The 2026 Donegal Senior Football Championship is scheduled to be the 103rd official edition of Donegal GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Donegal. 16 teams compete, with the winner representing Donegal in the 2026 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
The defending champion is Naomh Conaill. Brendan McDyer, Leo McLoone and Anthony Thompson are bidding for a record ninth winners' medal, having each received an eighth winners' medal in 2025.
Team changes The following teams changed division since the 2025 championship season.
To S.F.C. Promoted from 2025 Donegal I.F.C. Naomh Columba — (I.F.C. Champions)"Naomh Columba end famine to defeat Malin and win Intermediate title." Donegal Democrat, 5 October 2025, https://www.donegallive.ie/news/gaa-lgfa/1911623/naomh-columba-end-famine-to-defeat-malin-and-win-intermediate-title.html.
From S.F.C. Relegated to 2026 Donegal I.F.C. St Naul's
Format The format involves a league phase consisting of 32 games played on four different weekends, to reduce the number of clubs left in the competition by four.
Teams ClubLocationManager(s)2025 Championship PositionChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title An Clochán LiathDungloeSFC quarter-finalist71958 Aodh RuadhBallyshannonSFC relegation finalist121998 Ard an RáthaArdaraSFC relegation semi-finalist62004 Cill CharthaKilcarSFC quarter-finalist62017 Four MastersDonegalSFC semi-finalist32003 Gaoth DobhairGaoth DobhairRónán Mac NiallaisSFC finalist152018 GlenfinGlenfinSFC relegation semi-finalist 0— GlenswillyGlenswillyGary McDaidSFC preliminary quarter-finalist32016 Na Cealla BeagaKillybegsSFC preliminary quarter-finalist61996 Na DúnaibhDowningsSFC preliminary quarter-finalist 0— Naomh ColumbaGleann Cholm CilleIFC winner 21990 Naomh ConaillGlentiesMartin ReganSFC winner82025 Seán Mac CumhaillsBallybofeySFC quarter-finalist61977 St Eunan'sLetterkennyKieran DonnellySFC preliminary quarter-finalist162024 St Michael'sDunfanaghyCathal Sweeney & Raymond McLaughlinSFC semi-finalist 0— TermonTermonSFC quarter-finalist 0—
League Phase
PosTeamPldWDLFADiffPts1 Naomh Conaill43109763 +3472 St Eunan's43107851 +2773 An Clochán Liath43108365 +1874 Gaoth Dobhair43106960 +975 Four Masters43018566 +1966 Cill Chartha43017969 +1067 Glenswilly43018172 +968 Seán Mac Cumhaills41216766 +149 Na Dúnaibh41127282 -10310 Termon41127188 -17311 Naomh Columba41036171 -10212 St Michael's41036980 -11213 Glenfin41036881 -13214 Ard an Rátha41036074 -14215 Na Cealla Beaga40045873 -15016 Aodh Ruadh40045592 -370
Round 1
Round 2 The game between Cill Chartha and Four Masters was postponed to respect the deaths of James and Noreen McHugh.
Round 3
Round 4
Preliminary quarter-finals
The preliminary quarter-finals consists of the teams that finished 5th to 12th in the league phase. The pairings work as such:
5th (H) vs 12th 6th (H) vs 11th 7th (H) vs 10th 8th (H) vs 9th
Quarter-finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Relegation
Relegation playoff semi-finals
Relegation playoff final
References