2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 131st edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football competition since its establishment in 1887.

2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates6 May – 2 September 2018
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (28th win)
CaptainStephen Cluxton
ManagerJim Gavin
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamTyrone
CaptainMattie Donnelly
ManagerMickey Harte
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
Top Scorer Conor McManus (2–47)
Player of the Year Brian Fenton
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Thirty-three teams entered the competition – thirty-one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland (Kilkenny, as in previous years, did not enter), London and New York.[1]

Competition format

Provincial Championships format

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship.[2][3][4][5] All provincial matches are knock-out but the teams who lose a match (with the exception of New York) enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Qualifiers format

Twenty-eight of the twenty-nine teams who were beaten in the provincial championships enter the All-Ireland qualifiers, which have a single-game knockout format. Sixteen of the seventeen teams (New York do not enter the qualifiers) who lost in provincial first round or quarter-final games play eight matches in round 1. The winners play the eight losing provincial semi-finalists in round 2. The eight winning teams from round 2 play-off against each other in round 3, with the four winning teams facing the four losing provincial finalists in round 4 to complete the double-elimination format. Further details of the format are included with each qualifier round listed below.

All-Ireland format

Significant changes to the format of the All-Ireland championship were passed at the GAA's Annual Congress in February 2017 and implemented in the 2018 championship. The major change was the creation of the All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage commonly known as the "Super 8s", which replaced the knockout quarter-finals. The eight remaining teams in the Championship are split into two groups of four teams. One group features the Connacht champions, Munster champions, Leinster runners-up (or the team that defeats them in the qualifiers) and Ulster runners-up (or the team that defeats them in the qualifiers). The reverse is employed for the other group, which features the Leinster champions, Ulster champions, Connacht runners-up (or the team that defeats them in the qualifiers) and Munster runners-up (or team that defeats them in the qualifiers).[6]

The top two teams in each of the two Super 8 groups advance to the semi-finals, with the winners of those matches meeting in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[6] The All-Ireland final was initially scheduled for 26 August 2018 but was moved to 2 September 2018 to avoid clashing with Pope Francis's visit to Ireland.[7]

A number of former players have publicly criticised the new format as they believed it would result in the same top county teams regularly playing at least three high-profile matches in July and August while the remaining teams are without competitive football until the end of December, thereby enabling the top teams to become even more elite. Prominent sportswriter and RTÉ Sport analyst Joe Brolly referred to the new system as the "Super 8/Crap 25".[8] The changes were to be trialled for three years before being reviewed by the GAA in late 2020.

Changes from 2017 Championship

Rules
  • From 1 January 2018 the kickout must travel beyond the 20 metre line. Previously the players had to be outside the 20 metre line before the kickout was taken but could run inside to collect possession. If the rule is broken by the team taking the kickout the referee throws the ball up on the 20 metre line between a member of each team.[9]
  • Replays to only be held for drawn provincial finals and All-Ireland finals. The game continues until a winner is determined in all other championship matches except the Super 8 group matches. Initially two periods of ten minutes each way are played. If the score is still level two further periods of five minutes each way are played. If the score is still level, a free-taking competition is held until a winner is determined.[10]
  • The A and B split system for the qualifier draws introduced in 2014 was discontinued.[11]

Referees' interpretation
  • Players who enter a situation involving two players and cause a melee to receive red cards. Willie Barret, Referees Development Chairman, said "We would be particularly honing in on the first and second person into the melee after the initial two players have been involved."[12]

Provincial championships

Connacht Championship
Main article: 2018 Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
New York 1-15
Leitrim (a.e.t.) 0-19 Leitrim 0-10
Roscommon 0-24
Roscommon 2-06
London 1-11 Galway 0-16
Sligo 1-21 Sligo 1-12
Mayo 0-12 Galway 4-24
Galway 1-12
17 June 2018
4:00 pm
Connacht Final
Roscommon 2–06 (12) – 0–16 (16) Galway
(HT: 1–5 – 0–5)
Gls: C Murtagh 1, C Devaney 1 (1 pen)
Pts: D Murtagh 5 (2f), D Smith 1
Pts: S Walsh 8 (5f), I Burke 3, D Comer 2, S Kelly 1, S Armstrong 1, A Varley 1
Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 18,864

Leinster Championship
Main article: 2018 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The four winning teams in the previous year's quarter-finals were given byes to this year's quarter-finals. Six of the seven remaining teams played off in the first round with the seventh team receiving a bye to the quarter-finals.

