2018 Donegal Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Donegal Senior Football Championship was the 96th official edition of Donegal GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Donegal. Sixteen teams competed, with the winner representing Donegal in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began with four groups of four, and continued with a knock-out format. The draws were made on 24 March 2018.

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2017 championship season. To S.F.C. Promoted from 2017 Donegal I.F.C. • Milford - (I.F.C. Champions) From S.F.C. Relegated to 2018 Donegal I.F.C. • Naomh Muire ==Format==

Format

The 2018 championship took the same format as previous championships, in which there were four groups of four clubs, with the top two clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals. The club finishing bottom in each group contested relegation play-offs to determine which team would be relegated to the 2019 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship. ==Group stage==

Group stage

All 16 clubs entered the competition at this stage. The top two clubs in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, while the club that finished bottom in each group entered a relegation play-off. This year, all clubs played one home match, one away match and one match at a neutral venue. Group A Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Group B Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Group C Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Group D Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 ==Knock-out stage==

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final ==Relegation play-offs==

Relegation play-offs

Relegation semi-finals Relegation final ==Ulster Senior Club Football Championship==

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

==Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh==

Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh

Odhrán Mac Niallais was named as the recipient of the annual Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh. ==References==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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