2019 Carlow Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:	Carlow S.F.C.
Sponsor:	Michael Lyng Motors
Season:	2019
Winners:	Éire Óg
Relegated:	Ballinabranna
Continentalcup5:	Leinster SCFC
Continentalcup5 Qualifiers:	???
Continentalcup1:	All Ireland SCFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	???
Continentalcup2:	Winning Captain
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Sean Gannon
Continentalcup3:	Man of the Match
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Benny Kavanagh
Continentalcup4:	Winning Manager
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:	Joe Murphy
Matches:	18
Prevseason:	2018
Nextseason:	2020

The 2019 Carlow Senior Football Championship is the 119th edition of the Carlow GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Carlow, Ireland. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner going on to represent Carlow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Éire Óg were the defending champions after they defeated Rathvilly in the previous years final.

This was Ballinabranna's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2018 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship title, thus ending a 3-year exodus since being relegated in 2016.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2019 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship

• Ballinabranna - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to 2019 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship

• O'Hanrahans

Group stage

There are two groups of four teams. The top two teams in each group compete in the semi-finals. The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation Final.

Group A

Team
Éire Óg	3	2	1	0	45	35	+10	4
Tinryland	3	2	1	0	36	32	+4	4
Old Leighlin	3	2	1	0	36	35	-1	4
Ballinabranna	3	0	3	0	37	52	-15	0

Round 1

• Old Leighlin 0-11, 1-7 Tinryland, 25/7/2019.
• Éire Óg 3-15, 1-9 Ballinabranna, 28/7/2019.

Round 2

• Éire Óg 0-11, 0-10 Old Leighlin, 11/8/2019.
• Tinryland 1-10, 0-11 Ballinabranna, 10/8/2019.

Round 3

• Old Leighlin 2-9, 1-11 Ballinabranna, 24/8/2019.
• Tinryland 2-7, 1-7 Éire Óg, 24/8/2019.

Group B

Team
	3	3	0	0	52	37	+15	6
Bagenalstown Gaels	3	2	1	0	47	49	-2	4
Palatine	3	1	2	0	41	38	+3	2
Mt. Leinster Rangers	3	0	3	0	30	48	-18	0

Round 1

• Rathvilly 3-14, 2-12 Bagenalstown Gaels, 26/7/2019.
• Palatine 0-15, 2-5 Mount Leinster Rangers, 26/7/2019.

Round 2

• Rathvilly 1-13, 0-4 Mount Leinster Rangers, 9/8/2019.
• Bagenalstown Gaels 1-09, 0-11 Palatine, 11/8/2019.

Round 3

• Bagenalstown Gaels 3-8, 1-12 Mount Leinster Rangers, 25/8/2019.
• Rathvilly 2-9, 0-15 Palatine, 25/8/2019.

Knock-out stages

Finals

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

Final

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

See main article: 2019–20 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

References

• Web site: Éire Óg vs Palatine.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carlow Nationalist Archives. 16 January 2018 . . 16 January 2018.
2. Web site: 2018 Carlow Club Championship Draws. 16 January 2018. Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018.