2018 Carlow Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Carlow Senior Football Championship is the 118th edition of the Carlow GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Carlow, Ireland. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner going on to represent Carlow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Carlow S.F.C.
Season2018
ChampionsÉire Óg (28th title)
RelegatedKilbride
All Ireland SCFC???
Winning CaptainSean Gannon
Man of the Match???
Winning ManagerJoe Murphy
Matches played18
2017
2019

Éire Óg were the defending champions after they defeated Rathvilly in the previous years final.

This was the Kilbride's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2017 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship title, thus ending a 3-year exodus since being relegated in 2014. However, they were relegated straight back to the 2019 I.F.C. after losing their Relegation Playoff Final at the hands of Old Leighlin.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.

Group stage

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There are two groups of four teams. The top two teams in each group compete in the semi-finals. The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation Final.

Group A

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Group B

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Knock-out stages

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Finals

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The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
St Andrew's 1-12
Rathvilly 2-11 Palatine 0-15
Rathvilly 0-9
Palatine 0-5
Éire Óg 0-9
Éire Óg 0-10
Tinryland GFC 2-7 Mt. Leinster Rangers 0-5
Mt. Leinster Rangers 3-8

Quarter-finals

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15 September 2018
6:00pm
Mt. Leinster Rangers 3-8 - 2-7 Tinryland Dr Cullen Park

16 September 2018
6:00pm
Rathvilly 2-11 - 1-12 St Andrew's Dr Cullen Park

Semi-finals

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22 September 2018
6:00pm
Éire Óg 0-10 - 0-5 Mt. Leinster Rangers Dr Cullen Park

23 September 2018
5:30pm
Palatine 0-15 - 0-9 Rathvilly Dr Cullen Park

Final

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7 October 2018
3:45pm
Éire Óg 0-9 - 0-5 Palatine Dr Cullen Park

Relegation play off

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The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation final. The team to lose will be relegated to the 2019 I.F.C.

Relegation Final:

  • Old Leighlin 3-6, 0-7 Kilbride, Ballynamire, 22/9/2018,

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "Carlow Nationalist Archives". IrishNewsArchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Carlow Club Championship Draws". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.