The 2025 Derry Senior Football Championship was the 104th edition of Derry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for the top clubs. The sixteen teams who qualified for the 2025 senior championship (14 Senior League teams and 2 Intermediate League teams) are explained in the 'Competition Format' section below.
Newbridge beat Magherafelt 1–17 to 1–15 in an entertaining final in Celtic Park to win their 11th overall Derry Senior Football Championship and their second win in a row. Centre half back Conor McGrogan won Player of the Match in the final
Competition format
2025 Senior Championship The 2025 Senior Championship format was changed from a group stage format to a "Back-Door" rormat. The format was as follows: Round 1 - Open Draw 8v8 Round 2A - Round 1 Winner vs Round 1 Winner (Open Draw) Winners of Round 2A straight into quarter final (Pot 1) Round 2B - Round 1 Loser vs Round 1 Loser (Open Draw) Losers of Round 2B into Relegation Playoff Semi Final (Open Draw) Round 3 - Round 2A losers v Round 2B Winners (Pot 2) Quarter Final - Pot 1 v Pot 2 Semi Final - Open Draw Final
Clubs in 2025 championship Club LeagueBallinderrySenior LeagueBallinascreenSenior LeagueBanagherIntermediate LeagueBellaghySenior LeagueDungivenSenior LeagueDrumsurnIntermediate LeagueFaughanvaleSenior LeagueGlenSenior LeagueKilreaSenior LeagueLaveySenior LeagueLoupSenior LeagueMagherafeltSenior LeagueNewbridgeSenior LeagueSlaughtneilSenior LeagueSteelstownSenior LeagueSwatraghSenior League
Round 1
Round 2 Round 2A
Round 2B
Relegation Playoff
Drumsurn conceded the relegation playoff so they were automatically relegated to the Derry Intermediate Football Championship for the 2026 seasonhttps://x.com/malmcmullan/status/1962540916507283613
Round 3
Quarter Final
Semi Final
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overallhttps://x.com/DerryGaels/status/1980018038809223264
Rank Player Club Total Matches Average1Shane HeavronMagherafelt4-2457.22Shane McGuiganSlaughtniel4-24493Tiernan MooreBanagher1-3148.54Cahir McMonagleSteelstown1-3148.55Oisin DohertyNewbridge1-2655.86Niall TonerLavey2-2046.57Damon GallagherBellaghy2-18468Sean KearneySwatragh2-1737.69Conor McAteerNewbridge0-2154.210Charlie DiamondBellaghy0-2045
Most scored in a single game
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opponent1Cahir McMonagleSteelstown1-1619Faughanvale2Sean KearneySwatragh2-0915Loup3Tiarnan MooreBanagher1-1013Glen4Damon GallagherBellaghy1-0912Faughanvale4Niall McGonigleDungiven1-0912Newbridge5Shane HeavronMagherafelt1-0811Newbridge
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