2023 Meath Senior Football Championship

The 2023 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 131st edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Meath, Ireland with 16 teams competing. The winner will represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Ratoath are the defending champions after defeating Summerhill in the 2022 final for their third S.F.C. title in their history and their third in four years having also won the Keegan Cup in 2019 and 2020.

Having only been relegated to Intermediate in 2021, Dunshaughlin returned to the Senior Football Championship by beating Duleek/Bellewstown in the 2022 Meath Intermediate Football Championship final.

The draw for the group stages of the championship took place on 24 April 2023 with the games due to commence on 27 July 2023.

Championship Structure
The 2023 Meath S.F.C. consists of 16 teams drawn into four groups each containing four teams. The top two teams progress to the quarter-finals, while the bottom two in each group contest the Relegation Quarter-Finals. The losers of each Relegation Quarter-Final then contest the Relegation Semi-Finals, the losers of which will play-off for the right to retain their senior status into 2024.

Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2022 championship season.

To S.F.C.
Promoted from 2022 I.F.C.
 * Dunshaughlin - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.
Relegated to 2023 I.F.C.
 * Navan O'Mahonys

Participating teams
The teams taking part in the 2023 Meath Senior Football Championship are:

Group stage
There are four groups of four teams called Group A, B, C and D. The 1st and 2nd placed teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The 3rd and 4th placed team in each group will proceed to the Relegation Play-Off to determine which team will suffer relegation.

The draw for the group stages of the championship was made on 24 April 2023.

Tiebreakers: If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria would be applied:

All Football Championships and Leagues shall be run on a combination of a league and knockout basis under Rule 6.21 T.O. Where teams finish equal with points for qualification or relegation process for concluding stages, the positioning shall be decided as follows;


 * (i) Where three teams are involved - the outcome of the meetings of the three teams in their previous games in the competition. If three teams finish level on points for three places and one team has beaten the other two teams that team qualifies in first place and other places are determined by the specified order. If there are two positions and one team has beaten the other two teams that team qualifies and the second place is determined by the specified order. If there is one position and one team has beaten the other two team that team qualifies;
 * (ii) Where two teams are involved - the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the previous game in the competition;
 * (iii) Scoring Difference;
 * (iv) Highest total scores for;
 * (v) A play-off.

Group A
Round 1
 * Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-10, 0-14 Dunshaughlin, Ratoath, 29/7/2023
 * Na Fianna 1-9, 0-8 Curraha, Kilcloon, 30/7/2023

Round 2
 * Dunshaughlin 2-10, 0-12 Na Fianna, Páirc Tailteann, 11/8/2023
 * Curraha 4-4, 1-12 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Ratoath, 12/8/2023

Round 3
 * Curraha 1-8, 0-12 Dunshaughlin, Ardcath, 25/8/2023
 * Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-7, 0-9 Na Fianna, Páirc Tailteann, 25/8/2023

Group B
Round 1
 * Seneschalstown 0-12, 2-14 St. Peters Dunboyne, Dunsany, 28/7/2023
 * Simonstown Gaels 1-7, 1-5 Trim, Páirc Tailteann, 29/7/2023

Round 2
 * Seneschalstown 2-10, 2-13 Trim, Bective, 12/8/2023
 * St. Peters Dunboyne 0-11, 1-10 Simonstown Gaels, Walterstown, 13/8/2023

Round 3
 * Simonstown Gaels 2-13, 2-13 Seneschalstown, Páirc Tailteann, 26/8/2023
 * St. Peters Dunboyne 0-12, 1-11 Trim, Summerhill, 26/8/2023

Group C
Round 1
 * Ratoath 1-14, 0-8 Moynalvey, Skryne, 27/7/2023
 * St. Colmcilles 0-12, 0-9 Skryne, Ashbourne, 28/7/2023

Round 2
 * Moynalvey 0-10, 0-10 St. Colmcilles, Skryne, 11/8/2023
 * Skryne 1-9, 7-14 Ratoath, Ashbourne, 13/8/2023

Round 3
 * Ratoath 0-10, 2-10 St. Colmcilles, Páirc Tailteann, 27/8/2023
 * Skryne 0-12, 4-6 Moynalvey, Dunshaughlin, 27/8/2023

Group D
Round 1
 * Wolfe Tones 2-15, 0-7 Gaeil Colmcille, Páirc Tailteann, 28/7/2023
 * Ballinabrackey 0-7, 2-12 Summerhill, Clonard, 29/7/2023

Round 2
 * Summerhill 2-13, 0-11 Wolfe Tones, Páirc Tailteann, 13/8/2023
 * Gaeil Colmcille 0-14, 2-13 Ballinabrackey, Trim, 13/8/2023

Round 3
 * Summerhill 1-14, 0-8 Gaeil Colmcille, Páirc Tailteann, 27/8/2023
 * Wolfe Tones 2-8, 1-8 Ballinabrackey, Trim, 27/8/2023

Knock-Out Stage
The 1st and 2nd placed teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. Quarter Final pairings were drawn with one group winner and one 2nd placed team in each pair with no repeat pairings from group stages. Semi Final pairings were determined by an open draw. The draw for the quarter-finals and Semi-Finals took place on 28th August 2023.

Relegation play-off
The Relegation Play-Off consists of the 3rd and 4th-placed finishers in each group. The winners of each playoff round retain their senior status while the outright loser will be relegated to the Intermediate championship for 2024. The draw for the relegation playoffs took place on 28th August 2023.