All-Ireland Senior Club football Championship
| All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
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| Irish | Craobh Shinsear Peile Chlub na hÉireann |
| Founded | 1970–71 |
| Region | Ireland (GAA) |
| Trophy | Andy Merrigan Cup |
| Title holders | Ballyboden St. Enda's (1st title) |
| Most titles | Nemo Rangers (7 titles) |
| Sponsors | AIB |
| TV partner(s) | TG4 |
| Motto | #TheToughest |
The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970-71. It is the top tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London.
The current champions are Ballyboden of Dublin who defeated Castlebar Mitchels of Mayo on 17 March 2016 to win their first title.
The current trophy is the Andy Merrigan Cup, named after a footballer who played for Castletown and Wexford who died as a result of a farm accident at the height of his playing career. It was first presented in 1974.
County Championships
Ireland's 32 counties play their county championships between their senior Gaelic football clubs. Each county decides the format for determining their county champions. The format can be knockout, double-elimination, league, etc. or a combination. For instance, Kerry organise two separate championships - one for clubs only and one for clubs and divisional sides.
Provincial Championships
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship for their participating county champions. All matches are knock-out and two ten minute periods of extra time are played if it's a draw at the end of normal time.
All-Ireland
The winners of the London club championship play one of the four provincial champions in a single match in mid-December referred to as a quarter-final. Two semi-finals are then played in mid-February. The All-Ireland final is traditionally played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March.
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