hare


Relegation Final

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.

23 September 2024Relegation Play-Off Final Longstone Colours of Louth.svg 1–09–1–10 Colours of Castlewellan GAC.jpg Castlewellan Dundrum  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte
Referee: Micheal Moore


Longstone relegated to 2025 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.

06 September 2024Round 3Ballyholland Harps Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 2–07–0–12 Colours of Laois.svg Warrenpoint Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Ciarán Branagan


08 September 2024Round 3 Clonduff Colours of Antrim.svg 1–09–1–11 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Glenn Mayobridge  
15:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Ronan Barry


09 September 2024Round 3 Liatroim Fontenoys Colours of Offaly.svg 1–11–2–16 Colours of Dublin.svg Mayobridge Dundrum  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte
Referee: Micheal Moore


09 September 2024Round 3 Loughinisland Colours of Laois.svg 1–10–1–11
(a.e.t.)		 Colours of Galway.svg Bredagh Kilcoo  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


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.

13 September 2024Quarter-final Carryduff Colours of Wexford.svg 1–12–0–09 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Ballyholland Harps Kilcoo  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Ronan Barry


15 September 2024Quarter-final Burren Colours of London.svg 2–10–1–10 Colours of Galway.svg Bredagh Liatroim  
15:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Paul Faloon


15 September 2024Quarter-final Bryansford Colours of Kerry GAA.svg 0–11–0–16 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Glenn Mayobridge  
17:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


16 September 2024Quarter-final Kilcoo Colours of Sligo.svg 1–15–0–08 Colours of Dublin.svg Mayobridge Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Colm Gribben


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.

28 September 2024Semi-final Kilcoo Colours of Sligo.svg 0–17–0–10 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Glenn Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler


29 September 2024Semi-final Carryduff Colours of Wexford.svg 1–07–1–10 Colours of London.svg Burren Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler


Final

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

13 October 2024Final Kilcoo Colours of Sligo.svg v Colours of London.svg Burren Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler


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References

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  2. ↑ "2024 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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