Donegal Senior Hurling Championship

Donegal Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iománaíocht Sinsear Co. Dhún na nGall
CodeHurling
Founded1924
Region Donegal (GAA)
No. of teams8
Title holders Burt (40th title)
Most titles Burt (40 titles)
SponsorsNone

The Donegal Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Donegal GAA clubs. The County Final is usually played at O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny.

Burt are the title holders, defeating Setanta by 3-16 to 1-18 in the 2024 final.[1]

History

Burt hold the most SHC titles of any club in the country (40), having passed out Waterford Senior Hurling Championship club Mount Sion's total of 35 a few years ago.[citation needed]

Format

Group stage

The 8 teams are divided into two groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The two group winners and the two runners-up from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship

Semi-finals: The two group third placed teams and the two group third placed teams from the group stage contest the Intermediate championship. The two winners from these games advance to the Intermediate final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared Intermediate champions.

Relegation

There is currently no direct relegation to the Donegal Junior Hurling Championship.

Qualification

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2024 Teams

The 8 teams competing in the 2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship are:

Club Location Colours Position in 2024 Championship titles Last championship title
An Clochán Liath Dungloe Red and white Group stage 0 —
Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon Green and white Group stage 5 1977
Buncrana Buncrana Green, white and gold Group stage 0 —
Burt Burt Primrose and blue Champions 40 2024
Carndonagh Carndonagh Red and green Group stage 3 1959
Seán MacCumhaills Ballybofey and Stranorlar Green and white Stage B group stage 2 2016
Setanta Killygordon Green and black Runners-up 18 2023
St Eunan's Letterkenny Amber and black Stage B group stage 2 2021

2024 grades

Championship Club
Senior / Intermediate
Senior An Clochán Liath
Aodh Ruadh
Buncrana
Burt
Carndonagh
Seán MacCumhaills
Setanta
St Eunan's
Junior
Junior Burt (2nd team)
Four Masters
Letterkenny Gaels
Setanta (2nd team)
St Eunan's (2nd team)

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Trophy

The trophy presented to the winners is the Munster Cup.[2]

List of finals

Legend

List of Donegal SHC finals

Year Winners Runners-up Notes
Club Score Club Score
2024 Burt 3-16 Setanta 1-18
2023[3] Setanta 4-13 St Eunan's 0-14
2022[4] Setanta 1-20 Burt 0-18
2021[5] St Eunan's 2-09 Setanta 0-14 Conor O'Grady was the winning captain.[6]
2020[7] Setanta 2-19 St Eunan's 2-13
2019[8] Setanta 3-13 St Eunan's 0-13
2018[9] Burt 3-14 Setanta 1-14
2017[10] Setanta 1-16 St Eunan's 1-08
2016[11] Seán MacCumhaills 2-13 Burt 2-09
2015[12] Burt 2-07 Seán MacCumhaills 0-12
2014[13] Burt 6-09 Seán MacCumhaills 1-09
2013[14] Burt 3-13 Setanta 2-14
2012[15] Burt 3-14 Seán MacCumhaills 1-12
2011 Burt 3-11 Setanta 2-07
2010 Seán MacCumhaills 0-15 Setanta 0-12
2009 Burt 3-13 Seán MacCumhaills 2-12
2008 Setanta 4-07 Burt 1-07
2007 Setanta 3-08 Burt 0-07
2006 Burt 0-17 Setanta 0-15
2005[16] Burt 3-08 Setanta 0-11
2004 Burt Setanta
2003 Burt Setanta
2002 Burt 3-21 St Eunan's 2-09
2001 Burt Four Masters
2000[17] Burt 5-17 Setanta 0-06
1999 Burt 1-12 Setanta 1-08
1998 Burt 3-13 Seán MacCumhaills 0-03
1997 Burt 3-17 Naomh Mura 3-09
1996[18] Burt 1-16 Naomh Mura 1-06
1995 Burt 0-16 Naomh Mura 2-05
1994 Burt 4-07 Naomh Mura 1-04
1993 Burt 2-11 Setanta 3-07
1992 Burt 2-12 Naomh Mura 2-08
1991 Burt 2-12 Naomh Mura 1-09
1990 Setanta 3-08 Burt 0-16
1989 Burt 4-06 Aodh Ruadh 1-11
1988 Setanta Carndonagh
1987 Setanta 5-08 Burt 2-09
1986 Setanta 2-02 Burt 1-04
1985[19] Setanta 3-07 Carndonagh 4-03
1984 Setanta 3-14 Carndonagh 1-05
1983 Setanta 2-14 Burt 2-08
1982 Burt 1-08 Setanta 1-06
1981 Setanta 2-07 Burt 1-03
1980 Setanta 2-08 Burt 0-08
1979 Burt 3-09 Setanta 1-05
1978 Robert Emmet's
& Burt 		1-08
2-05 		The 1978 final ended in a draw and was never replayed.
1977 Aodh Ruadh 6-08 Roger Casement's 1-01
1976 Burt 3-07 Aodh Ruadh 2-06
1975 Aodh Ruadh 4-03 Burt 2-04
1974 Setanta Carndonagh
1973 Setanta Burt
1972 St Eunan's 3-03 Burt 2-01
1971 Burt 9-11 Aodh Ruadh 3-02
1970 Burt 3-12 Na Cealla Beaga 1-03
1969 Burt
1968 Burt
1967 Burt
1966 Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne)
1965 Burt
1964 Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne)
1963 Glenswilly
1962 Burt
1961 Burt
1960 Lifford
1959 Carndonagh
1958 Lifford
1957 Burt
1956 Burt
1955 Burt
1954 Carndonagh
1953 Letterkenny
1952 Burt
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947 Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar) Burt
1946
1945 Letterkenny
1944 Carndonagh
1943 Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar) Aodh Ruadh
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938 Letterkenny
1937 Carrowmore
1936 Carrowmore
1935 Carrowmore
1934 Carrowmore
1933 Letterkenny
1932 Letterkenny
1931
1930
1929 Aodh Ruadh
1928
1927 Finner Camp
1926 Letterkenny
1925 Aodh Ruadh
1924[20] Aodh Ruadh 5-08 Letterkenny 0-01

