2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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2018 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2018
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date10 August - 21 October 2018
Teams12
Defending championsFile:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels
Winners
ChampionsFile:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan (1st win)
ManagerDonal Keogan
CaptainRonan Flanagan
Qualify for2018 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-upFile:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough
ManagerDaragh McCarthy
CaptainDara McVeety
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh
Other
Player of the YearFile:Colours of Galway.svg Paul Smith (Castlerahan)
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 110th edition of Cavan GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 30 April 2018.[1]

Due to reconstruction of the stadium in 2018, Breffni Park was not used as a venue for any matches during this season's championship, except for the final.

Cavan Gaels were the defending champions,[2] but they lost to Gowna at the quarter-final stage.

Castlerahan won their first title, defeating Crosserlough in the final.[3][4][5]

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.

League stage

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All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the quarter-finals while the bottom 4 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff. If teams are level on points and a place in the quarter-final is at stake, a Playoff will be conducted to determine who goes through.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Crosserlough 4 3 0 1 83 61 +22 6 Advance to quarter-final
2 Castlerahan 4 2 1 1 75 67 +8 5
3 Gowna 4 1 3 0 60 52 +8 5
4 Lavey 4 2 1 1 63 56 +7 5
5 Lacken Celtic 4 2 1 1 49 67 −18 5
6 Cavan Gaels 4 1 2 1 79 56 +23 4
7 Kingscourt Stars 4 2 0 2 59 56 +3 4
8 Ramor United 4 1 2 1 68 69 −1 4
9 Cootehill 4 2 0 2 57 61 −4 4 Advance to relegation play-offs
10 Killygarry 4 1 1 2 68 74 −6 3
11 Ballinagh 4 1 0 3 70 88 −18 2
12 Shercock 4 0 1 3 39 63 −24 1
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Knock-Out Stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey 0-10
2-12 (R)
File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken 0-10
1-13 (R)
File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey 0-11
1-16 (R)
File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan 0-11
1-19 (R)
File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan 0-12
File:Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 0-7
File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan 2-11
File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 1-13
File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 2-13
File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 0-15
File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 1-8
1-6 (R)
File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 0-11
0-11 (R)
File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 2-17
File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 2-14

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Final
Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg2-11 – 1-13File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough
Oisin O'Connell 1-3, Sean Brady 1-1, Cian Mackey 0-4 (0-4f), Enda Flanagan 0-3 Report Pierce Smith 0-5 (0-2f), James Smith 1-0, Patrick Lynch 0-2 (0-1 45), Stephen Smith 0-2, Mark Stuart 0-2, Darren Gaffney 0-1, Paul McEvoy 0-1
Attendance: 8,469[7]
Referee: Conor Dourneen

Relegation play-offs

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The 4 bottom placed teams the league phase will play off against each other. The 2 winners will maintain their senior status for 2019 while the 2 losers will face off in a Relegation-Final. The ultimate loser will be relegated to the 2019 Intermediate Championship.

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