The 2019

Kehoe Cup The Kehoe Cup ( ; ga, Corn Mhic Eochaidh) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) since 1977 for second- and third-tier inter-county teams in the province of Leinster in Irel ...

was an inter-county hurling competition based mainly in the province of

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in which Antrim from

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also took part. The Kehoe Cup is ranked below the Walsh Cup (tier 1). Five county teams competed – , , , and . It took place in December 2018 and January 2019.

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were the winners. The Kehoe Shield was revived in 2019. Three teams competed – , and DCU St. Patrick's Campus. Louth were the winners.

Kehoe Cup

Kehoe Cup Format

The competition begins with a

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format. The semi-finals and final are knockout. Drawn games go to extra time. If the score is still level after extra time a

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is held to determine the winners. The structure of the competition is explained in each of the rounds below.

Kehoe Cup First Round

One team is given a bye to the playoff round. The remaining four teams meet in two matches – the two winners progress to the semi-finals and the two losers enter the playoff round. *A penalty shoot-out was used instead of a free-taking contest. Only

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counted.

Kehoe Cup Playoff Round

In the first playoff match the team given a bye in the first round plays one of the two teams that lost in the first round. The winners progress to the semi-finals. In the second playoff match the team that lost the first playoff match play the remaining team that lost in the first round. The winners progress to the semi-finals and the losers are eliminated.

Kehoe Cup Semi-Finals

The two winning teams from the first round play each other and the two winning teams from the playoff round play each other.

Kehoe Cup Final

* A penalty shoot-out was used instead of a free-taking contest. Only goals counted.

Kehoe Shield

Kehoe Shield Format

Each team plays the other teams once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams compete in the final.

Kehoe Shield Group Stage

Kehoe Shield Final

References

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