2018 Dublin Senior Football Championship Explained

2018 Dublin Senior Football Championship
County:Dublin
Year:2018
Trophy:Clerys Cup
Date:12 April - 29 October 2018
Num Teams:16 Senior 1
15 Senior 2
Defending Champions:St. Vincent's
Winners:Kilmacud Crokes
Manager:Johnny Magee
Captain:Craig Dias
Qualify For:Leinster Club SFC
Runnersup:St. Judes
Runnerupmanager:???
Relegated:Parnells (SF1 to SF2)
Website:Dublin GAA.ie
Previous:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 Dublin Senior Football Championship was the 132nd edition of Dublin GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. 31 teams participate (16 in Senior 1 and 15 in Senior 2), with the winner of Senior 1 representing Dublin in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 21 March 2018.[1]

No team was promoted from the 2017 I.F.C. due to the rule that no reserve side who wins the I.F.C. (in this case Na Fianna 'B') can be promoted to the S.F.C.

St. Vincent's were the defending champions having defeated Ballymun Kickhams in the previous year's final.

Team Changes

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

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2017 Dublin Intermediate Football Championship

From S.F.C.

Relegated to 2018 Dublin Intermediate Football Championship

Withdrew from Dublin Championships

Format changes for 2018

In 2018 the Dublin S.F.C. moved away from the straight knock-out format used in previous years. The championship was split into two sections called the Senior 1 and Senior 2 Football Championships. Teams were graded as Senior 1 or 2 depending on their performances in the previous five Dublin S.F.C.s.[2]

Senior 1 Football Championship

16 teams compete in 4 randomly drawn groups of 4. The top 2 teams in each group qualify for the S.1.F.C. Quarter-Finals, with the outright winner of the S.1.F.C. representing Dublin in the Leinster S.C.F.C. The bottom teams in each of the four groups contest the relegation play-offs with the losers of the relegation final being relegated to the 2019 S.2.F.C.

Senior 2 Football Championship

15 teams compete in 3 randomly drawn groups of 4 and 1 group of 3 (due to the withdrawal of U.C.D. from the Dublin Championships). The top 2 teams in each group qualify for the S.2.F.C. Quarter-Finals, with the outright winner of the S.2.F.C. winning promotion to the 2019 Dublin S.1.F.C. The bottom teams in each of the four groups contest the relegation play-offs with the losers of the relegation final being relegated to the 2019 I.F.C.

Intermediate Football Championship

All reserve sides who played in previous I.F.C.'s will now compete in a separate competition among themselves known as the "All-County Intermediate Football Championship" (A.C.I.F.C.). All 16 first-teams compete in a separate championship in 4 randomly drawn groups of 4. The top 2 teams in each group qualify for the I.F.C. Quarter-Finals, with the outright winner of the I.F.C. winning promotion to the 2019 Dublin S.2.F.C. The bottom teams in each of the four groups contest the relegation play-offs with the losers of the relegation final being relegated to the 2019 Junior Football 1 Championship.

Junior 1 Football Championship

All reserve sides who played in previous J.F.C.'s will now compete in a separate competition among themselves known as the "All-County Junior 1 Football Championship" (A.C.J.1.F.C.). All 16 first-teams compete in a separate championship in 4 randomly drawn groups of 4. The top 2 teams in each group qualify for the J.1.F.C. Quarter-Finals, with the outright winner of the J.1.F.C. winning promotion to the 2019 Dublin I.F.C. The bottom teams in each of the forum groups contest the relegation play-offs with the losers of the relegation final being relegated to the 2019 J.2.F.C.

Senior 1 Football Championship

Group A

Team
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31114546-13
31203339-62
St. Oliver Plunkett's/ER30214451-71

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group B

Team
St. Vincents33008646+406
31115451+33
30124263-212
Lucan Sarsfields30214163-221

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group 3

Team
St. Jude's33005535+206
St. Sylvesters32105936+234
Ballinteer St. John's31204843+52
30302169-480

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group D

Team
Ballymun Kickhams33006838+306
Castleknock32106035+254
31204248-62
Clontarf30302877-490

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Senior 1 Football Championship Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals

St. Jude's, St. Sylvester's, Kilmacud Crokes, St. Vincent's, Na Fianna, Castleknock, Ballymun and Ballyboden qualified for the last eight of the Dublin Senior Football Championship.[3]

Final

Senior 1 Football Championship Relegation Playoffs

Relegation Semi-Finals

The relegation semi finals were cancelled as Parnells conceded relegation to the Senior 2 Football Championship for 2019.[4] Clontarf, St. Oliver Plunkett's Eoghan Ruadh and Lucan Sarsfields retained their Senior 1 status and will compete in the 2019 Senior 1 Football Championship.

Senior 2 Football Championship

Group A

Team
Thomas Davis33007329+446
32104642+44
20203151-200
20201745-280

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group B

Team
Round Towers Clondalkin33006038+226
Fingallians32105751+64
31204360-172
30304364-190

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group C

Team
Naomh Ólaf22003122+94
Naomh Mearnóg21102829-12
St. Annes20202836-80

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group D

Team
Cuala33008225+576
32104345-24
31204069-292
30302955-260

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Senior 2 Football Championship Knock-Out Stage

Final

Senior 2 Football Championship Relegation Playoffs

Relegation Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Dublin Senior Club Championship Draws. 21 March 2018. Hoganstand.com. 21 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Dublin Club Championship Format Change Proposals 2018. 3 July 2017. Dublingaa.ie. 3 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Grassroots GAA — Coming Soon.
  4. Web site: Stephen Cluxton's Parnells concede relegation from top tier of Dublin SFC.