2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2018

Championship details
Dates	2 June – 16 September 2018
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winners	Dublin (3rd win)
Captain	Sinéad Aherne
Manager	Mick Bohan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	Ciara O'Sullivan
Manager	Ephie Fitzgerald
Provincial champions
Connacht	Galway
Leinster	Dublin
Munster	Cork
Ulster	Donegal
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	27
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The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 45th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county Ladies' Gaelic Football tournament. It was known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.^[1][2][3]

It was won by Dublin.^[4]

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise their provincial championship. All matches are knockout.

Group stage

In 2018, a new round-robin format was introduced in the All-Ireland championship. The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams.

Knockout stage

The winners of each group and the runners-up compete in the four All-Ireland quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow.

24 June 2018 4:00 pm Final	Mayo	1-12 – 0-17	Galway	MacHale Park Referee: Gerry Carmody (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Tracey Leonard (Corofin)
	Cora Staunton 0-6 (0-4f), Fiona Doherty 1-0, Sinead Cafferky, Niamh Kelly, Grace Kelly (0-1f) 0-2 each	Report	Tracey Leonard 0-6 (0-2f), Mairead Seoighe and Roisin Leonard (0-1f) 0-3 each, Emer Faherty, Nicola Ward, Olivia Divilly, Aine McDonagh, Sarah Conneally 0-1 each

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1 July 2018 4:00 pm Final	Dublin	5-11 – 2-8	Westmeath	Dr. Cullen Park Referee: Stephen McNulty (Wicklow) Man of the Match: Niamh McEvoy (St. Sylvesters)
	Sinéad Aherne 1-5 (0-3f), Niamh McEvoy 2-1, Noëlle Healy 1-2, Lyndsey Davey 1-0, Nicole Owens, Hannah O'Neill, Amy Connolly 0-1 each	Report	Leanne Slevin 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Aoife Connolly 1-2 (0-2f), Annie Dolan, Maud Annie Foley, Johanna Maher 0-1 each

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2 June 2018 Semi-Final	Cork	2-12 - 1-10	Tipperary	Ardfinnan GAA Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)
	Orla Finn 0-4 (3f), Brid O'Sullivan and Hannah Looney (1-0 pen) 1-0 each, Ciara O’Sullivan, Doireann O’Sullivan, Eimear Scally 0-2 each, Orlagh Farmer and Libby Coppinger 0-1 each	Report	Aisling Moloney 1-2, Aisling McCarthy 0-4 (3f), Mairead Morrissey 0-2, Orla O’Dwyer and Roisin Howard 0-1 each

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3 June 2018 Semi-Final	Kerry	2-16 - 1-6	Waterford	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Referee: Jason Mullins (Limerick)
	Sarah Houlihan 1-9 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), Andrea Murphy 1-2, Lorraine Scanlon 0-3 (0-1f), Emma Dineen and Aoife O'Callaghan 0-1 each	Report	Maria Delahunty 1-2, Michelle Ryan, Lauren McGregor (0-1f), Aileen Wall, Eimear Fennell (0-1f) 0-1 each

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23 June 2018 2:00 pm Final	Cork	5-13 – 2-10	Kerry	Cork IT Referee: T Fox (Tipperary) Man of the Match: Melissa Duggan (Dohenys)
	Saoirse Noonan 2-2 (1-0 pen), Ciara O'Sullivan 2-0, Hannah Looney 1-0 pen, Áine O'Sullivan 0-4, Orla Finn 0-3, Doireann O'Sullivan 0-2, Aisling Hutchings and Libby Coppinger 0-1 each	Report	Sarah Houlihan 1-4 (0-3f), Amy Foley 1-2, Lorraine Scanlon (0-1f), Emma Dineen, Brid Ryan, Kate O'Sullivan 0-1 each

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3 June 2018 6:00 pm Semi-Final	Armagh	2-14 - 1-14	Cavan	Inniskeen Grattans GAC, Inniskeen Referee: Gavin Corrigan (Down)
	Aimee Mackin 1-4, Kelly Mallon 1-2 (0-1f), Caroline O'Hanlon 0-4 (0-2f), Tiarna Grimes and Lauren McConville 0-2 each	Report	Aisling Doonan 0-6 (0-3f), Donna English 0-4, Beth Farrelly McGee 1-0, Bronagh Sheridan and Aishling Sheridan 0-2 each

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9 June 2018 7:00 pm Semi-Final	Donegal	3-17 - 1-9	Monaghan	Healy Park, Omagh Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)
	Geraldine McLaughlin 1-5 (0-5f), Yvonne Bonner 1-2, Eilish Ward 1-1 (1-0 pen), Aoife McDonnell 0-3, Katy Herron and Sarah Jane McDonald 0-2 each, Deirdre Foley and Roisin Friel 0-1 each	Report	Ellen McCarron 0-5 (0-3f), Niamh Callan 1-0, Muireann Atkinson (0-1f), Rosemary Courtney, Therese Scott (0-1f), Eva Woods 0-1 each

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17 June 2018 3:45 pm Final	Donegal	9-21 – 4-8	Armagh	Brewster Park Referee: Brian McCallion (Tyrone) Man of the Match: Yvonne Bonner (Glenfin)
	Yvonne Bonner 3-6, Geraldine McLaughlin 3-4 (0-1f), Eilish Ward 1-2, Karen Guthrie and Niamh Hegarty 1-1 each, Katy Herron 0-4, Sarah Jane McDonald 0-2, Aoife McDonnell 0-1	Report	Caroline O'Hanlon 1-3 (1-0 pen), Aimee Mackin 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Kelly Mallon and Blaithin Mackin 1-1 each, Aoife McCoy 0-1

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In 2018, a new round-robin format was introduced in the All-Ireland championship. The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams, with each group containing one provincial champion, one provincial beaten finalist, and one beaten provincial semi-finalist (two each from Munster and Ulster). Each team plays the other teams in its group once.

There are three rounds in each group with the provincial champions playing in rounds two and three. Three group points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The winners and runners-up in each group compete in the four All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Group Points	Score Difference
Donegal	2	2	0	0	6	+4
Kerry	2	1	0	1	3	+5
Tipperary	2	0	0	2	0	–9

14 July 2018 13:00	Tipperary	2-10 – 3-13	Kerry	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh Referee: Jonathan Murphy
	A Moloney 1-4, R Howard 1-1, A McCarthy 0-3 (1f), G O’Brien 0-2	Report	S Houlihan 2-3 (0-2f), L Ni Mhuircheartaigh 0-6 (3f), A Murphy 1-1, E O’Leary 0-2, A Brosnan 0-1

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21 July 2018 3 p.m.	Donegal	0-17 – 0-14	Tipperary	Castlerea St. Kevin's GAA, Castlerea Referee: Garryowen McMahon (Mayo)
		Report

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28 July 2018	Kerry	1-13 – 3-6	Donegal	Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: Gerry Carmody
		Report

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	Group Points	Score Difference
Cork	2	2	0	0	6	+28
Armagh	2	0	1	1	1	–12
Monaghan	2	0	1	1	1	–16

14 July 2018 12:30	Armagh	1-11 – 1-11	Monaghan	Clones
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21 July 2018 15:00	Cork	7-7 – 1-9	Monaghan	St Brendan's Park, Birr Referee: Stephen McNulty (Wicklow)
	C O’Sullivan 2-1; S Noonan 2-0; O Finn 0-5 (2f); A O’Sullivan 1-1; D O’Sullivan, M O’Callaghan 1-0 each.	Report	E McCarron 0-5 (3f); L Martin 1-0 (pen); C McAnespie 0-2; R Courtney, E Woods 0-1 each

