2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2018
Championship details
Dates2 June – 16 September 2018
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
WinnersDublin (3rd win)
CaptainSinéad Aherne
ManagerMick Bohan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainCiara O'Sullivan
ManagerEphie Fitzgerald
Provincial champions
ConnachtGalway
LeinsterDublin
MunsterCork
UlsterDonegal
Championship Statistics
Matches Played27
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The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 45th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county Ladies' Gaelic Football tournament. It was known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.[1][2][3]

It was won by Dublin.[4]

Competition format

Provincial championships

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise their provincial 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

24 June 2018
4:00 pm
Final 		Mayo 1-12 – 0-17 Galway MacHale Park
Referee: Gerry Carmody (Roscommon)
Man of the Match: Tracey Leonard (Corofin)
Cora Staunton 0-6 (0-4f), Fiona Doherty 1-0, Sinead Cafferky, Niamh Kelly, Grace Kelly (0-1f) 0-2 each Report Tracey Leonard 0-6 (0-2f), Mairead Seoighe and Roisin Leonard (0-1f) 0-3 each, Emer Faherty, Nicola Ward, Olivia Divilly, Aine McDonagh, Sarah Conneally 0-1 each

Leinster Championship

Leinster Final

1 July 2018
4:00 pm
Final 		Dublin 5-11 – 2-8 Westmeath Dr. Cullen Park
Referee: Stephen McNulty (Wicklow)
Man of the Match: Niamh McEvoy (St. Sylvesters)
Sinéad Aherne 1-5 (0-3f), Niamh McEvoy 2-1, Noëlle Healy 1-2, Lyndsey Davey 1-0, Nicole Owens, Hannah O'Neill, Amy Connolly 0-1 each Report Leanne Slevin 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Aoife Connolly 1-2 (0-2f), Annie Dolan, Maud Annie Foley, Johanna Maher 0-1 each

Munster Championship

Munster Semi-Finals

2 June 2018
Semi-Final 		Cork 2-12 - 1-10 Tipperary Ardfinnan GAA
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)
Orla Finn 0-4 (3f), Brid O'Sullivan and Hannah Looney (1-0 pen) 1-0 each, Ciara O’Sullivan, Doireann O’Sullivan, Eimear Scally 0-2 each, Orlagh Farmer and Libby Coppinger 0-1 each Report Aisling Moloney 1-2, Aisling McCarthy 0-4 (3f), Mairead Morrissey 0-2, Orla O’Dwyer and Roisin Howard 0-1 each
3 June 2018
Semi-Final 		Kerry 2-16 - 1-6 Waterford Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Referee: Jason Mullins (Limerick)
Sarah Houlihan 1-9 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), Andrea Murphy 1-2, Lorraine Scanlon 0-3 (0-1f), Emma Dineen and Aoife O'Callaghan 0-1 each Report Maria Delahunty 1-2, Michelle Ryan, Lauren McGregor (0-1f), Aileen Wall, Eimear Fennell (0-1f) 0-1 each

Munster Final

23 June 2018
2:00 pm
Final 		Cork 5-13 – 2-10 Kerry Cork IT
Referee: T Fox (Tipperary)
Man of the Match: Melissa Duggan (Dohenys)
Saoirse Noonan 2-2 (1-0 pen), Ciara O'Sullivan 2-0, Hannah Looney 1-0 pen, Áine O'Sullivan 0-4, Orla Finn 0-3, Doireann O'Sullivan 0-2, Aisling Hutchings and Libby Coppinger 0-1 each Report Sarah Houlihan 1-4 (0-3f), Amy Foley 1-2, Lorraine Scanlon (0-1f), Emma Dineen, Brid Ryan, Kate O'Sullivan 0-1 each

Ulster Championship

Ulster Semi-Finals

3 June 2018
6:00 pm
Semi-Final 		Armagh 2-14 - 1-14 Cavan Inniskeen Grattans GAC, Inniskeen
Referee: Gavin Corrigan (Down)
Aimee Mackin 1-4, Kelly Mallon 1-2 (0-1f), Caroline O'Hanlon 0-4 (0-2f), Tiarna Grimes and Lauren McConville 0-2 each Report Aisling Doonan 0-6 (0-3f), Donna English 0-4, Beth Farrelly McGee 1-0, Bronagh Sheridan and Aishling Sheridan 0-2 each
9 June 2018
7:00 pm
Semi-Final 		Donegal 3-17 - 1-9 Monaghan Healy Park, Omagh
Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)
Geraldine McLaughlin 1-5 (0-5f), Yvonne Bonner 1-2, Eilish Ward 1-1 (1-0 pen), Aoife McDonnell 0-3, Katy Herron and Sarah Jane McDonald 0-2 each, Deirdre Foley and Roisin Friel 0-1 each Report Ellen McCarron 0-5 (0-3f), Niamh Callan 1-0, Muireann Atkinson (0-1f), Rosemary Courtney, Therese Scott (0-1f), Eva Woods 0-1 each

