2019 Dr McKenna Cup
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Province | Ulster |
Year | 2018 |
Sponsor | Bank of Ireland[1] |
Dates | 30 December 2018 – 19 January 2019 |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Donegal |
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Website | Ulster GAA |
The 2019 Dr. McKenna Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup, will be a gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster for county and university teams, which will be held at the beginning of the GAA season.
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 will take place on 5 December 2018[2] with the fixtures confirmed following a meeting of Comhairle Uladh CCC later in the month.
Donegal are the reigning champions having defeated Tyrone in the 2018 decider.[3]
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. The points-ratio method (points for divided by points against) 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Team 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | Team 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Possibly advance to semi-final |
3 | Team 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
4 | Team 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
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6 January 2018 Round 2 | v | ||||
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9 January 2019 Round 3 | v | ||||
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Section B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Team 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | Team 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Possibly advance to semi-final |
3 | Team 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
4 | Team 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
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6 January 2018 Round 2 | v | ||||
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Section C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Team 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | Team 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Possibly advance to semi-final |
3 | Team 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
4 | Team 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
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Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | A | GrA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | B | GrB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
3 | C | GrC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Knock-out Stage
Semi-Finals
13 January 2019
Semi-Final 1 |
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13 January 2019
Semi-Final 2 |
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Final
19 January 2019
Final |
Winner Semi-Final 1 | v | Winner Semi-Final 2 |
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References
- ^ "Bank of Ireland Renew Dr McKenna Cup Sponsorship". Ulster GAA. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "McKenna Cup won't have mid-December throw-in - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Donegal end Tyrone's McKenna Cup dominance in thriller". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "McKenna Cup 2017 | Fermanagh GAA". Fermanagh GAA. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.