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Westmeath 1-12
Laois (a.e.t.) 2-21 Laois 4-13
Wexford 1-18 Laois 0-12
Carlow 0-8
Kildare 1-10
Louth 0-12 Carlow 2-14
Carlow 2-17 Laois 0-10
Dublin 1-25
Dublin 4-25
Offaly 1-15 Wicklow 1-11
Wicklow (a.e.t.) 1-20 Dublin 2-25
Longford 0-12
Meath 0-14
Longford 0-16
24 June 2018
4:00 pm
Leinster Final
Dublin 1–25 (28) – (10) 0–10 Laois
(HT: 1-08 – 0-05)
Gls: C. Kilkenny 1
Pts: Dean Rock 8 (5f, 1 '45), C Kilkenny 4, C Costello 4, B Fenton 2, C O'Callaghan 2, P Andrews 2, B Howard 1, N Scully 1, P Mannion 1
Pts: D Kingston 0–4 (0-3f), A Farrell 2, G Walsh 2, K Lillis 1, E O'Carroll 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Attendance: 41,728

Munster Championship
Main article: 2018 Munster Senior Football Championship

The two winning teams in the previous year's semi-finals were given byes to this year's semi-finals.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Tipperary 0-20
Waterford 0-9 Tipperary 0-9
Cork 1-17
Cork 2-4
Kerry 3-18
Kerry 0-32
Limerick 0-14 Clare 0-10
Clare 1-22
23 June 2018
7:00 pm
Munster Final
Cork 2–4 (10) – (27) 3–18 Kerry
(HT: 2-01 – 1–11)
Gls: M Collins 1, L Connolly 1
Pts: L Connolly 2 (1f), M Collins 1, P Kelleher 1		 Gls: P Geaney 2, S O'Brien 1
Pts: P Geaney 5, S O'Shea 4 (2 45, 1f), J O'Donoghue 3 (1f), D Clifford 2, P Murphy 2, G White 1, BJ Keane 1
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: Ciarán Branagan (Down)
Attendance: 27,764

Ulster Championship
Main article: 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship

All nine teams were drawn randomly without conditions to determine the fixtures.

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Fermanagh 0-12
Armagh 0-7
Fermanagh 1-8
Monaghan 0-10
Tyrone 1-16
Monaghan 1-18
Fermanagh 0-12
Donegal 2-18
Down 1-18
Antrim 0-14
Down 1-12
Donegal 2-22
Derry 0-16
Donegal 2-20 Donegal 2-16
Cavan 1-15
24 June 2018
2:00pm
Ulster Final
Fermanagh 0–12 (12) – (24) 2–18 Donegal
(HT: 0-05 – 2-07)

Pts: Sean Quigley 5 (5f), Seamus Quigley 3 (1f), B Mulrone 1, E Donnelly 1, C Jones 1, C Corrigan 1		 Gls: EB Gallagher 1, R McHugh 1
Pts: M Murphy 4 (3f), C Thompson 3 (1f), P Brennan 2, P McGrath 1, EB Gallagher 1, O MacNiallais 1, M Langan 1, P McBrearty 1, J Brennan 1, M McHugh 1, D O'Connor 1
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Attendance: 28,150

All-Ireland Series

Format

The A and B split system for the qualifier draws introduced in 2014 was discontinued after 2017. In qualifier rounds one to three, teams from divisions three and four of the 2018 National Football League had home advantage if drawn against teams from divisions one or two.[13] All qualifier matches were knockout.

Initial schedule

Qualifiers Round 1: 9 June 2018
Qualifiers Round 2: 23 June 2018
Qualifiers Round 3: 30 June 2018
Qualifiers Round 4: 7 & 8 July 2018

Round 1

In the first round, sixteen of the seventeen teams who were beaten in the preliminary rounds or quarter-finals of the provincial championships competed. New York did not enter the qualifiers. The round 1 draw was unrestricted − if two teams had previously met in a provincial match they could be drawn to meet again. The eight winners of these matches played the eight losing provincial semi-finalists in round 2 of the qualifiers. The draw was conducted on 28 May 2018.[14]

The following teams took part in round 1:

9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 1 Wexford 1–18 (21) – (23) 3–14 Waterford Wexford  
13:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Wexford Park
Gls: Naomhan Rossiter
Pts: Donal Shanley (9, 6f), John Tubritt (4), Ben Brosnan (3), Eoghan Nolan, Brian Malone		 Report Gls: JJ Hutchinson, Shane Ryan, Joe Allen
Pts: Jason Curry (6, 5f), JJ Hutchinson (2), Conor Murray (3), Kieran Power (2), Tommy Prendergast		 Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)


9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 1 Derry 2–14 (20) – (28) 2–22 Kildare Dungiven  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
Gls: D Flynn 1, N Kelly 1
Pts: N Flynn 6 (2f), F Conway 4, K Feely 2 (2f) P Cribbin 2, T Moolick 2, M Donnellan 1 (1'45); J Murray 1, K Cribbin 1, D Slattery 1, D Flynn 1, J Byrne 1		 Report Gls: E Lynn 2
Pts: E Bradley 3 (3f), E Lynn 3, M Lynch 2 (2f), J Doherty 2, SL McGoldrick 1, P Cassidy 1, S McGuigan 1		 Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)


