Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship
{{Short description|Ladies' Gaelic football competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox GAA championship main|
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|name = Dublin Senior Ladies' Football Championship
|irish =
|trophy = Michael Murphy Perpetual Cup
|first = 1985
|region = Dublin
|code = Ladies' Gaelic football
|current = Kilmacud Crokes
|currentordinal =3
|super =st
|most = Ballyboden St. Enda's
|mostordinal=10
|sponsors = New Ireland Assurance{{cite web|url=https://dublinladiesgaelic.ie/news-detail/10006483/|title=Press Release - New Ireland Assurance Sponsorship|publisher=dublinladiesgaelic.ie|date=24 May 2016|access-date=18 December 2019}}
Tesco{{cite web|url=https://ladiesgaelic.ie/tesco-dublin-senior-championship-final-2011/|title=Tesco Dublin Senior Championship Final 2011|publisher=ladiesgaelic.ie|date=28 July 2011|access-date=18 December 2019}}
|website =
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The Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship is the senior Ladies' Gaelic football competition featuring clubs affiliated to the Dublin GAA. Ballyboden St. Enda's are the competitions most successful club, having won 10 titles. Between 2000 and 2008 they completed a nine-in-a-row. They won their tenth title in 2010. In more recent seasons, the most successful club has been Foxrock–Cabinteely. Between 2015 and 2021 they completed a seven-in-a-row. The winners of the Dublin Senior Ladies' Football Championship are awarded the Michael Murphy Perpetual Cup. They also qualify to play in the Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship and if they win that, they qualify for the All-Ireland Ladies' Club Football Championship.
Finals
The winners of the Dublin Senior Ladies' Football Championship qualify to play in the Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship and if they win that, they qualify for the All-Ireland Ladies' Club Football Championship. Ballyboden St. Enda's, Portobello, Na Fianna, Kilmacud Crokes and Foxrock–Cabinteely have all won Leinster titles. Ballyboden St. Enda's have also won two All-Irelands. Between 2015 and 2019 Foxrock–Cabinteely completed a five-in-a-row of Dublin and Leinster doubles.
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|Leinster and All-Ireland winners |
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|Leinster winners and All-Ireland finalists |
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|Leinster winners |
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Winners by club
Ballyboden St. Enda's are the competitions most successful club, having won 10 titles. Between 2000 and 2008 they completed a nine-in-a-row. Naomh Mearnóg ended their monopoly of championships when they defeated them in the 2009 semi-final.{{cite web|url=https://ladiesgaelic.ie/genprint-sponsored-dublin-senior-ladies-football-championship-2009/|title=Genprint Sponsored Dublin Senior Ladies Football Championship 2009|publisher=ladiesgaelic.ie|date=10 August 2009|access-date=19 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://ladiesgaelic.ie/ballyboden-capture-8-in-a-row/|title=Ballyboden capture 8 in a row|publisher=ladiesgaelic.ie|date=10 September 2007|access-date=19 December 2019}} They won their tenth title in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://dublinladiesgaelic.ie/news-detail/88649/|title=Ballyboden St Endas reclaim Title|publisher=dublinladiesgaelic.ie|date=13 September 2010|access-date=29 October 2019}} Portobello were the dominant club during the 1990s. After winning their first title in 1992, they completed a five-in-a-row between 1995 and 1999.{{cite web|url=https://ladiesgaelic.ie/genprint-sponsored-dublin-senior-ladies-football-championship-2009/|title=Genprint Sponsored Dublin Senior Ladies Football Championship 2009|publisher=ladiesgaelic.ie|date=10 August 2009|access-date=19 December 2019}} In more recent seasons, the most successful club has been Foxrock–Cabinteely between 2015 and 2021 they completed a seven-in-a-row.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/ladies-football/connolly-and-ring-combine-to-help-fox-cabs-make-it-fiveinarow-in-tight-final-against-kilmacud-38546016.html|title=Connolly and Ring combine to help Fox Cabs make it five-in-a-row in tight final against Kilmacud|publisher=www.independent.ie|date=30 September 2019|access-date=19 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/foxrock-cabinteely-five-in-a-row-4829683-Sep2019/|title=All-Ireland finalists Fox-Cab win fifth Dublin crown on the bounce after extra-time thriller|publisher=www.the42.ie|date=29 September 2019|access-date=17 December 2019}}
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! # ! Club ! Titles ! Years won |
1
|10 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
2
|8 |2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
3
|6 |1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
4
|4 |1987, 1988, 1990, 1993 |
rowspan=2 |5
|rowspan=2 |3 |2022, 2023, 2024 |
Na Fianna
|2009, 2011, 2014 |
7
|2 |1991, 1994 |
rowspan=4 |8
|1 |2013 |
Rathcoole (Rathcoole)
|1 |1985 |
St. Monica's
|1 |1989 |
UCD
|1 |1986 |
Trophy
The winners of the Dublin Senior Ladies' Football Championship are awarded the Michael Murphy Perpetual Cup. The trophy was donated by the Murphy family to honour and remember their son and brother, a pilot who was Dublin GAA enthusiast.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/ladies-football/connolly-and-ring-combine-to-help-fox-cabs-make-it-fiveinarow-in-tight-final-against-kilmacud-38546016.html|title=Connolly and Ring combine to help Fox Cabs make it five-in-a-row in tight final against Kilmacud|publisher=www.independent.ie|date=30 September 2019|access-date=19 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.herald.ie/sport/gaa/cab-out-to-drive-fianna-to-defeat-28015759.html|title=Cab' out to drive Fianna to defeat|publisher=www.herald.ie|date=21 August 2012|access-date=18 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://ladiesgaelic.ie/genprint-sponsored-dublin-senior-ladies-football-championship-2009/|title=Genprint Sponsored Dublin Senior Ladies Football Championship 2009|publisher=ladiesgaelic.ie|date=10 August 2009|access-date=19 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/preview-dublin-ladies-sfc-final|title=Preview: Dublin Ladies SFC final|publisher=www.dublingaa.ie|date=28 September 2018|access-date=19 December 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://dublinladiesgaelic.ie/ dublinladiesgaelic.ie]
{{Dublin GAA}}
{{Ladies' Gaelic football}}
Category:1985 establishments in Ireland
Category:Ladies' Gaelic football competitions