The 2026 Offaly Senior Football Championship is the 129th edition of Offaly GAA's premier Gaelic football competition for senior graded clubs in County Offaly, Ireland. Ten teams compete, with the winner representing Offaly in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.
The championship starts with a league phase and progresses to a knock-out stage.
Tullamore are the defending champions after defeating Ferbane in the previous years final. It was the 3rd year in a row in which both teams met each other in the final and Tullamore won all three.
Clara were promoted to the competition after winning the 2025 Senior B Football Championship. No teams were relegated in 2025.
The draw for the group stage of the championship was held on 18 February 2026.
Format Changes
The 2026 Offaly S.F.C starts with a group stage consisting of two divisions, each holding five teams each. Division 1 is seeded with last years semi-finalists (Tullamore, Ferbane, Edenderry and Rhode) as well as one of the beaten quarter-finalists (Shamrocks). Division 2 is seeded with the other beaten quarter-finalist (Bracknagh), the teams that didn't qualify out of their group (Ballycommon, Clonbullogue and Durrow), and the 2025 Senior B Champions (Clara).
The top two teams in Division 1 qualify for the semi-finals, while the third and fourth placed teams qualify for the quarter-finals. The bottom finisher in Division 1 is demoted to Division 2 for 2027. The top two teams in Division 2 will play against the third and fourth-placed finishers in Division 1 in the quarter-finals.
The two bottom placed finishers in Division 2 will play-off against one another for the right to stay within the Offaly S.F.C.
Team Changes The following teams have changed division since the 2025 championship season:
To S.F.C. Promoted from 2025 Senior B Football Championship Clara - (Senior B Champions)
From S.F.C. Relegated to 2026 Senior B Football Championship N/A
Participating teams The teams competing in the 2026 Offaly SFC are: ClubLocationManager(s)2025 Championship Position2026 Championship PositionChampionship Titles (Pre 2026)Last Championship Title (Pre 2026)In Championship since BallycommonBallycommonShane KellyNon-QualifierQuarter-Finalist0—2024 BracknaghBracknaghRonan MurphyQuarter-FinalistRetained Senior Status0—2023 ClaraClaraJohn RouseSenior B ChampionsQuarter-Finalist620092026 ClonbullogueClonbullogueMark DalyNon-QualifierNon-Qualifier (Division 2)0—2025 DurrowAghancarnanShane CurranNon-QualifierRelegation Finalist119522021 EdenderryEdenderryPeter BradySemi-FinalistDemoted to Division 21120152008 FerbaneFerbaneGeorge DiganRunners-Up1220191960 RhodeRhodePaschal KellaghanSemi-FinalistSemi-Finalist312022Never Relegated ShamrocksMucklagh, Rahan and The IslandNigel DunneQuarter-FinalistSemi-Finalist0—2019 TullamoreTullamorePaul McConwayChampions312025Never Relegated
League Phase
Division 1
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Rhode43108164 +177 Ferbane43018361 +226 Tullamore42027868 +104 Shamrocks41128164 +173 Edenderry400450116 -660 Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5 Division 2
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Clara42209876 +226 Ballycommon42207160 +116 Clonbullogue41216565 04 Bracknagh41216973 -44 Durrow40046998 -290 Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5 Knock-out Stage The top 2 teams in Division 1 qualify for the semi-finals. The 3rd and 4th placed teams in Division 1 and 1st and 2nd placed teams in Division 2 play each other in the quarter-finals.
Bracket
Relegation Play-off The bottom finishers in Division 2 play-off in a relegation final. The loser is relegated to the 2027 Offaly Senior B Football Championship. As Tullamore's second team won the 2026 Senior B championship, no team is promoted to the Senior Championship for 2027 and therefore Bracknagh retain their senior status.
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
References