The 2014 Donegal Senior Football Championship was contested by senior Gaelic football clubs under the auspices of Donegal GAA. The defending champions were Glenswilly. They were dethroned in the 2014 final. Format It was announced in 2013 that the 2014 County Championship would begin as soon as the Donegal senior football team were eliminated from the Sam Maguire Cup, which, as it transpired, was in September after the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. The deferral was decided upon in September 2013 when twenty clubs voted in favour, while six did not (one club was not in attendance). The controversy over this decision became a "national media story" and irked inter-county manager Jim McGuinness. The format remained the same as the previous year, when a group stage was introduced. 28 September Round 1 senior championship, 5 October Round 2 senior championship, 12 October Round 3 senior championship, 19 October Senior championship quarter-final, 26 October Senior championship semi-final, 2 November Senior championship final. Group stage Group 1 Round 1 Naomh Muire 0-10, 0-12 Naomh Conaill, The Banks, 27/9/2014, Malin 2-6, 1-17 St Eunan's, Connolly Park, 28/9/2014, Round 2 Naomh Conaill 0-10, 0-7 Malin, Glenties, 4/10/2014, St Eunan's 1-21, 1-5 Naomh Muire, O'Donnell Park, 5/10/2014, Round 3 Naomh Muire 1-9, 6-10 Malin, Connolly Park, 12/10/2014, Naomh Conaill 0-9, 0-7 St Eunan's, Glenties, 12/10/2014, Group 2 Round 1 Glenfin 0-8, 0-13 Seán MacCumhaills, Glenfin, 27/9/2014 Four Masters 0-9, 0-9 Ardara, Pairc Tir Conaill, 28/9/2014 Round 2 Seán MacCumhaills 0-9, 2-14 Four Masters, MacCumhaill Park, 4/10/2014 Ardara 0-13, 1-9 Glenfin, Ardara, 5/10/2014 Round 3 Seán MacCumhaills 0-13, 2-7 Ardara, MacCumhaill Park, 11/10/2014 Glenfin 0-7, 2-13 Four Masters, Glenfin, 11/10/2014 Group 3 Round 1 Killybegs 1-6, 1-6 Gaoth Dobhair, Killybegs, 27/9/2014 An Clochán Liath 0-11, 0-8 Termon, An Clochán Liath, 28/9/2014 Round 2 Gaoth Dobhair 1-8, 0-8 An Clochán Liath, Gweedore, 5/10/2014 Termon 0-8, 1-5 Killybegs, Termon, 5/10/2014 Round 3 Termon 0-14, 1-9 Gaoth Dobhair, Termon, 12/10/2014 An Clochán Liath 0-9, 0-7 Killybegs, An Clochán Liath, 12/10/2014 Group 4 Round 1 St Michael's 4-10, 0-6 Réalt na Mara, Dunfanaghy, 27/9/2014 Glenswilly 0-6, 0-9 Kilcar, Glenswilly, 28/9/2014 Round 2 Réalt na Mara 0-9, 6-15 Glenswilly, Bundoran, 4/10/2014 Kilcar 0-5, 2-8 St Michael's, 5/10/2014 Round 3 Kilcar 5-15, 0-3 Réalt na Mara, Kilcar, 11/10/2014 Glenswilly 1-4, 1-2 St Michael's, Glenswilly, 11/10/2014 Knockout stage Relegation playoff Relegation Semi-final Killybegs w, l Réalt na Mara, Tir Conaill Park, 19/10/2015,