2017 Derry Senior Football Championship


The 2017 Derry Senior Football Championship was the 94th edition of Derry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in Derry Football League Division 1. The winners receive the John McLaughlin Cup.
Slaughtneil were the defending champions, having won their third title in-a row by beating The Loup in the 2016 final by 2-11 to 0-6. On 24 September 2017 they won "4-in-a-row" by defeating Ballinascreen 4-12 to 1-11 in the final in Celtic Park.

Format

Current format
The senior championship reverted to a straight knock out in 2016 and continues with minor alterations. At the end of each round, a draw was held to determine the fixtures in the next round.
In Derry, relegation or promotion within the league system determines which championship clubs compete in – Division 1 teams compete in the senior championship, Division 2 teams in the intermediate championship and Division 3 teams in the junior championship.
Previous Formats
A back-door format was used from 2009 to 2015. Four initial ‘round-robin’ groups progressing to an eight team straight knockout were used in seasons 2007 and 2008.

Recent history of relegations and promotions

Relegations and promotions in 2017

First Round

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Top Scorers

RankPlayerClubScore
First Round
Score
QF
Score
SF
Score
F
TotalPoints
1Shane McGuiganSlaughneil1-040-050-022-043-1524pts
2Shane MulgrewBallinascreen0-051-040-050-041-1821pts
3Emmett BradleyGlen2-051-040-01N/A3-1019pts
4Niall LoughlinGreenlough1-041-030-05N/A2-1218pts
5Conleith GilliganBallinderry1-090-04N/AN/A1-1316pts
5Benny HeronBallinascreen2-031-020-010-013-0716pts

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship