2017 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Cork Senior Football Championship is the 129th edition of the Cork GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Cork, Ireland. The tournament consists of 26 teams (20 clubs and 6 of the 8 divisional sides) with the winner going on to represent Cork in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first three rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two/three matches will be knocked out of the championship.

Carbery Rangers were the defending champions after they defeated Ballincollig after in the previous years final.

Should Clyda Rovers or St. Nicholas' faile to win a match this year they will be demoted to the 2018 P.I.F.C. Now a club will only be demoted if they fail to register a win in two consecutive years or two seasons out of three.

This was Kiskeam's debut in the senior grade after claiming the 2016 Premier Intermediate Football Championship title. The club were founded in 1945 and have never competed in the top-flight previously.

Divisional Sides:

• Avondhu: - Composed of and Premier Intermediate clubs Fermoy and Mallow, Intermediate clubs Glanworth, Kildorrery and Mitchelstown & Junior clubs Araglin, Ballyhooley, Ballyclough, Ballygiblin, Ballyhea, Buttevant, Castletownroche, Charleville, Churchtown, Doneraile, Grange, Killavullen, Kilshannig, Kilworth, Liscarroll, Milford, Newtownshandrum and Shanballymore all from the north-eastern area of County Cork.
• Beara: - Composed of Intermediate clubs Adrigole & Castletownbere and Junior clubs Bere Island, Garnish, Glengarriff and Urhan all from the Beara Peninsula.
• Carbery: - Composed of Premier Intermediate clubs Bantry Blues and Bandon, Intermediate club Gabriel Rangers & Junior clubs Argideen Rangers, Ballinascarthy, Ballyroe, Clann na nGael, Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's, Goleen, Kilbrittain, Kilmacabea, Kilmeen, Muintir Bháire, St. Colum's, St. James, St. Mary's, St. Oliver Plunketts & Tadhg McCarthaigh's all from the barony of Carbery.
• Duhallow: - Composed of Premier Intermediate club Intermediate clubs Ballydesmond & Kanturk, and Junior clubs Boherbue, Castlemagner, Cullen, Dromtarriffe, Freemount, Glenlara, Kilbrin, Knocknagree, Lismire, Lyre, Meelin, Millstreet, Newmarket, Rockchapel, St. John's & Tullylease all from the barony of Duhallow.
• Muskerry: - Composed of Premier Intermediate clubs Ballingeary Ballinora, Éire Óg, Grenagh, Macroom and Naomh Abán, Intermediate clubs Aghabullogue and Kilnamartyra & Junior clubs Aghinagh, Blarney, Canovee, Clondrohid, Cloughduv, Donoughmore, Dripsey, Gleann na Laoi, Inniscarra, Iveleary, Kilmurry and Kilmichael all from the baronies of Muskerry West and Muskerry East.
• Seandún: - Composed of Premier Intermediate club St. Vincent's, Intermediate clubs Mayfield and Na Piarsaigh &Junior clubsBallinure, Ballyphehane, Brian Dillons, Delaney Rovers, Fr. O'Callaghan's, Gurranabraher, Lough Rovers, Passage West, Rathpeacon, Redmonds GAA, Rochestown, Shandon Rovers, St. Michael's (Blackrock), Whitechurch and White's Cross all from the district of Shandon.

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

Preliminary round

4 teams from a random draw play in this round. The 2 winners progress to Round 1 while the 2 losers go on to Round 2B.

• Douglas 0-14, 0-9 Newcestown, 9/4/2017,
• Aghada 0-13, 1-8 Dohenys, 15/4/2017, Report

Round 1

The 2 Preliminary Round winners along with the remaining 22 teams play each other in this round. The 12 winners enter Round 2A while the 12 losers enter Round 2B.

• Avondhu 3-20, 2-11 Kiskeam, 16/4/2017, Report
• Valley Rovers 1-14, 0-7 Beara, 16/4/2017,
• Duhallow 3-20, 0-9 Muskerry, 17/4/2017, Report
• Castlehaven 1-14, 0-12 CIT, 17/4/2017,
• Nemo Rangers 2-18, 0-13 O'Donovan Rossa, 22/4/2017
• Seandun 3-11, 2-11 St. Nicholas, 22/4/2017,
• Ballincollig 3-17, 1-10 St. Finbarr's, 22/4/2017,
• Bishopstown 1-10, 0-8 Carrigaline, 22/4/2017,
• Douglas 1-16, 2-12 Clyda Rovers, 23/4/2017 Report
• UCC 2-16, 1-16 Aghada, 23/4/2017,
• Carbery Rangers 2-15, 1-4 Clonakilty, 30/4/2017,
• Carbery 1-13, 0-16 Ilen Rovers, 30/4/2017,
• Carbery 4-16, 1-12 Ilen Rovers, 14/5/2017, (Replay)

Round 2

Round 3

The 6 Round 2A losers play the 7 Round 2B winners. One team will receive a bye to Round 4. The 6 winners of Round 3 along with the team who received a bye in Round 3 will progress to Round 4 while the losers will be eliminated from the championship.

Round 4

In this round, 3 of the 6 Round 2A winners will receive byes into the Quarter-Finals. The 5 fixtures in this round will consist of the remaining 3 Round 2A winners against the 6 Round 3 winners as well as the team who received a bye in Round 3. The 5 winners of this round will proceed to the Quarter-Finals.

Carbery Rangers, Castlehaven, and Duhallow were given byes in this round.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarterfinals will determine the remainder of the Championship Draw. The semi-finalists from the previous year’s championship will be seeded in the quarterfinals. In the event of one of the previous year’s semi-finalists not qualifying, the team that defeated them will replace them. In the event of that team not qualifying for the quarterfinals, there will be a draw between the remaining undefeated teams in the competition for the seeded place.

Semi-Finals

Final

Relegation Playoff

Club sides who lost in Round 2B enter the Relegation Playoff. A club will only be demoted if they fail to register a win in two consecutive years or two seasons out of three, thus should Clyda Rovers or St. Nicholas' fail to win a match this year they will the relegated to the 2018 P.I.F.C.

Relegation Quarter Final:

Relegation Semi Final:

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