2023 Clare Senior Football Championship
The 2023 TUS Clare Senior Football Championship was the 128th staging of the Clare Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
Jack Daly Cup 2023 | |
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League | Clare GAA |
Sport | Gaelic Football |
Duration | 4 August - 15 October 2023 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Sponsor | TUS Midlands Midwest |
Changes From 2022 | |
Promoted | Kildysart[1] |
Relegated | Kilmihil |
Changes For 2024 | |
Promoted | Kilmihil [2] |
Relegated | Clondegad |
County Championship | |
Winners | Cratloe (3rd Title) |
Runners-up | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna |
The 2022 champions, and holders of the Jack Daly Cup were Éire Óg, Ennis, who successfully defended their 2021 crown, to win back-to-back titles and their twentieth overall. They defeated Ennistymon by 0–09 to 0–06 in Cusack Park, Ennis in the county final.[3][4]
The draws for the 2023 Clare club championships took place on 14 June 2023.[5]
Senior Championship Fixtures
Group stage
- Three groups of four.
- 2022 semi-finalists are seeded and kept separate.
- As there will be two 2022 semi-finalists in Group A, there will be an extra quarter-final place available.
- A draw between the three second-placed teams in Groups A-C will determine the fourth seeded quarter-finalist.
- Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
- The top three teams from Group A and the top two teams from Groups B and C advance to Quarter-Finals
- The third-placed teams from Groups B and C advance to Preliminary Quarter-Final
- The three bottom-placed teams in each group contest Relegation Playoffs
Group A
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Relegation Playoff
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 6 |
St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 4 |
St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 2 |
Corofin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 46 | -18 | 0 |
4 August 2023 Round 1 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 2-10 - 2-09 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Cusack Park, Ennis |
5 August 2023 Round 1 | Corofin | 0-12 - 1-11 | Doora-Barefield | Shannon |
19 August 2023 Round 2 | Corofin | 0-07 - 3-11 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Lissycasey |
19 August 2023 Round 2 | Doora-Barefield | 0-08 - 1-15 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Páirc Finne, Corofin |
2 September 2023 Round 3 | Corofin | 1-06 - 2-06 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Cusack Park, Ennis |
2 September 2023 Round 3 | Doora-Barefield | 0-12 - 0-17 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Kilmihil |
Group B
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Premliminary Quarter-Final Relegation Playoff
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Éire Óg, Ennis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 6 |
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 4 |
Doonbeg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 1 |
Clondegad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 1 |
4 August 2023 Round 1 | Doonbeg | 0-14 - 1-14 | Miltown Malbay | Cooraclare |
5 August 2023 Round 1 | Clondegad | 0-07 - 1-15 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
20 August 2023 Round 2 | Clondegad | 2-09 - 1-12 | Doonbeg | Cooraclare |
20 August 2023 Round 2 | Éire Óg, Ennis | 1-13 - 0-08 | Miltown Malbay | Cooraclare |
3 September 2023 Round 3 | Clondegad | 1-09 - 1-11 | Miltown Malbay | Cusack Park, Ennis |
3 September 2023 Round 3 | Doonbeg | 0-05 - 0-11 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Lissycasey |
Group C
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Premliminary Quarter-Final Relegation Playoff
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Kildysart | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 4 |
Cratloe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 4 |
Lissycasey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 2 |
Ennistymon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 2 |
4 August 2023 Round 1 | Ennistymon | 2-10 - 0-09 | Kildysart | Páirc Finne, Corofin |
5 August 2023 Round 1 | Cratloe | 0-12 - 1-07 | Lissycasey | Clarecastle |
18 August 2023 Round 2 | Ennistymon | 0-07 - 0-13 | Lissycasey | Cusack Park, Ennis |
19 August 2023 Round 2 | Cratloe | 1-14 - 2-14 | Kildysart | Cusack Park, Ennis |
2 September 2023 Round 3 | Cratloe | 2-11 - 2-05 | Ennistymon | Gurteen |
2 September 2023 Round 3 | Kildysart | 0-13 - 0-08 | Lissycasey | Clarecastle |
Preliminary Quarter-Final
- Played by two third-placed teams from Groups B and C
10 Sept. 2023 Preliminary Quarter-Final | Doonbeg | 2-06 - 3-13 | Lissycasey | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Quarter-finals
- Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-C, third-placed team from Group A, and winners of Preliminary Quarter-Final
16 Sept. 2023 Quarter-Final | Cratloe | 1-07 - 0-09 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
16 Sept. 2023 Quarter-Final | Doora-Barefield | 1-11 - 0-15 (AET) | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
17 Sept. 2023 Quarter-Final | Kildysart | 0-08 - 1-08 | Miltown Malbay | Cusack Park, Ennis |
17 Sept. 2023 Quarter-Final | Lissycasey | 0-05 - 1-09 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Semi-finals
30 Sept. 2023 Semi-Final | Miltown Malbay | 0-14 - 1-12 (AET) | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Cusack Park, Ennis |
1 October 2023 Semi-Final | Cratloe | 1-17 - 1-17 (AET) Cratloe won 4-2 on penalties | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
County Final
15 October 2023 Final | Cratloe | 1-10 - 1-08 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Cusack Park, Ennis |
15:00 | Mike Brennan (0-01), Diarmuid Ryan (0-01), Tommy Rooney (0-01), Rian Considine (0-01), Cathal McInerney (1-06, 0-03f), | Report | Paudie Kelly (0-01, 0-01’45), Jamie Stack (0-05, 0-02f), Joe McGann (1-02), | Attendance: 4,554 Referee: Niall Quinn (St Joseph’s Miltown) |
Other Fixtures
Relegation Playoffs
- Played by the three bottom-placed teams from Groups A-C
- Loser of Playoff 2 relegated to Intermediate for 2023
16 September 2023 Playoff 1 | Corofin | 0-09 - 1-08 | Ennistymon | Lissycasey |
1 October 2023 Playoff 2 | Clondegad | 0-10 - 0-11 (AET) | Corofin | Clarecastle |
References
- "Kildysart Are Intermediate Football Champions For 2022 After Dramatic Contest In Cusack Park". Clare FM.
- "Glory For Kilmihil Over Kilrush Shamrocks In Intermediate Decider". Clare Echo.
- "Patience A Virtue As Éire Óg Defend Clare SFC Crown". RTÉ Sport.
- "Back To Back Titles For Excellent Éire Óg". Clare Echo.
- "Club Championship Draws Throw Up Spicy Encounter". Clare Echo.