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The 2024 Down Senior Football Championship is due to be 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 |
| Qualify for | 2024 Ulster Club SFC |
Kilcoo come into the competition as defending Down champions.
Team changes
editThe following teams have changed division since the 2023 championship season.
To S.F.C.editPromoted from 2023 Down I.F.C. |
From S.F.C.editRelegated to 2024 Down I.F.C.
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Participating teams
editThe following teams take part in the 2024 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship.[1]
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | |||
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 Ballyholland Harps
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Round 3 |  Bryansford
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Quarter Final |  Glenn
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Round 3 |
 Bredagh
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Round 3 |  Liatroim Fontenoys
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Round 3 | ||
 Burren
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Quarter Final |  Longstone
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Round 2B | ||
 Carryduff
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Quarter Final | RGU Downpatrick
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Round 2B | ||
 Castlewellan
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Round 2B |  Saul
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Round 2B | ||
 Clonduff
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Round 2A | ||||
| Kilcoo
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Round 2A | ||||
 Loughinisland
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Round 3 | ||||
 Mayobridge
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Round 3 | ||||
| Warrenpoint
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Round 3 | ||||
Bold denotes a team still active in the competition
Round 1
editThe 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
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0–03 – 1–12 | Mayobridge
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Burren | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
| Referee: Colm Gribben
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| 23 August 2024 Round 1 | RGU Downpatrick
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3–04 – 2–09 | Ballyholland Harps
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Newcastle | |
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| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Paul Faloon
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| 24 August 2024 Round 1 | Glenn
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0–06 – 1–08 | Carryduff
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Castlewellan | |
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| 16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Malachy's Park | ||||
| Referee: Brendan Rice
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| 24 August 2024 Round 1 | Loughinisland
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0–09 – 0–12 | Kilcoo
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Liatroim | |
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
| Referee: Brian Higgins
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| 25 August 2024 Round 1 | Longstone
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0–08 – 3–08 | Bredagh
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Annacloy | |
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| 14:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Aoibh na Ceanna | ||||
| Referee: Mark Turley
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| 25 August 2024 Round 1 | Bryansford
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3–09 – 1–13 | Saul
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Downpatrick | |
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| 16:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil | ||||
| Referee: Conor Curran
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| 25 August 2024 Round 1 | Burren
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2–19 – 0–07 | Liatroim Fontenoys
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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
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0–07 – 0–11 | Clonduff
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Kilcoo | |
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry
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Round 2
editRound 2A
editRound 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.
| 29 August 2024 Round 2A | Bredagh
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0–06 – 1–12 | Carryduff
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Liatroim | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
| Referee: Paul Faloon
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| 31 August 2024 Round 2A | Burren
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0–15 – 0–09 | Mayobridge
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Newry | |
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| 18:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Conor Curran
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| 01 September 2024 Round 2A | Bryansford
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0–18 – 0–17 (a.e.t.) |
Ballyholland Harps
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Castlewellan | |
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| 17:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Malachy's Park | ||||
| Referee: Kevin Mc Grath
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| 02 September 2024 Round 2A | Kilcoo
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v | Clonduff
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Newry | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
| Referee: Colm Gribben
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Round 2B
editRound 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
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0–09 – 2–07 | Glenn
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Burren | |
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| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
| Referee: Gavin Finnegan
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| 30 August 2024 Round 2B | Liatroim Fontenoys
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0–15 – 3–05 (a.e.t.) |
RGU Downpatrick
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Kilcoo | |
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| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry
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| 31 August 2024 Round 2B | Saul
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0–08 – 1–12 | Loughinisland
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Newcastle | |
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| 16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Brendan Rice
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| 01 September 2024 Round 2B | Longstone
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0–08 – 2–15 | Warrenpoint
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Kilkeel | |
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| 15:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: An Ríocht GAC | ||||
| Referee: Brian Higgins
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Relegation Semi-finals
editThe 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.
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Relegation Final
editThe 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.
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Round 3
editRound 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.
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Quarter-finals
editThe quarter-finals see the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a semi-final spot.
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Semi-finals
editThe 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.
| Semi-final | v | Newry | |||
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| Venue: Páirc Esler | |||||
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| Semi-final | v | Newry | |||
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| Venue: Páirc Esler | |||||
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Final
editThe final will be played between the two semi-final winning teams, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.
| Final | v | Newry | |||
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| Venue: Páirc Esler | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "2024 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.