2024 Down Senior Football Championship
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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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Down |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2024 |
| Trophy | Frank O'Hare Cup |
| Sponsor | Morgan Fuels |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions |  Kilcoo |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Kilcoo (22nd win) |
| Manager | Karl Lacey[1][2] |
| Qualify for | 2024 Ulster Club SFC |
Kilcoo came into the competition as the defending champion.[3]
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2023 championship season.
To S.F.C.Promoted from 2023 Down I.F.C. |
From S.F.C.Relegated to 2024 Down I.F.C.
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Participating teams
The following teams take part in the 2024 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship.[4]
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ballyholland Harps |
Quarter Final |  Bryansford |
Quarter Final |  Glenn |
Semi Final |
 Bredagh |
Quarter Final |  Liatroim Fontenoys |
Round 3 | ||
 Burren |
Final |  Longstone |
Round 2B | ||
 Carryduff |
Semi Final | RGU Downpatrick |
Round 2B | ||
 Castlewellan |
Round 2B |  Saul |
Round 2B | ||
 Clonduff |
Round 3 | ||||
| Kilcoo |
Champions | ||||
 Loughinisland |
Round 3 | ||||
 Mayobridge |
Quarter Final | ||||
| Warrenpoint |
Round 3 | ||||
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 2024 Round 1 | Castlewellan |
0–03 – 1–12 | Mayobridge |
Burren | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
| Referee: Colm Gribben
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| 23 August 2024 Round 1 | RGU Downpatrick |
3–04 – 2–09 | Ballyholland Harps |
Newcastle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Paul Faloon
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| 24 August 2024 Round 1 | Glenn |
0–06 – 1–08 | Carryduff |
Castlewellan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Malachy's Park | ||||
| Referee: Brendan Rice
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| 24 August 2024 Round 1 | Loughinisland |
0–09 – 0–12 | Kilcoo |
Liatroim | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
| Referee: Brian Higgins
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| 25 August 2024 Round 1 | Bryansford |
3–09 – 1–13 | Saul |
Downpatrick | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil | ||||
| Referee: Conor Curran
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| 25 August 2024 Round 1 | Burren |
2–19 – 0–07 | Liatroim Fontenoys |
Hilltown | |
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Clonduff Park | ||||
| Referee: Declan Ryan
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| 26 August 2024 Round 1 | Warrenpoint |
0–07 – 0–11 | Clonduff |
Kilcoo | |
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry
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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.
| 31 August 2024 Round 2A | Burren |
0–15 – 0–09 | Mayobridge |
Newry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Conor Curran
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| 01 September 2024 Round 2A | Bryansford |
0–18 – 0–17 (a.e.t.) |
Ballyholland Harps |
Castlewellan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Malachy's Park | ||||
| Referee: Kevin Mc Grath
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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 2024 Round 2B | Castlewellan |
0–09 – 2–07 | Glenn |
Burren | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
| Referee: Gavin Finnegan
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| 30 August 2024 Round 2B | Liatroim Fontenoys |
0–15 – 3–05 (a.e.t.) |
RGU Downpatrick |
Kilcoo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry
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| 31 August 2024 Round 2B | Saul |
0–08 – 1–12 | Loughinisland |
Newcastle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Brendan Rice
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| 01 September 2024 Round 2B | Longstone |
0–08 – 2–15 | Warrenpoint |
Kilkeel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: An Ríocht GAC | ||||
| Referee: Brian Higgins
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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 2024 Relegation Play-Off Semi-final | RGU Downpatrick |
3–14 – 0–10 | Longstone |
Drumnaquoile | |
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| 15:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin | ||||
| Referee: Brian Higgins
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| 14 September 2024 Relegation Play-Off Semi-final | Saul |
0–11 – 1–07 | Castlewellan |
Annacloy | |
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| 16:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Aoibh na Ceanna | ||||
| Referee: Darren O Hare
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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 2024 Relegation Play-Off Final | Longstone |
1–09 – 1–10 | Castlewellan |
Dundrum | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte | ||||
| Referee: Micheal Moore
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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 2024 Round 3 | Ballyholland Harps |
2–07 – 0–12 | Warrenpoint |
Newry | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Ciarán Branagan
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| 08 September 2024 Round 3 | Clonduff |
1–09 – 1–11 | Glenn |
Mayobridge | |
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| 15:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry
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| 09 September 2024 Round 3 | Liatroim Fontenoys |
1–11 – 2–16 | Mayobridge |
Dundrum | |
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| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte | ||||
| Referee: Micheal Moore
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| 09 September 2024 Round 3 | Loughinisland |
1–10 – 1–11 (a.e.t.) |
Bredagh |
Kilcoo | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
| Referee: Kevin Mc Grath
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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 2024 Quarter-final | Carryduff |
1–12 – 0–09 | Ballyholland Harps |
Kilcoo | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry
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| 15 September 2024 Quarter-final | Bryansford |
0–11 – 0–16 | Glenn |
Mayobridge | |
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| 17:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Gavin Finnegan
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| 16 September 2024 Quarter-final | Kilcoo |
1–15 – 0–08 | Mayobridge |
Newry | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Colm Gribben
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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 2024 Semi-final | Kilcoo |
0–17 – 0–10 | Glenn |
Newry | |
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| Venue: Páirc Esler | |||||
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| 29 September 2024 Semi-final | Carryduff |
1–07 – 1–10 | Burren |
Newry | |
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| Venue: Páirc Esler | |||||
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Final
The final will be played between the two semi-final winning teams, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.
| 13 October 2024 Final | Kilcoo |
1–10 – 0–04 | Burren |
Newry | |
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| Venue: Páirc Esler | |||||
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