The 2026 Antrim Senior Football Championship is the 124th edition of Antrim GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. 16 teams compete, with the winner representing Antrim in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group-stage and progresses to a knock-out stage.
Dunloy are the defending champions after winning their first Antrim S.F.C title in 89 years against Erin's Own, Cargin.
St Ergnat's and Patrick Sarsfields returned to the senior grade after winning the 2025 I.F.C and the I.F.L respectively.
St Mary's Ahogill and St Jame's were relegated after finishing last in the 2025 S.F.L and losing the relegation play-off respectively.
The draw for the group stage of the championship was made on the 19 May 2026 and the fixtures for those group stage games were released on 6 July 2026.
Championship Structure The championship starts with a group-stage, where the 1st and 2nd placed teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. 1st placed teams will play against 2nd placed teams with no repeat pairings. The winners of the quarter-finals play in the semi-finals where the winners of the semi-finals go on to play in the final.
The bottom placed teams from each group progress to a relegation group. The bottom placed team in the relegation group is relegated to the 2027 Antrim I.F.C.
The teams relegated from the 2026 Antrim S.F.L have to qualify for the knock-out stage or else they will both be relegated. If both teams do not qualify there will be no relegation play-off.
Team Changes The following teams have changed division since the 2025 championship season:
To S.F.C. Promoted from 2025 Intermediate Football Championship St Ergnat's - (Intermediate Champions) Patrick Sarsfields - (I.F.L Champions)
From S.F.C. Relegated to 2026 Intermediate Football Championship St Jame's St Marys Ahoghill (Relegated from S.F.L)
Participating teams The teams who are competing in the 2026 Antrim S.F.C are: ClubLocation2025 Championship Position2026 Championship PositionChampionship Titles (Pre 2026)Last Championship Title (Pre 2026) All SaintsBallymenaRelegation Play-offNon-Qualifier0— Con Magee'sGlenravelNon-QualifierNon-Qualifier11966 Creggan KickhamsRandalstownSemi-FinalistQuarter-Finalist32021 DunloyDunloyChampionsSemi-Finalist72025 Erin's Own, CarginToomeRunners-UpSemi-Finalist132024 Lámh DheargBelfastNon-QualifierQuarter-Finalist32017 O'Donovan RossaBelfastQuarter-Finalist161991 Patrick SarsfieldsBelfastI.F.L ChampionsRelegated to Intermediate41985 Roger Casement'sPortglenoneSemi-FinalistQuarter-Finalist0— St Brigid'sBelfastQuarter-Finalist0— St Ergnat'sMoneyglassI.F.C ChampionsRelegation Play-off0— St Gall'sBelfastQuarter-FinalistNon-Qualifier192014 St John'sBelfastNon-QualifierQuarter-Finalist241998 St Mary's AghagallonAghagallonQuarter-FinalistNon-Qualifier0— St Paul'sBelfastNon-QualifierRelegation Play-off31997 Tir-na-nÓgRandalstownRelegation Play-offRelegated to 2027 I.F.C11902
Group Stage
Group 1
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Dunloy32016943 +264 O'Donovan Rossa32016466 -24 Con Magee's31116057 +33 Tir-na-nÓg30125582 -271
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Group 2
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff St John's33005446 +86 Creggan Kickhams32016247 +154 All Saints31026957 +122 St Paul's30033671 -350
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Group 3
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Erin's Own, Cargin33006847 +216 St Brigid's32018343 +404 St Gall's31025661 -52 St Ergnat's30034197 -560
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Group 4
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Roger Casement's33007948 +316 Lámh Dhearg32015249 +34 St Mary's Aghagallon31028248 +342 Patrick Sarsfields300335103 -680
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Relegation Group The bottom placed team in the relegation group drops down to the 2027 Antrim I.F.C.
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff St Ergnat's11003223 +92 St Paul's11002620 +62 Patrick Sarsfields20024358 -150 Round 1
Round 2
Knockout-Stage
Bracket
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
References