2018 National Camogie League

The 2018 National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, commenced in January 2018 and was won by Kilkenny.[1][2][3]

2018 National Camogie League
League details
Dates14 January – 29 April, 2018
Teams29
League champions
WinnersKilkenny (14th win)
CaptainShelly Farrell
ManagerAnn Downey
League runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainAoife Murray
ManagerPaudie Murray
Other division winners
Division 2Cork
Division 3Kerry
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2019 →

Format

League structure

The 2018 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: eleven teams in Division 1, thirteen teams in Division 2 and four in Division 3; Divisions 1 and 2 are divided into two groups. Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:

  • winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead
  • if the head-to-head match was a draw, ranking is determined by the points difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
  • if the points difference is equal, ranking is determined by the total scored

If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.

Finals, promotion and relegation

The top two teams in each group in Division 1 contest the National Camogie League semi-finals. The last-placed team in each group contest the relegation playoff.

The top two teams in each group in Division 2 contest the Division 2 semi-finals. The last-placed team in each group contest the relegation playoff.

All four teams in Division 3 contest the Division 3 semi-finals.

Fixtures and results

Division 1

Group 1
Team Pld W D L Pts Diff Notes
Cork 440012+22Advance to NCL semi-finals
Galway 43019+11
Wexford 42026+6
Tipperary 41033–10
Offaly 40040–29Relegation playoff

Group 2
Team Pld W D L Pts Diff Notes
Kilkenny 540112+45Advance to NCL semi-finals
Limerick 52218+17
Waterford 52218+6
Dublin 52127–8
Clare 52127–2
Meath 50050–58Relegation playoff

Finals
11 March 2018
2 p.m.
Semi-Final		 Cork 2-17 – 2-13 Limerick Cork IT
11 March 2018
Semi-Final		 Kilkenny 2-10 – 1-9 Galway St. Rynagh's GAA, Banagher
8 April 2018
Final		 Cork 1-11 – 0-15 Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: R Kelly (Kildare)
Orla Cronin 1-01, Orla Cotter 0-03 (0-03 frees), Linda Collins 0-03, Katrina Mackey 0-02, Gemma O’Connor 0-01, Ashling Thompson 0-01 Report Denise Gaule 0-06 (0-04 frees, 0-01 ’45), Miriam Walshe 0-03, Katie Power 0-02, Jenny Clifford 0-02, Shelly Farrell 0-01, Aoife Doyle 0-01

Division 2

Finals
22 April 2018
2 p.m. IST
Semi-Final		 Westmeath 3-10 – 1-6 Dublin "B" Conneff Park, Clane
Report
22 April 2018
2 p.m. IST
Semi-Final		 Kilkenny "B" 0-9 – 1-13 Cork "B" Walsh Park, Waterford
Edel Coonan (0-4); Stefi Fitzgerald (0-3); Lydia Fitzpatrick, Maguerite Hoynes (0-1 each) Report Rachel O'Callaghan (1-2); Keeva McCarthy (0-5); Katelyn Hickey (0-3); Caroline Sugrue (0-2); Kate Wall (0-1)
29 April 2018
Final		 Westmeath 1-4 – 0-8 Cork "B" Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
Referee: J McDonagh (Galway)
P Greville 1-4(fs) Report C Sugrue, K Hickey, K McCarthy (1 '45') 0-2 each; R O’Shea (f), K Wall 0-1 each

Division 3

Finals
15 April 2018
2 p.m. IST
Final		 Kerry 2-8 – 0-4 Roscommon The Ragg, Bouladuff
Referee: Paul Ryan (Kildare)
P Diggin 1-4 (1-3fs); A Whelan 1-0; A Behan 0-2; L Collins, C Shanahan 0-1 each Report S Spillane 0-3(fs); R Fitzmaurice 0-1

References
  1. Vuepoint.ie. "The Camogie Association : Page Not Found" (PDF). www.camogie.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. "Live 2018 Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Fixtures, Results & Standings".
  3. "Kilkenny Cork Littlewoods Camogie League Final". PunditArena.com.
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