Derry Senior Football Championship
| Derry Senior Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2016 Derry Senior Football Championship
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| Irish | Craobh Sinsear Peile Dhoire |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Trophy | John McLaughlin Cup |
| Title holders | Slaughtneil (4th title) |
| Most titles | Bellaghy (21 titles) |
| Sponsors | M & L Contracts |
The Derry Senior Football Championship is an annual gaelic football club competition between the top Derry GAA clubs. The winners receive the John McLaughlin Cup and qualify to represent Derry in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
Bellaghy have won the competition more than any other club with 21 titles. Bellaghy's Tom Scullion has more senior football championship medals than anyone in Derry, winning medals between 1956 and 1971.
Slaughtneil are the current Derry senior champions, winning their fourth title on 16 October 2016 by defeating Loup 2-11 to 0-6 at Celtic Park in Derry City.
In 2016, the championship reverted to its traditional format. All fixtures are determined by an initial open-draw, are knock-out and are played at neutral venues, mainly Owenbeg, Dungiven.
Before 1958, three regional tournaments were played to help determine the Derry Senior Football Championship finalists - the South Derry Senior Football Championship, the North Derry Senior Football Championship and the Derry City Senior Football Championship. Of the three winners, one received a bye to the final (in alternating years) and the other two played a semi-final to determine who qualified for the Derry Senior Football Championship final.
From 1958 to 2006 the championship took the form of an open-draw knock-out.
From 2007 to 2008 the championship was altered to include a round-robin group stage with the 16 teams divided into four groups. Each club in a group played each other once with the top two in each group advancing to the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals onwards the competition was knock-out.
In 2009 a "backdoor" system was introduced -
The winning team is presented with the John McLaughlin Cup, which they hold until the following year. Since 1988 the player who scores the most in that year's championship is presented with a trophy. Since 1989 the man of the match in the final is also presented with a trophy.
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