Sixteen teams competed, with the winner representing Donegal in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
Glenswilly was defending champion after defeating Cill Chartha by a scoreline of 1–10 to 0–12 in the 2016 final.
[1] Directly from the second-half throw-in, he soloed through the Glenswilly defence and kicked the ball into the net from a distance of around 25 yards.
[2] This was Burt's debut in the senior grade after winning the 2016 Donegal I.F.C.
Mark McHugh was named as the recipient of the annual Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh.