2017 Donegal Senior Football Championship

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 compete with the winner representing Donegal in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

Donegal S.F.C.
Season2017
ChampionsKilcar
(6th Title)
RelegatedNaomh Mhuire
Winning CaptainPatrick McBrearty
Man of the MatchMark McHugh
Winning ManagerBarry Doherty
Matches played??
← 2016
2018 →

The championship began with four groups of four and continued with a knock-out format.

Glenswilly were the defending champions after they defeated Kilcar 1-10 to 0-12 in the 2016 final.

C. J. Molloy scored a contender for goal of the season against Glenswilly in their 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

[3] [4]

The following teams changed division since the 2016 championship season.

Format

The 2017 County Championship took the same format as the 2015 & 16 championships in which there was four groups of four with the top two qualifying for the quarter-finals. Bottom of each group play in relegation play-offs to decide which team is relegated the 2018 Intermediate championship.

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Knockout stage

Last Eight
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Kilcar 1-20  
Réalt na Mara 1-9     Kilcar 2-16  
St. Michael's 0-13     St Michael's 0-7  
Burt 1-8       Kilcar 0-7
Naomh Conaill 2-13       Naomh Conaill 0-4
Killybegs 0-15     Naomh Conaill 1-13
Gaoth Dobhair 2-12     Gaoth Dobhair 1-12    
St Eunan's 0-16  

Quarter Finals
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 Killybegs Ardara
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		 Kilcar 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, Eamon 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
23 September 2017
7:30 pm
Semi Final		 Kilcar 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
15 October 2017
4:00 pm
Final		 Kilcar 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 Playoffs

Relegation Semi-Finals
Relegation Semi Final
Sean MacCumhaills1-14 – 1-13Naomh Mhuire
Dunfanaghy
Referee: Jimmy White
Relegation Semi Final
Four Masters4-8 – 2-9Ardara
Killybegs
Referee: Jimmy White

Relegation Final
Relegation Final
Ardara0-13 – 2-7Naomh Mhuire
Glenties
Referee: Connie Doherty
Relegation Final Replay
Ardara5-14 – 1-9Naomh Mhuire
Glenties

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
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References
  1. "Former New York player scores wonder goal in Donegal championship". JOE.ie. 2017.
  2. "CJ Molloy scores a cracking goal in Donegal SFC". Hogan Stand. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. "Donegal Democrat Archives". IrishNewsArchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. "Donegal GAA Club Draws". Donegalnow.com. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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