2017–18 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship


The 2017–2018 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 48th annual gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970–71 season. The winners receive the Andy Merrigan Cup.
Corofin won their third All-Ireland, beating Nemo Rangers by 2–19 to 0–10 in the final on 17 March 2018.
The defending champions were Dr Crokes from Kerry who defeated Slaughtneil of Derry on 17 March 2017 to win their 2nd title.

Format

County Championships
Ireland's 32 counties play their county championships between their senior gaelic football clubs. Each county decides the format for their county championship. The format can be straight knockout, double-elimination, a league, groups, etc. or a combination.
Only single club teams are allowed to enter the All-Ireland Club championship. If a team which is an amalgamation of two or more clubs or a university team wins a county's championship, a single club team will represent that county in the provincial championship as determined by that county's championship rules.
Provincial Championships
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship for their participating county champions. All matches are knock-out and two ten minute periods of extra time are played if it's a draw at the end of normal time.
All-Ireland
Fulham Irish, the winners of the London club championship, played Corofin, the winners of the Galway provincial championship, in a single match on 21 January 2018. The game was played in London and was referred to as a quarter-final. This was the final year for this arrangement – from 2018 onwards, the London champions played in the Connacht senior club championship.
Two semi-finals were played on two Saturday's in mid-February. The All-Ireland final was played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March.

TV Coverage

continue to broadcast live and deferred club championship games each year. Eir Sport also secured rights to broadcast live Gaelic football and hurling club championship games. 2017 was the first time Eir Sport broadcast club championship games and will broadcast up to 30 live games. These games include rounds of county championships as well as county finals and provincial and All-Ireland club championship matches.

County Finals

Connacht County Finals

Galway SFC
Leitrim SFC
Mayo SFC
Roscommon SFC
Sligo SFC

Leinster County Finals

Carlow SFC
Dublin SFC
Kildare SFC
Kilkenny SFC
The Kilkenny SFC champions take part in the Leinster Club Intermediate Football Championship.
Laois SFC
Longford SFC
Louth SFC
Meath SFC
Offaly SFC
Westmeath SFC
Wexford SFC
Wicklow SFC

Munster County Finals

Clare SFC
Cork SFC
Kerry SFC
Limerick SFC
Tipperary SFC
Waterford SFC

Ulster County Finals

Antrim SFC
Armagh SFC
Cavan SFC
Derry SFC
Donegal SFC
Down SFC
Fermanagh SFC
Monaghan SFC
Tyrone SFC

London Final

London SFC

Provincial Championships

[Connacht Senior [Club Football Championship]]

Connacht Quarter-Final

Connacht Semi-Finals

Connacht Final

[Leinster Senior Club Football Championship]

The Kilkenny senior football champions compete in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship.

Leinster Preliminary Round

Leinster Quarter-Finals

Leinster Semi-Finals

Leinster Final

[Munster Senior Club Football Championship]

Munster Quarter-Finals

* Waterford did not complete their club championship in time and therefore were eliminated.

Munster Semi-Finals

Munster Final

[Ulster Senior Club Football Championship]

Ulster Preliminary Round

Ulster Quarter-Finals

Ulster Semi-Finals

Ulster Final

All-Ireland

All-Ireland Bracket

All-Ireland Quarter-Final

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

All-Ireland Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Luke ConnollyNemo Rangers3-243348.25
2Éanna O'ConnorMoorefield1-232646.50
2Christopher BradleySlaughtneil1-232655.20
3Shane McGuiganSlaughtneil1-192254.40
4John HeslinSt. Loman's1-151836.00
4Gary SiceCorofin1-151853.40
4Paddy McBreartyKilcar0-181829.00
5Seánie JohnstonCavan Gaels1-131644.00
5Jason LeonardCorofin1-131653.20
6David StensonCastlebar Mitchels0-151535.00

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Luke ConnollyNemo Rangers2-0511Slaughtneil
2John HeslinSt. Loman's1-0710Mullinalaghta
2Luke ConnollyNemo Rangers0-1010Dr. Crokes
2Paddy McBreartyKilcar0-1010Slaughtneil
3Paul O'ConnorCavan Gaels3-009Derrygonnelly Harps
3Shane McGuiganSlaughtneil1-069Cavan Gaels
3Colm CooperDr. Crokes0-099Kilmurry-Ibrickane
3Christopher BradleySlaughtneil0-099Nemo Rangers
4Éanna O'ConnorMoorefield1-058Portlaoise
4Conall JonesDerrygonnelly Harps1-058Armagh Harps
4Christopher BradleySlaughtneil1-058Kilcar
4Éanna O'ConnorMoorefield0-088Rathnew
4Éanna O'ConnorMoorefield0-088St. Loman's
4Paddy McBreartyKilcar0-088Scotstown

2017-18 Club All-Stars

The Club All-Star awards were initiated in 2018.
; Club Team Of The Year
1. Antóin McMullan
2. Liam Silke
3. Kieran Fitzgerald
4. Karl McKaigue
5. James Murray
6. Chrissy McKaigue
7. Dylan Wall
8. Alan O'Donovan
9. Michael Farragher
10. Eanna O'Connor
11. Christopher Bradley
12. Ian Burke
13. Patrick McBrearty
14. Luke Connolly
15. Martin Farragher
; Club Footballer Of The Year
Liam Silke
Also nominated - Ian Burke, Michael Farragher,