Ulster Final

17 June 2018
3:45 pm
Final 		Donegal 9-21 – 4-8 Armagh Brewster Park
Referee: Brian McCallion (Tyrone)
Man of the Match: Yvonne Bonner (Glenfin)
Yvonne Bonner 3-6, Geraldine McLaughlin 3-4 (0-1f), Eilish Ward 1-2, Karen Guthrie and Niamh Hegarty 1-1 each, Katy Herron 0-4, Sarah Jane McDonald 0-2, Aoife McDonnell 0-1 Report Caroline O'Hanlon 1-3 (1-0 pen), Aimee Mackin 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Kelly Mallon and Blaithin Mackin 1-1 each, Aoife McCoy 0-1

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

Team Pld W D L Group
Points 		Score
Difference
Donegal 2 2 0 0 6 +4
Kerry 2 1 0 1 3 +5
Tipperary 2 0 0 2 0 –9
14 July 2018
13:00 		Tipperary 2-10 – 3-13 Kerry MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
Referee: Jonathan Murphy
A Moloney 1-4, R Howard 1-1, A McCarthy 0-3 (1f), G O’Brien 0-2 Report S Houlihan 2-3 (0-2f), L Ni Mhuircheartaigh 0-6 (3f), A Murphy 1-1, E O’Leary 0-2, A Brosnan 0-1
21 July 2018
3 p.m. 		Donegal 0-17 – 0-14 Tipperary Castlerea St. Kevin's GAA, Castlerea
Referee: Garryowen McMahon (Mayo)
Report
28 July 2018 Kerry 1-13 – 3-6 Donegal Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: Gerry Carmody
Report

Group 2

Team Pld W D L Group
Points 		Score
Difference
Cork 2 2 0 0 6 +28
Armagh 2 0 1 1 1 –12
Monaghan 2 0 1 1 1 –16
14 July 2018
12:30 		Armagh 1-11 – 1-11 Monaghan Clones
Report
21 July 2018
15:00 		Cork 7-7 – 1-9 Monaghan St Brendan's Park, Birr
Referee: Stephen McNulty (Wicklow)
C O’Sullivan 2-1; S Noonan 2-0; O Finn 0-5 (2f); A O’Sullivan 1-1; D O’Sullivan, M O’Callaghan 1-0 each. Report E McCarron 0-5 (3f); L Martin 1-0 (pen); C McAnespie 0-2; R Courtney, E Woods 0-1 each
28 July 2018
3:45 p.m. 		Armagh 1-7 – 1-19 Cork Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo)
Report

Group 3

Team Pld W D L Group
Points 		Score
Difference
Galway 2 2 0 0 6 +42
Westmeath 2 1 0 1 3 –25
Waterford 2 0 0 2 0 –17
14 July 2018
14:45 		Waterford 2-11 – 2-12 Westmeath MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
Referee: John Gallagher
A Wall 2-0, M Delahunty 0-6 (4f), K Corbett Barry 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, Kate McGrath 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, E Fennell 0-1 Report A Connolly 1-2 (0-1f), L Slevin 0-5 (5f), L L Walsh 1-0, M A Foley 0-3, A Dolan 0-2
21 July 2018
16:45 		Galway 3-12 – 0-5 Waterford St Brendan's Park, Birr
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
28 July 2018
2 p.m. 		Westmeath 1-6 – 6-17 Galway Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
Referee: Kevin Corcoran
A Connolly 1-2 (0-2f), LL Walsh 0-1, J Maher 0-1, F Coyle 0-1, MA Foley 0-1. Report L Coen 2-3, T Leonard 0-6 (2f), S Conneally 1-2, R Leonard 1-2, E Reaney 1-1, L Ward 1-0, A Davoren 0-1, O Divilly 0-1, A McDonagh 0-1

