The 2017 Donegal Senior Football Championship was the 95th official edition of
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Dhún na nGall) or Donegal GAA is one of 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Don ...
's premier
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
tournament for senior graded clubs in
County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconne ...
. Sixteen teams compete with the winner representing Donegal in the
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played between the top clubs in Ulster GAA. The trophy awarded to the winners is the Seamus McFerran Cup ( ga, Corn Shéamuis Mhic Fearáin). The winners and th ...
.
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. 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.
This was Burt's debut in the senior grade after winning the 2016 Donegal I.F.C. title.
Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 2016 championship season.
To S.F.C.
Promoted from 2016 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship
* Burt – (I.F.C. Champions)
From S.F.C.
Relegated to 2017 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship
*
Glenfin
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
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Group 2
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Group 3
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Group 4
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Knockout stage
Last Eight
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Relegation playoffs
Relegation Semi-finals
Relegation final
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
References
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Donegal Senior Football Championship
The Donegal Senior Football Championship (abbreviated as Donegal SFC) is an annual football competition organised by Donegal GAA and contested by the highest-level clubs, to determine the best team in County Donegal. Since 2016, it has been known ...
Donegal Senior Football Championship