The 2021 Derry Senior Football Championship kicks off on Thursday, September 2 when Ballinderry host Newbridge, and The Loup take on Ballinascreen.
This year’s county championship begins with a group stage – four groups of four where all the sides in a group play each other once.
The top two in each group advances to the quarter-finals where, from that stage onwards, the competition uses a knock-out format.
Group A of the Derry SFC includes Ballinascreen, Dungiven, The Loup and Foreglen, Group B involves 2018 champions Eoghan Rua, Ballinderry, Newbridge and Banagher.
Grup C sees defending champions Slaughtneil mount their defence against Swatragh, Lavey and Claudy.
Finally, Group D’s match-ups include record county champions Bellaghy, Killrea, Glen and 2019 champions Magherafelt.
The round-robin group stage runs until the weekend ending September 26 – the dates for the latter stages of the competition are yet to be announced.
Derry SFC Fixtures/Results
Group Stage – Round 1
Thursday, September 2: Ballinderry 1-5 – 1-9 Newbridge, Ballinderry, 8 pm – Group B
Thursday, September 2: The Loup 2-8 – Ballinascreen 0-10, Owenbeg, 8 pm – Group A
Friday, September 3: Slaughtneil 2-18 – 0-3 Claudy, Slaughtneil, 8 pm – Group C
Friday, September 3: Banagher 1-15 – 4-13 Eoghan Rua, Banagher, 8 pm – Group A
Sunday, September 5: Glen 0-13 – 0-8 Bellaghy, Watty Graham Park, 2 pm – Group D
Sunday, September 5: Lavey 0-10 – 1-8 Swatragh, Lavey, 3:30 pm – Group C
Sunday, September 5: Magheraflet 0-13 – 0-9 Kilrea, Magherafelt, 5:30 pm – Group D
Sunday, September 5: Dungiven 2-15 – 2-5 Foreglen, Owenbeg, 5:30 pm – Group B
Group Stage – Round 2
Saturday, September 18: Swatragh – Claudy, Owenbeg, 2 pm – Group C
Saturday, September 18: Dungiven – The Loup, Pairc Ui Cathain, 3:30 pm – Group A
Saturday, September 18: Bellaghy – Magherafelt, Bellaghy, 5 pm – Group D
Saturday, September 18: Slaughtneil – Lavey, Owenbeg, 7:30 pm – Group C
Sunday, September 19: Newbridge – Eoghan Rua, Owenbeg, 2 pm – Group B
Sunday, September 19: Foreglen – Ballinascreen, 3:30 pm – Group A
Sunday, September 19: Ballinderry – Banagher, 6:30 pm – Group B
Sunday, September 19: Kilrea – Glen, 6:30 pm – Group D
Group Stage – Round 3
All games played on Thursday, September 23 – Sunday, September 26.
The Loup – Foreglen, Loup, TBC – Group A
Ballinascreen – Dungiven, Ballinascreen, TBC – Group A
Eoghan Rua – Ballinderry, Coleraine, TBC – Group B
Newbridge – Banagher, Newbridge, TBC – Group B
Swatragh – Slaughtneil, Davitt Park, TBC – Group C
Claudy – Lavey, Claudy, TBC – Group C
Magherafelt – Glen, Owenbeg, TBC – Group D
Bellaghy – Kilrea, Owenbeg, TBC – Group D
Odds
Glen 13/8
Slaughtneil 13/8
Magherafelt 8/1
Eoghan Rua 11/1
Loup 12/1
Lavey 14/1
Swatragh 14/1
Newbridge 16/1
Bellaghy 20/1
Ballinderry 25/1
Ballinascreen 33/1
Dungiven 33/1
Banagher 100/1
Kilrea 100/1
Claudy 200/1
Foreglen 200/1
Where To Watch
Fans will be able to watch their clubs live in the stadiums as a limited capacity are permitted. Alternatively, you can sign up to #WeAreDerry to stream 10+ live games and get full re-runs.
