# 2018 Down county football team season

The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2018 season.

## Kits

| Home | Away |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed/Cancelled

### Dr McKenna Cup

The draw for the 2018 Dr McKenna Cup was made in November 2017.

#### Fixtures

Down's tie against the University of Ulster was postponed due to an unplayable pitch.
| Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
| 3 Jan | Group | Down | 0-13 v 2-12 | Armagh | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| 7 Jan | Group | Down | v | University of Ulster | St. Mary's Park, Burren |
| 10 Jan | Group | Derry | 1-14 v 2-10 | Down | Owenbeg, Dungiven |
| 14 Jan | Group | Down | 1-14 v 0-09 | University of Ulster | St. Mary's Park, Burren |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Armagh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 38 | 1.237 | 5 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 | Derry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 52 | 0.962 | 4 | |
| 3 | Down | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 44 | 1.045 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ulster University | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 49 | 0.816 | 1 | |

### National Football League Division 2

Down played in Division Two of the National Football League in 2018.

#### Fixtures

Fixtures for the 2018 National League were announced on 13 October 2017. Down's fifth fixture against Cavan was postponed due to 2018 Great Britain and Ireland cold wave. The game was rescheduled for 10 March 2018. Due to further snow in March the fixture against Tipperary on 18 March was also postponed.
Despite a victory on the final day of the campaign, Down were relegated to Division 3 following a win for Meath over Louth on the same day.
| Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
| Sunday 27 January | Group | Louth | 0-11 v 1-14 | Down | Drogheda Park |
| Sunday 4 February | Group | Down | 0-10 v 1-13 | Cork | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| Sunday 11 February | Group | Roscommon | 0-07 v 0-12 | Down | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| Sunday 25 February | Group | Down | 1-10 v 1-12 | Clare | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| Saturday 3 March | Group | Cavan | P v P | Down | Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan |
| Saturday 10 March | Group | Cavan | 0-17 v 0-14 | Down | Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan |
| Sunday 18 March | Group | Down | P v P | Tipperary | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| Sunday 25 March | Group | Meath | 4-14 v 1-14 | Down | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| Saturday 31 March | Group | Down | 2-10 v 1-10 | Tipperary | Páirc Esler, Newry |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Roscommon | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 105 | +21 | 11 | Advance to Division 2 Final |
| 2 | Cavan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 99 | +23 | 11 | Advance to Division 2 Final |
| 3 | Clare | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 111 | −10 | 8 | |
| 4 | Tipperary | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 106 | +22 | 7 | |
| 5 | Meath | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 112 | +14 | 7 | |
| 6 | Cork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 108 | +3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Down | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 106 | −6 | 6 | Relegation to Division 3 |
| 8 | Louth | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 143 | −67 | 0 | Relegation to Division 3 |

#### Results
### Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 19 October 2017, with Down being drawn at home to Antrim in the quarter-final stage. Down progressed to the Ulster semi-finals but lost to Donegal in Clones on 10 June.

#### Fixtures

| Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground | Ref |
| Saturday 26 May 2018 | Quarter Final | Down | 1-18 v 0-14 | Antrim | Pairc Esler, Newry | |
| Sunday 10 June 2018 | Semi Final | Down | 1-12 v 2-22 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park, Clones | |

#### Bracket

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 0-12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Armagh | Armagh | 0-7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 1-8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 0-10 | | | |
| | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 1-16 | | | | | | |
| | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 1-18 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 0-12 |
| | | | | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 2-18 |
| | | | Down | Down | 1-18 | | | | | | |
| | | | Antrim | Antrim | 0-14 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Down | Down | 1-12 | | | |
| | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 2-22 | | | |
| | | | Derry | Derry | 0-16 | | | | | | |
| Donegal | Donegal | 2-20 | Donegal | Donegal | 2-16 | | | | | | |
| Cavan | Cavan | 1-15 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Results
### All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
#### Fixtures

| Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground | Ref |
| Saturday 23 June | Round 2 | Cavan | 1-14 v 0-15 | Down | Brewster Park, Enniskillen | |