National Cup
31 teams to participate in qualifying tournaments for the Billy Coffey U18 Men's National Cup
The bracket has become a reality for 31 teams across Ireland, as they bid to qualify for the prestigious Billy Coffey U18 Men's National Cup, with tournaments taking place at four locations to determine who will advance beyond the tournament phase.
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FORMAT
As mentioned the 31 teams competing will play in four regionalised tournaments, with two pools in each region. Each team will play one another once as well as a cross pool game in some cases, to determine the top two teams in each group, who will advance to the semi-final stages. The semi-final winners of each qualifying tournament will qualify for the knockout stage of the Billy Coffey U18 Men's National Cup, with the tournament finals used to decide seeding.
POOLS
1A - Portlaoise Pathers, East Cavan Eagles, Ballincollig, Bearna.
1B - Longford Phoenix, Dundalk Ravens, Rathmore Ravens, Limerick Lions.
2A - Ballina Braves, UCD Marian, Joels Dublin Lions, UCC Demons.
2B - Tralee Magic, Dublin Lions, Athlone BC, Neptune BC.
3A - Phoenix, St. Vincent's, Killester, Ongar Chasers.
3B - Labanga, Maigh Cuilinn, Malahide, St. Brendan's
4A - St.Mary's Éanna, Limerick Celtics, Titans BC
4B - Fr. Mathews, Drogheda Wolves, Maree BC
POOL 1 - Portlaoise Panthers (St. Mary's Hall, Portlaoise College)
Saturday, November 4th
| Men's Pool 1 - Portlaoise Panthers (St. Mary's Hall, Portlaoise College) | ||||
| 10:00 | St. Marys | Portloaise Panthers | 87-59 (50-42 HT) | East Cavan Eagles |
| Portlaoise College | Longford Phoenix | 51-86 (28-50 HT) | Dundalk Ravens | |
| 11:30 | St. Marys | Ballincollig | 69-54 (31-29 HT) | East Cavan Eagles |
| Portlaoise College | Rathmore Ravens | 69-74 (37-38 HT) | Limerick Lions | |
| 13:00 | St. Marys | Bearna | 48-67 (23-24 HT) | Ballincollig |
| Portlaoise College | Longford Phoenix | 70-53 (45-20 HT) | Rathmore Ravens | |
| 14:30 | St. Marys | Portlaoise Panthers | 93-29 (47-8 HT) | Bearna |
| Portlaoise College | Longford Phoenix | 72-97 (36-52 HT) | Limerick Lions | |
| 16:00 | St. Marys | Portlaoise Panthers | 59-37 (25-18 HT) | Ballincollig |
| Portlaoise College | Dundalk Ravens | 93-30 (50-9 HT) | Rathmore Ravens | |
| 17:30 | St. Marys | East Cavan Eagles | 65-61 (31-31 HT) | Bearna |
| Portlaoise College | Dundalk Ravens | 65-58 (34-31 HT) | Limerick Lions | |
Sunday, November 5th
| Men's Pool 1 - Portlaoise Panthers (St. Mary's Hall, Portlaoise) | ||||
| Semi Finals | ||||
| 10:00 | St. Marys | Portlaoise Panthers | 50-48 (33-26 HT) | Limerick Lions |
| 11:30 | St. Marys | Dundalk Ravens | 51-37 (19-20 HT) | Ballincollig BC |
| Final | ||||
| 13:30 | St. Marys | Portlaoise Panthers | 60-68 (30-32 HT) | Dundalk Ravens |
POOL 2 - Ballina (Baillna Community Sport Centre)
Saturday, November 4th
| Men's Pool 2 - Ballina - Baillna Community Sport Centre - st.marys ss | ||||
| 10:00 | BCS | Ballina Braves | 39-59 (13-34 HT) | UCD Marian |
| 11:00 | St.M | Athlone | 49-70 (23-30 HT) | Tralee Magic |
| 11:30 | BCS | Dublin Lions | 65-39 (42-20 HT) | UCC Demons |
| 12:30 | St.M | Dublin Raiders | 46-63 (16-35 HT) | Neptune |
| 13:00 | BCS | Ballina Braves | 46-52 (23-22 HT) | UCC Demons |
| 14:00 | St.M | Athlone | 69-71 (33-34 HT) | Dublin Raiders |
| 14:30 | BCS | Dublin Lions | 69-62 (34-36 HT) | UCD Marian |
| 15:30 | St.M | Tralee Magic | 50-64 (27-35 HT) | Neptune |
| 16:00 | BCS | UCC Demons | 45-63 (21-39 HT) | UCD Marian |
