2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2023 |
| Trophy | Oliver Plunkett Cup |
| Sponsor | Kiernan's Service Station |
| Date | 17 August – 22 October 2023 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions | |
| Winners | |
| Champions | |
| Manager | Fintan Reilly[1] Dermot McCabe |
| Captain | Ryan McGahern[2] |
| Qualify for | Ulster Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | |
| Manager | Owen Lennon[3] Brendan Lennon[4] |
| Captain | Barry Reilly[5] |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken |
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
[edit | edit source]The following teams changed division since the 2022 championship season.
To Championship
[edit | edit source]Promoted from 2022 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
- File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan (Intermediate Champions)[10]
From Championship
[edit | edit source]Relegated to 2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
- File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge (Relegation play-off losers)
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 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 |
Round 1
[edit | edit source]| 17 August 2023 Round 1 | Gowna | 1–18 – 3–8 | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 18 August 2023 Round 1 | Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg | 0–11 – 1–14 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: John Emmo |
| 19 August 2023 Round 1 | Cavan Gaels | 2–10 – 1–14 | | Dolan Park |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
| 19 August 2023 Round 1 | Laragh United File:Colours of Armagh.svg | 4–14 – 0–10 | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: James Clarke |
| 20 August 2023 Round 1 | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 2–10 – 1–11 | File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Mullahoran | Joe Crowe Park |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 20 August 2023 Round 1 | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 0–13 – 2–13 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
Round 2
[edit | edit source]| 24 August 2023 Round 2 | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 1–15 – 0–14 | | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 25 August 2023 Round 2 | Lacken File:Colours of Dublin.svg | 2–9 – 1–11 | File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 26 August 2023 Round 2 | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 4–15 – 0–10 | File:Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 17:00 | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
| 26 August 2023 Round 2 | Kingscourt Stars | 3–13 – 1–11 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 27 August 2023 Round 2 | Lavey File:Colours of Sligo.svg | 0–8 – 1–14 | | Dr Plunkett Memorial Park |
| 15:00 | Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
| 27 August 2023 Round 2 | Mullahoran File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg | 1–11 – 2–14 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Report | Referee: James Clarke |
Round 3
[edit | edit source]| 31 August 2023 Round 4 | Laragh United File:Colours of Armagh.svg | 1–10 – 2–8 | | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 1 September 2023 Round 4 | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 0–12 – 0–7 | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey | Edwin Carolan Community Park |
| 20:15 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 2 September 2023 Round 4 | Ballinagh File:Colours of Antrim.svg | 1–11 – 3–14 | File:Colours of Down.svg Killygarry | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 3 September 2023 Round 4 | Lacken File:Colours of Dublin.svg | 1–9 – 2–11 | | Dolan Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 3 September 2023 Round 4 | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 4–10 – 1–14 | File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Mullahoran | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| 15:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 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
[edit | edit source]| 10 September 2023 Round 4 | Kingscourt Stars | 3–13 – 2–11 | File:Colours of Down.svg Killygarry | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 10 September 2023 Round 4 | Cavan Gaels | 1–18 – 2–11 | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| 14:00 | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 10 September 2023 Round 4 | Laragh United File:Colours of Armagh.svg | 2–16 – 1–7 | File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Mullahoran | St Felim's Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 10 September 2023 Round 4 | Lavey File:Colours of Sligo.svg | 0–10 – 0–16 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | Annalee Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 10 September 2023 Round 4 | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 1–13 – 0–9 | | St Matthew's Park |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: James Clarke |
| 15 September 2023 Round 4 | Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg | 0–6 – 0–13 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| 20:00 | Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
Knock-out stage
[edit | edit source]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1–10 | ||||||||||||||
| 0–9 | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||
| 0–13 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 1–18 | ||||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Down.svg Killygarry | 0–17 1–10 (R) | |||||||||||||
| 2–11 1–13 (R) | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]| 22 September 2023 Quarter-final | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 1–12 – 3–6 | File:Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 23 September 2023 Quarter-final | Kingscourt Stars | 1–10 – 0–9 | | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Report | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 23 September 2023 Quarter-final | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 0–17 – 2–11 | | Kingspan Breffni |
| 18:00 | Report | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 24 September 2023 Quarter-final | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 3–15 – 0–5 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | Kingspan Breffni |
| 18:00 | Report | Referee: John Emmo |
| 1 October 2023 Quarter-final replay | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 1–10 – 1–13 | | Joe Crowe Park |
| 13:00 | Referee: Michael Lee |
| 1 October 2023 Quarter-final replay | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 1–16 – 1–12 | File:Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 16:30 | Referee: James Clarke |
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| 8 October 2023 Semi-final | Kingscourt Stars | 1–12 – 1–8 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 15:00 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 8 October 2023 Semi-final | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 0–14 – 1–18 | | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
Final
[edit | edit source]| 22 October 2023 Final | Kingscourt Stars | 0–13 – 5–15 | | 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
[edit | edit source]Relegation semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
| 23 September 2023 Relegation semi-final | Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg | 0–16 – 0–15 | File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Mullahoran | Castlerahan Community Pitch |
| 15:30 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 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
[edit | edit source]| 8 October 2023 Relegation final | Mullahoran File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg | 0–18 – 0–12 | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
| 14:30 | Referee: Michael Lee |
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