# 2017 Carlow Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Carlow Senior Football Championship is the 117th edition of the Carlow GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Carlow, Ireland. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner going on to represent Carlow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Palatine were the defending champions after they defeated Rathvilly in the previous years final to claim a "2-in-a-row" of titles, however their chances of a hat-trick of titles was thwarted by Éire Óg at the semi-final stage.
This was the St Andrew's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2016 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship title, thus ending a 3-year exodus since being relegated in 2013.
O'Hanrahans were relegated to the 2018 I.F.C. after just a 2-year stint in the top-flight when losing to Mt. Leinster Rangers in a relegation play off final.

## Team changes

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

## Group stage

There are two groups of four teams. The top two teams in each group compete in the semi-finals. The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation Final.

### Group B
## Knock-out stages
### Finals

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals.
| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Éire Óg | Éire Óg | 0-13 | | | | | | |
| Tinryland GFC | Tinryland GFC | 0-7 | Palatine | Palatine | 1-7 | | | |
| | | | Éire Óg | Éire Óg | 1-12 | | | |
| | | | | | | Éire Óg | Éire Óg | 0-12 (2-8 R) |
| | | | | | | Rathvilly | Rathvilly | 1-9, (1-8 R) |
| | | | Rathvilly | Rathvilly | 0-12 | | | |
| Old Leighlin | Old Leighlin | 1-8 | Old Leighlin | Old Leighlin | 0-10 | | | |
| St. Andrew's | St. Andrew's | 0-8 | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

| 9/16/17 | Old Leighlin | 1-8 - 0-8 | St Andrew's | Dr Cullen Park |
| 9/16/17 | Hugh Gahan 1-0, Seamus Kinsella 0-3f, Cathal Coughlan 0-2f, Ger Hickey, Pat Hickey, Aaron Amond 0-1 each | | Robbie Kane 0-4 (0-2f), Jamie Clarke 0-2, Alan Beaton and John Doyle 0-1 each | Dr Cullen Park |
| 9/16/17 | Éire Óg | 0-13 - 0-7 | Tinryland GFC | Dr Cullen Park |
| 9/16/17 | Niall Quinlan 0-4 (0-3f), Chris Blake 0-3, Kelvin Chatten and Sean Gannon 0-2 each, Darragh O'Brien and Cormac Mullins 0-1 each | | Paul Broderick 0-3 (0-2f), Niall Lowry and Diarmaid Walshe 0-2 each | Dr Cullen Park |

### Semi-finals

| 9/24/17 | Éire Óg | 1-12 - 1-7 | Palatine | Dr Cullen Park |
| 9/24/17 | Rathvilly | 0-12 - 0-10 | Old Leighlin | Dr Cullen Park |

### Final

| 8 October 2017 3:45 pm Final | Éire Óg | 0-12 - 1-9 | Rathvilly | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: David Hughes (Erin's Own Bagenalstown) Man of the Match: Alan Kelly |
| 8 October 2017 3:45 pm Final | Darragh O'Brien (0-2f) and Eric McCormack (0-3f) 0-3 each, Eoghan Ruth 0-2, Sean Gannon, Derek Hayden, Niall Quinlan (0-1f), Cormac Mullins 0-1 each | Report | Gary Dempsey 1-2 (0-1f), Alan Kelly 0-3, Brian Murphy (0-1f) and JJ Smith 0-2 each | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: David Hughes (Erin's Own Bagenalstown) Man of the Match: Alan Kelly |
| 22 October 2017 3:15 pm Final replay | Éire Óg | 2-8 - 1-8 | Rathvilly | Dr Cullen Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: David Hickey (Fenagh) Man of the Match: Robert Moore |
| 22 October 2017 3:15 pm Final replay | Jordan Morrissey 1-1, Darragh O'Brien 0-4f, Eoghan Ruth 1-0, Sean Gannon 0-2, Derek Hayden 0-1 | Report | Gary Dempsey 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-4f), Ken Doyle, Danny Molloy, JJ Smith (1 '45) 0-1 each | Dr Cullen Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: David Hickey (Fenagh) Man of the Match: Robert Moore |

## Relegation play off

The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation final. The team to lose will be relegated to the 2018 I.F.C.
Relegation Final:
* Mt. Leinster Rangers 3-9, 3-7 O'Hanrahans, Dr Cullen Park, 16/9/2017,