Post by ballhopper34 on Feb 5, 2019 3:48:07 GMT
Club Championships 2019 per PRO Weekly column Jan 23 2019:
Please note the following rules and regulations in relation to this year’s Club Championship -
• The top 4 ranked teams will be seeded at the Group stages of the Intermediate, Junior Premier & Junior Club Championships
• The Senior Club Championship Draw remains the same as last year i.e. an open draw with no seeding.
• The Junior Club Championship Draw is as per last year in relation to the preliminary games – ie the bottom four ranked teams as per 2018 SFL tables – play-off in straight knock-out games to see which two teams qualify for the Group Stages. The four teams involved in 2019 will be: Sneem/Derrynane, Tuosist, Kilgarvan & Knocknagoshel.
• The draw for the Group Stages for 2019 will be changed from 2018 – only draw for Round 1 will take place and fixtures for Round 2 & Round 3 will be determined by the results of Round 1 games i.e. Round 1 winners will avoid each other in Round 2. This is to avoid ‘dead rubber’ games in Round 3 as happened last year.
• The first Round 1 winners drawn in Rd 2 will have home venue, while the second Round 1 winners drawn in Round 2 will be away. This will ensure all teams have one home, one away and one neutral venue. Where a draw occurs in Round 1 then an open draw in Round 2 will suffice.
• Venues – As per 2018 All clubs will when required be obliged to provide their venue for neutral games. Note the following change from last year. Where a club is unable to provide their venue for a neutral game and is unable to source an alternative venue that would be deemed suitable by the CCC, they will automatically concede home venue for their own home game. Clubs are asked to ensure their grounds committee is made aware of this condition so that they can plan any pitch maintenance accordingly. (End of PRO article).
Notes of my own (ballhopper34):
Senior Club format - 8 teams, open draw, top of Group A plays top of Group B in final. 4th in Group A plays 4th in Group B, with the loser relegated to Intermediate for 2020 season.
Seeded teams for Intermediate, Junior Premier and Junior will consist of the team relegated from the division above in 2018, the beaten finalist in 2018, plus both beaten semi-finalists in 2018.
Intermediate seeded teams for 2019 are: An Ghaeltacht, Glenflesk, St. Mary's, Templenoe.
Junior Premier seeded teams for 2019 are: Gneeveguilla, Na Gaeil, Fossa, Churchill.
Junior seeded teams are: Annascaul, Beale, Castlegregory, Ballyduff.
All three rounds in all grades are set for the four weekends of March 31, April 7, 14 and 21, with semi-finals on April 28 and finals on May 5. March 31 is also scheduled to have the National Football League final, so some clubs will get a postponement for a week if Kerry are in the final.
The draws should be made soon, if I recall last year they were made on Feb 1. I'll start threads on each competition when the draw is made.
Please note the following rules and regulations in relation to this year’s Club Championship -
• The top 4 ranked teams will be seeded at the Group stages of the Intermediate, Junior Premier & Junior Club Championships
• The Senior Club Championship Draw remains the same as last year i.e. an open draw with no seeding.
• The Junior Club Championship Draw is as per last year in relation to the preliminary games – ie the bottom four ranked teams as per 2018 SFL tables – play-off in straight knock-out games to see which two teams qualify for the Group Stages. The four teams involved in 2019 will be: Sneem/Derrynane, Tuosist, Kilgarvan & Knocknagoshel.
• The draw for the Group Stages for 2019 will be changed from 2018 – only draw for Round 1 will take place and fixtures for Round 2 & Round 3 will be determined by the results of Round 1 games i.e. Round 1 winners will avoid each other in Round 2. This is to avoid ‘dead rubber’ games in Round 3 as happened last year.
• The first Round 1 winners drawn in Rd 2 will have home venue, while the second Round 1 winners drawn in Round 2 will be away. This will ensure all teams have one home, one away and one neutral venue. Where a draw occurs in Round 1 then an open draw in Round 2 will suffice.
• Venues – As per 2018 All clubs will when required be obliged to provide their venue for neutral games. Note the following change from last year. Where a club is unable to provide their venue for a neutral game and is unable to source an alternative venue that would be deemed suitable by the CCC, they will automatically concede home venue for their own home game. Clubs are asked to ensure their grounds committee is made aware of this condition so that they can plan any pitch maintenance accordingly. (End of PRO article).
Notes of my own (ballhopper34):
Senior Club format - 8 teams, open draw, top of Group A plays top of Group B in final. 4th in Group A plays 4th in Group B, with the loser relegated to Intermediate for 2020 season.
Seeded teams for Intermediate, Junior Premier and Junior will consist of the team relegated from the division above in 2018, the beaten finalist in 2018, plus both beaten semi-finalists in 2018.
Intermediate seeded teams for 2019 are: An Ghaeltacht, Glenflesk, St. Mary's, Templenoe.
Junior Premier seeded teams for 2019 are: Gneeveguilla, Na Gaeil, Fossa, Churchill.
Junior seeded teams are: Annascaul, Beale, Castlegregory, Ballyduff.
All three rounds in all grades are set for the four weekends of March 31, April 7, 14 and 21, with semi-finals on April 28 and finals on May 5. March 31 is also scheduled to have the National Football League final, so some clubs will get a postponement for a week if Kerry are in the final.
The draws should be made soon, if I recall last year they were made on Feb 1. I'll start threads on each competition when the draw is made.