The 2017 Tipperary Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the Tipperary GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Tipperary, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Tipperary in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began with a Group stage before proceeding to a knock-out format.
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Clonmel Commercials (17th title) |
| Relegated | Fethard |
| Winning Captain | Donal Lynch |
| Man of the Match | Michael Quinlivan |
| Winning Manager | Charlie McGeever[1] |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Loughmore-Castleiney were the defending champions after they defeated Moyle Rovers in the previous years final.[2]
This was Fethard's first ever year in the senior grade after claiming the 2016 Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship title, however they will drop back to the I.F.C. for 2018 after losing the Relegation final. They will be replaced by I.F.C. champions Kiladangan.
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.
Format
The 16 teams are drawn into random groups of four. The top two teams automatically enter the knock-out stages. Should a team finish third or fourth in their group but win their regional championship (West Tipperary S.F.C./Mid Tipperary S.F.C./South Tipperary S.F.C.), they will be re-instated into the county series in a Preliminary Quarter-Final in a random draw against any of the second placed teams.
Regional Champions
West Tipperary S.F.C. Final:
- Arravale Rovers 4-10, 2-10 Galtee Rovers, Annacarty, 2/9/2017,
Mid Tipperary S.F.C. Final:
- Loughmore/Castleiney 0-17, 0-6 Upperchurch/Drombane, Littleton, 9/9/2017,
South Tipperary S.F.C. Final:
- Clonmel Commercials 0-8, 0-8 Moyle Rovers, Clonmel, 7/1/2018, (A.E.T.),
(Final never re-fixed; competition incomplete)
Group stage
All 16 teams enter the competition at this stage. The top 2 teams in each group go into the Quarter-Finals while the bottom team of each group will enter a Relegation Playoff.
Group A
Round 1
- Drom & Inch 2-11, 1-13 JK Brackens, 7/5/2017,
- Killenaule 3-17, 2-12 Kilsheelan-Kilcash, 7/5/2017, [1]
Round 2
- JK Brackens 1-14, 2-10 Kilsheelan-Kilcash, 23/5/2017, [2]
- Killenaule 2-22, 2-9 Drom & Inch, 24/5/2017, [3]
Round 3
- Kilsheelan-Kilcash 2-8, 0-8 Drom & Inch, 16/6/2017,
- Killenaule 1-13, 0-13 JK Brackens, 17/6/2017,
Group B
Round 1
- Arravale Rovers 2-12, 2-10 Fethard, 6/5/2017, [4]
- Moyle Rovers 2-14, 0-6 Aherlow Gaels, 7/5/2017, [5]
Round 2
- Moyle Rovers 0-15, 1-7 Arravale Rovers, 24/5/2017, [6]
- Aherlow Gaels 0-12, 0-12 Fethard, 24/5/2017,
Round 3
- Moyle Rovers 0-13, 0-8 Fethard, 16/6/2017,
- Aherlow Gaels 4-11, 1-10 Arravale Rovers, 17/6/2017,
Group C
Round 1
- Galtee Rovers 3-10, 0-12 Ardfinnan, 7/5/2017, [7]
- Loughmore Castleiney -vs- Éire Óg Annacarty,
Round 2
- Loughmore-Castleiney 2-13, 1-8 Galtee Rovers, 24/5/2017, [8]
- Éire Óg Annacarty 0-13, 0-11 Ardfinnan, 24/5/2017,
Round 3
- Loughmore-Castleiney 3-19, 2-5 Ardfinnan, 16/6/2017,
- Éire Óg Annacarty 0-14, 0-8 Galtee Rovers, 18/6/2017, Report
Group D
Round 1
- Ballyporeen 1-10, 0-12 Upperchurch-Drombane, 6/5/2017,
- Clonmel Commercials 0-21, 3-8 Cahir, 7/5/2017, [9]
Round 2
- Clonmel Commercials 1-19, 0-7 Ballyporeen, 24/5/2017, [10]
- Upperchurch-Drombane 3-13, 3-9 Cahir , 24/5/2017, [11]
Round 3
- Clonmel Commercials 3-17, 1-6 Upperchurch-Drombane, 17/6/2017, Report
- Ballyporeen 1-14, 0-14 Cahir, 17/6/2017, Report
Relegation play-off
Relegation Semi-Final
| 10/1/17 Relegation Semi-Final | Drom & Inch | 1-12 - 0-14 | Cahir | ??? |
| 10/1/17 Relegation Semi-Final | Ardfinnan | 1-12 - 0-4 | Fethard | ??? |
Relegation Final
| 7 October 2017 1:30 pm Relegation Final | Cahir | 1-13 - 2-6 | Fethard | Monroe |
Knockout stage
Preliminary Quarter Final
Arravale Rovers won the West Tipperary S.F.C. in 2017, and thus qualified for the Knock-out stage despite finishing third in Group B.
