2021 Down Senior Football Championship

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2021 Down Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyDown
ProvinceUlster
Year2021
TrophyFrank O'Hare Cup
SponsorMorgan Fuels
Teams16
Defending championsKilcoo
Winners
ChampionsKilcoo (19th title)
Qualify for2021 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-upSt Mary's Burren
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Down Senior Football Championship was the 113th official edition of Down GAA's premier Gaelic Football tournament for senior clubs in County Down. 16 teams competed with the winner representing Down in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The tournament operated 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.

Kilcoo were the holders after defeating Carryduff in the 2020 final, and retained the title following their victory in the 2021 final against St Mary's Burren.

Team Changes[]

[1][2]

The following teams have changed division since the 2020 championship season.

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Participating Teams[]

The following teams take part in the 2021 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship.[4] –

Round 1[]

The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. Winning sides move to Round 2A while losing sides go into Round 2B.

Round 2[]

Round 2A[]

Round 2A will feature the eight winning sides from Round 1, with an open draw to determine the fixtures. The winning sides progress directly to the Quarter Final, with the losing sides moving into Round 3.

Round 2B[]

Round 2B sees the eight losing sides from Round 1 compete for a place in Round 3. The losing sides from this round will be eliminated from the competition.

Relegation Semi-Finals[]

The 4 losers of Round 2B play each other in the Relegation Semi-Finals. The 2 winners will secure their Senior status for 2022, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

Relegation Final[]

The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Senior status into 2022, while the loser will be relegated to the 2022 Down I.F.C.

Rostrevor relegated to 2022 Down Intermediate Football Championship

Round 3[]

Round 3 is a supplementary round for teams to have a second chance at reaching the Quarter Final. This round features teams that have lost once so far in this year's Championship, either winning in Round 1 and losing in Round 2A, or losing in Round 1 but winning their Round 2B fixture. Losing sides in this round are eliminated from this year's competition.

This round is seeded, meaning in each fixture a Round 2A losing side will face a Round 2B winning side.

Quarter Final[]

The Quarter Final sees the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a Semi Final spot.

Semi Final[]

The Semi Final 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.

Final[]

The final will be played between the two Semi Final winners, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.

References[]

  1. ^ "Down Recorder Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Down HoganStand". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ^ "2020 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

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