Kildare have been drawn in Group 3 alongside the winners of Dublin/Louth, the losers of Galway/Sligo and Davy Burke's Roscommon.
The draw has been made for this year's All Ireland/Sam Maguire competition.
Kildare have been drawn in Group 3 alongside the winners of Dublin/Louth, the losers of Galway/Sligo and Davy Burke's Roscommon.
The other groups are as follows:
Group 1: Winners of Kerry/Clare, Losers of Dublin/Louth, Mayo,
Group 2: Winners of Galway/Sligo, Losers of Armagh/Derry, Tyrone, Westmeath
Group 4: Winners of Armagh/Derry, Losers of Kerry/Clare, Monaghan, Donegal
The group winners will advance straight to the quarter-finals, where they will have home advantage.
The second-placed teams will host a third-placed team from another group in preliminary quarter-finals.
The round-robin series will begin on 20/21 May with round one continuing on 27/28 May. Round two will take place on 3/4 June with the final round on 17/18 June.

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