9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 1 Meath 0–19 (19) – (20) 2–14
(a.e.t.) 		Tyrone Navan  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-07 – 1-06)
(FT: 0–14 – 1–11)		 Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Report Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
TV: Sky Sports


9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 1 Wicklow 1–05 (08) – (22) 2–16 Cavan Aughrim  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Aughrim County Ground
Report Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)


9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 1 Offaly 2–20 (26) – (18) 1–15 Antrim Tullamore  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: O'Connor Park
Report Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)


9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 1 Limerick 3–07 (16) – (34) 5–19 Mayo Limerick  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Gaelic Grounds
Report Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)


9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 1 Westmeath 1–11 (14) – (25) 3–16 Armagh Mullingar  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: TEG Cusack Park
Gls: Ronan O'Toole
Pts: Ronan O'Toole (2), Luke Loughlin (3, 3f), Denis Corroon (2, 1f), Finbar Coyne, Boidu Sayeh, Kieran Martin and Ger Egan (f)		 Report Gls: Anthony Duffy, Gavin McParland, Kevin Fagan (o.g.)
Pts: Rory Grugan (5, 5f), Anthony Duffy, Charlie Vernon (3), Ethan Rafferty (2), Jemar Hall (2), Gregory McCabe, Ryan McShane, Andrew Murnin		 Referee: David Gough (Meath)


10 June 2018 (2018-06-10) Round 1 London 1–19 (22) – (32) 2–26 Louth Ruislip  
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Venue: McGovern Park
Gls: Ryan Elliot
Pts: Adrian Moyles (10, 6f), Fearghal McMahon (3), Liam Gavaghan (2, 1f), Mark Gottsche (f), Ryan Elliot, Killian Butler, Liam Irwin		 Report Gls: Ronan Holcroft, Conor Grimes
Pts: William Woods (13, 11f, 1pen), Ciaran Downey (3), Declan Byrne (3), Gerard McSorley (3), Ronan Holcroft, Conor Grimes, Tommy Durnin, Andy McDonnell		 Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)


Round 2

In the second round, the eight losing provincial semi-finalists played the eight winning teams from round 1 of the qualifiers. The round 2 draw was unrestricted − if two teams have previously met in a provincial match they could be drawn to meet again. The eight winners of these matches played each other in round 3. The draw was conducted on 11 June 2018.[15]

The following teams took part in round 2 –

23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) Round 2 Waterford 0–09 (9) – (36) 5–21 Monaghan Dungarvan  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fraher Field
Report Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)


23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) Round 2 Carlow 1–10 (13) – (23) 3–14 Tyrone Carlow  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Dr Cullen Park
Report Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)


23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) Round 2 Cavan 1–14 (17) – (15) 0–15 Down Enniskillen  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Brewster Park
Report Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)


23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) Round 2 Tipperary 1–11 (14) – (22) 1–19 Mayo Thurles  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Semple Stadium
Report Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
TV: Sky Sports


23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) Round 2 Sligo 1–13 (16) – (22) 1–19 Armagh Sligo  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Markievicz Park
Report Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)


23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) Round 2 Leitrim 0–25 (25) – (15) 1–12 Louth Carrick-on-Shannon  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
Report Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)


23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) Round 2 Longford 1–13 (16) – (19) 1–16 Kildare Longford  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Pearse Park
Report Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)


24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) Round 2 Offaly 2–14 (20) – (22) 1–19 Clare Tullamore  
13:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: O'Connor Park
Report Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)


Round 3
"Newbridge or Nowhere" mural in Newbridge, County Kildare

In the third round, the eight winning teams from round 2 played off in four matches. Round 3 draw rules did not allow two teams that had played each other in a provincial match to meet again if such a pairing could be avoided. The four winners of these matches played the four losing provincial finalists in round 4. The draw was conducted on 25 June 2018.[16]

The following teams took part in round 3 –

30 June 2018 (2018-06-30) Round 3 Leitrim 0–09 (9) – (22) 1–19 Monaghan Carrick-on-Shannon  
14:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
Report Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Attendance: 8,238


30 June 2018 (2018-06-30) Round 3 Armagh 2–16 (22) – (18) 1–15 Clare Armagh  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Athletic Grounds
Report Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)


30 June 2018 (2018-06-30) Round 3 Cavan 1–12 (15) – (18) 0–18 Tyrone Enniskillen  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Brewster Park
Report Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
TV: Sky Sports


30 June 2018 (2018-06-30) Round 3 Kildare 0–21 (21) – (19) 0–19 Mayo Newbridge  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Conleth's Park
Report Referee: David Gough (Meath)
TV: Sky Sports


