2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:	Offaly S.F.C.
Sponsor:	???
Season:	2017
Winners:	Rhode (28th Title)
Relegated:	St Rynagh's
Continentalcup1:	All Ireland SCFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	n/a
Continentalcup4:	Winning Manager
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:	Pascal Kelleghan
Continentalcup2:	Winning Captain
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Anton Sullivan and Niall McNamee
Continentalcup3:	Man of the Match
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Gárbhan Harraghy
Continentalcup5:	Leinster SCFC
Continentalcup5 Qualifiers:	???
Matches:	56
Prevseason:	2016
Nextseason:	2018

The 2017 Offaly Senior Football Championship was the 120th edition of Offaly GAA's premier Gaelic football competition for senior graded clubs in County Offaly, Ireland. Eight teams compete, with the winner representing Offaly in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.

The championship starts a league stage and progresses to a knockout stage.

Rhode were the defending champions after they defeated Ferbane in the previous years final.

This was Cappincur's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2016 Offaly Senior B Football Championship title.

St Rynagh's were relegated to the 2018 S.B.F.C. after 7 years in the top-flight.

Team changes

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

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2016 Offaly Senior B Football Championship

• Cappincur – (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to 2017 Offaly Senior B Football Championship

• Ballycumber

League Phase

The top two in the group went directly to the semi-final. The third through sixth place teams contested the quarter-finals. The two bottom finishers qualified for the Relegation Final.

Team
Rhode	7	7	0	0	116	83	+83	14
Ferbane	7	5	1	1	124	94	+30	11
Tullamore	7	3	2	2	101	97	+4	8
Clara	7	4	3	0	106	96	+10	8
Edenderry	7	3	3	1	109	93	+16	7
Gracefield	7	2	5	0	101	98	+3	3
Cappincur	7	1	6	0	83	126	-43	2
St Rynagh's	7	1	6	0	63	116	-53	2

Round 1

• Tullamore 4-15, 2-6 Cappincur, 8/4/2017, http://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaelic-games/244213/tullamore-too-strong-for-cappincur-in-championship-opener.html
• Clara 2-9, 0-13 Edenderry, 8/4/2017, http://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaelic-games/244221/goals-crucial-as-clara-edge-out-edenderry-in-championship-opener.html
• Rhode 0-17, 0-7 St Rynagh's, 9/4/2017,
• Ferbane 4-7, 1-14 Gracefield, 9/4/2017, http://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaelic-games/244279/ferbane-leave-it-late-but-come-away-with-the-win-in-opening-round-of-offaly-senior-football-championship.html

Round 2

• Rhode 0-13, 1-9 Cappincur, 22/4/2017, http://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaelic-games/246345/rhode-hold-off-cappincur-while-clara-see-off-gracefield.html
• Clara 1-11, 0-11 Gracefield, 22/4/2017, http://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaelic-games/246345/rhode-hold-off-cappincur-while-clara-see-off-gracefield.html
• Tullamore 2-6, 1-9 Ferbane, 23/4/2017,
• Edenderry 2-18, 0-9 St Rynagh's, 23/4/2017,

Round 3

• Edenderry 1-14, 2-10 Gracefield, 7/7/2017,
• Cappincur 1-10, 0-10 St Rynagh's, 7/7/2017,
• Rhode 1-15, 2-9 Ferbane, 8/7/2017,
• Tullamore 3-9, 0-16 Clara, 8/7/2017,

Round 4

• Tullamore 1-8, 1-8 Edenderry, 22/7/2017,
• St Rynagh's 1-11, 0-13 Gracefield, 22/7/2017,
• Ferbane 5-11, 0-13 Cappincur, 23/7/2017,
• Rhode 2-18, 0-15 Clara, 23/7/2017,

Round 5

• Gracefield 4-9, 0-8 Tullamore, 4/8/2017,
• Clara 4-6, 1-9 Cappincur, 6/8/2017,
• Ferbane 3-9, 0-11 St Rynagh's, 6/8/2017,
• Rhode 0-9, 0-6 Edenderry, 9/8/2017,

Round 6

• Tullamore 0-10, 0-7 St Rynagh's, 19/8/2017,
• Ferbane 0-13, 0-7 Clara, 20/8/2017,
• Rhode 1-14, 1-10 Gracefield, 20/8/2017,
• Edenderry 2-16, 2-6 Cappincur, 20/8/2017,

Round 7

• Ferbane 2-15, 1-13 Edenderry, 1/9/2017,
• Clara 2-15, 0-5 St Rynagh's, 1/9/2017,
• Rhode 2-12, 1-12 Tullamore, 1/9/2017,
• Gracefield 0-10, 0-9 Cappincur, 1/9/2017,

Knock-out Stage

Last Four

The top four finishers in the league qualified for the quarter-finals.

Final

Relegation play-off

The two bottom-placed teams from each group play off in the relegation final with the loser relegated to the 2018 Senior B Championship.

• Cappincur 0-16, 2-7 St Rynagh's, Pullough, 15/9/2017,

Notes and References

1. Web site: Offaly Express Archives. 16 January 2018. Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018.