| 17:00 | St.M | Tralee Magic | 59-45 (25-13 HT) | Dublin Raiders |
| 17:30 | BCS | Ballina Braves | 50-57 (19-29 HT) | Dublin Lions |
| 18:30 | St.M | Athlone | V | Neptune |
Sunday, November 5th
| Men's Pool 2 - Ballina - Baillna Community Sport Centre - st.marys ss | |||
| Semi Finals | |||
| 10:00 |
Joels Dublin Lions |
76-70 (40-34 HT) | Tralee Magic |
| 11:30 | Neptune | 73-77 (43-40 HT) |
UCD Marian |
| Final | |||
| 13:30 | Joels Dublin Lions | V | UCD Marian |
POOL 3 - Phoenix (Lisburn Racquets Club)
Saturday, November 4th
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Men's Pool 3 - Phoenix BC (Lisburn Racquets Club) |
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09:30 |
Centre Court |
Phoenix |
53-49 (39-29 HT) |
St.Vincents |
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End Court |
Malahide |
59-48 (26-23 HT) |
Cuman Cishpeil Maigh Cuilin |
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10:45 |
Centre Court |
Killester |
46-60 (21-30 HT) |
Ongar Chasers |
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End Court |
St.Brendans |
63-60 (19-33 HT) |
Labanga |
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12:00 |
Centre Court |
Phoenix |
66-45 (42-23 HT) |
Killester |
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End Court |
Cuman Cishpeil Maigh Cuilin |
70-45 (33-23 HT) |
St.Brendans |
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BREAK 1:30pm - 3:30pm |
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16:00 |
Centre Court |
St.Vincents |
39-59 (17-30 HT) |
Ongar Chasers |
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End Court |
Malahide |
55-54 (31-26 HT) |
Labanga |
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17:30 |
Centre Court |
Killester |
51-58 (24-29 HT) |
St.Vincents |
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End Court |
Cuman Cishpeil Maigh Cuilin |
72-83 (38-36 HT) |
Labanga |
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19:00 |
Centre Court |
Phoenix |
53-51 (26-25 HT) |
Ongar Chasers |
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End Court |
Malahide |
52-60 (24-20 HT) |
St.Brendans |
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Sunday, November 5th
| Men's Pool 3 - Phoenix - Lisburn Racquets | |||
| Semi Finals | |||
| 10:00 | Phoenix | 81-40 (46-18 HT) | Malahide |
| 11:30 | St. Brendan's | 54-71 (21-35 HT) | Ongar Chasers |
| Final | |||
| 13:30 | Phoenix | 68-67 (39-26 HT) | Ongar Chasers |
POOL 4 - St. Mary's Castleisland
Saturday, November 4th
| Men's Pool 4 - St.Marys Castleisland | ||||
| 10:00 | Ct1 | St.Marys | 50-65 (29-34 HT) | Limerick Celtics |
| Ct2 | V | |||
| 11:30 | Ct1 | Eanna | 55-70 (34-35 HT) | Titans |
| Ct2 | Fr.Mathews | 53-73 (29-40 HT) | Maree | |
| 13:00 | Ct1 | Eanna | 65-56 (35-26 HT) | Limerick Celtics |
| Ct2 | Drogheda Wolves | 79-87 (39-26 HT) | Maree | |
| 14:30 | Ct1 | St.Marys | 51-61 (19-35 HT) | Titans |
| Ct2 | Fr.Mathews | 73-87 (43-44 HT) | Drogheda Wolves | |
| 16:00 | Ct1 | Limerick Celtics | 47-68 (39-30 HT) | Titans |
| Ct2 | V | |||
| 17:30 | Ct1 | St.Marys | 52-68 (26-44 HT) | Eanna |
| Ct2 | V | |||
Sunday, November 5th
| Men's Pool 4 - St.Marys Castleisland | |||
| Semi Finals | |||
| 10:00 | Titans | 113-55 (52-22 HT) | Drogheda Wolves Artic |
| Maree Basketball Club | 70-84 (26-41 HT) | Eanna BC | |
| Final | |||
| 12:00 | Titans | 110-92 (55-51 HT) | Eanna BC |
FIND US
National Basketball Arena
Tymon Park, Dublin, Ireland
D24 N449 (map)
T: +353 1 459 0211
E: info@ireland.basketball