Round 4

In the fourth round, the four losing provincial finalists played the four winning teams from round 3 of the qualifiers. Round 4 draw rules did not allow teams that have met in a provincial match to meet again if such a pairing could be avoided, which meant Fermanagh were kept apart from Armagh and Monaghan, who they had met in the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Ulster Championship respectively. The matches are normally held in neutral venues. The four winners of these matches qualified for the All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage. The draw was conducted on 2 July 2018.[18]

The following teams took part in round 4 –

7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Round 4 Roscommon 2–22 (28) – (22) 1–19 Armagh Portlaoise  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: O'Moore Park
Report Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
TV: RTÉ News Now


7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Round 4 Cork 0–13 (13) – (29) 3–20 Tyrone Portlaoise  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: O'Moore Park
Report Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
TV: Sky Sports


7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Round 4 Fermanagh 0–18 (18) – (29) 3–20 Kildare Navan  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Report Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
TV: Sky Sports


8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) Round 4 Laois 1–11 (14) – (19) 0–19 Monaghan Navan  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Report Referee: Derek O'Mahony (Tipperary)


Super 8s

Format

The four provincial champions and the four winning teams from round four of the All-Ireland qualifiers play three games each in two groups of four teams during the months of July and August. Each group consists of two provincial champions and the two losing finalists of the other two provinces or the team that beats them in round four of the qualifiers.

In the first round (officially phase one) the two provincial champions play each other and the two round four qualifiers play each other in Croke Park. In rounds two and three (phases two and three) the provincial champions play the two qualifiers. In phase two the qualifiers have home advantage and the provincial winners are at home in phase three. Dublin, if they qualify, to also play their home game at Croke Park.[19]

Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The top two teams in each group advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Tie-breaker

If only two teams are level on group points –

  • The team that won the head-to-head match is ranked first
  • If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all group games) is used to rank the teams
  • If score difference is identical, total scored is used to rank the teams
  • If still identical, a play-off is required

If three or more teams are level on group points, score difference is used to rank the teams.

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Monaghan 3 2 1 0 51 41 +10 5 Advance to semi-finals
2 Galway 3 2 0 1 43 45 −2 4
3 Kerry 3 1 1 1 67 58 +9 3
4 Kildare 3 0 0 3 51 68 −17 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 August 2018. Source: GAA.ie
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15) Phase 1 Kildare 1–10 (13) – (15) 0–15 Monaghan Dublin  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1-05 – 0–10) Venue: Croke Park
Gls: D Flynn 1
Pts: N Flynn 4 (2f), J Byrne, D Flynn 1, K Feely 1 (1f), T Moolick 1, F Conway 1, E Callaghan 1		 Report
Pts: C McManus 4 (2f), K O'Connell 3, C McCarthy 2, N Kearns 2, R Beggan 2 (1f, 1 '45), K Duffy 1, S Carey 1		 Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 30,740 (double header)
TV: Sky Sports


15 July 2018 (2018-07-15) Phase 1 Kerry 1–10 (13) – (16) 1–13 Galway Dublin  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-05 – 0-06) Venue: Croke Park
Gls: D Clifford 1
Pts: D Clifford 5 (1f), P Geaney 2, S Murphy 1 (1 '45), K McCarthy 1, S O'Brien 1		 Report Gls: P Sweeney 1
Pts: S Walsh 5 (4f), I Burke 2, A Varley 2, D Comer 1, P Conroy 1, S Kelly 1, D Kyne 1		 Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Attendance: 30,740 (double header)
TV: RTÉ


22 July 2018 (2018-07-22) Phase 2 Kildare 0–16 (16) – (19) 0–19 Galway Newbridge  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0–10 – 0–11) Venue: St Conleth's Park

Pts: N Flynn 5 (3f), P Cribbin 3, F Conway 2, D Flynn 2, P Brophy 2, K Flynn 1, C Healy 1		 Report
Pts: S Walsh 4 (3f), D Comer 3, M Daly 2, G Bradshaw 1, J Heaney 1, C Sweeney 1, P Cooke 1, T Flynn 1, S Kelly 1, I Burke 1, E Brannigan 1, S Armstrong 1 G O'Donnell 1		 Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Attendance: 8,200
TV: RTÉ


22 July 2018 (2018-07-22) Phase 2 Monaghan 1–17 (20) – (20) 1–17 Kerry Clones  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1–11 – 0–10) Venue: St Tiernach's Park
Gls: C McManus 1
Pts: C McManus 9 (5f), R Beggan 4 (4f), K O'Connell 1, N Kearns 1, D Hughes 1, S Carey 1		 Report Gls: D Clifford 1
Pts: S O'Shea 8 (6f, 1 ’45), D Clifford 3, T O'Sullivan 2, P Murphy 1, D Moran 1, S O'Brien 1 (1f), A Maher 1		 Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Attendance: 17,022
TV: RTÉ


