The 2026 Longford Senior Football Championship is the 110th edition of Longford GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Longford, Ireland. Eleven teams compete, with the winner representing Longford in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.
Killoe Young Emmets are the defending champions after defeating Colmcille in the previous years final. It was their 15th senior title.
Ardagh Moydow won their first Longford Intermediate Football Championship after defeating St Brigid's Killashee to be promoted to the S.F.C. Mostrim and Fr Manning Gaels finished in the bottom spots in the relegation group and therefore were relegated to the 2026 I.F.C.
The draw for the group stage of the championship was made on 11 May 2026.
Championship Structure The 2026 Longford S.F.C begins with a group stage consisting of two groups, each holding six teams in Group A and five teams in Group B. The top four teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals while the rest of the teams play in a round robin stage, where the bottom two teams in that group are relegated to the 2027 I.F.C.
Team Changes The following teams have changed division since the 2025 championship season:
To S.F.C. Promoted from 2025 Intermediate Football Championship Ardagh Moydow - (Intermediate Champions)
From S.F.C. Relegated to 2026 Intermediate Football Championship Mostrim Fr Manning Gaels
Participating teams The teams competing in the 2026 Longford S.F.C are: ClubLocationPre C'ship Odds2025 Championship Position2026 Championship PositionIn championship sinceChampionship Titles (Pre 2026)Last Championship Title (Pre 2026) AbbeylaraAbbeylara16/1Quarter-FinalistSemi-Finalist199532024 Ardagh MoydowArdagh & Moydow33/1I.F.C ChampionsQuarter-Finalist202641987 CarrickedmondCarrickedmond20/1Quarter-FinalistRelegated to 2027 I.F.C20150— ClonguishNewtown Forbes6/4Semi-Finalist1998122009 ColmcilleAughnacliffe15/8Runners-UpQuarter-Finalist198772022 DromardMoyne20/1Quarter-FinalistSemi-Finalist199642007 Killoe Young EmmetsKilloe15/8Champions1978152025 Longford SlashersLongford33/1Relegation GroupQuarter-FinalistNever Relegated162013 Mullinalaghta St Columba'sMullinalaghta12/1Quarter-FinalistRelegation Group200862021 RathclineLanesborough16/1Semi-FinalistRelegated to 2027 I.F.C202011976 St Mary's GranardGranard16/1Relegation GroupQuarter-Finalist2013111982
Group Stage
Group A
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Abbeylara532010990 +198 Dromard53119587 +87 Killoe Young Emmets530210589 +166 Ardagh Moydow512288100 -124 Mullinalaghta St Columba's5203100102 -24 Rathcline401473102 -291
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Group B
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Clonguish44008962 +278 St Mary's Granard43017058 +126 Colmcille42026974 -54 Longford Slashers41036777 -102 Carrickedmond40046084 -240
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Relegation Group The top four teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The rest of the teams partake in a round robin group stage where the bottom two teams are relegated to the 2027 I.F.C.
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Mullinalaghta St Columba's21104038 +23 Carrickedmond21013132 -12 Rathcline20113637 -11
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Knock-out Stage Bracket
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Semi-Final Replay
Final
References