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.
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| 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]
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 Ballyholland Harps
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Round 1 |  Bryansford
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Round 1 |  Glenn
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 Bredagh
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 Burren
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 Carryduff
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 Castlewellan
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Round 1 |  Saul
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 Clonduff
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| Kilcoo
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 Loughinisland
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 Mayobridge
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| Warrenpoint
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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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v | Mayobridge
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
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| 23 August 2024 Round 1 | RGU Downpatrick
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v | Ballyholland Harps
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| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
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| 24 August 2024 Round 1 | Glenn
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v | Carryduff
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| 16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Malachy's Park | ||||
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| 24 August 2024 Round 1 | Loughinisland
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v | Kilcoo
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
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| 25 August 2024 Round 1 | Bryansford
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v | Saul
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| 16:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil | ||||
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| 25 August 2024 Round 1 | Burren
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v | Liatroim Fontenoys
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Clonduff Park | ||||
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| 26 August 2024 Round 1 | Warrenpoint
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v | Clonduff
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| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
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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.
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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.
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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 2024, 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 2024, while the loser will be relegated to the 2024 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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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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References
edit- ^ "2024 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 01 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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