4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) Phase 3 Kerry 3–25 (34) – (22) 2–16 Kildare Killarney  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1-08 – 1–12) Venue: Fitzgerald Stadium
Gls: D Clifford 2 (1 pen), J O'Donoghue 1
Pts: D Clifford 6 (1f), S O'Shea 5 (3f, 2 '45'), J Barry 3, M Burns 2, P Geaney 2 (1f), J O'Donoghue 2, D Moran 1, S O'Brien 1, K Donaghy 1, K McCarthy 1, T Morley 1		 Report Gls: P Cribbin 1, N Flynn 1
Pts: P Cribbin 5, N Flynn 3 (1f, 1 '45'), K Feely 3 (3f), P Kelly 1, J Byrne 1, K Flynn 1, T Moolick 1, N Kelly 1		 Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
Attendance: 17,935
TV: Sky Sports


4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) Phase 3 Galway 0–08 (8) – (16) 0–16 Monaghan Salthill  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-05 – 0-07) Venue: Pearse Stadium

Pts: S Walsh 2 (2f), E Brannigan 2, P Cooke 1, G O’Donnell 1, D Comer 1, I Burke 1		 Report
Pts: C McManus 5 (4f), R McAnespie 4, D Hughes 2, F Kelly 1, V Corey 1, C Walshe 1, D Malone 1, R Beggan 1 (1f)		 Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 15,156
TV: Sky Sports


Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Dublin 3 3 0 0 74 52 +22 6 Advance to semi-finals
2 Tyrone 3 2 0 1 73 51 +22 4
3 Donegal 3 1 0 2 52 57 −5 2
4 Roscommon 3 0 0 3 53 92 −39 0
Updated to match(es) played on 5 August 2018. Source: GAA.ie
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Phase 1 Tyrone 4–24 (36) – (18) 2–12 Roscommon Dublin  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1–10 – 0-06) Venue: Croke Park
Gls: P Harte 1, N Sludden 1, C Meyler 1, R Donnelly 1
Pts: R Donnelly 4, C McAliskey 4 (3f), P Harte 3 (3f), N Sludden 2, C McShane 2, M Bradley 2, M McKernan 1, R McNamee 1, T McCann 1, M Donnelly 1, C Meyler 1, D McClure 1, R Brennan 1		 Report Gls: E Smith 1, C Murtagh 1
Pts: D Murtagh 5 (3f), C Murtagh 3 (2f), C Devaney 1, F Cregg 1, C Daly 1, P Kelly 1		 Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Attendance: 53,501 (double header)
TV: Sky Sports


14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Phase 1 Dublin 2–15 (21) – (16) 0–16 Donegal Dublin  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1-09 – 0-08) Venue: Croke Park
Gls: N Scully 2
Pts: D Rock 7 (5f, 1 '45'), B Howard 2, C Costello 2, P Flynn 2, C Kilkenny 1, J McCarthy 1		 Report
Pts: M Murphy 6 (3f, 1 '45'), J Brennan 3, M Langan 2, R McHugh 2, C Thompson 1, F McGlynn 1, É Doherty 1		 Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 53,501 (double header)
TV: RTÉ


21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Phase 2 Tyrone 0–14 (14) – (17) 1–14 Dublin Omagh  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-05 – 0-07) Venue: Healy Park

Pts: P Harte 3 (2f), C McAliskey 2 (1 '45), C McShane 2, K McGeary 2, M McKernan 1, T McCann 1, F Burns 1, M Bradley 1, H Loughran 1		 Report Gls: J McCarthy 1
Pts: D Rock 6 (4f), C Kilkenny 2, P McMahon 1, B Howard 1, J Small 1, J McCaffrey 1, K McManamon 1, P Flynn 1		 Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 16,205
TV: Sky Sports


21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Phase 2 Roscommon 0–13 (13) – (20) 0–20 Donegal Roscommon  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-05 – 0–10) Venue: Dr Hyde Park

Pts: C Murtagh 5 (3f), D Murtagh 2, B Stack 2, C Lennon 2, C Compton 1, E Smith 1		 Report
Pts: M Murphy 9 (3f, 1'45), OM Niallais 4, C Thompson 2 (1f), M Langan 1, L McLoone 1, J Brennan 1, R McHugh 1, M Reilly 1		 Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Attendance: 9,583
TV: Sky Sports


