2025 Derry Senior Football Championship


The 2025 Derry Senior Football Championship was the 104th edition of Derry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for the top clubs. The sixteen teams who qualified for the 2025 senior championship are explained in the 'Competition Format' section below.
Newbridge beat Magherafelt 1–17 to 1–15 in an entertaining final in Celtic Park to win their 11th overall Derry Senior Football Championship and their second win in a row. Centre half back Conor McGrogan won Player of the Match in the final

Competition format

2025 Senior Championship
The 2025 Senior Championship format was changed from a group stage format to a "Back-Door" rormat. The format was as follows:
  • Round 1 - Open Draw 8v8
  • *Round 2A - Round 1 Winner vs Round 1 Winner
  • **Winners of Round 2A straight into quarter final '
  • *Round 2B - Round 1 Loser vs Round 1 Loser
  • **Losers of Round 2B into Relegation Playoff Semi Final
  • Round 3 - Round 2A losers v Round 2B Winners '
  • Quarter Final - Pot 1 v Pot 2
  • Semi Final - Open Draw
  • '''Final'''

Relegation Playoff

Drumsurn conceded the relegation playoff so they were automatically relegated to the Derry Intermediate Football Championship for the 2026 season

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTotalMatchesAverage
1Shane HeavronMagherafelt4-2457.2
2Shane McGuiganSlaughtniel4-2449
3Tiernan MooreBanagher1-3148.5
4Cahir McMonagleSteelstown1-3148.5
5Oisin DohertyNewbridge1-2655.8
6Niall TonerLavey2-2046.5
7Damon GallagherBellaghy2-1846
8Sean KearneySwatragh2-1737.6
9Conor McAteerNewbridge0-2154.2
10Charlie DiamondBellaghy0-2045

Most scored in a single game

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpponent
1Cahir McMonagleSteelstown1-1619Faughanvale
2Sean KearneySwatragh2-0915Loup
3Tiarnan MooreBanagher1-1013Glen
4Damon GallagherBellaghy1-0912Faughanvale
4Niall McGonigleDungiven1-0912Newbridge
5Shane HeavronMagherafelt1-0811Newbridge