Roll of honour

By club

# Club Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runner-up
1 Burt 40 14 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2024 1947, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2022
2 Setanta 18 15 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 1979, 1982, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2024
3 Letterkenny 6 1 1926, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1945, 1953 1924
4 Aodh Ruadh 5 4 1924, 1925, 1929, 1975, 1977 1943, 1971, 1976, 1989
5 Carrowmore 4 0 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 —
6 Carndonagh 3 4 1944, 1954, 1959 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988
7 Seán MacCumhaills 2 5 2010, 2016 1998, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015
St Eunan's 2 5 1972, 2021 2002, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023
Erin's Hope 2 0 1943, 1947 —
Lifford 2 0 1958, 1960 —
Erne Valley 2 0 1964, 1966 —
12 Finner Camp 1 0 1927 —
Glenswilly 1 0 1963 —
14 Naomh Mura 0 6 — 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Na Cealla Beaga 0 1 — 1970
Roger Casement's 0 1 — 1977
Four Masters 0 1 — 2001

Notes

  • Runners-up unknown: 1925–1927, 1929, 1932–1938, 1943–1945, 1947, 1952–1969

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brilliant Burt defeat Setanta to win SHC title". Donegal News. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ McLaughlin, Gerry (4 September 2019). "Declan Coulter: Setanta focusing on Ulster and Keady tussle". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 September 2019. On Saturday he picked up his second Donegal county hurling medal, fighting hard against a crippling injury to help his adopted club take its 15th Munster Cup.
  3. ^ "Comhghairdeas Setanta Hurling Club the 2023 Grand Canal Hotel Senior Hurling Champions". Donegal County Board website. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Setanta's class prevails in extra-time to win SHC over Burt". Donegal Daily. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. ^ "St Eunan's end 49-year wait for Donegal SHC crown". Hogan Stand. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ Craig, Frank (6 January 2022). "Donegal's O'Grady optimistic ahead of the 2022 campaign". Donegal News. p. 52. Domestically, it was an historic season for O'Grady and his St Eunan's team-mates. They caused a huge upset back in October by dethroning kingpins Setanta — a victory that delivered the Letterkenny club its first SHC title since 1972. O'Grady skippered the Black and Amber to that first championship win in half a century and he admits that the emotions from that massive achievement are still lingerng.
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