The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Go-Ahead Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs.
The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
The 2025 Dublin champions are Ballyboden St Enda's who defeated Na Fianna in the final.
History The first Dublin Football Championship took place in 1887, Erin's Hope were the first Dublin Champions. St Vincent's have won the most titles, having won on twenty eight occasions.
There were no champions in 1902 as there was no Dublin Football Championship that year. The 1902 final was played in 1903, with Bray Emmets going on to represent Dublin and win the 1902 Leinster and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship representing Dublin (six Bray Emmets Players in all), a final which was played in 1904.
The Dublin senior football championship had received a dramatic revamp for 2006. A backdoor system was introduced and the new system was on a two-year trial which ended in 2007. A whole new system was introduced for the 2008 competition, the teams were divided into groups which were based on seeding from the previous year. The new system was to only involve the senior football championship. The backdoor system was restored for 2009 but was then removed in 2012. The new format included the introduction of a 'Senior B' championship. All the teams that lost in the first round were placed in a competition which was run in parallel to the 'A' Championship.
The Championship received another revamp in 2018 where the straight knock-out format was removed and replaced with a group format that contained 16 teams divided into 4 groups of four. The four teams who played in the semi-final the previous year were seeded and placed in separate groups while the other 12 teams were drawn into the remaining spots. Each team plays the 3 other teams in their group once and the teams that finish first and second within their groups qualify for the quarter-finals.
Wins listed by club # Team Wins Years won Last final lost 1 St Vincent's 29 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957,1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 20152 O'Tooles 11 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1946 1964 Kilmacud Crokes 11 1992, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 2024 4 Geraldines 10 1898, 1899, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1940, 1941, 1942 1912 5 UCD 7 1943, 1963, 1965, 1973, 1974, 2002, 2006 1976 6 Parnells 6 1913, 1916, 1939, 1945, 1987, 1988 1991 7 Garda 5 1927, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935 1955 8Kickhams 5 1897, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 1925 Na Fianna 5 1969, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001 2025 Young Irelands 5 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896 1890 Ballyboden St Enda's 5 1995, 2009, 2015, 2019, 2025 2023 11 Ballymun Kickhams 4 1982, 1985, 2012, 2020 2017 Erin's Hope 4 1887, 1932, 1956, 1978 1980 Clanna Gael 4 1936, 1937, 1948, 1968 1963 15 Thomas Davis 3 1989, 1990, 1991 2019 Isles of the Sea 3 1890, 1895, 1900 1892 Keatings 3 1903, 1909, 1911 1917 18 Erin's Isle 2 1993, 1997 1996 Civil Service 2 1944, 1980 1992 Seán McDermotts 2 1938, 1947 1967 Scoil Ui Chonaill 2 1983, 1986 1968 St Brigid's 2 2003, 2011 2010 23 St. Sylvester's 1 1996 1997 Faughs 1 1889 St Mary's 1 1921 1922 Feach McHughs 1 1888 Bray Emmets 1 1901 St. Joseph's 1 1930 1934 Cuala 1 2024 1988
