title: 2019 Kehoe Cup and Shield
text: # 2019 Kehoe Cup and Shield
  
  The 2019 Kehoe Cup was an inter-county hurling competition based mainly in the province of Leinster in which Antrim from Ulster also took part.
  
  The Kehoe Cup is ranked below the Walsh Cup (tier 1). Five county teams competed – Antrim, Kildare, Meath, Westmeath and Wicklow. It took place in December 2018 and January 2019. Westmeath were the winners.
  
  The Kehoe Shield was revived in 2019. Three teams competed – Louth, Longford and DCU St. Patrick's Campus. Louth were the winners.
  
  ## Kehoe Cup
  
  ### Kehoe Cup format
  
  The competition begins with a double-elimination format. The semi-finals and final are knockout. Drawn games go to extra time. If the score is still level after extra time a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winners.
  
  The structure of the competition is explained in each of the rounds below.
  
  ### Kehoe Cup first round
  
  One team is given a bye to the playoff round. The remaining four teams meet in two matches – the two winners progress to the semi-finals and the two losers enter the playoff round.
  
  ### Kehoe Cup playoff round
  
  In the first playoff match the team given a bye in the first round plays one of the two teams that lost in the first round. The winners progress to the semi-finals.
  
  In the second playoff match the team that lost the first playoff match play the remaining team that lost in the first round. The winners progress to the semi-finals and the losers are eliminated.
  
  ### Kehoe Cup semi-finals
  
  The two winning teams from the first round play each other and the two winning teams from the playoff round play each other.
  
  ## Kehoe Shield
  
  ### Kehoe Shield format
  
  Each team plays the other teams once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams compete in the final.
  
  ### Kehoe Shield group stage
  
      Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Louth22002-38 (44)0-31 (31)+134 2 DCU St. Patrick's Campus21012-31 (37)3-33 (42)–52 3 Longford20021-27 (30)2-32 (38)–80
  