5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Phase 3 Dublin 4–24 (36) – (22) 2–16 Roscommon Dublin  
15:30 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 2–12 – 0-07) Venue: Croke Park
Gls: E O’Gara 2, P Flynn 1, MD Macauley 1
Pts: C Costello 9 (1 45, 1f), K McManamon 3 (2f), P Flynn 3, P Andrews 2, C McHugh 2, E O’Gara 2, P McMahon 1, J Small 1, MD Macauley 1, M Schutte 1, P Small 1		 Report Gls: G Patterson 1, D Smith 1
Pts: D Murtagh 6 (2f), D Smith 3 (1 45), C Lennon 2, P Kelly 2, N Kilroy 1, C Murtagh 1 (1f), C Devaney 1		 Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)
Attendance: 33,240
TV: RTÉ News Now


5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Phase 3 Donegal 1–13 (16) – (23) 2–17 Tyrone Ballybofey  
15:30 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1-06 – 0-06) Venue: MacCumhaill Park
Gls: M Murphy 1
Pts: J Brennan 3, M Murphy 2 (1f, 1 45’), OM Niallais 2, P McGrath 1, EB Gallagher 1, M Langan 1, R McHugh 1, C Thompson 1, N O’Donnell 1		 Report Gls: H Loughran 1, D McClure 1
Pts: L Brennan 4 (1f), C McAliskey 2 (2f), P Hampsey 2, M Donnelly 2, N Morgan 1 (1f), R McNamee 1, T McCann 1, P Harte 1 (1f), C Cavanagh 1, M Bradley 1, K McGeary 1		 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Attendance: 16,242
TV: RTÉ


Bracket
Semi-Finals Final
      
Dublin 1–24
Galway 2–12
Dublin 2–17
Tyrone 1–14
Tyrone 1–13
Monaghan 0–15

Semi-finals

The winner of Group 1 played the runner-up of Group 2, while the winner of Group 2 played the runner-up of Group 1.

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11)
17:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-final
Dublin 1–24 (27) – (18) 2–12 Galway
(HT: 1-09 – 1-07)
Gls: C O’Callaghan 1
Pts: D Rock 5 (4f), P Mannion 4, C Costello 3 (1f), C O’Callaghan 3, C Kilkenny 3, B Fenton 2, K McManamon 2, B Howard 1, P Flynn 1		 Gls: S Walsh 1, D Comer 1
Pts: S Walsh 5 (3f), I Burke 2, J Heaney 1, T Flynn 1, D Comer 1, M Daly 1, G O’Donnell 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Bellaghy, Derry)
Attendance: 54,716
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12)
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-final
Monaghan 0–15 (15) – (16) 1–13 Tyrone
(HT: 0-08 – 0-08)

Pts: C McManus 7 (6f), C McCarthy 3, K Hughes 2, R Beggan 1 (1f), D Wylie 1, F Kelly 1		 Gls: N Sludden 1
Pts: C McAliskey 4 (2f), P Harte 2 (1f), N Sludden 2, L Brennan 1 (1f), T McCann 1, F Burns 1, C Cavanagh 1, C McShane 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 49,696

Final
Main article: 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

The final was initially planned for 26 August 2018. It was rescheduled to 2 September to avoid a clash with the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families 2018.

2 September 2018 (2018-09-02)
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Dublin 2–17 (23) – (17) 1–14 Tyrone
(HT: 2-07 – 0-06)
Gls: Paul Mannion 1 (pen), Niall Scully 1
Pts: Dean Rock 7 (3f, 1 ’45), Ciaran Kilkenny 3, Brian Fenton 2, Paul Mannion 1, Brian Howard 1, Kevin McManamon 1, Michael Darragh MacAuley 1, Jack McCaffrey 1		 Gls: Peter Harte 1 (pen)
Pts: Connor McAliskey 3 (1f), Lee Brennan 3 (3f), Cathal McShane 2, Mark Bradley 2, Peter Harte 1 (1f), Tiernan McCann 1, Kieran McGeary 1, Padraig Hampsey 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 82,300

Stadia and locations

Each team has a nominal home stadium, though not all teams are guaranteed a home game over the course of the Championship. In addition, games may be played at neutral or alternate venues. For example, Dublin have not played a Championship game in Parnell Park, their nominal home, since the 2004 Championship.[20]

  1. Casement Park is not in use this season. Redevelopment is planned for the ground.

Championship statistics
  • All scores correct as of 4 September 2018

Top scorer: overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Conor McManus Monaghan 2–47 53 9 5.89
2 Dean Rock Dublin 2–41 47 7 6.7
Connor McAliskey Tyrone 2–41 47 10 4.7
4 Michael Murphy Donegal 1–34 37 7 5.29
5 Shane Walsh Galway 1–32 35 7 5.0
6 Paul Broderick Carlow 1–29 32 4 8
Neil Flynn Kildare 2–26 32 8 4
8 Cillian O'Connor Mayo 3–22 31 4 7.75
9 David Clifford Kerry 4–18 30 5 6
Diarmuid Murtagh Roscommon 0–30 30 6 5.0
Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin 2–24 30 7 4.2

