The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 45th edition of the
Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association () is the main governing body for ladies' Gaelic football. It organises competitions such as the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and the Ladies' National Football League.
Foundation
Th ...
's premier inter-county
Ladies' Gaelic Football
Ladies' Gaelic football () is an Irish team sport for women. It is the women's equivalent of Gaelic football. Ladies' football is organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Two teams of 15 players kick or hand-pass a round ball toward ...
tournament. It was known for sponsorship reasons as the
TG4
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TG4 was initially known as (TnaG), before bein ...
All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.
It was won by
Dublin
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.
Competition format
Provincial championships
Connacht
Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...
,
Leinster
Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland.
The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...
,
Munster
Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...
and
Ulster
Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...
each organise their
provincial
Provincial may refer to:
Government & Administration
* Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country
* Provincial city (disambiguation)
* Provincial minister (disambiguation)
* Provincial Secretary, a position in Canad ...
championship. All matches are knockout.
All-Ireland
; Group stage
In 2018, a new round-robin format was introduced in the All-Ireland championship. The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams.
;Knockout stage
The winners of each group and the runners-up compete in the four All-Ireland quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow.
Provincial championships
Connacht Championship
Connacht Final
Leinster Championship
Leinster Final
Munster Championship
Munster Semi-Finals
Munster Final
Ulster Championship
Ulster Semi-Finals
Ulster Final
All-Ireland Group Stage
All-Ireland Group Stage
In 2018, a new round-robin format was introduced in the All-Ireland championship. The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams, with each group containing one provincial champion, one provincial beaten finalist, and one beaten provincial semi-finalist (two each from Munster and Ulster). Each team plays the other teams in its group once.
There are three rounds in each group with the provincial champions playing in rounds two and three. Three group points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The winners and runners-up in each group compete in the four All-Ireland quarter-finals.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
All-Ireland Knockout
All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
Each of the four winners from the group stage play one of the four runners-up.
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
All-Ireland final
Relegation play-offs
Relegation Format
The provincial championship winners are exempt from relegation even if they finish bottom of their group. The number of relegation play-off games is therefore dependent on the number of non provincial winners who finish bottom of their group. The losers of the relegation play-offs play in next year's intermediate championship.
Relegation qualifiers
Relegation play-off Match
''Tipperary are relegated to the
All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2019.''
Records
Scoring Events
*Widest winning margin: 33 points
**
Cork
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
* ...
8-18 – 1-6
Westmeath
County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...
(All-Ireland Quarter-Final)
*Most goals in a match: 13
**
Donegal 9-21 – 4-8
Armagh
Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...
(Ulster final)
*Most points in a match: 36
**
Mayo 3-23 – 4-13
Cavan
Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road (Ireland), N3 road that links Dublin ( ...
(group stage)
*Most goals by one team in a match: 9
**
Donegal 9-21 – 4-8
Armagh
Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...
(Ulster final)
*Most goals by a losing team: 4
**
Donegal 9-21 – 4-8
Armagh
Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...
(Ulster final)
**
Mayo 3-23 – 4-13
Cavan
Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road (Ireland), N3 road that links Dublin ( ...
(group stage)
* Highest aggregate score: 68 points
**
Donegal 9-21 – 4-8
Armagh
Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...
(Ulster final)
*Lowest aggregate score: 28 points
**
Cork
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
* ...
2-11 – 0-11
Donegal (All-Ireland Semi-Final)
See also
*
2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
References
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