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28 July 2018 3:45 p.m.	Armagh	1-7 – 1-19	Cork	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo)
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Team	Pld	W	D	L	Group Points	Score Difference
Galway	2	2	0	0	6	+42
Westmeath	2	1	0	1	3	–25
Waterford	2	0	0	2	0	–17

14 July 2018 14:45	Waterford	2-11 – 2-12	Westmeath	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh Referee: John Gallagher
	A Wall 2-0, M Delahunty 0-6 (4f), K Corbett Barry 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, Kate McGrath 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, E Fennell 0-1	Report	A Connolly 1-2 (0-1f), L Slevin 0-5 (5f), L L Walsh 1-0, M A Foley 0-3, A Dolan 0-2

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21 July 2018 16:45	Galway	3-12 – 0-5	Waterford	St Brendan's Park, Birr Referee: Seamus Mulvihill

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28 July 2018 2 p.m.	Westmeath	1-6 – 6-17	Galway	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Kevin Corcoran
	A Connolly 1-2 (0-2f), LL Walsh 0-1, J Maher 0-1, F Coyle 0-1, MA Foley 0-1.	Report	L Coen 2-3, T Leonard 0-6 (2f), S Conneally 1-2, R Leonard 1-2, E Reaney 1-1, L Ward 1-0, A Davoren 0-1, O Divilly 0-1, A McDonagh 0-1

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	Group Points	Score Difference
Dublin	2	2	0	0	6	+22
Mayo	2	1	0	1	3	–2
Cavan	2	0	0	2	0	–20

14 July 2018 14:15	Mayo	3-23 - 4-13	Cavan	Clones Referee: Niall McCormack (Laois) Man of the Match: Grace Kelly (Moy Davitts)
	Grace Kelly 2-6 (0-1f), Sarah Rowe 1-7, Niamh Kelly 0-5, Fiona Doherty 0-3, Kathryn Sullivan and Emma Needham 0-1 each	Report	Aisling Maguire 1-5 (0-4f), Donna English, Catherine Dolan, Aishling Sheridan 1-0 each, Bronagh Sheridan 0-3 (0-1f), Sinead Greene 0-2, Catriona Smith, Ciara Finnegan, Roisin O'Keefe 0-1 each

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21 July 2018 3 pm	Dublin	5-17 – 2-13	Cavan	Dunleer Referee: Brendan Rice
	Noëlle Healy 2-5; L McGinley 2-0; Niamh McEvoy 1-2; Sinéad Aherne 0-3 (2f); O Whyte 0-2; N Collins, J Dunne, C Rowe, N Owens, Niamh McEvoy 0-1 each	Report	A Maguire 0-8 (5f); Aishling Sheridan 1-2; C Dolan 1-0; A O’Reilly, C Smith, S Greene 0-1 each

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28 July 2018	Mayo	1-8 – 3-11	Dublin	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: Maggie Farrelly (Cavan)
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Each of the four winners from the group stage play one of the four runners-up.

The provincial championship winners are exempt from relegation even if they finish bottom of their group. The number of relegation play-off games is therefore dependent on the number of non provincial winners who finish bottom of their group. The losers of the relegation play-offs play in next year's intermediate championship.

Tipperary are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2019.

• Widest winning margin: 33 points
  • Cork 8-18 – 1-6 Westmeath (All-Ireland Quarter-Final)
• Most goals in a match: 13
  • Donegal 9-21 – 4-8 Armagh (Ulster final)
• Most points in a match: 36
  • Mayo 3-23 – 4-13 Cavan (group stage)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 9
  • Donegal 9-21 – 4-8 Armagh (Ulster final)
• Most goals by a losing team: 4
  • Donegal 9-21 – 4-8 Armagh (Ulster final)
  • Mayo 3-23 – 4-13 Cavan (group stage)
• Highest aggregate score: 68 points
  • Donegal 9-21 – 4-8 Armagh (Ulster final)
• Lowest aggregate score: 28 points
  • Cork 2-11 – 0-11 Donegal (All-Ireland Semi-Final)

• 2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship