2022 Down Senior Football Championship

2022 Down Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyDown
ProvinceUlster
Year2022
TrophyFrank O'Hare Cup
SponsorMorgan Fuels
Teams16
Defending championsKilcoo
Winners
Champions Kilcoo (20th win)
Qualify for2022 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Warrenpoint
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 Down Senior Football Championship was the 114th official edition of Down GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Down. 16 teams competed, with the winning team 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 came into the competition as defending Down, Ulster and All-Ireland champions.

Team changes

[1][2]

The following teams have changed division since the 2021 championship season.

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Participating teams

The following teams take part in the 2022 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship.[4]

Round 1

The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. The winning teams advance to Round 2A, while losing sides proceed to Round 2B.

25 August 2022 Round 1 Glenn 3–13 – 1–11 Bredagh Liatroim  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Peter Owens


25 August 2022 Round 1 Loughinisland 1–12 – 1–09 Castlewellan Darragh Cross  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mochai's Park
Referee: Adrian Sharvin


26 August 2022 Round 1 Kilcoo 2–12 – 0–04 Clonduff Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Colm Gribben


27 August 2022 Round 1 RGU Downpatrick 2–15 – 2–08 An Riocht Drumnaquoile  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin
Referee: Brendan Rice


28 August 2022 Round 1 Ballyholland Harps 1–12 – 0–13 Longstone Kilkeel  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: An Ríocht GAC
Referee: Brian Higgins


28 August 2022 Round 1 Carryduff 1–12 – 0–06 Bryansford Downpatrick  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil
Referee: Conor Curran


28 August 2022 Round 1 Warrenpoint 1–11 – 0–05 Saul Hilltown  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Clonduff Park
Referee: Ronan Barry


29 August 2022 Round 1 Burren 2–13 – 1–12
(a.e.t.) 		Mayobridge Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Paul Faloon


Round 2

Round 2A

Round 2A will feature 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.

9 September 2022 Round 2A Loughinisland 0–14 – 0–11 Warrenpoint Kilcoo  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Conor Curran


10 September 2022 Round 2A Glenn 0–08 – 3–09 Carryduff Downpatrick  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil
Referee: Christopher Morgan


11 September 2022 Round 2A Burren 2–03 – 0–02 RGU Downpatrick Newcastle  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Colm Gribben


12 September 2022 Round 2A Kilcoo 3–10 – 0–08 Ballyholland Harps Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Brendan Rice


Round 2B

Round 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.

8 September 2022 Round 2B Longstone 0–06 – 0–12 Mayobridge Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Micheal Moore


8 September 2022 Round 2B Saul 3–07 – 0–09 An Riocht Ballymartin  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Cois na Farraige
Referee: Brian Higgins


9 September 2022 Round 2B Bryansford 0–08 – 0–12 Clonduff Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Ronan Barry


11 September 2022 Round 2B Bredagh 1–03 – 2–07 Castlewellan Mayobridge  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Darren O Hare


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 2023, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

18 September 2022 Relegation Play-Off Semi-final An Riocht 0–10 – 4–15 Bredagh Drumaness  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Colman's Park
Referee: Peter Owens


18 September 2022 Relegation Play-Off Semi-final Longstone 0–06 – 0–10 Bryansford Atticall  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Holy Cross Park
Referee: Adrian Sharvin


Relegation Final

The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Senior status into 2023, while the loser will be relegated to the 2023 Down I.F.C.

25 September 2022 Relegation Play-Off Final An Riocht 0–06 – 2–08 Longstone Atticall  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Holy Cross Park
Referee: Brendan Rice


An Riocht relegated to 2023 Down Intermediate Football Championship

Round 3

Round 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.

16 September 2022 Round 3 Glenn 0–09 – 3–08 Castlewellan Ballymartin  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Cois na Farraige
Referee: Brian Higgins


18 September 2022 Round 3 RGU Downpatrick 0–06 – 2–05 Mayobridge Liatroim  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Brendan Rice


18 September 2022 Round 3 Ballyholland Harps 1–12 – 1–13 Clonduff Newry  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Paul Faloon


19 September 2022 Round 3 Warrenpoint 1–11 – 0–07 Saul Newry  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Darren O Hare


Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals see the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a semi-final spot.

23 September 2022 Quarter-final Castlewellan 0–05 – 1–10 Loughinisland Liatroim  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Report Referee: Micheal Moore


24 September 2022 Quarter-final Mayobridge 0–09 – 0–07 Carryduff Castlewellan  
16:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Malachy's Park
Referee: Colm Gribben


25 September 2022 Quarter-final Clonduff 1–08 – 0–11
(a.e.t.)
(3–4 pen) 		Kilcoo Newry  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Report Referee: Brian Higgins
    Penalty shootout
 
26 September 2022 Quarter-final Warrenpoint 3–07 – 2–10
(a.e.t.)
(5–4 pen) 		Burren Newry  
19:15 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Report Referee: Paul Faloon
    Penalty shootout
 

Semi-finals

The 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.

2 October 2022 Semi-final Warrenpoint 0–12 – 0–12
(a.e.t.)
(8–7 pen) 		Loughinisland Newry  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Report Referee: Adrian Sharvin
    Penalty shootout
 
2 October 2022 Semi-final Mayobridge 0–04 – 1–09 Kilcoo Newry  
19:15 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Report Referee: Paul Faloon


Final

The final will be played between the two semi-final winning teams, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.

16 October 2022 Final Warrenpoint 0–15 – 1–13
(a.e.t.) 		Kilcoo Newry  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Report Referee: Darren O Hare


See also

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.