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2024 Down Senior Football Championship

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.

2024 Down Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyDown
ProvinceUlster
Year2024
TrophyFrank O'Hare Cup
SponsorMorgan Fuels
Teams16
Defending champions Kilcoo
Qualify for2024 Ulster Club SFC
← 2023
2025 →

Kilcoo come into the competition as defending Down champions.[1]

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2023 championship season.

Participating teams

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The following teams take part in the 2024 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship.[2]

Division One Division Two Division Three
  Ballyholland Harps Quarter Final   Bryansford Quarter Final   Glenn Semi Final
  Bredagh Quarter Final   Liatroim Fontenoys Round 3
  Burren Semi Final   Longstone Round 2B
  Carryduff Semi Final   RGU Downpatrick Round 2B
  Castlewellan Round 2B   Saul Round 2B
  Clonduff Round 3
  Kilcoo Semi Final
  Loughinisland Round 3
  Mayobridge Quarter Final
  Warrenpoint Round 3

Bold denotes a team still active in the competition

Round 1

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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


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


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


24 August 2024 Round 1 Loughinisland   0–09 – 0–12   Kilcoo Liatroim  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Brian Higgins


25 August 2024 Round 1 Longstone   0–08 – 3–08   Bredagh Annacloy  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Aoibh na Ceanna
Referee: Mark Turley


25 August 2024 Round 1 Bryansford   3–09 – 1–13   Saul Downpatrick  
16:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil
Referee: Conor Curran


25 August 2024 Round 1 Burren   2–19 – 0–07   Liatroim Fontenoys Hilltown  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Clonduff Park
Referee: Declan Ryan


26 August 2024 Round 1 Warrenpoint   0–07 – 0–11   Clonduff Kilcoo  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Ronan Barry


Round 2

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Round 2A

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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.

29 August 2024 Round 2A Bredagh   0–06 – 1–12   Carryduff Liatroim  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Paul Faloon


31 August 2024 Round 2A Burren   0–15 – 0–09   Mayobridge Newry  
18:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Conor Curran


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


02 September 2024 Round 2A Kilcoo   2–09 – 1–08   Clonduff Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Colm Gribben


Round 2B

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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


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


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


01 September 2024 Round 2B Longstone   0–08 – 2–15   Warrenpoint Kilkeel  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: An Ríocht GAC
Referee: Brian Higgins


Relegation Semi-finals

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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  
15:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin
Referee: Brian Higgins


14 September 2024 Relegation Play-Off Semi-final Saul   0–11 – 1–07   Castlewellan Annacloy  
16:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Aoibh na Ceanna
Referee: Darren O Hare


Relegation Final

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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  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte
Referee: Micheal Moore


Longstone relegated to 2025 Down Intermediate Football Championship

Round 3

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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  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Ciarán Branagan


08 September 2024 Round 3 Clonduff   1–09 – 1–11   Glenn Mayobridge  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Ronan Barry


09 September 2024 Round 3 Liatroim Fontenoys   1–11 – 2–16   Mayobridge Dundrum  
19:15 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte
Referee: Micheal Moore


09 September 2024 Round 3 Loughinisland   1–10 – 1–11
(a.e.t.) 		  Bredagh Kilcoo  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


Quarter-finals

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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  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Ronan Barry


15 September 2024 Quarter-final Burren   2–10 – 1–10   Bredagh Liatroim  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Paul Faloon


15 September 2024 Quarter-final Bryansford   0–11 – 0–16   Glenn Mayobridge  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


16 September 2024 Quarter-final Kilcoo   1–15 – 0–08   Mayobridge Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Colm Gribben


Semi-finals

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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  
Venue: Páirc Esler


29 September 2024 Semi-final Carryduff   1–07 – 1–10   Burren Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler


Final

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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   v   Burren Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler


References

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  1. ^ Campbell, John (15 October 2023). "Kilcoo claim 11th Down title in 12 years with strong win over Burren". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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