2026 Donegal Senior Football Championship

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The 2026 Donegal Senior Football Championship is scheduled to be the 103nd official edition of Donegal GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Donegal. 16 teams compete, with the winner representing Donegal in the 2026 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

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The defending champion is Naomh Conaill. [1] [2] [3] Brendan McDyer, Leo McLoone and Anthony Thompson are bidding for a record ninth winners' medal, having each received an eighth winners' medal in 2025. [4] [5]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2025 championship season.

Format

The format involves a league phase consisting of 32 games played on four different weekends, to reduce the number of clubs left in the competition by four. [8]

Teams

Team Captain(s) Manager(s) Most recent title Last year
An Clochán Liath 1958 SFC quarter-finalist
Aodh Ruadh 1998 SFC relegation finalist
Ard an Rátha 2004 SFC relegation semi-finalist
Cill Chartha 2017 SFC quarter-finalist
Four Masters 2003 SFC semi-finalist
Gaoth Dobhair Rónán Mac Niallais 2018 SFC finalist
Glenfin — SFC relegation semi-finalist
Glenswilly Gary McDaid 2016 SFC preliminary quarter-finalist
Na Cealla Beaga 1996 SFC preliminary quarter-finalist
Na Dúnaibh — SFC preliminary quarter-finalist
Naomh Columba —IFC winner [6]
Naomh Conaill Martin Regan 2025 SFC winner
Seán Mac Cumhaills1977 SFC quarter-finalist
St Eunan's Kieran Donnelly [9] [10] 2024 SFC preliminary quarter-finalist
St Michael's — SFC semi-finalist
Termon — SFC quarter-finalist

References

  1. ↑ McNulty, Chris (12 October 2025). "Naomh Conaill fight back to beat Gaoth Dobhair after extra-time in Donegal SFC decider: Young Footballer of the Year nominee Finnbarr Roarty puts in Man of the Match performance". The Irish Times . Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Crumley, Odhran (12 October 2025). "Naomh Conaill win Donegal title after thriller". BBC Sport . Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Naomh Conaill comeback to deny Gaoth Dobhair and land eighth Donegal SFC title". Hogan Stand . 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Peter (12 October 2025). "Naomh Conaill come from seven down to take Donegal crown". RTÉ Sport . Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  5. ↑ McNulty, Chris (4 November 2014). "St Eunan's hero John Haran hails manager Maxi Curran, 'The Magician'". Donegal News . Retrieved 4 November 2014. Danny Gillespie won eight SFC medals with Gaoth Dobhair in the 1930s and '40s, while St Joseph's duo Brian McEniff and Seamie Granaghan won eight in the '60s and '70s.
  6. 1 2 "Naomh Columba end famine to defeat Malin and win Intermediate title." Donegal Democrat, 5 October 2025, https://www.donegallive.ie/news/gaa-lgfa/1911623/naomh-columba-end-famine-to-defeat-malin-and-win-intermediate-title.html.
  7. ↑ McLaughlin, Gerry (27 September 2025). "Aodh Ruadh come good to relegate St Naul's to the Intermediate championship: When it really mattered Aodh Ruadh showed their worth with a comprehensive SFC relegation play-off win over sorry St Naul's in Donegal Town on Saturday". Donegal Live.
  8. ↑ Foley, Alan (14 August 2024). "Kilcar's Michael Hegarty: 'The current system just isn't working'". Donegal Live.
  9. ↑ "Donnelly appointed St Eunan's manager". Hogan Stand . 9 December 2025. The high-profile appointment comes after Donnelly left the Fermanagh post after four years in August.
  10. ↑ "Former Fermanagh boss Donnelly takes charge of Eunan's". Donegal News . 8 December 2025.
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