2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship
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Season | 2017 |
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Champions | Rhode (28th Title) |
Relegated | St. Rynagh's |
All Ireland SCFC | n/a |
Winning Captain | Anton Sullivan and Niall McNamee |
Man of the Match | |
Winning Manager | Pascal Kelleghan |
Matches played | 56 |
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The 2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship was the 120th edition of Offaly GAA's premier gaelic football competition for senior graded clubs in County Offaly, Ireland. Eight teams compete, with the winner representing Offaly in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.
The championship starts a league stage and progresses to a knockout stage.
Rhode were the defending champions after they defeated Ferbane in the previous years final.
This was return to the senior grade after claiming the 2016 Offaly Senior 'B' Football Championship title.
St. Rynagh's were relegated to the 2018 S.B.F.C. after 7 years in the top-flight.
Team changes[]
The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.
To S.F.C.[]Promoted from 2016 Offaly Senior 'B' Football Championship
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From S.F.C.[]Relegated to 2017 Offaly Senior 'B' Football Championship
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League Phase[]
The top two in the group go directly to the semi final. The third through sixth place teams will contest the quarter finals. The two bottom finishers will qualify for the Relegation Final.
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
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Knock-out Stage[]
Last Four[]
The top four finishers in the league will qualify for the quarter finals.
Semi-Finals | Final | Final | ||||||||||||
Gracefield | 2-8 | |||||||||||||
Tullamore | 0-8 | Rhode | 1-15 | |||||||||||
Gracefield | 1-7 | |||||||||||||
Rhode | 0-12 | |||||||||||||
Clara | 1-11 | Clara | 0-9 | |||||||||||
Edenderry | 0-9 | Clara | 1-13 | |||||||||||
Ferbane | 1-12 |
Quarter-Finals[]
16 September 2017 16:15 Semi-Final |
Clara | 1-11 – 0-9 | Edenderry | O'Connor Park, Offaly Referee: Alan McKnight |
16 September 2017 17:45 Semi-Final |
Gracefield | 2-8 – 0-8 | Tullamore | O'Connor Park, Offaly Referee: Gerard Keyes |
Semi-Finals[]
24 September 2017 2:30 pm Semi-Final |
Clara | 1-13 – 1-12 | Ferbane | O'Connor Park Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Fergal Smyth (Kilclonfert) |
Thomas Deehan 0-5 (0-4f), John O'Hara and Graham Guilfoyle 0-3 each, Scott Brady 1-0, Matthew Mitchell and Pa Smith (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Ryan Heavin 0-4 (0-3f), Aidan Kennaghan 1-0, Joseph Maher and Colin Kenny 0-2 each, Oisin Kelly, David Cox, Leon Fox, Cian Johnson 0-1 each |
24 September 2017 4:00 pm Semi-Final |
Rhode | 1-15 – 1-7 | Gracefield | O'Connor Park Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Fintan Pierce (Raheen) |
Niall McNamee 0-7 (0-4f, 1 '45), Anton Sullivan 1-2, James McPadden 0-2, Darren Garry, Niall Darby, Pauric Sullivan, Shane Lowry 0-1 each | Report | Stephen Flanagan 0-5 (0-4f), Stephen Slattery 1-0, Keith Mullally and Padraig Duffy 0-1 each |
Final[]
15 October 2017 3:30 pm Final |
Rhode | 0-12 – 0-9 | Clara | O'Connor Park Attendance: 5,272 Referee: Ger Keyes (Shamrocks) Man of the Match: Niall McNamee |
Niall McNamee 0-8 (0-5f, 1 '45), Ruairi McNamee 0-2, Paul McPadden and Stephen Hannon 0-1 each | Report | Thomas Deehan 0-3 (0-2f), John O'Hara and Pa Smith 0-2 each, Robert Mitchell and Graham Guilfoyle 0-1 each |
Relegation Play Off[]
The two bottom-placed teams from each group play off in the relegation final with the loser relegated to the 2018 Senior 'B' Championship.
- 0-16, 2-7 St. Rynagh's, Pullough, 15/9/2017,
References[]
- ^ "Offaly Express Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- 2017 senior Gaelic football county championships
- Offaly Senior Football Championship