Finals listed by year Leinster and All-Ireland winnersLeinster winners and All-Ireland finalistsLeinster winners YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore 2025 Ballyboden St Enda's 1-16 Na Fianna 1-12 2024Cuala 0-14 Kilmacud Crokes 1-10 2023Kilmacud Crokes 1-14 Ballyboden St Enda's 0-09 2022Kilmacud Crokes 0-11 Na Fianna 0-10 2021Kilmacud Crokes 1-07 St Jude's 1-06 2020 Ballymun Kickhams 1-19 Ballyboden St Enda's 0-08 2019Ballyboden St Enda's 0-15 Thomas Davis 0-09 2018 Kilmacud Crokes 2-12 St Jude's 0-13 2017 St Vincent's 1-08 Ballymun Kickhams 0-08 2016St Vincent's 0-15 Castleknock 0-10 2015Ballyboden St Enda's 2-08 St Vincent's 0-10 2014St Vincent's 0-14 St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh 1-10 2013St Vincent's 1-17, 1-09 (R) Ballymun Kickhams 0-20, 1-08 (R) 2012Ballymun Kickhams 1-12 Kilmacud Crokes 0-14 2011 St Brigid's 0-10 St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh 0-08 2010Kilmacud Crokes 2-12 St Brigid's 0-11 2009 Ballyboden St Enda's 2-12 St Jude's 1-13 2008Kilmacud Crokes 1-10, 3-06 (R) St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh 0-13, 0-13 (R) 2007St Vincent's 0-12 St Brigid's 1-07 2006 UCD 0-10 St Vincent's 0-09 2005Kilmacud Crokes 1-14 Na Fianna 0-09 2004 Kilmacud Crokes 0-11 Ballyboden St Enda's 2-02 2003St Brigid's 0-17 Kilmacud Crokes 1-08 2002 UCD 0-16 St Vincent's 1-06 2001 Na Fianna 3-15 St Brigid's 1-05 2000 Na Fianna 2-06 Kilmacud Crokes 1-08 1999Na Fianna 1-13 St Brigid's 0-12 1998 Kilmacud Crokes 1-16 Na Fianna 0-13 1997Erin's Isle 2-10 St. Sylvester's, Malahide 1-11 1996 St. Sylvester's, Malahide 0-11 Erin's Isle 0-09 1995 Ballyboden St Enda's 1-07 Erin's Isle 0-09 1994Kilmacud Crokes 0-12, 1-14 (R) Erin's Isle 1-09, 2-10 (R) 1993 Erin's Isle 0-08, 1-08 (R) Kilmacud Crokes 1-05, 0-06 (R) 1992 Kilmacud Crokes 0-11 Civil Service 0-10 1991Thomas Davis 1-09 Parnells 1-07 1990Thomas Davis 0-10 Parnells 1-06 1989 Thomas Davis 2-10 Ballymun Kickhams 0-10 1988Parnells 1-15 Cuala 0-12 1987 Parnells 0-12 St Anne's 0-08 1986 Scoil Ui Chonaill 0-09 Thomas Davis 0-01 1985 Ballymun Kickhams 2-07 Clontarf 0-08 1984St Vincent's 1-08 Na Fianna 1-05 1983 Scoil Ui Chonaill 0-12 St Vincent's 1-06 1982 Ballymun Kickhams 2-11 Erin's Isle 1-08 1981 St Vincent's 0-12 Ballymun Kickhams 2-04 1980 Civil Service 3-09 Erin's Hope 2-08 1979 Na Fianna 0-11 Civil Service 0-09 1978 Erin's Hope 0-09, 3-07 (R) Erin's Isle 1-06, 0-13 (R) 1977 St Vincent's 4-15 Synge Street PP 0-06 1976 St Vincent's 3-12 UCD 1-15 1975 St Vincent's W/O UCD SCR 1974UCD 0-12 St Vincent's 1-03 1973UCD 1-11 St Vincent's 0-10 1972St Vincent's 2-08 UCD 0-09 1971 St Vincent's 3-13 Craobh Chiaráin 3-03 1970 St Vincent's 1-11 Raheny 1-08 1969 Na Fianna 1-08 St Vincent's 0-10 1968 Clanna Gael 1-08 Scoil Ui Chonaill 0-05 1967 St Vincent's 2-16 Sean McDermotts 1-06 1966 St Vincent's 3-09 Sean McDermotts 2-06 1965 UCD 1-12 Round Towers 0-07 1964 St Vincent's 0-14 O'Toole's 1-07 1963 UCD 1-04, 2-12 (R) Clanna Gael 0-07, 2-08 (R) 1962 St Vincent's 3-13 Clanna Gael 3-08 1961 St Vincent's 2-12 Air Corps 1-06Irish Press, Monday, July 03, 1961; Page: 12 1960 St Vincent's 1-06 Air Corps 0-07 1959 St Vincent's 5-03 UCD 2-10 1958 St Vincent's 1-08 Sean McDermott's 1-05 1957 St Vincent's 2-13 Clanna Gael 1-04 1956 Erin's Hope 1-07 St Vincent's 0-07 1955 St Vincent's 4-04 Garda 1-07 1954 St. Vincent's 3-06 College of Pharmacy 2-01 1953 St Vincent's 2-05 Clanna Gael 0-06 1952 St Vincent's 1-10, 0-13 (R) Garda 3-04, 1-08 (R) 1951 St Vincent's 1-06 Sean McDermott's 0-04 1950 St Vincent's 1-11 Parnells 1-03 1949 St Vincent's 4-11 Clanna Gael 2-05 1948 Clanna Gael 2-08 St Vincent's 2-03 1947Evening Herald 1891-1979, Monday, June 16, 1947; Page: 8 Sean McDermott's 0-11 Westerns 0-05 1946Evening Herald 1891-1979, Monday, June 24, 1946; Page: 6Evening Herald 1891-1979, Saturday, July 06, 1946; Page: 8 O'Toole's 2-05, 1-06 (R) Parnells 1-08, 1-05 (R) 1945 Parnells 0-10 Civil Service 1-04 1944 Civil Service 3-04 Peadar Mackens 1-01 1943 UCD 1-08 Sean McDermott's 1-06 1942 Geraldines 0-11 Peadar Mackens 0-08 1941 Geraldines 3-04 Parnells 0-01 1940 Geraldines 2-05 Sean McDermott's 1-06 1939 Parnells 1-02 Sean McDermott's 0-03 1938 Sean McDermott's 2-07 O'Toole's 1-05 1937 Clanna Gael W/O Sean McDermott's SCR 1936 Clanna Gael 1-09 St Lawrence's 1-02 1935 Garda 2-07 O'Toole's 1-02 1934 Garda 3-08 St Joseph's 1-02 1933 Garda 1-11 UCD 1-03 