2018 Dr McKenna Cup

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2018 Dr McKenna Cup
Tournament details
Province Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Year2018
Sponsor Bank of Ireland [1]
Dates3 January — 17 February
Teams12
Defending champions Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
Winners
Champions Donegal (11th win)
Manager Declan Bonner
Captain Hugh McFadden
Runners-up
Runners-up Tyrone
Manager Mickey Harte
Captain Mattie Donnelly
Other
Matches played21
Website Ulster GAA
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The 2018 Dr McKenna Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, was a Gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster for county and university teams. It is normally held at the beginning of the GAA season.

Contents

Twelve teams take part – the nine Ulster county teams and three university teams, i.e. St Mary's University College, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University at Jordanstown (UUJ).

The draw took place on Thursday 30 November in the Balmoral Hotel, Belfast [2] with the fixtures confirmed following a meeting of Comhairle Uladh CCC on Tuesday 5 December 2017. [3]

After many postponements due to bad winter weather, the tournament ended on 17 February 2018 with Donegal the winners, ending a six-year Tyrone winning streak.

Format

Group Stage

The twelve teams are drawn into three sections of four teams, with each section containing three county teams and one university team. Each team plays the other teams in its section once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. A "scoring-average/points-ratio" method is used to determine the ranking of teams who are level on section points (as opposed to "scoring differential"). [4]

Knock-out Stage

The winners of the three sections and the best runner-up compete in the semi-finals with the two winners meeting in the final.

Group stage

Section A

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPRPtsQualification
1 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 330079382.0796Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Westmeath.svg St Mary's 310246490.9392
3 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 310255710.7752
4 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 310241630.6512
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2018. Source: Ulster GAA
3 January 2018 (2018-01-03)Round 1 Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 4-20 (32)–(17) 2-11 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Armagh  
8:00pm(HT: 1-10 – 0-04)Venue: Athletic Grounds
Referee: Enda McFeely (Donegal)
3 January 2018 (2018-01-03)Round 1 Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 0-15 (15)–(12) 0-12 Colours of Westmeath.svg St. Mary's Cavan  
8:00pm(HT: 0-05 – 0-08)Venue: Breffni Park 3G
Referee: Kevin Faloon (Down)
7 January 2018 (2018-01-07)Round 2 Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg 4-11 (23)–(19) 2-13 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Belfast  
2:00pm(HT: 2-06 – 1-06)Venue: Woodlands
Referee: Joseph Corcoran (Fermanagh)
7 January 2018 (2018-01-07)Round 2 Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 1-16 (19)–(14) 1-11 Colours of Westmeath.svg St. Mary's Coalisland  
2:15pm(HT: 1-07 – 1-05)Venue: Fr Peter Campbell Park
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
10 January 2018 (2018-01-10)Round 3 Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 0-07 (07)–(28) 2-22 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Cavan  
8:00pm(HT: 0-01 – 0-11)Venue: Breffni Park
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
10 January 2018 (2018-01-10)Round 3 Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg 0-15 (15)–(20) 4-08 Colours of Westmeath.svg St. Mary's Belfast  
8:00pm(HT: 0-04 – 1-04)Venue: Woodlands
Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)

Section B

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPRPtsQualification
1 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 321047381.2375Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Derry.svg Derry 320150520.9624
3 Colours of Down.svg Down 310246441.0452
4 Colours of Dublin.svg Ulster University 301240490.8161
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2018. Source: Ulster GAA
3 January 2018 (2018-01-03)Round 1 Down Colours of Down.svg 0-13 (13)–(18) 2-12 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Newry  
8:00pm(HT: 0-05 – 0-09)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Sean Laverty (Antrim)
3 January 2018 (2018-01-03)Round 1 Derry Colours of Derry.svg 2-14 (20)–(19) 3-10 Colours of Dublin.svg Ulster University Derry  
8:00pm(HT: 1-06 – 0-08)Venue: Celtic Park
Referee: Kieran Mooney (Down)
14 January 2018 (2018-01-14)Round 2 Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 1-15 (18)–(13) 0-13 Colours of Derry.svg Derry Armagh  
2:00pm(HT: 1-08 – 0-05)Venue: Athletic Grounds
Report Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

Note:This game was originally scheduled to take place on 7 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

14 January 2018 (2018-01-14)Round 2 Down Colours of Down.svg 1-14 (17)–(09) 0-09 Colours of Dublin.svg Ulster University Burren  
2:00pmVenue: St. Mary's Park
Referee: Karol Doherty (Antrim)

