The 2017 Donegal Senior Football Championship was the 95th official edition of Donegal GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Donegal. Sixteen teams competed, with the winner representing Donegal in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
| Season | 2017 |
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| Champions | Kilcar (6th title) |
| Relegated | Naomh Muire |
| Winning Captain | Patrick McBrearty |
| Man of the Match | Mark McHugh |
| Winning Manager | Barry Doherty |
| Matches played | ?? |
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The championship began with four groups of four, and continued with a knock-out format.
Glenswilly was defending champion after defeating Cill Chartha by a scoreline of 1–10 to 0–12 in the 2016 final.
C. J. Molloy scored a contender for goal of the season against Glenswilly in his club's opening group match, though his club lost.[1] Directly from the second-half throw-in, he soloed through the Glenswilly defence and kicked the ball into the net from a distance of around 25 yards.[2]
This was Burt's debut in the senior grade after winning the 2016 Donegal I.F.C. title.
Team changes edit
The following teams changed division since the 2016 championship season.
To S.F.C. editPromoted from 2016 Donegal I.F.C.
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From S.F.C. editRelegated to 2017 Donegal I.F.C.
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Format edit
The 2017 championship took the same format as the 2015 and 2016 championships had, in which there were four groups of four clubs, with the top two clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals. The club finishing bottom in each group contested relegation play-offs to determine which team would be relegated to the 2018 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship.
Group stage edit
Group 1 edit
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Group 2 edit
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Group 3 edit
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Group 4 edit
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Knockout stage edit
Last Eight edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Cill Chartha | 1-20 | |||||||||||||
| Réalt na Mara | 1-9 | Cill Chartha | 2-16 | |||||||||||
| St Michael's | 0-13 | St Michael's | 0-7 | |||||||||||
| Burt | 1-8 | Cill Chartha | 0-7 | |||||||||||
| Naomh Conaill | 2-13 | Naomh Conaill | 0-4 | |||||||||||
| Na Cealla Beaga | 0-15 | Naomh Conaill | 1-13 | |||||||||||
| Gaoth Dobhair | 2-12 | Gaoth Dobhair | 1-12 | |||||||||||
| St Eunan's | 0-16 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
| 9 September 2017 6:00 pm Quarter-final |
St Michael's | 0-13 – 1-8 | Burt | O'Donnell Park Referee: Jimmy White (Killybegs) |
| Colm McFadden (0-3f) and Andrew Kelly (0-1f) 0-4 each, Oisín Langan, Liam Paul Ferry, Daniel McLaughlin, Christy Toye, Hugh O'Donnell 0-1 each | Report | Paul McHugh (1 '45) and Joe Boyle (0-3f) 0-3 each, Conor Harkin 1-0, Mickey McCann and Ciaran Dowds 0-1 each |
| 9 September 2017 7:30 pm Quarter-final |
Naomh Conaill | 2-13 – 0-15 | Cill Chartha | Ard an Rátha Referee: Robert O'Donnell (Naomh Mhuire) |
| Dermot Molloy 1-3 (0-1f), Eoghan McGettigan 1-2, John O'Malley 0-4 (0-2f), Anthony Thompson 0-2, Ciarán Thompson and Brendan McDyer 0-1 each | Report | Hugh McFadden 0-12 (0-11f), Daniel Breslin, John Ban Gallgher, Evan Broderick 0-1 each |
| 10 September 2017 2:00 pm Quarter-final |
Cill Chartha | 1-20 – 1-9 | Réalt na Mara | MacCumhaill Park Referee: Enda McFeely (St Mary's Convoy) Man of the Match: Paddy McBrearty |
| Paddy McBrearty 0-8 (0-4f), Ryan McHugh 1-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Ciaran McGinley, Eoin McHugh, Stephen McBrearty 0-2 each, Brian O'Donnell and Mark McHugh 0-1 each | Report | Christy Keaney 1-2 (1-0 pen), Gary Clancy 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Alan Russell 0-2, Ciaran McCaughey 0-1 |
| 10 September 2017 4:00 pm Quarter-final |
Gaoth Dobhair | 2-12 – 0-16 | St Eunan's | MacCumhaill Park Referee: Shaun McLaughlin (Malin) Man of the Match: Cian Mulligan |
| James Carroll 0-6 (0-4f), Cian Mulligan 1-2, Daire Ó Baoill 1-0, Jamie Reynolds, Christopher McFadden, Noel Kelly, Eamonn Collum 0-1 each | Report | Niall O'Donnell 0-9 (0-5f), Caolan Ward and Cillian Morrison 0-2 each, Conor Parke, Darragh Mulgrew, Sean McVeigh 0-1 each |
Semi-finals edit
| 23 September 2017 7:30 pm Semi-final |
Cill Chartha | 2-16 – 0-7 | St Michael's | MacCumhaill Park Referee: Robbie O'Donnell (Naomh Mhuire) Man of the Match: Ryan McHugh |
| Ryan McHugh 2-3 (0-1f), Ciaran McGinley, Stephen McBrearty, Eoin McHugh 0-3 each, Paddy McBrearty 0-2f, Mark McHugh and Mark Sweeney 0-1 each | Report | Colm McFadden 0-2 (0-1f), Michael Gallagher, Ciaran Gallagher, Liam Paul Ferry, Andrew Kelly, Brian McLaughlin 0-1 each |
| 30 September 2017 7:30 pm Semi-final |
Naomh Conaill | 1-13 – 1-12 | Gaoth Dobhair | MacCumhaill Park Referee: Seamus McGonigle (Aodh Ruadh) Man of the Match: Leo McLoone |
| Eoghan McGettigan 0-5 (0-4f), John O'Malley 0-4, Kieran Gallagher 1-0, Ciarán Thompson and Dermot Molloy 0-2 each | Report | Michael Carroll 1-1, Odhran MacNiallais 0-4 (0-2f), James Carroll 0-3 (0-2f), Niall Friel, Cian Mulligan, Daire O'Baoill, Gavin McBride (0-1f) 0-1 each |
Final edit
| 15 October 2017 4:00 pm Final |
Cill Chartha | 0-7 – 0-4 | Naomh Conaill | MacCumhaill Park Attendance: 6,930 Referee: Enda McFeely (St Mary's Convoy) Man of the Match: Sean McMonagle |
| Paddy McBrearty 0-3 (0-2f), Ryan McHugh, Michael Hegarty, Mark McHugh, Conor Doherty 0-1 each | Report | Dermot Molloy 0-2f, Ciarán Thompson and Eunan Doherty 0-1 each |
Relegation play-offs edit
Relegation semi-finals edit
Relegation final edit
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship edit
Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh edit
Mark McHugh was named as the recipient of the annual Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh.[5][6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Former New York player scores wonder goal in Donegal championship". JOE.ie. 2017.
- ^ "CJ Molloy scores a cracking goal in Donegal SFC". Hogan Stand. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Donegal Democrat Archives". IrishNewsArchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Donegal GAA Club Draws". Donegalnow.com. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh do Mark McHugh". RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "McHugh named Donegal's best club footballer". Hogan Stand. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Walsh, Harry (15 November 2017). "Mark McHugh to receive 2017 Séamus Mac Géidigh Award". Donegal News. Retrieved 15 November 2017.