2026 Down county football team season

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Down county football team
2026 season
Manager Conor Laverty
Stadium Páirc Esler, Newry
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The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2026 season.

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Competitions

Down will compete in the pre-season McKenna Cup tournament, with the main season consisting of the National Football League Division 3, the Ulster Championship and either the Tailteann Cup or the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Dr McKenna Cup

The draw for the 2026 Dr McKenna Cup took place on 2 December 2025. [1] [2]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 00000000Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Down.svg Down 00000000
3 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 00000000
Source: Ulster GAA

Fixtures

7 January 2026Group Stage Down Colours of Down.svg v Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Newry
19:30 IWT (UTC)Stadium: Pairc Esler
11 January 2026Group Stage Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg v Colours of Down.svg Down Pomeroy
13:30 IWT (UTC)Stadium: Plunkett Park

National Football League Division 3

Official fixtures for the 2026 National League were announced on 4 December 2025. [3] [4]

Fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed/Cancelled

DateRoundHomeScoreAwayGroundRef
Saturday 24 JanuaryGroup Down Clare Pairc Esler, Newry
Saturday 31 JanuaryGroup Limerick Down Páirc na nGael, Limerick
Saturday 14 FebruaryGroup Down Westmeath Pairc Esler, Newry
Sunday 22 FebruaryGroup Wexford Down Wexford Park, Wexford
Saturday 28 FebruaryGroup Down Fermanagh Pairc Esler, Newry
Sunday 15 MarchGroup Sligo Down Markievicz Park, Sligo
Sunday 22 MarchGroup Down Laois Pairc Esler, Newry

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 00000000Advance to NFL Division 3 Final and
promotion to 2027 NFL Division 2
2 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 00000000
3 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 00000000
4 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 00000000
5 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 00000000
6 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 00000000
7 Colours of Down.svg Down 00000000Relegation to 2027 NFL Division 4
8 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 00000000
First match(es) will be played: January 2026. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2026 Ulster Championship took place on 27 November 2026. [5] [6]

Fixtures

Quarter Final
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg v Colours of Down.svg Down
TBC

Bracket

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Derry.svg Derry
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim
Quarter-final winner
Quarter-final winner
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
Semi-final winner
Semi-final winner
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
Colours of Down.svg Down
Quarter-final winner
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Quarter-final winner
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
Preliminary winner


References

  1. ↑ "2026 Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup fixtures confirmed". Ulster GAA. 2 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Armagh v Tyrone to open returning McKenna Cup". BBC Sport. 2 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Full list of 2026 GAA National League fixtures in football and hurling". BBC Sport. 4 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "GAA Master Fixtures schedule for 2026". GAA. 3 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "2026 Provincial Football Championships draws". GAA . 27 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "2026 SFC provincial draws: Armagh and Tyrone in early season Ulster showdown". RTE . 28 November 2025.
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