| 9/23/17 8:00 pm Preliminary Quarter-Final | Arravale Rovers | 1-8 - 0-5 | Éire Óg Annacarty | Clonoulty Referee: Sean Lonergan (Moyle Rovers) |
| James Hogan 1-1, Bryan Lowry 0-3f, Shane Leahy 0-2, Kieran Lowry and Mikie O'Dwyer 0-1 each | Padraic O'Dwyer 0-2, Willie O'Neill, Dinny Crosse (0-1f) and Darragh Mooney 0-1 each |
Quarter finals
| 9/23/17 4:00 pm Quarter-Final | Loughmore-Castleiney | 0-14 - 0-7 | Kilsheelan-Kilcash | Golden Referee: Paddy Russell (Emly) |
| Liam McGrath 0-5 (0-2f), John McGrath and Liam Treacy 0-2 each, Brian McGrath, Evan Sweeney, Eamon Connolly, Tommy Maher, Joseph Nyland 0-1 each | Report | Evan Comerford (0-1f, 1 '45) and Brendan Martin (0-1f) 0-2 each, Eoghan Kelly, Mark Kehoe, David Smith 0-1 each |
| 9/23/17 4:00 pm Quarter-Final | Killenaule | 3-14 - 2-5 | Aherlow | New Inn Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Ardfinnan) |
| Kieran Bergin 2-1, John O'Dwyer 0-5 (0-3f, 2 '45), Liam Maher 1-0, Declan Fanning 0-3, Tony Doyle (0-2f) and Michael Doyle 0-2 each, Dean O'Connor 0-1 | Report | Seamus Grogan and Bernard O'Brien (0-1f) 1-1 each, Tom Hanley, Barry Grogan, Ciaran McDonald 0-1 each |
| 9/24/17 5:00 pm Quarter-Final | Moyle Rovers | 1-19 - 0-9 | Ballyporeen | Cahir Referee: Sean Everard (Moyne-Templetuohy) |
| Liam Boland 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Sean Carey 0-4, Craig Condon and Shane Foley 0-2 each, Stephen Quirke, Aidan McGrath, Brian Mulvihill 0-1 each | Conor Sweeney 0-6 (0-2f) and Darragh Lyons 0-3 |
| 9/27/17 8:00 pm Quarter-Final | Clonmel Commercials | 0-10 - 0-9 | Arravale Rovers | Ballyporeen Referee: John Butler (Upperchurch/Drombane) |
| Jack Kennedy 0-4 (0-2f), Michael Quinlivan 0-2, Kevin Fahey, Jason Lonergan (0-1f), Shane Flynn, Alan Lonergan 0-1 each | Report | James Hogan 0-4 (0-3f), Bryan Lowry 0-3 (0-2f), Paddy Dalton and Niall Dovovan (0-1f) 0-1 each |
Semi finals
| 1 October 2017 2:00 pm Semi-Final | Killenaule | 2-16 - 1-18 | Moyle Rovers | Cahir Referee: Sean Everard Man of the Match: John O'Dwyer |
| John O'Dwyer 2-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Michael Doyle 0-4, Paidi Feehan and Tony Doyle 0-3 each, Kieran Bergin 0-2, Joe O'Dwyer 0-1 | Report | Liam Boland 0-10 (0-6f), Diarmuid Foley 1-1, Danny Owens and Shane Foley 0-2 each, Aidan McGrath, Sean Carey, Darragh Dwyer 0-1 each |
| 1 October 2017 2:00 pm Semi-Final | Clonmel Commercials | 1-9 - 1-6 | Loughmore-Castleiney | Cashel Referee: David Grogan (Aherlow) Man of the Match: Jason Lonergan |
| Jason Lonergan 1-2, Jack Kennedy (0-3f) and Michael Quinlivan 0-3 each, Pauric Looram 0-1 | Report | Liam McGrath 0-4f, Noel McGrath 1-0, Ciaran McGrath and Evan Sweeney 0-1 each |
Final
| 15 October 2017 3:30 pm Final | Clonmel Commercials | 2-9 - 0-8 | Killenaule | Semple Stadium Attendance: 2,451 Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Ardfinnan) Man of the Match: Michael Quinlivan |
| Michael Quinlivan 0-4, Jamie Peters and Richie Gunne 1-0 each, Jason Lonergan 0-3 (0-2f), Jack Kennedy (0-1f) and Eoin Fitzgerald 0-1 each | Report | Kieran Bergin 0-3 (0-2f), John O'Dwyer 0-2, Matthew O'Donnell (1 '45), Paddy Codd, Tony Doyle (0-1f) 0-1 each |