2022 Clare Senior Football Championship
Sports season
| Jack Daly Cup 2022 | |
|---|---|
| League | Clare GAA |
| Sport | Gaelic Football |
| Duration | 6 August - 30 October 2022 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Sponsor | Pat O’Donnell & Co. |
| Changes From 2021 | |
| Promoted | Corofin[1] |
| Relegated | Cooraclare & Kilrush Shamrocks |
| Changes For 2023 | |
| Promoted | Kildysart[2] |
| Relegated | Kilmihil |
| County Championship | |
| Winners |  Éire Óg, Ennis[3] (20th Title) |
| Runners-up |  Ennistymon |
The 2022 Clare Senior Football Championship was the 127th staging of the Clare Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
The 2021 champions, and holders of the Jack Daly Cup were Éire Óg, Ennis who bridged a fifteen year gap from 2006 to win their nineteenth overall title. They defeated the reigning champions Kilmurry-Ibrickane by 1-11 to 0-09 in Cusack Park, Ennis.[4]
The draws for the 2022 Clare club championships took place in April 2022.[5]
Senior Championship Fixtures
Group stage
- Three groups of four.
- 2021 semi-finalists are seeded and kept separate.
- As there will be two 2021 semi-finalists in Group A, there will be an extra quarter-final place available.
- A draw between the three second-placed teams in Groups A-C will determine the fourth seeded quarter-finalist.
- Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
- The top three teams from Group A and the top two teams from Groups B and C advance to Quarter-Finals
- The third-placed teams from Groups B and C advance to Preliminary Quarter-Final
- The three bottom-placed teams in each group contest Relegation Playoffs
Group A
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éire Óg, Ennis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 6 |
 St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 4 |
| Corofin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 2 |
 St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 0 |
Corofin v St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | 6 August 2022 Round 1 | Corofin | 0-18 - 1-14 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Éire Óg, Ennis v St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | 6 August 2022 Round 1 | Éire Óg, Ennis | 0-13 - 0-12 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Corofin v St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | 20 August 2022 Round 2 | Corofin | 1-07 - 0-14 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Hennessy Park, Miltown Malbay |
Éire Óg, Ennis v St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | 21 August 2022 Round 2 | Éire Óg, Ennis | 3-11 - 0-13 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Kilmihil |
Corofin v Éire Óg, Ennis | 3 September 2022 Round 3 | Corofin | 0-10 - 3-08 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna v St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | 3 September 2022 Round 3 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | 3-07 - 0-09 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Ennistymon |
Group B
Quarter-Final, Seeded Premliminary Quarter-Final Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cratloe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 6 |
| Lissycasey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 4 |
| St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 2 |
 Kilmihil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 0 |
Cratloe v St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | 6 August 2022 Round 1 | Cratloe | 2-10 - 0-14 | St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | Shannon |
Lissycasey v St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | 21 August 2022 Round 2 | Lissycasey | 2-08 - 1-08 | St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Kilmihil v St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | 4 September 2022 Round 3 | Kilmihil | 2-08 - 3-09 | St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Group C
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Premliminary Quarter-Final Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennistymon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 4 |
 Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 34 | +4 | 4 |
 Clondegad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 4 |
 Doonbeg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 0 |
Clondegad v Ennistymon | 7 August 2022 Round 1 | Clondegad | 2-08 - 1-09 | Ennistymon | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Doonbeg v Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 7 August 2022 Round 1 | Doonbeg | 1-07 - 0-13 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Hennessy Park, Miltown Malbay |
Ennistymon v Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 20 August 2022 Round 2 | Ennistymon | 1-09 - 0-09 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Clondegad v Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 4 September 2022 Round 3 | Clondegad | 1-09 - 1-11 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Doonbeg v Ennistymon | 4 September 2022 Round 3 | Doonbeg | 0-09 - 1-08 | Ennistymon | Hennessy Park, Miltown Malbay |
Preliminary Quarter-Final
- Played by two third-placed teams from Groups B and C
Clondegad v St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | 18 September 2022 Preliminary Quarter-Final | Clondegad | 1-15 - 0-08 | St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Quarter-finals
- Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-C, third-placed team from Group A, and winners of Preliminary Quarter-Final
Cratloe v Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 1 October 2022 Quarter-Final | Cratloe | 1-13 - 3-13 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Ennistymon v St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | 1 October 2022 Quarter-Final | Ennistymon | 1-07 - 0-09 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Clondegad v Éire Óg, Ennis | 2 October 2022 Quarter-Final | Clondegad | 0-11 - 2-11 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Corofin v Lissycasey | 2 October 2022 Quarter-Final | Corofin | 1-19 - 0-16 | Lissycasey | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Semi-finals
Ennistymon v Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 15 October 2022 Semi-Final | Ennistymon | 2-08 - 1-11 (AET) Ennistymon won 4-3 on penalties | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Corofin v Éire Óg, Ennis | 16 October 2022 Semi-Final | Corofin | 0-03 - 1-11 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
County Final
Éire Óg, Ennis v 
Ennistymon | 30 October 2022 Final | Éire Óg, Ennis | 0-09 - 0-06 | Ennistymon | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| Report | Attendance: 4,608 Referee: Chris Maguire (Wolfe Tones) |
Other Fixtures
Relegation Playoffs
- Played by the three bottom-placed teams from Groups A-C
- Loser of Playoff 2 relegated to Intermediate for 2023
Doonbeg v St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | 17 September 2022 Playoff 1 | Doonbeg | 2-19 - 1-16 (AET) | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cooraclare |
Kilmihil v St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | 1 October 2022 Playoff 2 | Kilmihil | 5-06 - 4-15 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Doonbeg |
References
- ^ "Additional Time Goals See Corofin Claim Intermediate Title". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Kildysart Are Intermediate Football Champions For 2022 After Dramatic Contest In Cusack Park". Clare FM.
- ^ "Patience A Virtue As Éire Óg Defend Clare SFC Crown". RTÉ Sport.
- ^ "Éire Óg End 15-Year Wait For Clare SFC Crown". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Clare Club Championship Draws 2022". Clare GAA.
