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St Eunan's Conor O'Donnell celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during last year's county final win over Dungloe. Photo: Ramsey Cardy, Sportsfile.
This weekend will be the busiest of the Donegal club championship season as the knockout stages of the Senior and Intermediate football competitions, and the Senior Reserve championship get under way.
There are also relegation semi-finals at Senior and Intermediate, the last round of group games in the Junior A, Intermediate Reserve and Junior B championships.
On Saturday, county champions St Eunan's put their title on the line when they face Termon again in the preliminary quarter-final a week after the Letterkenny side ran out three point winners at the Burn Road.
Later on Saturday night, Pearse Memorial Park in Ardara will host the big south west clash between Naomh Conaill and Killybegs.
Read more: Hugh McFadden powers Killybegs into the knockout round
On Sunday, there's a double header at O'Donnell Park with Mac Cumahill's facing Downings at 3pm and Four Masters taking on Glenswilly at 5pm.
A draw will be held at the conclusion of the second game at O'Donnell Park to pair the winners of those four preliminary quarter-finals with Gaoth Dobhair, Dungloe, Kilcar and St Michael's who have already qualified for quarter-finals proper.
The Intermediate championship is already down to the last eight, with the first of the quarter finals – Malin v Naomh Pádraig Uisce Chaoin – set for Buncrana on Saturday night, and the others set for Sunday.
Relegation semi-finals for the senior and intermediate championships are also down for decision where the winners will escape the drop while the losers will have one final chance to save their championship status for 2026.
The full list of fixtures for the Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure football championships are below:
Saturday 13 September
Senior Football Championship Preliminary Quarter Finals
St Eunan's v Termon, 5pm, Venue: Donegal GAA Centre
Naomh Conaill v Killybegs, 7.30pm, Venue: Ard an Ratha
Senior Football Championship Relegation Play Off
Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon v Glenfin, 5pm, Venue: Tir Conaill Park
Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Final
Malin v Naomh Pádraig Uisce Chaoin, 7.30pm, Venue: Buncrana
Intermediate Reserve Football Championship Round 5
Naomh Columba v Red Hughs, 5.30pm, Venue: Pairc na nGael
Milford v Naomh Muire Íochtar Na Rosann, 5.30pm, Venue: Moyle Park
Reserve Football Championship Preliminary Quarter Finals
Termon v Sean Mac Cumhaill, 1pm, Venue: Pairc Naomh Columba, Glenswilly
Glenfin v Dungloe, 2.30pm, Venue: Pairc Aoidh Ruaidh
Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon v Ardara, 3pm, Venue: Ballintra
Kilcar v Glenswilly, 4.30pm, Venue: Pairc Aoidh Ruaidh
Junior A Football Championship
Group B Round 5: Letterkenny Gaels v Naomh Ultan, 2pm, Venue: Letterkenny Gaels
Group B Round 5: Carndonagh v Naomh Colmcille, 4pm, Venue: Carndonagh
Group A Round 2: Lifford v Robert Emmet's, 2pm, Venue: Lifford
Junior B Football Championship Round 5
Letterkenny Gaels v Convoy, 12.30pm, Venue: Letterkenny Gaels
Naomh Bríd v Carndonagh, 1pm, Venue: Pairc Naomh Bríd
Sunday 14 September
Senior Football Championship Preliminary Quarter Finals
Sean Mac Cumhaill v Downings, 3pm, Venue: O Donnell Park
Four Masters v Glenswilly, 5pm, Venue: O Donnell Park
Senior Football Championship Relegation Play Off
St Naul's v Ardara, 1pm, Venue: Eamonn Byrne Memorial Park, Killybegs
Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Finals
Milford v Naomh Muire Íochtar Na Rosann, 1pm, Venue: Dunfanaghy
Red Hughs v Bundoran, 1pm, Venue: Tir Conaill Park
Naomh Columba v Buncrana, 4pm, Venue: Donegal GAA Centre
Intermediate Football Championship Relegation Play Offs
Burt v Na Rossa, 1pm, Venue: Donegal GAA Centre
Fanad Gaels v Cloughaneely, 3pm, Venue: The Burn Road, Termon
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