Top scorer: from play
  • As of 4 September 2018
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin 2–24 30 7 4.2
2 David Clifford Kerry 3–15 24 5 4.8
Connor McAliskey Tyrone 2–18 24 10 2.4
4 Daniel Flynn Kildare 4–10 22 8 2.75
5 Neil Flynn Kildare 2–15 21 8 2.6

Top scorer: single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Cillian O'Connor Mayo 3-09 18 Limerick
2 William Woods Louth 0–13 13 London
3 Conor McManus Monaghan 1-09 12 Kerry
David Clifford Kerry 2-06 12 Kildare
5 Paul Broderick Carlow 0–11 11 Kildare
Paul Broderick Carlow 1-08 11 Louth
Connor McAliskey Tyrone 1-08 11 Meath
Paul Kinsgston Laois 3-02 11 Westmeath
9 Luke Connolly Cork 0–10 10 Tipperary
Adrian Moyles London 0–10 10 Louth
Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin 1-07 10 Wicklow

Scoring events
  • Widest winning margin: 27 points
  • Most goals in a match: 8
  • Most points in a match: 45
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Highest aggregate score: 58 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 19 points

Miscellaneous

Referees Panel
As announced in April 2018:[21]
  1. Ciaran Branagan (Down)
  2. Barry Cassidy (Derry)
  3. David Coldrick (Meath)
  4. Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
  5. Maurice Deegan (Laois)
  6. David Gough (Meath)
  7. Jerome Henry (Mayo)
  8. Pádraig Hughes (Armagh)
  9. Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
  10. Fergal Kelly (Longford)
  11. Conor Lane (Cork)
  12. Martin McNally (Monaghan), first year
  13. Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
  14. Noel Mooney (Cavan)
  15. Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
  16. Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
  17. Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
  18. Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Marty Duffy (Sligo) retired at the end of 2017 and Rory Hickey (Clare) was ruled out for 2018 due to injury.

Linesman Panel
  1. James Bermingham (Cork)
  2. Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
  3. Liam Devenney (Mayo)
  4. Paul Faloon (Down)
  5. Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)
  6. James Molloy (Galway)
  7. Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry)
  8. Barry Tiernan (Dublin)

Live televised coverage

RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provide the majority of the live television coverage of the football championship in the second year of a five-year deal running from 2017 until 2021. In the UK, Premier Sports have exclusive coverage of 26 games including Sunday provincial games from all 4 regions, 1st/2nd choice of qualifiers from rounds 1 and 2 and 4 of the 12 quarter-final group matches. Sky Sports broadcast a number of matches and have exclusive rights to a number of games including some All-Ireland super 8 matches.[22] BBC Northern Ireland showed at least two live games from the Ulster Championship and other games were shown in their entirety at a later time.[23][24]

Live Football On TV Schedule
Date Fixture &
Match Details		 Broad-
caster
Provincial and Qualifier Matches
13 May Mayo v Galway
Connacht Quarter-Final		 RTÉ
3 June Monaghan v Fermanagh
Ulster Semi-Final		 BBC NI
RTÉ
9 June Meath v Tyrone
Qualifiers Round 1		 Sky Sports
10 June Dublin v Longford
Leinster Semi-Final		 RTÉ
17 June Galway v Roscommon
Connacht Final		 RTÉ
23 June Tipperary v Mayo
Qualifiers Round 2		 Sky Sports
23 June Cork v Kerry
Munster Final		 RTÉ
24 June Donegal v Fermanagh
Ulster Final		 BBC NI
RTÉ
24 June Laois v Dublin
Leinster Final		 RTÉ
30 June Cavan v Tyrone
Qualifiers Round 3		 Sky Sports
30 June Kildare v Mayo
Qualifiers Round 3		 Sky Sports
7 July Roscommon v Armagh
Qualifiers Round 4		 RTÉ
7 July Cork v Tyrone
Qualifiers Round 4		 Sky Sports
7 July Fermanagh v Kildare
Qualifiers Round 4		 Sky Sports
All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage
14 July Tyrone v Roscommon
Phase 1 Group 2		 Sky Sports
14 July Dublin v Donegal
Phase 1 Group 2		 RTÉ
15 July Kildare v Monaghan
Phase 1 Group 1		 Sky Sports
15 July Kerry v Galway
Phase 1 Group 1		 RTÉ
21 July Roscommon v Donegal
Phase 2 Group 2		 Sky Sports
21 July Tyrone v Dublin
Phase 2 Group 2		 Sky Sports
22 July Kildare v Galway
Phase 2 Group 1		 RTÉ
22 July Monaghan v Kerry
Phase 2 Group 1		 RTÉ
4 August Kerry v Kildare
Phase 3 Group 1		 Sky Sports
4 August Galway v Monaghan
Phase 3 Group 1		 Sky Sports
5 August Dublin v Roscommon
Phase 3 Group 2		 RTÉ
5 August Donegal v Tyrone
Phase 3 Group 2		 RTÉ
Knockout Stage
All-Ireland Football Semi-Finals
11 August Dublin v Galway RTÉ
Sky Sports
12 August Monaghan v Tyrone RTÉ
Sky Sports
All-Ireland Football Final
2 September Dublin v Tyrone RTÉ
Sky Sports

