2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2018 |
| Trophy | Oliver Plunkett Cup |
| Sponsor | Hotel Kilmore |
| Date | 10 August - 21 October 2018 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels |
| Winners | |
| Champions | File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan (1st win) |
| Manager | Donal Keogan |
| Captain | Ronan Flanagan |
| Qualify for | 2018 Ulster Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough |
| Manager | Daragh McCarthy |
| Captain | Dara McVeety |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh |
| Other | |
| Player of the Year | File:Colours of Galway.svg Paul Smith (Castlerahan) |
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
[edit | edit source]The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.
To Championship[edit | edit source]Promoted from 2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
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From Championship[edit | edit source]Relegated to 2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
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League stage
[edit | edit source]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 |
Round 1
[edit | edit source]| 10 August 2018 Round 1 | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 3-11 – 1-16 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels | Joe Crowe Park |
| Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 11 August 2018 Round 1 | Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg | 2-14 – 1-11 | File:Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill | Dolan Park |
| Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 11 August 2018 Round 1 | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 3-13 – 0-14 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| Referee: Michael Lee |
| 12 August 2018 Round 1 | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 3-18 – 1-10 | File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| Referee: John Emmo |
| 12 August 2018 Round 1 | Kingscourt Stars File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 3-8 – 0-14 | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey | St. Anne's Park |
| Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 12 August 2018 Round 1 | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 2-12 – 3-9 | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
| Referee: Margeret Farrelly |
Round 2
[edit | edit source]| 17 August 2018 Round 2 | Cavan Gaels File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 1-12 – 1-12 | File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 18 August 2018 Round 2 | Shercock File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg | 0-9 – 0-9 | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna | Annalee Park |
| Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 18 August 2018 Round 2 | Lavey File:Colours of Sligo.svg | 2-17 – 3-7 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | St. Felim's Park |
| Referee: Chris McCaffrey |
| 18 August 2018 Round 2 | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 0-17 – 1-11 | File:Colours of Down.svg Killygarry | St. Matthew's Park |
| Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
| 19 August 2018 Round 2 | Cootehill File:Colours of Limerick.svg | 1-12 – 1-11 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | Athletic Grounds |
| Referee: Packie Smith |
| 19 August 2018 Round 2 | Kingscourt Stars File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 2-8 – 1-14 | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | Dolan Park |
| Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
Round 3
[edit | edit source]| 31 August 2018 Round 3 | Kingscourt Stars File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 2-9 – 0-8 | File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock | Edwin Carolan Community Park |
| Referee: Gerry Sheridan |
| 1 September 2018 Round 3 | Cootehill File:Colours of Limerick.svg | 0-4 – 0-7 | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | Annalee Park |
| Referee: Chris McCaffrey |
| 1 September 2018 Round 3 | Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg | 2-16 – 3-9 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | St. Matthew's Park |
| Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 1 September 2018 Round 3 | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 3-16 – 3-11 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | Sheelin Park |
| Referee: James Clarke |
| 1 September 2018 Round 3 | Cavan Gaels File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 1-11 – 0-14 | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna | Joe Crowe Park |
| Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 1 September 2018 Round 3 | Lavey File:Colours of Sligo.svg | 1-11 – 1-11 | File:Colours of Down.svg Killygarry | Dolan Park |
| Referee: Jim Giblin |
Round 4
[edit | edit source]| 9 September 2018 Round 4 | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 2-14 – 5-9 | File:Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill | Páirc Emmet |
| Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 9 September 2018 Round 4 | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 1-12 – 1-12 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | St. Matthew's Park |
| Referee: Martin Sexton |
| 9 September 2018 Round 4 | Kingscourt Stars File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 0-13 – 2-11 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | St. Anne's Park |
| Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
| 9 September 2018 Round 4 | Shercock File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg | 0-9 – 0-12 | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey | P. J. Duke Park |
| Referee: Michael Lee |
| 9 September 2018 Round 4 | Cavan Gaels File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 4-19 – 0-7 | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 9 September 2018 Round 4 | Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg | 0-18 – 3-11 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | Sheelin Park |
| Referee: Harry Conaty |
Knock-Out Stage
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]| 15 September 2018 Quarter-final | Lavey File:Colours of Sligo.svg | 0-10 – 0-10 | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | Athletic Grounds |
| Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 15 September 2018 Quarter-final | Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg | 0-12 – 0-7 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars | Edwin Carolan Community Park |
| Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 16 September 2018 Quarter-final | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 2-13 – 0-15 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels | Joe Crowe Park |
| Referee: James Clarke |
| 16 September 2018 Quarter-final | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 2-17 – 2-14 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | St. Matthew's Park |
| Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 23 September 2018 Quarter-final replay | Lacken File:Colours of Dublin.svg | 1-13 – 2-12 | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey | St. Matthew's Park |
| Referee: Joe McQuillan |
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| 6 October 2018 Semi-final | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 1-8 – 0-11 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 7 October 2018 Semi-final | Lavey File:Colours of Sligo.svg | 0-12 – 0-12 | File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
| 13 October 2018 Semi-final replay | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 0-11 – 1-6 | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
| Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 13 October 2018 Semi-final replay | Lavey File:Colours of Sligo.svg | 1-16 – 1-19 | File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| Referee: Gerry Sheridan |
Final
[edit | edit source]| Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg | 2-11 – 1-13 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough |
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| 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 |
Relegation play-offs
[edit | edit source]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.
| 21 September 2018 Relegation Semi-final | Cootehill File:Colours of Limerick.svg | 1-8 – 1-9 | File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| Referee: Joey Curley |
| 23 September 2018 Relegation Semi-final | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 1-20 – 1-8 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | St. Felim's Park |
| Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 29 September 2018 Relegation Final | Cootehill File:Colours of Limerick.svg | 2-15 – 2-10 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | St. Felim's Park |
| Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
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