Group 4

Team Pld W D L Group
Points 		Score
Difference
Dublin 2 2 0 0 6 +22
Mayo 2 1 0 1 3 –2
Cavan 2 0 0 2 0 –20
14 July 2018
14:15 		Mayo 3-23 - 4-13 Cavan Clones
Referee: Niall McCormack (Laois)
Man of the Match: Grace Kelly (Moy Davitts)
Grace Kelly 2-6 (0-1f), Sarah Rowe 1-7, Niamh Kelly 0-5, Fiona Doherty 0-3, Kathryn Sullivan and Emma Needham 0-1 each Report Aisling Maguire 1-5 (0-4f), Donna English, Catherine Dolan, Aishling Sheridan 1-0 each, Bronagh Sheridan 0-3 (0-1f), Sinead Greene 0-2, Catriona Smith, Ciara Finnegan, Roisin O'Keefe 0-1 each
21 July 2018
3 pm 		Dublin 5-17 – 2-13 Cavan Dunleer
Referee: Brendan Rice
Noëlle Healy 2-5; L McGinley 2-0; Niamh McEvoy 1-2; Sinéad Aherne 0-3 (2f); O Whyte 0-2; N Collins, J Dunne, C Rowe, N Owens, Niamh McEvoy 0-1 each Report A Maguire 0-8 (5f); Aishling Sheridan 1-2; C Dolan 1-0; A O’Reilly, C Smith, S Greene 0-1 each
28 July 2018 Mayo 1-8 – 3-11 Dublin Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: Maggie Farrelly (Cavan)
Report

All-Ireland Knockout

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

Each of the four winners from the group stage play one of the four runners-up.

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 1
Donegal 0-19 (19) – (16) 1-13 Armagh
(HT: 0-11 – 0-05)

Pts: Y Bonner 5; G McLaughlin 4 (1f); S J McDonald, E Ward 3; N Hegarty 2, A McDonnell 2; K Herron 1.		 Gls: A McCoy 1
Pts: A Mackin 7 (2f); C O’Hanlon 2, K Mallon 1 (f); B Mackin, S Grey, A McCoy 1
Healy Park, Omagh
Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)
6 August 2018 (2018-08-06)
16:45 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 2
Cork 8-18 (42) – (9) 1-06 Westmeath
(HT: 3-05 – 0-03)
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12)
15:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 3
Galway 5-11 (26) – (12) 0-12 Mayo
(HT: 3-06 – 0-06)
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: Niall McCormack
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12)
17:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 4
Dublin 3-19 (28) – (10) 1-07 Kerry
(HT: 0-09 – 1-03)
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: Garryowen McMahon (Mayo)

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)
14:45 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final 1
Cork 2-11 (17) – (11) 0-11 Donegal
(HT: 1-06 – 0-05)
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)
16:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final 2
Dublin 4-08 (20) – (13) 1-10 Galway
(HT: 3-05 – 0-03)
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)

All-Ireland final

Main article: 2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final
Dublin3-11; 1-12Cork
Sinéad Aherne (1-7)
Carla Rowe (2-0)
Nicole Owens (0-2)
Niamh McEvoy (0-1)
Sinéad Goldrick (0-1)		 [5][6][7][8][9] Orla Finn (0-8)
Áine Kelly (1-1)
Ciara O'Sullivan (0-2)
Doireann O'Sullivan (0-1)
Attendance: 50,141
Referee: Garryowen McMahon (Mayo)

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

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11)
Relegation Qualifier 1
Tipperary 1-13 (16) – (22) 3-13 Waterford
(HT: 1-08 – 2-08)
John Locke Park, Callan
Referee: J Murphy (Carlow)
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11)
Relegation Qualifier 2
Monaghan 2-15 (21) – (15) 0-15 Cavan
(HT: 1-07 – 0-07)
Lann Léire GFC, Dunleer
Referee: Kieran McKeever

Relegation play-off Match

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18)
13:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation Play-Off
Tipperary 1-14 (17) – (20) 2-14 Cavan
(HT: 1-09 – 0-04)
Dolan Park, Virginia
Referee: John Gallagher

Tipperary are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2019.

Records

Scoring Events

  • Widest winning margin: 33 points
  • Most goals in a match: 13
  • Most points in a match: 36
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 9
  • Most goals by a losing team: 4
  • Highest aggregate score: 68 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 28 points

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ulster Ladies". ulsterladiesgaelic.com.
  2. ^ "4 groups revealed for round-robin 2018 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football championship". 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Round-robin draw made in Ladies football". 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Dublin ladies vs Cork: LIVE". 16 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Dublin make history with back-to-back All-Irelands". www.rte.ie. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Dynamic Dublin retain Ladies title". www.gaa.ie. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Dublin bank back-to-back All-Ireland senior ladies football crowns". www.irishnews.com. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  8. ^ "As it happened: Dublin v Cork, Ladies All-Ireland football final". www.the42.ie. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Cork v Dublin - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.