The 2018 Carlow Senior Football Championship is the 118th edition of the
Carlow GAA's premier club
gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
tournament for senior graded clubs in
County Carlow, Ireland
County Carlow ( ; ga, Contae Cheatharlach) is a county located in the South-East Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Carlow is the second smallest and the third least populous of Ireland's 32 traditional counties. Carlow ...
. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner going on to represent Carlow in the
Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ba ...
. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Éire Óg were the defending champions after they defeated
Rathvilly
Rathvilly () is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is located on the River Slaney near the border with County Wicklow, 11 km from Tullow and 8 km from Baltinglass. It is also on the N81 national secondary route. Rathvill ...
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
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
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
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
References
*
*
{{Carlow Senior Football Championship
Carlow Senior Football Championship
The Carlow Senior Football Championship (currently also known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Michael Lyng Motors Carlow SFC''), is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Carlow GAA clubs. The Carlow County Board of the ...
Carlow Senior Football Championship
Carlow SFC