Awards

The Sunday Game Team of the Year

The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 2 September, the night of the final. Dublin's Ciarán Kilkenny was named as The Sunday Game player of the year.[25]

  • 1. Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
  • 2. Jonny Cooper (Dublin)
  • 3. Pádraig Hampsey (Tyrone)
  • 4. Eoghan Bán Gallagher (Donegal)
  • 5. Karl O'Connell (Monaghan)
  • 6. James McCarthy (Dublin)
  • 7. Jack McCaffrey (Dublin)
  • 8. Brian Fenton (Dublin)
  • 9. Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone)
  • 10. Shane Walsh (Galway)
  • 11. Ciarán Kilkenny (Dublin)
  • 12. Brian Howard (Dublin)
  • 13. Paul Mannion (Dublin)
  • 14. Conor McManus (Monaghan)
  • 15. David Clifford (Kerry)

All Star Team of the Year

The football All Stars were revealed on 1 November 2018 and were presented on 2 November at an awards ceremony at the Convention Centre in Dublin.[26][27]

  • 1. Rory Beggan (Monaghan)
  • 2. Jonny Cooper (Dublin)
  • 3. Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone)
  • 4. Pádraig Hampsey (Tyrone)
  • 5. Karl O'Connell (Monaghan)
  • 6. James McCarthy (Dublin)
  • 7. Jack McCaffrey (Dublin)
  • 8. Brian Fenton (Dublin)
  • 9. Brian Howard (Dublin)
  • 10. Paul Mannion (Dublin)
  • 11. Ciarán Kilkenny (Dublin)
  • 12. Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
  • 13. David Clifford (Kerry)
  • 14. Conor McManus (Monaghan)
  • 15. Ian Burke (Galway)

Footballer of the Year

Brian Fenton (Dublin)

Young Footballer of the Year

David Clifford (Kerry)

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  3. "Leinster Championship @ GAA.ie".
  4. "Munster Championship @ GAA.ie".
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  6. "'Super 8' system to replace Senior Football Championship quarter-finals after GAA vote". RTÉ Sport. 25 February 2017.
  7. "Football final will have a September date in 2018". RTÉ Sport. 12 October 2017.
  8. "GAA hierarchy focuses on the elite and leaves the Crap 25 to fend for themselves". Independent.ie. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  9. "New 20-metre rule means goalkeepers will have to kick longer". HoganStand.com. 30 September 2017.
  10. "Championship draw heralds new beginning for GAA". The Irish Times. 19 October 2017. The abolition of replays will introduce the championship's most dramatic quirk – the possibility of a free-taking competition...This will only happen in the rarest of circumstances, whereby a qualifier game is level after 70 minutes, still level after another two periods of 10 minutes each and then still level after two periods of five minutes each.
  11. "Championship draw heralds new beginning for GAA". The Irish Times. 19 October 2017. For the first time since 2013, the All-Ireland qualifiers will not be split into A and B sides. Initially a measure designed to create more room in the calendar for club matches, it was done away with in among the raft of broader club-friendly changes at the 2017 Congress.
  12. "Refs to issue tougher punishment on melees". www.hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  13. "Championship draw heralds new beginning for GAA". The Irish Times. 19 October 2017. For the first time, in the opening three rounds of the qualifiers home advantage is given to Division Three and Four teams that are drawn against teams from Division One and Two.
  14. "Tyrone to take on Meath in Qualifiers". RTÉ Sport. 28 May 2018.
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  16. "Mayo face third round qualifier showdown in Kildare". RTÉ Sport. 25 June 2018.
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  19. "Championship draw heralds new beginning for GAA". The Irish Times. 19 October 2017. The qualifiers will feed into the Super Eights...There will be two points for a win, one point for a draw.
  20. "Here are the last 10 times Dublin footballers played outside Croke Park". Irish Examiner. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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  22. Stafford, Mikey (4 May 2018). "Here are the 31 GAA Championship games live on RTÉ TV". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  23. "BBC NI to lose most of their Ulster championship games".
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  25. "Ciarán Kilkenny named The Sunday Game footballer of the year as champions Dublin dominate team of the season". Irish Independent. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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