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2015 Down Senior Football Championship

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2015 Down Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyDown
ProvinceUlster
Year2015
TrophyFrank O'Hare Cup
SponsorMorgan Fuels
Teams16
Defending championsKilcoo
Winners
ChampionsKilcoo (14th win)
Qualify for2015 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-upCastlewellan
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The 2015 Down Senior Football Championship was the 107th 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.

Following the conclusion of the 2014 competition, the group stage format was removed. In its place, the 2015 tournament used 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 St Mary's Burren in the 2014 final, and retained the title after defeating Castlewellan in the 2015 final.[1]


Round 1

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

7 August 2015 Round 1 Annaclone 1–06 0–11 Liatroim  


7 August 2015 Round 1 Bryansford 1–06 1–12 Clonduff  


8 August 2015 Round 1 Glenn 1–15 1–13 Longstone  


8 August 2015 Round 1 Ballyholland Harps 0–10 1–08 Warrenpoint  


9 August 2015 Round 1 Clann na Banna 0–06 2–18 Castlewellan  


9 August 2015 Round 1 Saval 0–08 2–15 Mayobridge  


9 August 2015 Round 1 Burren 2–13 2–10
(a.e.t.)
Kilcoo  


10 August 2015 Round 1 Rostrevor 1–12 0–09 RGU Downpatrick  


Round 2

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Round 2A

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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.

21 August 2015 Round 2A Burren 4–21 0–09 Liatroim Newry  
18:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler


21 August 2015 Round 2A Clonduff 1–11 0–15 Rostrevor Newry  
20:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler


23 August 2015 Round 2A Glenn 1–06 0–11 Warrenpoint Newry  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler


23 August 2015 Round 2A Castlewellan 1–07 1–15 Mayobridge Newry  
19:45 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler


Round 2B

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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.

20 August 2015 Round 2B Bryansford 3–07 1–08 Saval Burren  
20:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mary's Park


22 August 2015 Round 2B Annaclone 0–07 0–12 Ballyholland Harps Hilltown  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Clonduff Park


22 August 2015 Round 2B Longstone 1–12 0–09 RGU Downpatrick Hilltown  
15:45 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Clonduff Park


22 August 2015 Round 2B Kilcoo 8–24 1–06 Clann na Banna Castlewellan  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Malachy's Park


Round 3

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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.

4 September 2015 Round 3 Kilcoo 0–12 0–07 Glenn Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler


5 September 2015 Round 3 Bryansford 0–16 3–11 Liatroim  


5 September 2015 Round 3 Ballyholland Harps 2–11 1–13 Clonduff  


5 September 2015 Round 3 Longstone 1–13 3–15 Castlewellan  


Quarter Final

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

12 September 2015 Quarter Final Warrenpoint 2–06 0–20 Castlewellan  


12 September 2015 Quarter Final Burren 1–09 2–07 Kilcoo  


13 September 2015 Quarter Final Rostrevor 1–05 0–10 Ballyholland Harps  


13 September 2015 Quarter Final Mayobridge 3–11 1–03 Liatroim  


Semi Final

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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.

26 September 2015 Semi Final Kilcoo 2–09 1–07 Mayobridge Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler


27 September 2015 Semi Final Castlewellan 1–13 0–08 Ballyholland Harps Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler


Final

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The final will be played between the two Semi Final winners, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.[2]

11 October 2015 Final Kilcoo 3–10 0–11 Castlewellan Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler
Report


References

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  1. ^ "Three in row for Kilcoo after easily seeing off Down". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "2015 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". hoganstand.com. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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