2019 Roscommon Senior Football Championship

The 2019 Roscommon Senior Football Championship is the 119th edition of the Roscommon GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Roscommon, Ireland. 12 teams compete, with the winner representing Roscommon in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Roscommon S.F.C.
Season2019
Champions???
RelegatedSt. Faithleach's
All Ireland SCFC???
Matches played55
← 2018
2020 →

Clann na nGael were the defending champions after they defeated St. Brigid's in the 2018 final to claim their 21st S.F.C. crown.[1]

This was Fuerty's debut in the top flight of Roscommon football after claiming the 2018 I.F.C. title.

St. Faithleach's were defeated by St. Croan's in their Relegation Final and so were relegated back to the I.F.C. for 2020 after spending 17 seasons in Roscommon football's top-flight (since their last I.F.C. title in 2002).

On 20 October 2019 Padraig Pearses won their first ever championship title on when defeating Roscommon Gaels 2-10 to 1-10 in the final at Dr. Hyde Park.[2]

Championship Structure Change Proposals

In 2019:

  • Teams shall drawn randomly into three groups of four teams.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.

Group stage

[3]

There are three groups of four teams called Group A, B and C. The 1st and 2nd placed teams in Groups A, B and C automatically qualify for the quarter-finals. One third placed team from one of the three groups will receive a bye into the quarter-finals in an open draw. The remaining two 3rd placed teams will meet in a Quarter-Final Play-Off to determine the team that completes the quarter-finals lineup. The 4th placed teams will proceed to the Relegation Play-Off to determine which team will suffer relegation.

Each team has home advantage in one round, plays away in another before a neutral venue is for another round.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knock-Out Stage

Preliminary Quarter-Final

One third placed team from one of the three groups will receive a bye into the quarter-finals in an open draw. The remaining two 3rd placed teams will meet in a Quarter-Final Play-Off to determine the team that completes the quarter-finals lineup.

16 September 2019 (2019-09-16) Quarter-Final Play-Off St. Brigid's 1-6 – 0-8 Western Gaels Roscommon  
14:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Dr. Hyde Park


Quarter-Final Play-Off Michael Glavey's v BYE  


Quarter-finals

The 1st placed teams in Groups A, B and C along with the 2nd placed team with the best record are seeded for the quarter-final draw and cannot meet each other in the quarter-finals. The remaining 2nd and 3rd placed tams in the quarter-finals are unseeded. No pairing which is a repeat of a group stage fixture can occur in the quarter-finals.

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) Quarter-Final Roscommon Gaels 2-13 – 0-11 Elphin Strokestown  
16:15 IST (UTC+1)


21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) Quarter-Final Boyle 4-14 – 2-12 Michael Glavey's Castlerea  
17:30 IST (UTC+1)


22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) Quarter-Final Pádraig Pearse's 4-12 – 2-12 St. Brigid's Ballyforan  
14:00 IST (UTC+1)


22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) Quarter-Final Strokestown 1-10 – 1-8 Fuerty Roscommon  
16:15 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Dr. Hyde Park


Semi-finals
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) Semi-Final 1 Pádraig Pearses 3-10 – 1-14 Boyle Roscommon  
14:45 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Dr. Hyde Park


29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) Semi-Final 2 Roscommon Gaels 1-13 – 0-10 Strokestown Roscommon  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Dr. Hyde Park


Final
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) Final Roscommon Gaels 1-10 – 2-10 Pádraig Pearses Roscommon  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Dr. Hyde Park


Relegation play-off

The Relegation Play-Off will consist of the 4th placed finishers in Groups A, B and C. The two teams with the best group record play in the Relegation Semi-Final. The loser of this semi-final must play-off with the remaining team in the Relegation Final. The winner of the semi-final and final retains their senior status for 2020, while the loser of the Relegation Final must ply their trade in the I.F.C. for 2020.

16 September 2019 (2019-09-16) Relegation Semi-Final Clann na nGael 1-10 – 0-13 St. Croan's Roscommon  
16:15 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Dr. Hyde Park


22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) Relegation Semi-Final Replay Clann na nGael 4-15 – 1-11 St. Croan's Roscommon  
14:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Dr. Hyde Park


28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) Relegation Final St. Croan's 1-16 – 1-14 St. Faithleach's Strokestown  
17:30 IST (UTC+1)


Championship statistics

Miscellaneous
  • Padraig Pearses won their first ever football championship title.

References
  1. "Clann na nGael -vs- St. Brigid's (2018 SFC Final)". Irishtimes.com. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. "Padraig Pearses -vs- Roscommon Gaels (2019 SFC Final)". Irishtimes.com. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. "Roscommon SFC Draw 2019". Hoganstand.com. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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