2019 Roscommon Senior Football Championship
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| Season | 2019 |
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| Champions | ??? |
| Relegated | St. Faithleach's |
| All Ireland SCFC | ??? |
| Connacht SCFC | ??? |
| Matches | 55 |
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The 2019 Roscommon Senior Football Championship is the 119th edition of the Roscommon GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Roscommon, Ireland. 12 teams compete, with the winner representing Roscommon in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Clann na nGael were the defending champions after they defeated St. Brigid's in the 2018 final to claim their 21st S.F.C. crown.[1]
This was Fuerty's debut in the top flight of Roscommon football after claiming the 2018 I.F.C. title.
St. Faithleach's were defeated by St. Croan's in their Relegation Final and so were relegated back to the I.F.C. for 2020 after spending 17 seasons in Roscommon football's top-flight (since their last I.F.C. title in 2002).
On 20 October 2019 Padraig Pearses won their first ever championship title on when defeating Roscommon Gaels 2-10 to 1-10 in the final at Dr. Hyde Park.[2]
In 2019:
- Teams shall drawn randomly into three groups of four teams.
Team changes
Group stage
There are three groups of four teams called Group A, B and C. The 1st and 2nd placed teams in Groups A, B and C automatically qualify for the quarter-finals. One third placed team from one of the three groups will receive a bye into the quarter-finals in an open draw. The remaining two 3rd placed teams will meet in a Quarter-Final Play-Off to determine the team that completes the quarter-finals lineup. The 4th placed teams will proceed to the Relegation Play-Off to determine which team will suffer relegation.
Each team has home advantage in one round, plays away in another before a neutral venue is for another round.
Group A
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Group B
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Group C
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Knock-Out Stage
Preliminary Quarter-Final
One third placed team from one of the three groups will receive a bye into the quarter-finals in an open draw. The remaining two 3rd placed teams will meet in a Quarter-Final Play-Off to determine the team that completes the quarter-finals lineup.
| 16 September 2019 Quarter-Final Play-Off | St. Brigid's | 1-6 – 0-8 | Western Gaels | Roscommon | |
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| 14:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Dr. Hyde Park | ||||
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| Quarter-Final Play-Off | Michael Glavey's | v | BYE | ||
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Quarter-finals
The 1st placed teams in Groups A, B and C along with the 2nd placed team with the best record are seeded for the quarter-final draw and cannot meet each other in the quarter-finals. The remaining 2nd and 3rd placed tams in the quarter-finals are unseeded. No pairing which is a repeat of a group stage fixture can occur in the quarter-finals.
| 21 September 2019 Quarter-Final | Roscommon Gaels | 2-13 – 0-11 | Elphin | Strokestown | |
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| 22 September 2019 Quarter-Final | Pádraig Pearse's | 4-12 – 2-12 | St. Brigid's | Ballyforan | |
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| 14:00 IST (UTC+1) | |||||
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| 22 September 2019 Quarter-Final | Strokestown | 1-10 – 1-8 | Fuerty | Roscommon | |
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| 16:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Dr. Hyde Park | ||||
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Semi-finals
| 29 September 2019 Semi-Final 1 | Pádraig Pearses | 3-10 – 1-14 | Boyle | Roscommon | |
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| 14:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Dr. Hyde Park | ||||
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| 29 September 2019 Semi-Final 2 | Roscommon Gaels | 1-13 – 0-10 | Strokestown | Roscommon | |
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| 13:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Dr. Hyde Park | ||||
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Final
| 20 October 2019 Final | Roscommon Gaels | 1-10 – 2-10 | Pádraig Pearses | Roscommon | |
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| 15:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Dr. Hyde Park | ||||
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