[1] On 26 August 2018, Tipperary won the championship following a 3-13 to 1-16 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.
They were the first team ever to win the All-Ireland title after being defeated in the Munster Championship.
Central Council motions to alter the format of the championship were endorsed by the Gaelic Athletic Association's Special Congress on 30 September 2017.
Cork argued that the All-Ireland semi-finals should be retained with the Munster champions taking on the runners-up in Leinster and vice versa.
Playoff Round 1 Playoff Round 2 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Quarter-final Semi-finals Final 2018 Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year was announced on 17 October.