2018 Kildare Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Kildare Senior Football Championship is the 125th edition of the Kildare GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Kildare, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Kildare in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship had a different format this year, employing a random draw for the first round, followed by seeded groups and a knock-out stage.

Kildare S.F.C.

Season	2018
Champions	Moorefield
Relegated	Leixlip
Winning Captain	???
Man Of The Match	???
Winning Manager	???
Matches played	??
← 2017 2019 →

Moorefield were the defending champions after they defeated Celbridge in the previous years final.

This was Raheens' return to the senior grade after 12 years outside the top-flight of Kildare club football.

Team Changes

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

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2017 Kildare I.F.C.

• Raheens - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C. Relegated to 2018 Kildare I.F.C. Allenwood

Format

The 2018 Senior and Intermediate County Championship used a completely new format this year. 16 teams play in eight first round games after which all 16 teams will go into four groups of four with two winners and two losers from the opening round in each of those groups. After which the teams that finish first and second will qualify for the knockout stages while the four bottom clubs have to fend off relegation in a Relegation Semi-Final.

First round

• Johnstownbridge 1-14, 0-11 Confey, St. Conleth's Park, 4/5/2018,
• Celbridge 2-18, 1-12 Castledermot, Hawkfield, 5/5/2018,
• Athy 0-23, 2-12 Maynooth, Hawkfield, 5/5/2018,
• St. Laurence's 2-15, 1-10 Clane, St. Conleth's Park, 5/5/2018,
• Naas 0-25, 0-10 Round Towers, St. Conleth's Park, 5/5/2018,
• Leixlip 1-10, 1-10 Eadestown, St. Conleth's Park, 6/5/2018,
• Moorefield 0-22, 4-8 Carbury, St. Conleth's Park, 6/5/2018,

• Leixlip 2-20, 3-5 Eadestown, Hawkfield, 9/5/2018, (Replay)

Group stage

All 16 teams play in the group stage. There are four groups of four, with each group consisting of 2 First Round winners and losers. The top team in each group go into the Quarter-Finals, 2nd and 3rd in each group proceed to the Preliminary Quarter-Finals while the bottom team of each group entered a Relegation Playoff.

Group A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts St. Laurence's 3 2 0 1 56 43 +13 4 Naas 3 2 0 1 57 53 +4 4 Maynooth 3 1 0 2 45 60 −15 2 Castledermot 3 1 0 2 50 53 −3 2 Source:

Round 1 St. Laurence's 1-16, 0-7 Maynooth, 17/8/2018, Naas 1-14, 0-14 Castledermot, 18/8/2018, Round 2 Castledermot 2-16, 2-11 St. Laurence's, 24/8/2018, Naas 1-24, 2-13 Maynooth, 1/9/2018, Round 3 St. Laurence's 3-11, 0-13 Naas, 9/9/2018, Maynooth 4-7, 0-14 Castledermot, 9/9/2018,

Group B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Athy 3 3 0 0 52 33 +19 6 Carbury 4 2 0 2 64 51 +13 4 Round Towers 3 1 0 2 48 50 −2 2 Leixlip 3 0 0 3 34 64 −30 0 Source:

Round 1 Round Towers 3-13, 3-7 Leixlip, 17/8/2018, Athy 1-22, 0-15 Carbury, 18/8/2018, Round 2 Athy 0-14, 1-9 Round Towers, 25/8/2018, Carbury 5-14, 1-9 Leixlip, 1/9/2018, Round 3 Athy 0-13, 0-6 Leixlip, 8/9/2018, Carbury 2-14, 1-11 Round Towers, 8/9/2018,

Group C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Moorefield 3 3 0 0 73 36 +37 6 Johnstownbridge 3 2 0 1 62 43 +19 4 Raheens 3 0 1 2 54 66 −12 1 Clane 3 0 1 2 42 84 −42 1 Source:

Round 1 Moorefield 3-16, 2-11 Raheens, 18/8/2018, Johnstownbridge 6-13, 0-13 Clane, 18/8/2018, Round 2 Johnstownbridge 1-17, 1-13 Raheens, 1/9/2018, Moorefield 3-23, 0-8 Clane, 1/9/2018, Round 3 Clane 4-9, 4-9 Raheens, 9/9/2018, Moorefield 0-14, 2-5 Johnstownbridge, 9/9/2018,

Group D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Celbridge 3 3 0 0 70 25 +45 6 Sarsfields 3 2 0 1 64 30 +34 4 Confey 3 1 0 2 28 59 −31 2 Eadestown 3 0 0 3 29 77 −48 0 Source:

Round 1 Celbridge 4-21, 0-7 Eadestown, 18/8/2018, Sarsfields 2-18, 0-6 Confey, 18/8/2018, Round 2 Sarsfields 4-19, 1-8 Eadestown, 25/8/2018, Celbridge 1-21, 1-6 Confey, 1/9/2018, Round 3 Celbridge 0-13, 0-9 Sarsfields, 8/9/2018, Confey 0-13, 1-8 Eadestown, 8/9/2018,

Knock-out stage

Preliminary quarter-finals

15 September 2018	Naas	5-19 - 3-7	Raheens	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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16 September 2018	Carbury	2-18 - 0-20	Confey	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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16 September 2018	Sarsfields	1-11 - 2-4	Maynooth	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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16 September 2018	Johnstownbridge	2-13 - 1-12	Round Towers	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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Quarter-finals

23 September 2018 3:45pm	Moorefield	1-17 - 1-9	Johnstownbridge	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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23 September 2018 5:30pm	Athy	2-11 - 0-7	Sarsfields	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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29 September 2018	Naas	1-13 - 2-7	St. Laurence's	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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29 September 2018	Celbridge	1-15 - 0-10	Carbury	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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Semi-finals

6 October 2018	Athy	0-17 - 1-13	Celbridge	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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7 October 2018	Moorefield	0-17 - 0-9	Naas	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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Final

21 October 2018	Moorefield	2-12 - 2-9	Athy	Newbridge Referee: ??? Man of the Match: ???

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Relegation playoff

Relegation semi-finals

• Eadestown 1-11, 0-10 Leixlip, Hawkfield, 22/9/2018,
• Castledermot 0-17, 0-11 Clane, Hawkfield, 22/9/2018,

Relegation final

• Clane 0-13, 0-12 Leixlip, Hawkfield, 6/10/2019,

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Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

References

1. "Leinster Leader". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
2. "Leiclip Relegated". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.