The 2017–18 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 48th annual Gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970–71 season. The winning team received the Andy Merrigan Cup.
The defending champion was Dr Crokes.
Corofin (Galway) won a third title, defeating Nemo Rangers (Cork) by 2–19 to 0–10 in the final on 17 March 2018.
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 (normally it is the club team that exited the championship at the highest stage).
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 Club SFC final was played at Croke Park 17 March (St Patrick's Day).
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
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster
The Kilkenny senior football champion competed in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship.
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster
Quarter-finals
* Waterford did not complete their club championship in time (due to their county's participation in the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final), and were therefore eliminated.
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Bracket
Statistics
Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Luke ConnollyNemo Rangers3-243348.252Éanna O'ConnorMoorefield1-232646.50Christopher BradleySlaughtneil1-232655.203Shane McGuiganSlaughtneil1-192254.404John HeslinSt Loman's1-151836.00Gary SiceCorofin1-151853.40Paddy McBreartyKilcar0-181829.005Seánie JohnstonCavan Gaels1-131644.00Jason LeonardCorofin1-131653.206David StensonCastlebar Mitchels0-151535.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Luke ConnollyNemo Rangers2-0511Slaughtneil2John HeslinSt Loman's1-0710MullinalaghtaLuke ConnollyNemo Rangers0-1010Dr CrokesPaddy McBreartyKilcar0-1010Slaughtneil3Paul O'ConnorCavan Gaels3-009Derrygonnelly HarpsShane McGuiganSlaughtneil1-069Cavan GaelsColm CooperDr Crokes0-099Kilmurry-IbrickaneChristopher BradleySlaughtneil0-099Nemo Rangers4Éanna O'ConnorMoorefield1-058PortlaoiseConall JonesDerrygonnelly Harps1-058Armagh HarpsChristopher BradleySlaughtneil1-058KilcarÉanna O'ConnorMoorefield0-088RathnewÉanna O'ConnorMoorefield0-088St Loman'sPaddy McBreartyKilcar0-088Scotstown
TV coverage TG4 continued to broadcast live and deferred club championship games. 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 it was expected to broadcast up to 30 live games. Those games included rounds of county championships, as well as county finals and provincial and All-Ireland club championship matches.
Awards
The Club Player Awards were initiated in 2018. Below is the first selection from football.
Team of the Year Antóin McMullan (Slaughtneil) Liam Silke (Corofin) Kieran Fitzgerald (Corofin) Karl McKaigue (Slaughtneil) James Murray (Moorefield) Chrissy McKaigue (Slaughtneil) Dylan Wall (Corofin) Alan O'Donovan (Nemo Rangers) Michael Farragher (Corofin) Éanna O'Connor (Moorefield) Christopher Bradley (Slaughtneil) Ian Burke (Corofin) Patrick McBrearty (Kilcar) Luke Connolly (Nemo Rangers) Martin Farragher (Corofin)
Footballer of the Year Liam Silke (Corofin) Also nominated: Ian Burke (Corofin) & Michael Farragher (Corofin)
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