2018 Roscommon Senior Football Championship
football league season
The 2018 Roscommon Senior Football Championship is the 118th edition of Roscommon GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Roscommon, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner representing Roscommon in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship.
The championship starts with a seeded group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
St. Brigid's were the defending champions for the second season running after they defeated Roscommon Gaels in the previous years final.
Michael Glavey's (as Connacht I.C.F.C. champions and All-Ireland I.C.F.C. runners-up bounced straight back to the top flight for this season from the Intermediate ranks after relegation in 2016, through claiming the 2017 I.F.C. title.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.
Group stage
All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage.
The competition split into two groups, based on their performance in the 2017 Group stages. Group 1 consists of teams who reached the quarter-finals last year or better.
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