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.

Season	2018
Champions	Éire Óg (28th title)
Relegated	Kilbride
All Ireland SCFC	???
Winning Captain	Sean Gannon
Man of the Match	???
Winning Manager	Joe Murphy
Matches played	18
← 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

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

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2017 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship

• Kilbride - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to 2018 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship

• O'Hanrahans

Group stage

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

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Éire Óg	3	3	0	0	63	14	+49	6
St Andrew's	3	2	1	0	43	43	+0	4
Mt. Leinster Rangers	3	0	2	1	26	50	-24	1
Kilbride	3	0	2	1	28	53	-25	1

Round 1

• Éire Óg 2-15, 0-3 Mt. Leinster Rangers, 21/7/2018,
• St Andrew's 3-13, 0-9 Kilbride, 22/7/2018,

Round 2

• Éire Óg 0-18, 0-6 Kilbride, 4/8/2018,
• St Andrew's 1-13, 0-10 Mt. Leinster Rangers, 5/8/2018,

Round 3

• Mt. Leinster Rangers 0-13, 1-10 Kilbride, 25/8/2018,
• Éire Óg 4-12, 0-5 St Andrew's, 26/8/2018,

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Palatine	3	2	1	0	53	32	+21	4
Tinryland GFC	3	2	1	0	39	32	+7	4
Rathvilly	3	2	1	0	36	36	+0	4
Old Leighlin	3	0	3	0	23	51	-28	0

Round 1

• Tinryland 3-8, 0-14 Palatine, 21/7/2018,
• Rathvilly 1-11, 1-9 Old Leighlin, 22/7/2018,

Round 2

• Rathvilly 1-7, 0-8 Tinryland, 4/8/2018,
• Palatine 2-17, 0-3 Old Leighlin, 5/8/2018,

Round 3

• Palatine 2-10, 1-9 Rathvilly, 25/8/2018,
• Tinryland 1-11, 1-5 Old Leighlin, 25/8/2018,

Knock-out stages

Finals

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

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

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

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Semi-finals

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

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

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Final

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

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Relegation play off

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

Main article: 2018–19 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

References

• "Éire Óg vs Rathvilly".
• "Éire Óg vs Rathvilly Replay".