2018 Armagh Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:Armagh S.F.C.
Season:2018
Winners:Crossmaglen Rangers (44th SFC Title)
Relegated:Whitecross St. Killian's (7th in the SBFL)
Tír na nÓg Portadown (8th in the SBFL)
Continentalcup5:Ulster SCFC
Continentalcup5 Qualifiers:Crossmaglen Rangers
Continentalcup1:All Ireland SCFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:n/a
Continentalcup2:Winning Captain
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:???
Continentalcup3:Man of the Match
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:???
Continentalcup4:Winning Manager
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:???
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 Armagh Senior Football Championship is the 118th edition of Armagh GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The winners represent Armagh in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

The championship begins with sixteen teams competing in four groups of four teams before proceeding to a knock-out format. Prior to 2018 the competition had a back-door format. The winners receive the Gerry Fegan Cup.

Armagh Harps were the defending champions after they defeated Maghery Seán McDermott's in the 2017 final.

This was Killeavy St. Moninna's and Silverbridge Harps' return to the senior grade after they claimed the 2017 I.F.C. and I.A.F.L. titles respectively.

Whitecross St. Killian's and Tír na nÓg Portadown were relegated to the I.F.C. and I.A.F.L. for 2019 after they finished 7th and 8th in the S.B.F.L. respectively. They will be replaced by the I.F.C. & I.A.F.L. champions Lurgan St. Peter's as well as I.A.F.L. runners-up Culloville Blues.

Crossmaglen Rangers claimed their 44th S.F.C. title and their 20th in 23 years when defeating Ballymacnab 0–24 to 1–15 in the decider at the Athletic Grounds on 21 October 2018.[1]

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.

Promoted To S.F.C. from I.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C. from S.F.C.

Group stage

All 16 teams enter the competition at this stage. The top 2 teams in each group go into the quarter-finals while the bottom team of each group enter the relegation playoffs. The team named first in each round listed below received home advantage.

Group A

Team
Ballymacnab Round Towers33007531+446
Dromintee St. Patrick's 32105344+94
High Moss Sarsfields 31205755-22
Whitecross St. Killian's 30301974-550

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group B

Team
Crossmaglen Rangers33006139+226
Silverbridge Harps 31203934+52
Madden Rapparees 31205156-52
Clann Éireann 31204163-222

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group C

Team
Maghery Seán McDermott's32014429+155
Armagh Harps 32104637+94
Killeavy St. Moninna's 31203245-132
Annaghmore Pearses30212637-111

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group D

Team
St. Patrick's Cullyhanna33007531+446
Pearse Óg's32105344+94
Granemore St. Mary's31205755-22
Tír na nÓg Portadown30301974-550

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Knock-Out Stage

Final

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

See main article: 2018–19 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armagh News Archives. 21 October 2018. Rte.ie. 21 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Armagh News Archives. 16 January 2018. Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018.