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2015 Laois Senior Football Championship

Laois S.F.C.
Season 2015
Champions Portlaoise
32nd Senior Championship Title
Relegated O'Dempsey's
Leinster SCFC Portlaoise
All Ireland SCFC n/a
Winning Captain Kieran Lillis
Man of the Match ???
Matches played 56
2014
2016

The 2015 Laois Senior Football Championship is the 125th edition of the Laois GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Laois, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Laois in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.

Portlaoise were the defending champions after they defeated Arles/Killeen in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title and also claimed a nine-in-a-row of titles (their 32nd altogether) when beating Emo in the final replay at O'Moore Park on 24 October 2015 by 2-13 to 0-7.

This was Ballyfin's first year at the senior grade after winning the Laois Intermediate Championship in 2014.

O'Dempseys were relegated to the Intermediate grade.

The following teams have changed division since the 2014 championship season.

Promoted from I.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.

The 8 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will enter the draw for the Quarter Finals while the 4 losers will play in Round 3.

The 8 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 4 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.

The 4 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 4 winners from Round 2B. The 4 winners will go into the draw for the Quarter-Finals.


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