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Castlebar 9s
Tournament format

Tournament Structure, Teams and Seeding Guide

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Teams
20 ladies | 14 mens

Two standalone league tables, one for each gender.

Match duration
7 mins per half

Cup and Shield finals extend to 10 minutes per half.

League phase
3 games on Saturday

Every team plays three fixtures before Sunday seeding is set.

Points system
Win 2 | Draw 1 | Loss 0

League placings determine all Sunday Cup and Shield brackets.

Ladies tournament

20 teams, single league table

Each team plays 3 matches, drawing one opponent from each of the other three pots. All teams start Saturday in one ladies league table before Sunday seeding is set.

4 pots, one draw from each opposing pot
League table
TeamPPts
Ballyboden
Ballyboden
Dublin
0
0
Ballyhaunis
Ballyhaunis
Mayo
0
0
Ballymachugh
Ballymachugh
Cavan
0
0
Breaffy
Breaffy
Mayo
0
0
Carnacon
Carnacon
Mayo
0
0
Carrickedmond
Carrickedmond
Longford
0
0
Castlebar Mitchels 1
Castlebar Mitchels 1
Mayo
0
0
Castlebar Mitchels 2
Castlebar Mitchels 2
Mayo
0
0
Charlestown
Charlestown
Mayo
0
0
CLG Cuchulainns
CLG Cuchulainns
Cavan
0
0
Eastern Harps
Eastern Harps
Sligo
0
0
Killygary
Killygary
Cavan
0
0
Longford Slashers
Longford Slashers
Longford
0
0
MacHale Rovers
MacHale Rovers
Mayo
0
0
Parke Keelogues Crimlin 1
Parke Keelogues Crimlin 1
Mayo
0
0
Parke Keelogues Crimlin 2
Parke Keelogues Crimlin 2
Mayo
0
0
Taras London
Taras London
London
0
0
Thomas Davis
Thomas Davis
Dublin
0
0
Tourlestrane
Tourlestrane
Sligo
0
0
Westport
Westport
Mayo
0
0
Pots
Pot A
  • Castlebar Mitchels 1
    Castlebar Mitchels 1
    Mayo
  • Castlebar Mitchels 2
    Castlebar Mitchels 2
    Mayo
  • Breaffy
    Breaffy
    Mayo
  • Parke Keelogues Crimlin 1
    Parke Keelogues Crimlin 1
    Mayo
  • Parke Keelogues Crimlin 2
    Parke Keelogues Crimlin 2
    Mayo
Pot B
  • MacHale Rovers
    MacHale Rovers
    Mayo
  • Ballyhaunis
    Ballyhaunis
    Mayo
  • Carnacon
    Carnacon
    Mayo
  • Charlestown
    Charlestown
    Mayo
  • Westport
    Westport
    Mayo
Pot C
  • Tourlestrane
    Tourlestrane
    Sligo
  • Eastern Harps
    Eastern Harps
    Sligo
  • Carrickedmond
    Carrickedmond
    Longford
  • Longford Slashers
    Longford Slashers
    Longford
  • Taras London
    Taras London
    London
Pot D
  • Ballymachugh
    Ballymachugh
    Cavan
  • CLG Cuchulainns
    CLG Cuchulainns
    Cavan
  • Killygary
    Killygary
    Cavan
  • Ballyboden
    Ballyboden
    Dublin
  • Thomas Davis
    Thomas Davis
    Dublin
Mens tournament

14 teams, single league table

Each team plays 3 matches against clubs drawn from the opposite pot. Pot A teams only draw Pot B teams and vice versa before the mens league table sets Sunday seeding.

League table
TeamPPts
Balla
Balla
Mayo
0
0
Burrishoole
Burrishoole
Mayo
0
0
Castlebar Mitchels 1
Castlebar Mitchels 1
Mayo
0
0
Castlebar Mitchels 2
Castlebar Mitchels 2
Mayo
0
0
Castlebar Mitchels 3
Castlebar Mitchels 3
Mayo
0
0
Courtwood
Courtwood
Laois
0
0
Curry
Curry
Sligo
0
0
Islandeady
Islandeady
Mayo
0
0
Naas
Naas
Kildare
0
0
Parke Keelogues Crumlin 1
Parke Keelogues Crumlin 1
Mayo
0
0
Shannonbridge
Shannonbridge
Offaly
0
0
St Annes
St Annes
Dublin
0
0
TM
Team A
Mayo
0
0
Westport
Westport
Mayo
0
0
Pots
Pot A
  • Castlebar Mitchels 1
    Castlebar Mitchels 1
    Mayo
  • Castlebar Mitchels 2
    Castlebar Mitchels 2
    Mayo
  • Shannonbridge
    Shannonbridge
    Offaly
  • St Annes
    St Annes
    Dublin
  • Islandeady
    Islandeady
    Mayo
  • Balla
    Balla
    Mayo
  • Courtwood
    Courtwood
    Laois
Pot B
  • Westport
    Westport
    Mayo
  • Curry
    Curry
    Sligo
  • TM
    Team A
    Mayo
  • Parke Keelogues Crumlin 1
    Parke Keelogues Crumlin 1
    Mayo
  • Naas
    Naas
    Kildare
  • Castlebar Mitchels 3
    Castlebar Mitchels 3
    Mayo
  • Burrishoole
    Burrishoole
    Mayo
League tiebreakers

Compact ranking rules

If teams are tied after Saturday, these rules break the tie before Cup and Shield seedings are fixed for Sunday.

Sunday fixtures are seeded from final league positions
Two teams level

Head-to-head result.

Three or more level
  1. 1. Points difference
  2. 2. Points scored
  3. 3. Points conceded
Knockout ties

If a knockout game finishes level, it proceeds to extra time.

Cup competition

Top 8 in both tournaments

The top 8 teams in the mens and ladies leagues enter the Cup quarter-finals, with the highest seeds meeting the lowest seeds.

Quarter-finals
  • QF1: 1st vs 8th
  • QF2: 2nd vs 7th
  • QF3: 3rd vs 6th
  • QF4: 4th vs 5th
Semi-finals
  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4
  • SF2: Winner QF2 vs Winner QF3
Final
  • Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
Mens shield

Places 9th to 14th

The highest two teams outside the Cup, 9th and 10th, receive a bye straight into the semi-finals.

Quarter-finals
  • QF1: 11th vs 14th
  • QF2: 12th vs 13th
Semi-finals
  • SF1: 9th vs Winner QF2
  • SF2: 10th vs Winner QF1
Final
  • Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
Ladies shield

Places 9th to 20th

Teams placed 9th to 12th receive a bye to the quarter-finals, while 13th to 20th begin in the preliminary round.

Preliminary round
  • P1: 13th vs 20th
  • P2: 14th vs 19th
  • P3: 15th vs 18th
  • P4: 16th vs 17th
Quarter-finals
  • QF1: 9th vs Winner P4
  • QF2: 10th vs Winner P3
  • QF3: 11th vs Winner P2
  • QF4: 12th vs Winner P1
Semi-finals
  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4
  • SF2: Winner QF2 vs Winner QF3
Final
  • Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
Sunday knockout rules

If any knockout fixture is level at the end of normal time, the game goes to extra time. Cup and Shield finals are played over 10 minutes per half.

Teams and fixtures