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Dublin Senior Football Championship 2007

Tournament details
County	Dublin
Year	2007

This is a round-up of all the latest in the 2007 Dublin Senior Football Championship which begins April 18, 2007 when Garda take on the current champions UCD at Parnell Park. UCD had finished the 2006 championship by beating St Vincents in last years final.

Round 1

St Sylvester's were the first team to qualify for the second round as Erins Hope failed to field a team for the game.[1] Defending champions UCD began their title race with a one-sided victory over Garda. St Judes beat Ballymun Kickhams convincingly and went on to the second round. Naomh Maur defeated O'Tooles sending them straight to the backdoor round and Naomh Mearnóg defeated their Fingal rivals Fingallians with Cillian O'Driscoll scoring a total of five frees for Mearnóg. Ballyboen will hope to do better than their fourth round appearance in 2006 as they cruised past Trinity Gaels. Raheny defeated Parnells despite a late comeback attempt by the opposition. St Marys beat Whitehall Colmcille with a late goal by substitute Kenneth Kelly. Former Sligo forward T Brennan impressed with seven points in Lucan Sarsfields four point win over St Annes. Na Fianna had a comfortable five point win over St Marks and St Brigids crushed a lacklustre Round Towers. Kilmacud Crokes beat St Vincents by two goals in what proved to be a disappointing game between two of Dublins highest rated teams. Plunkett's forward line proved too hot to handle for a gutsy Olaf's with solid performances from Alan Brogan and Jason Sherlock.

Structure

The winners of their respective first round games go on to qualify for the second round, the losers are given a second chance in a backdoor system which could give them a place in the third round if they win their backdoor tie.

Fixtures

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Report
Dublin SFC First Round	April 18	Portmarnock	St Sylvesters	0-00	Erins Hope	0-00	Walkover
Dublin SFC First Round	April 18	Parnell Park	UCD	4-15	Garda	0-02	[2]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 18	Parnell Park	St Judes	1-11	Ballymun Kickhams	0-06	[3]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 19	Naul	Naomh Maur	2-09	O'Toole's	0-06	[4]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 19	Páirc Barróg	Naomh Mearnóg	0-14	Fingallians	1-10	[5]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 20	Blunden Drive	Raheny	0-15	Parnells	1-07	[6]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 20	Blakestown	Ballyboden St Endas	2-16	Trinity Gaels	0-10	[7]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 21	O'Toole Park	St Marys (Saggart)	1-09	Whitehall Colmcille	1-05	[8]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 21	Parnell Park	St Brigids	3-14	Round Towers (C)	0-06	[9]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 21	Parnell Park	CLG Na Fianna	1-14	St Mark's	0-12	[10]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 21	O'Toole Park	Lucan Sarsfields	0-17	St Anne's	1-10	[11]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 22	Parnell Park	Kilmacud Crokes	3-07	St Vincent's	1-07	[12]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 22	O'Toole Park	Erins Isle	0-10	Thomas Davis	0-09	[13]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 22	O'Toole Park	Ballinteer St Johns	3-10	Clontarf	2-08	[14]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 22	Parnell Park	St Oliver Plunketts ER	1-19	Naomh Olaf	2-10	[15]
Dublin SFC First Round	April 22	Lawless Park	Naomh Barróg	0-10	St Peregrines	0-08	[16]

Backdoor

Structure

All of the losing teams from round one face eachother in the backdoor round. The losers of these backdoor games are knocked out of the championship and go on to play in the relegation playoffs. The winning teams go on to qualify for the third round which also includes the losers of the second round games.

Fixtures

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Dublin SFC Backdoor	May 03	Blakestown	St Annes		Ballymun Kickhams
Dublin SFC Backdoor	N/A	N/A	St Marks/Bye	N/A	Erins Hope/Withdrew	N/A
Dublin SFC Backdoor	May 05	Portmarnock	Trinity Gaels		Clontarf
Dublin SFC Backdoor	May 05	Naul	St Peregrines		Fingallians
Dublin SFC Backdoor	May 05	Portmarnock	Parnells		Garda
Dublin SFC Backdoor	May 02	Parnell Park	O'Tooles		Round Towers (C)
Dublin SFC Backdoor	May 03	Lawless Park	Naomh Olaf		Whitehall Colmcille
Dublin SFC Backdoor	May 04	Parnell Park	St Vincents		Thomas Davis (GAA Club)

Round 2

Structure

All teams who won in the first round were drawn against each other in the second round. The winning teams from this round go on to qualify for the fourth round of the Dublin championship. The losing teams go on to play in the third round against the winners of the backdoor round.

Fixtures

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Dublin SFC Second Round	May 02	Blakestown	Na Fianna		Lucan Sarsfields
Dublin SFC Second Round	May 04	O'Toole Park	Ballinteer St Johns		Naomh Barróg
Dublin SFC Second Round	May 02	O'Toole Park	St Marys, Saggart		UCD
Dublin SFC Second Round	May 03	O'Toole Park	St Judes		Raheny
Dublin SFC Second Round	May 04	Parnell Park	St Brigids		St Oliver Plunketts/ER
Dublin SFC Second Round	May 02	Naul	Naomh Maur		Erins Isle
Dublin SFC Second Round	May 02	Parnell Park	St Sylvesters		Kilmacud Crokes
Dublin SFC Second Round	May 01	O'Toole Park	Ballyboden St Endas		Naomh Mearnóg

Round Three

St Marks are the only team to qualify for the third round after only playing one game, due to the withdrawal of Erins Hope from the backdoor round.

Round Four

The fourth round will feature eight matches between the final sixteen teams left in the championship. The round will comprise of the eight winners from round two and the eight winners from round 3. The winners of the second round were drawn against the third round winners, they were separated by two distinct lotts meaning the second round winners were kept apart from third round winners in the fourth round draw. The eight winners progress to quarter-finals of the Dublin Senior Football Championship.