1932 Erin's Hope 1-06 St Lawrence's 1-05 1931 O'Toole's 0-05, 1-08 (R) Erin's Hope 0-05, 1-05 (R) 1930 St Joseph's 0-06, 2-03 (R) O'Toole's 0-06, 1-05 (R) 1929 Garda 1-04 O'Toole's 0-04 1928 O'Toole's 2-09 O'Dwyer's 0-04 1927 Garda 3-04 O'Toole's 0-02 1926 O'Toole's 0-06 Garda 0-04 1925 O'Toole's 3-07 Kickhams 1-03 1924 O'Toole's 4-05 UCD 3-02 1923 O'Toole's 1-04 Garda 0-04 1922Evening Herald 1891-1979, Monday, September 04, 1922; Page: 6 O'Toole's 0-03, 1-02 (R) St Mary's 0-03, 0-03 (R) 1921Evening Herald 1891-1979, Saturday, June 11, 1921; Page: 6 St Mary's 1-05 Kickhams 0-03 1920 O'Toole's 1-02 Kickhams 0-01 1919 O'Toole's 1-07 McCrackens 0-02 1918 O'Toole's 1-06 Collegians 0-03 1917 Geraldines 3-04 Keatings 0-04 1916 Parnells 1-04 Hibernian Knights 0-06 1915 Geraldines 0-07 Parnells 0-01 1914 Geraldines 3-02 Parnells 0-02 1913 Parnells 2-03 Kickhams 2-02 1912 Kickhams 1-01 Geraldines 0-01 1911 Keatings 2-02 Geraldines 1-00 1910 Geraldines 0-07 Parnells 0-06 1909 Keatings 3-03 Geraldines 1-06 1908 Geraldines 0-05 Keatings 0-04 1907 Kickhams 0-11 Keatings 0-02 1906 Kickhams 0-08 Parnells 0-05 1905 Kickhams 0-05 Geraldines 0-04 1904 Kickhams 0-11 Isles of the Sea 0-02 1903 Keatings 0-07, 2-09 (R) Geraldines 0-07, 0-05 (R) 1902Championship Not Staged 1901 Bray Emmets 0-11 Kickhams 0-06 1900 Isles of the Sea 1-05 Kickhams 1-04 1899 Geraldines 1-06, 1-12 (R) Kickhams 0-09, 0-06 (R) 1898 Geraldines 4-13 Kickhams 1-04 1897 Kickhams 1-07, 2-08 (R) Cabinteely Geraldines 0-08, 2-03 1896 Young Irelands 3-07 Lucan Sarsfields 0-03 1895 Isles of the Sea W/O Erin's Hope SCR 1894 Young Irelands Dolphins 1893 Young Irelands 1892 Young Irelands 3-02 Isles of the Sea 1-00 1891 Young Irelands 3-07 Sons of the Sea 0-03 1890 Isles of the Sea 0-05 Young Irelands 0-03 1889 Faughs 0-05 Raheny 0-01 1888 Feach McHughs 2-04 Cabinteely Geraldines 2-01 1887Freemans Journal 1763-1924, Monday, April 18, 1887; Page: 7 Erin's Hope 1-20 Grocers Assistants 0-01
Notes UCD refused to play due to college examinations and St. Vincent's were declared champions. Sean McDermott's, insisting that they could only field a team for an afternoon throw-in rather than the scheduled eight o'clock in the evening start, conceded a walkover. Geraldines lodged an objection claiming Kickhams had played an unregistered player and a replay was ordered. score uncertain - all forfeit points included in score.
Senior 2 The second tier of the senior championship was first founded in 2016 (Senior B) and with St Oliver Plunkett's Eoghan Ruadh crowned champions. In 2017 the second tier competition was known as the Senior Football Championship Tournament and was won by Ballyboden St Enda's. In 2016 and 2017, the losers in the first round of the senior championship formed the years B championship.
In 2018, the senior football championship tournament changed name to the Senior 2 Championship. In 2018, the second tier was given a more permanent set-up. The second tier of the Dublin Championship became a proper second tier in 2018. The teams that were placed in Senior 2 can only leave the championship through promotion and relegation. Senior 2 champions gain promotion to Senior 1 and one side can also be relegated to the Dublin Intermediate football championship from 2019 onwards.
Year Winner Score Opponent Score 2025 Skerries Harps 3-14 St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh 1-17 2024 Whitehall Colmcille 0-12 Templeogue Synge Street 1-08 2023 Clontarf 0-12 Fingallians 1-08 2022 St. Vincents 1-08 St. Sylvesters 0-08 2021 Cuala 1-17 Templeogue Synge Street 2-11 2020 Cuala 0-14 St Brigid's 0-10 2019 Round Towers Lusk 3-21 Whitehall Colmcille 3-10 2018 Thomas Davis 4-11 St Mary's 1-07 2017 Ballyboden St Enda's 1-17 Raheny 1-16 2016 St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh 0-12 Cuala 0-11
References
External links Official Dublin Website Dublin on Hoganstand Dublin Club GAA Reservoir Dubs Dublin Teams