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2015 Kildare Senior Football Championship

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Season
  
2015

Leinster SCFC
  
Sarsfields

Winning Captain
  
???

Relegated
  
St. Kevin's

All Ireland SCFC
  
n/a

Champions
  
Sarsfields 14th Senior Championship Title

The 2015 Kildare Senior Football Championship is the 122nd edition of the Kildare GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Kildare, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Kildare in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.

Contents

Moorefield were the defending champions after they defeated Sarsfields in the previous years final, however they lost their crown to Sarsfields after a heavy defeat in the round 3 stage this year.

This was Eadestown's return to the senior grade after an exodus exceeding 10 years.

On 18 October 2015 Sarsfields claimed their 14th S.F.C. title (23rd including 9 won as Roseberry) when beating Athy in the final at St. Conleth's Park 0-17 to 1-12.

St. Kevin's were relegated to the Intermediate grade after a 7 years stay in the top flight.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2014 championship season.

Round 1

All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.

  • Athy 2-14, 1-6 Sarsfields, 9/5/2015,
  • Johnstownbridge 3-10, 1-8 Monasterevin, 9/5/2015,
  • Moorefield 0-8, 0-6 Eadestown, 10/5/2015,
  • Leixlip 0-14, 0-6 St. Kevin's, 10/5/2015,
  • St. Laurence's 0-14, 1-9 Confey, 10/5/2015,
  • Naas 0-9, 0-7 Maynooth, 10/5/2015,
  • Celbridge 0-11, 1-6 Allenwood, 10/5/2015,
  • Carbury 0-17, 0-14 Clane, 10/5/2015,

    • Round 2A

    The 8 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will enter the draw for the Quarter Finals while the 4 losers will play in Round 3.

  • Athy 1-8, 0-11 St. Laurence's, 22/8/2015,
  • Johnstownbridge 1-14, 1-11 Leixlip, 22/8/2015,
  • Naas 0-15, 1-6 Carbury, 23/8/2015,
  • Celbridge 0-14, 1-10 Moorefield, 23/8/2015,
  • St. Laurence's 0-14, 1-8 Athy, 29/8/2015, (Replay),

    • Round 2B

    The 8 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 4 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.

  • Allenwood 1-13, 0-11 Monasterevin, 14/8/2015,
  • Eadestown 0-11, 0-8 St. Kevin's, 15/8/2015,
  • Confey 1-11, 0-9 Clane, 16/8/2015,
  • Sarsfields 0-7, 0-4 Maynooth, 23/8/2015,

    • Round 3

    The 4 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 4 winners from Round 2B. The 4 winners will go into the draw for the Quarter-Finals.

  • Confey 4-15, 0-9 Eadestown, 2/9/2015,
  • Carbury 1-16, 2-6 Leixlip, 5/9/2015,
  • Sarsfields 0-17, 0-9 Moorefield, 5/9/2015,
  • Athy 3-16, 1-9 Allenwood, 6/9/2015,

    • Quarter-Finals

  • Johnstownbridge 1-10, 0-9 Confey, 12/9/2015,
  • Sarsfields 2-16, 0-5 St. Laurence's, 13/9/2015,
  • Celbridge 0-13, 1-7 Carbury, 19/9/2015,
  • Athy 1-11, 0-10 Naas, 20/9/2015,

    • Semi-Finals

  • Sarsfields 1-14, 0-7 Celbridge, 3/10/2015,
  • Athy 0-18, 1-7 Johnstownbridge, 3/10/2015,

    • Relegation Semi-Finals

  • Maynooth 1-14, 1-8 St. Kevin's, 14/9/2015,
  • Clane 3-14, 2-14 Monasterevin, 16/9/2015,

    • Relegation Final

  • Monasterevin 1-7, 0-7 St. Kevin's, 25/9/2015,

    • References

    2015 Kildare Senior Football Championship Wikipedia
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