2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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2023 Kiernan's Service Station Cavan Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2023
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorKiernan's Service Station
Date17 August – 22 October 2023
Teams12
Defending champions Gowna
Winners
Champions Gowna (9th win)
ManagerFintan Reilly[1]
Dermot McCabe
CaptainRyan McGahern[2]
Qualify forUlster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Kingscourt Stars
ManagerOwen Lennon[3]
Brendan Lennon[4]
CaptainBarry Reilly[5]
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken
← 2022
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The 2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 114th 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 going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began on 17 August 2023.[6]

Gowna entered the championship as defending champions,[7] and reached the final against Kingscourt Stars.[8] Gowna won the final by seventeen points to successfully defend their title.[9]

Team changes

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The following teams changed division since the 2022 championship season.

To Championship

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Promoted from 2022 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

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Relegated to 2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

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 eight teams go into the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs. The first round draw took place on 15 May 2023.[11]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kingscourt Stars 4 4 0 0 78 59 +19 8 Advance to quarter-final
2 Crosserlough 4 4 0 0 81 46 +35 8
3 Ramor United 4 3 0 1 61 49 +12 6
4 Killygarry 4 3 0 1 74 64 +10 6
5 Gowna 4 3 0 1 63 53 +10 6
6 Laragh United 4 2 0 2 71 61 +10 4
7 Cavan Gaels 4 2 0 2 65 65 0 4
8 Ballinagh 4 2 0 2 61 65 −4 4
9 Lacken Celtic 4 1 0 3 61 73 −12 2 Advance to relegation play-offs
10 Castlerahan 4 0 0 4 42 61 −19 0
11 Mullahoran 4 0 0 4 55 80 −25 0
12 Lavey 4 0 0 4 35 71 −36 0
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

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17 August 2023 Round 1 Gowna 1–18 – 3–8 File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report Referee: Margaret Farrelly
19 August 2023 Round 1 Cavan Gaels 2–10 – 1–14 Kingscourt Stars Dolan Park
19:00 Report Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Round 2

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24 August 2023 Round 2 Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg 1–15 – 0–14 Cavan Gaels Kingspan Breffni
20:15 Report Referee: Pat Clarke
27 August 2023 Round 2 Lavey File:Colours of Sligo.svg 0–8 – 1–14 Gowna Dr Plunkett Memorial Park
15:00 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Round 3

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3 September 2023 Round 4 Lacken File:Colours of Dublin.svg 1–9 – 2–11 Kingscourt Stars Dolan Park
14:00 Referee: Noel Mooney
3 September 2023 Round 4 Gowna 2–10 – 0–12 File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Michael Lee

Round 4

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10 September 2023 Round 4 Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1–13 – 0–9 Gowna St Matthew's Park
14:00 Report Referee: James Clarke

Knock-out stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Kingscourt Stars 1–10
Cavan Gaels 0–9
Kingscourt Stars 1–12
File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 1–8
File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 1–12
1–16 (R)
File:Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United 3–6
1–12 (R)
Kingscourt Stars 0–13
Gowna 5–15
File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 3–15
File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh 0–5
File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 0–14
Gowna 1–18
File:Colours of Down.svg Killygarry 0–17
1–10 (R)
Gowna 2–11
1–13 (R)

Quarter-finals

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23 September 2023 Quarter-final Kingscourt Stars 1–10 – 0–9 Cavan Gaels Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Report Referee: Pat Clarke
1 October 2023 Quarter-final replay Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg 1–10 – 1–13 Gowna Joe Crowe Park
13:00 Referee: Michael Lee

Semi-finals

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8 October 2023 Semi-final Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0–14 – 1–18 Gowna Kingspan Breffni
17:00 Referee: Noel Mooney

Final

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22 October 2023 Final Kingscourt Stars 0–13 – 5–15 Gowna Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Jordan Morris 0–4 (0–3f), Joe Dillon 0–3 (0–1f), Barry Reilly 0–2 (0–1 s/l), Peter Corrigan 0–2, Padraig Faulkner 0–1, Ciaran Dermody 0–1 Report Tiarnan Madden 2–4 (0–1f), Ryan Brady 1–0, Darragh McConnon 1–0, Oisin Pierson 1–0, Cian Madden 0–3 (0–2f), Eoghan Hartin 0–2, Conor Casey 0–2, Conor Madden 0–2, Ryan Donohoe 0–1, Daire Madden 0–1 Attendance: 5,148
Referee: Michael Lee
Man of the Match: Ryan Brady (Gowna)

Relegation play-offs

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Relegation semi-finals

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23 September 2023 Relegation semi-final Lacken File:Colours of Dublin.svg 2–9 – 2–9 File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Joe Crowe Park
15:30 Referee: Michael Lee
29 September 2023 Relegation semi-final replay Lacken File:Colours of Dublin.svg 1–8 – 2–9 File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:15 Referee: Kieran McCarville

Relegation final

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