2025 Cavan Senior Football Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2025 |
| Trophy | Oliver Plunkett Cup |
| Sponsor | Kyte Powertech |
| Date | 7 August – 12 October 2025 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough |
| Winners | |
| Champions | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars (12th win) |
| Manager | Colin Kelly[1] |
| Captain | Barry Tully[2] |
| Qualify for | Ulster Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna |
| Manager | Vinny Corey |
| Captain | Conor Brady |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh |
The 2025 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 116th 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 winners being awarded the Oliver Plunkett Cup and going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began on 7 August 2025.[3]
Crosserlough entered the championship as defending champions,[4] but were dethroned at the semi-final stage by Gowna.[5] Kingscourt Stars won their first title since 2015 and their twelfth in total with a nine-point win over Gowna in the final.[6]
Team changes
[edit | edit source]The following teams changed division since the 2024 championship season.
To Championship
[edit | edit source]Promoted from 2024 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
- File:Colours of Cavan.svg Arva (Intermediate Champions)[7]
From Championship
[edit | edit source]Relegated to 2025 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
- File:Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey (Relegation play-off losers)
League stage
[edit | edit source]All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage and are put into one league table. Each team plays four games with the fixtures decided by a random draw at the conclusion of each round. No team can meet each other twice in the league stage. The top eight teams in the league progress to the quarter-finals while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs.[8] The first round draw took place on 19 May 2025.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crosserlough | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 61 | +40 | 7 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Gowna | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 69 | +30 | 7 | |
| 3 | Kingscourt Stars | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 69 | +20 | 7 | |
| 4 | Mullahoran | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 80 | +6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Ramor United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 59 | +29 | 5 | |
| 6 | Ballyhaise | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 72 | +16 | 4 | |
| 7 | Cavan Gaels | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 66 | +13 | 4 | |
| 8 | Arva | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 82 | −6 | 4 | |
| 9 | Killygarry | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 84 | −12 | 2 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Ballinagh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 106 | −36 | 2 | |
| 11 | Castlerahan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 95 | −37 | 0 | |
| 12 | Laragh United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 112 | −63 | 0 |
Source: Cavan GAA
Round 1
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| 7 August 2025 Round 1 | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 5–17 – 0–17 | File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 8 August 2025 Round 1 | Cavan Gaels File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 0–19 – 0–20 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:000 | Report | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 9 August 2025 Round 1 | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 0–20 – 2–19 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Arva | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:15 | Report | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 9 August 2025 Round 1 | Laragh United File:Colours of Armagh.svg | 0–10 – 6–19 | File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 10 August 2025 Round 1 | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 2–22 – 2–9 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | Kingspan Breffni |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Michael Lee |
| 10 August 2025 Round 1 | Mullahoran File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg | 2–10 – 2–10 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: James Clarke |
Round 2
[edit | edit source]| 15 August 2025 Round 2 | Kingscourt Stars File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 3–13 – 1–10 | File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise | Edwin Carolan Community Park |
| 20:00 | Referee: John Power |
| 16 August 2025 Round 2 | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 6–12 – 1–11 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Arva | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 17 August 2025 Round 2 | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 1–16 – 0–11 | File:Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United | Jim Smith Park |
| 14:30 | Referee: Martin Sexton |
| 17 August 2025 Round 2 | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 1–20 – 0–17 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels | Kingspan Breffni |
| 14:30 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 17 August 2025 Round 2 | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 3–17 – 0–9 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh | Crowe Memorial Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 17 August 2025 Round 2 | Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg | 2–15 – 3–15 | File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Mullahoran | Sheelin Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Derek Argue |
Round 3
[edit | edit source]| 29 August 2025 Round 3 | Ballinagh File:Colours of Antrim.svg | 1–15 – 2–22 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Referee: John Power |
| 30 August 2025 Round 3 | Arva File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 1–14 – 1–15 | File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| 18:00 | Report | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 30 August 2025 Round 3 | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 1–20 – 2–17 | File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Mullahoran | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 31 August 2025 Round 3 | Castlerahan File:Colours of Galway.svg | 0–6 – 0–19 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels | Kingspan Breffni |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Derek Argue |
| 31 August 2025 Round 3 | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 2–10 – 2–18 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Report | Referee: John Emmo |
| 31 August 2025 Round 3 | Laragh United File:Colours of Armagh.svg | 0–4 – 3–19 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 18:00 | Referee: Daire Donohoe |
Round 4
[edit | edit source]| 7 September 2025 Round 4 | Arva File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 1–17 – 0–14 | File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan | Crowe Memorial Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 7 September 2025 Round 4 | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 1–14 – 1–21 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels | St Matthew's Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 7 September 2025 Round 4 | Kingscourt Stars File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 1–16 – 1–16 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: James Clarke |
| 7 September 2025 Round 4 | Ballyhaise File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg | 3–11 – 2–17 | File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Mullahoran | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Derek Argue |
| 7 September 2025 Round 4 | Ballinagh File:Colours of Antrim.svg | 2–22 – 4–12 | File:Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United | O'Connell Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Conor Lyons |
| 7 September 2025 Round 4 | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 3–16 – 1–11 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 14:00 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
Knock-out stage
[edit | edit source]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | 2–17 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Cavan.svg Arva | 0–19 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna | 2–16 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | 2–11 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna | 1–22 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels | 0–11 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna | 0–13 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars | 2–16 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Mullahoran | 0–11 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | 1–11 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | 0–17 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars | 2–12 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars | 2–14 | |||||||||||||
| File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise | 1–12 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]| 12 September 2025 Quarter-final | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 2–17 – 0–19 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Arva | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Derek Argue |
| 13 September 2025 Quarter-final | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 1–22 – 0–11 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 16 September 2025 Quarter-final | Mullahoran File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg | 0–11 – 1–11 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 17 September 2025 Quarter-final | Kingscourt Stars File:Colours of Cavan.svg | 2–14 – 1–12 | File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| 28 September 2025 Semi-final | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 2–16 – 2–11 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | Kingspan Breffni |
| 15:00 | Report | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 28 September 2025 Semi-final | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 0–17 – 2–12 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: John Power |
Final
[edit | edit source]| 12 October 2025 Final | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 0–13 – 2–16 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–6 (0–4f), Cian Madden 0–4 (0–1f, one 2pt), Conor Madden 0–3 (one 2pt) | Report | Jordan Morris 0–9 (two 2ptf, 0–3f), Joe Dillon 1–1, Kevin Curtis 1–0, Cian Shekleton 0–2 (one 2pt), Padraig Faulkner 0–2, Odhran Cunningham 0–1, Michael Gargan 0–1 (0–1f) | Referee: Noel Mooney Man of the Match: Joe Dillon (Kingscourt Stars) |
Relegation play-offs
[edit | edit source]Relegation semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| 21 September 2025 Relegation semi-final | Ballinagh File:Colours of Antrim.svg | 0–13 – 0–20 | File:Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| 13:00 | Referee: Jim Giblin |
| 21 September 2025 Relegation semi-final | Killygarry File:Colours of Down.svg | 1–22 – 2–15 | File:Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United | Athletic Grounds |
| 13:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
Final
[edit | edit source]| 27 September 2025 Relegation final | Ballinagh File:Colours of Antrim.svg | 1–12 – 1–14 | File:Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 17:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
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