Note:This game was originally scheduled to take place on 7 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

10 January 2018 (2018-01-10)Round 3 Derry Colours of Derry.svg 1-14 (17)–(16) 2-10 Colours of Down.svg Down Derry  
8:00pm(HT: 0-08 – 2-07)Venue: Celtic Park
Report Referee: Anthony Marron (Monaghan)
10 January 2018 (2018-01-10)Round 3 Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 0-12 (12)–(12) 1-09 Colours of Dublin.svg Ulster University Armagh  
8:00pm(HT: 0-04 – 1-06)Venue: Athletic Grounds
Referee: Conor Dourneen (Cavan)

Section C

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPRPtsQualification
1 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 330046371.2436Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 320163411.5374Advance to semi-final (best runner-up)
3 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 310250530.9432
4 Colours of London.svg Queen's University Belfast 300325530.4720
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2018. Source: Ulster GAA
3 January 2018 (2018-01-03)Round 1 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 2-15 (21)–(06) 0-06 Colours of London.svg Queen's University Belfast Ballybofey  
8:00pm(HT: 2-05 – 0-02)Venue: Páirc MacCumhaill
Referee: James Lewis (Fermanagh)
3 January 2018 (2018-01-03)Round 1 Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg 2-11 (17)–(12) 0-12 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan Enniskillen  
8:00pm(HT: 0-05 – 0-06)Venue: Brewster Park
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
7 January 2018 (2018-01-07)Round 2 Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg 1-10 (13)–(12) 1-09 Colours of London.svg Queen's University Belfast Enniskillen  
2:15pm(HT: 0-06 – 1-04)Venue: Brewster Park
Referee: Stephen Campbell (Tyrone)
14 January 2018 (2018-01-14)Round 2 Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 0-19 (19)–(29) 4-17 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Clones  
2:00pm(HT: 0-10 – 2-09)Venue: St Tiernach's Park
Report Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
10 January 2018 (2018-01-10)Round 3 Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 2-13 (19)–(07) 0-07 Colours of London.svg Queen's University Belfast Castleblayney  
8:00pm(HT: 2-08 – 0-02)Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Pat Clarke (Cavan)
10 January 2018 (2018-01-10)Round 3 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 1-10 (13)–(16) 1-13 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Ballybofey  
8:00pm(HT: 1-05 – 0-05)Venue: Páirc MacCumhaill
Referee: Dan Mullan (Derry)

Ranking of second-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLPFPAPRPtsQualification
1C Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 320163411.5374Advance to semi-final
2B Colours of Derry.svg Derry 320150520.9624
3A Colours of Westmeath.svg St. Mary's 310246490.9392
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2018. Source: Ulster GAA

Knock-out Stage

Semi-Finals

14 January 2018 (2018-01-14)Semi-Final Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg 0-04 (04)–(08) 0-08 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Enniskillen  
2:00pm(HT: 0-03 – 0-06)Venue: Brewster Park

Pts: Ryan Jones, Barry Mulrone, Aidan Breen, Seamus Quigley (f)		 Report
Pts: Darren McCurry (3, 3f), Conor McAliskey (2, 1f), Richard Donnelly, Declan McClure, Ronan O'Neill		Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20)Semi-Final Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 0-20 (20)–(13) 1-10 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Derry  
6:00pm(HT: 0-09 – 1-06)Venue: Celtic Park

Pts: Patrick McBrearty (8, 3f), Darach O'Connor (3, 1f), Niall O’Donnell (3), Stephen McBrearty (3), Nathan Mullins (2), Ciarán Thompson		 Report Gls: Eamon McGeown
Pts: Eamon McGeown (3), Michael Stevenson (3, 1 '45), Stephen Sheridan, Edward English, Conor White, Oisin Mac Íomhair		Referee: Niall McKenna (Monaghan)

Final

17 February 2018 (2018-02-17)
6:00pm
Final
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 1-16 (19)–(15) 1-12 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
(HT: 1-09 – 1-06)
Gls: M McElhinney
Pts: N O'Donnell (3), M Murphy (3, 2f), M Reilly (2, 1f), D Ó Baoill (2), P Brennan (2), M McElhinney, F McGlynn, O MacNiallais, C Thompson		Gls: H Loughran
Pts: R O'Neill (6, 5f), H Loughran, C McCarron, K McGeary, C McCann, D McClure, D McCurry
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Attendance: 4,287

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