Season | 2017 |
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Champions | ??? |
Relegated | St. Mary's Granard, St. Brigid's Killashee |
Leinster SCFC | ??? |
All Ireland SCFC | n/a |
Winning Captain | ??? |
Man of the Match | ??? |
Matches played | 30 |
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The 2017 Longford Senior Football Championship is the 101st running of the Longford GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Longford, Ireland since the first County Championship was held in 1890 (99 completed since 1890, 1 started but not completed in 1891). The 2017 tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Longford in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Mullinalaghta St. Columba's were the defending champions after they defeated Abbeylara in the previous years final.
This year St. Brigid's Killashee return to the senior grade after a 3 season absence since relegation in 2013 after claiming the 2016 Longford Intermediate Football Championship title.
The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.
Promoted from I.F.C.
Relegated to I.F.C.
All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. Groups A and B each consist of 4 seeded teams (the previous year's quarter-finalists) with 3 teams from each group progressing to the Quarter-Finals. Group C consists of the 5 unseeded teams (seeding based on previous years performance). 2 teams from Group C proceed to the Quarter-Finals while the two bottom finishers will be relegated to the 2018 I.F.C.
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
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Round 2:
Round 3:
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Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Round 5:
The top 8 teams from the league stages qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The winners of Groups A and B are kept on opposite sides of the draw.
Quarter-Finals:
Semi-Finals:
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