2017 Down Senior Football Championship

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The 2017 Down Senior Football Championship was the 117th official edition of Down GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Down. 16 teams compete 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 in the quarter final stage.

Kilcoo Owen Roe's were the defending champions after they defeated Clonduff 3-11 to 0-9 in the 2016 final to claim a "5 in a row" of Down S.F.C. titles.

Loughinisland and Ballymartin return to the senior grade after claiming the Down IFC and IFL titles respectively. Loughinisland made the straight bounce back to the senior grade after being relegated in 2014.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

  • An Ríocht - (IFC Champions)
  • Bredagh - (IFL Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

  • Annaclone
  • Rostrevor

Round 1

All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.

10 August 2017
19:45
Round 1 		Bryansford 0-8 - 0-13 St. Peter's Warrenpoint Mayobridge
Danny Savage 0-4 (0-2f), Timmy Hanna, Philip Bonny, David McKibben (0-1f), Patrick Downey 0-1 each Report Ross McGarry 0-4 (0-2f), Jamie Grant and Ryan Mallon 0-2 each, Ryan Boyle, John Boyle, Donagh McAleenan (0-1f), Niall McGovern, Aaron Magee 0-1 each
11 August 2017
18:30
Round 1 		Ballymartin 2-14 - 0-21 Saval Pairc Esler
Ciaran O'Hare 0-6 (0-4f), Cathal Doyle 1-1, Peter Fitzpatrick 1-0, Ryan O'Hare 0-3, John Caldwell 0-2, Adrian Doran and Ross Cunningham 0-1 each Pat Havern 0-9 (0-7f), Keelan Rice and Niall Devlin (1 '45) 0-3 each, Curtis Sands and Eamonn Magee 0-2 each, Niall Madine and Brendan Turley 0-1 each
11 August 2017
20:00
Round 1 		Mayobridge 0-19 - 1-9 Longstone Pairc Esler
12 August 2017
18:45
Round 1 		Loughinisland v Ballyholland St. Patrick's
12 August 2017
15:45
Round 1 		Downpatrick v An Riocht Castlewellan
13 August 2017
15:45
Round 1 		Castlewellan v Bredagh Downpatrick
13 August 2017
20:00
Round 1 		Kilcoo v Clonduff Pairc Esler
14 August 2017
20:00
Round 1 		Burren v Glenn John Martin Clonduff

Round 2

Round 2A

The 8 winning teams from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners enter the draw for the quarter-finals while the 4 losers play in Round 3.

Round 2B

The 8 losing teams from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners go into Round 3 while the 4 losing teams exit the championship.

Round 3

The 4 losers from Round 2A play the 4 winners from Round 2B. The 4 winners go into the draw for the quarter-finals.

Quarter-Finals

The 4 winners from Round 2A play the 4 winners from Round 3.

Semi-Finals

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Final

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Last Eight

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Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

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