2018 Louth Senior Football Championship
The 2018 Louth Senior Football Championship was the 125th edition of the Louth GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Louth, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Louth in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started with a group stage and then progressed to a knock out stage. The draw for the group stages of the championship was made on 8 March 2018.
Newtown Blues were the defending champions after they defeated the Dundalk Gaels in the previous year's final. This was O'Connell's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2017 Louth Intermediate Football Championship title, making a straight bounce back to the top flight after they were relegated to the I.F.C. in 2016.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.To S.F.C.
Promoted from 2017 Louth Intermediate Football Championship- O'Connell's -
From S.F.C.
Relegated to 2018 Louth Intermediate Football ChampionshipGroup stage
The top two finishers in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. The bottom finishers of each group qualified for the Relegation Play-off. The draw for the group stages of the championship was made on 8 March 2018.Group A
| Team | ||||||||
| Dreadnots | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 4 |
| Seán O'Mahonys | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 2 |
| St. Mary's Ardee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 0 |
Round 1Dreadnots 1-17, 2-12 St. Mary's Ardee, Dunleer, 8/7/2018,
Round 2Dreadnots 2-9, 0-9 Seán O'Mahonys, Castlebellingham, 15/7/2018,
Round 3Seán O'Mahonys 3-15, 3-12 St. Mary's Ardee, Ecco Road, 21/7/2018,
Group B
| Team | ||||||||
| Newtown Blues | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 4 |
| Naomh Máirtín | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 2 |
| Kilkerley Emmets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 0 |
Round 1Newtown Blues 1-16, 1-7 Naomh Máirtín, Dunleer, 8/7/2018,
Round 2Newtown Blues 1-17, 1-9 Kilkerley Emmets, Castlebellingham, 15/7/2018,
Round 3Naomh Máirtín 3-11, 1-9 Kilkerley Emmets, Dunleer, 22/7/2018,
Group C
| Team | ||||||||
| St. Patrick's | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | +2 | 2 |
| Dundalk Gaels | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 2 |
| Geraldines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 2 |
Round 1Geraldines 0-10, 0-9 St. Patrick's, Dowdallshill, 8/7/2018,
Round 2Dundalk Gaels 1-12, 0-12 Geraldines, Ecco Road, 15/7/2018,
Round 3St. Patrick's 1-13, 0-12 Dundalk Gaels, Ecco Road, 21/7/2018,
Group D
| Team | ||||||||
| O'Connell's | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 2 |
| St. Joseph's Dromisken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 2 |
| O'Raghallaighs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 2 |
Round 1O'Raghallaighs 1-12, 0-13 St. Joseph's, Castlebellingham, 7/7/2018,
Round 2O'Connell's 3-18, 3-11 O'Raghallaighs, Dunleer, 14/7/2018,
Round 3St. Joseph's 0-16, 1-10 O'Connell's, Dunleer, 22/7/2018,