2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 131st final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the culmination of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in Gaelic football. The match was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 2 September 2018.
| Event | 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 2 September 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Jack McCaffrey | ||||||
| Referee | Conor Lane | ||||||
| Attendance | 82,300 | ||||||
| Weather | 19 °C, Sunny | ||||||
It was the second time the teams had met in the final; Dublin won the first encounter in 1995. It was the third consecutive year that a team qualified under the system of second chances introduced in 2001; Tyrone qualified despite defeat in its provincial championship.
Dublin won the final by a margin of six points, on a scoreline of 2–17 to 1–14. The victory was Dublin's fourth consecutive All-Ireland title, making them the third county to win "four-in-a-row" (the others are Wexford in 1915–18 and Kerry in 1929–32 and 1978–81).
The game was televised nationally on RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Michael Lyster from Croke Park, with studio analysis from Joe Brolly, Pat Spillane, and Colm O'Rourke. Match commentary was provided by Ger Canning with analysis by Dessie Dolan. This was the last occasion on which Michael Lyster presented RTÉ's television coverage, having decided to retire from The Sunday Game at the end of 2018. The game was also televised internationally by Sky Sports, presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney.