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 championsColours of Laois.svg Cavan Gaels
Winners
ChampionsColours of Galway.svg Castlerahan (1st win)
ManagerDonal Keogan
CaptainRonan Flanagan
Qualify for2018 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-upColours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough
ManagerDaragh McCarthy
CaptainDara McVeety
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh
Other
Player of the YearColours of Galway.svg Paul Smith (Castlerahan)
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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

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

League Stage

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 L D PD Pts
1 Crosserlough 4 3 1 0 +22 6
2 Castlerahan 4 2 1 1 +8 5
3 Gowna 4 1 0 3 +8 5
4 Lavey 4 2 1 1 +7 5
5 Lacken 4 2 1 1 -18 5
6 Cavan Gaels 4 1 1 2 +23 4
7 Kingscourt Stars 4 2 2 0 +3 4
8 Ramor United 4 1 1 2 -1 4
9 Cootehill 4 2 2 0 -4 4
10 Killygarry 4 1 2 1 -6 3
11 Ballinagh 4 1 3 0 -18 2
12 Shercock 4 0 3 1 -24 1

Round 1

10 August 2018 Round 1 Killygarry Colours of Down.svg 3-11 – 1-16 Colours of Laois.svg Cavan Gaels Joe Crowe Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
11 August 2018 Round 1 Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 2-14 – 1-11 Colours of Leinster Council.svg Cootehill Dolan Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen
11 August 2018 Round 1 Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 3-13 – 0-14 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh Páirc Naomh Fionnán
Referee: Michael Lee
12 August 2018 Round 1 Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 3-18 – 1-10 Colours of Leitrim.svg Shercock Lavey GAA Grounds
Referee: John Emmo
12 August 2018 Round 1 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Laois.svg 3-8 – 0-14 Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey St. Anne's Park
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
12 August 2018 Round 1 Ramor United Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2-12 – 3-9 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Our Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: Margeret Farrelly

Round 2

17 August 2018 Round 2 Cavan Gaels Colours of Laois.svg 1-12 – 1-12 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan Lavey GAA Grounds
Referee: Conor Dourneen
18 August 2018 Round 2 Shercock Colours of Leitrim.svg 0-9 – 0-9 Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna Annalee Park
Referee: Pat Clarke
18 August 2018 Round 2 Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 2-17 – 3-7 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh St. Felim's Park
Referee: Chris McCaffrey
18 August 2018 Round 2 Ramor United Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0-17 – 1-11 Colours of Down.svg Killygarry St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Brendan Sweeney
19 August 2018 Round 2 Cootehill Colours of Leinster Council.svg 1-12 – 1-11 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough Athletic Grounds
Referee: Packie Smith
19 August 2018 Round 2 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Laois.svg 2-8 – 1-14 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Dolan Park
Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Round 3

31 August 2018 Round 3 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Laois.svg 2-9 – 0-8 Colours of Leitrim.svg Shercock Edwin Carolan Community Park
Referee: Gerry Sheridan
1 September 2018 Round 3 Cootehill Colours of Leinster Council.svg 0-4 – 0-7 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Annalee Park
Referee: Chris McCaffrey
1 September 2018 Round 3 Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 2-16 – 3-9 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
1 September 2018 Round 3 Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 3-16 – 3-11 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh Sheelin Park
Referee: James Clarke
1 September 2018 Round 3 Cavan Gaels Colours of Laois.svg 1-11 – 0-14 Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna Joe Crowe Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville
1 September 2018 Round 3 Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 1-11 – 1-11 Colours of Down.svg Killygarry Dolan Park
Referee: Jim Giblin

Round 4

9 September 2018 Round 4 Killygarry Colours of Down.svg 2-14 – 5-9 Colours of Leinster Council.svg Cootehill Páirc Emmet
Referee: Margaret Farrelly
9 September 2018 Round 4 Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 1-12 – 1-12 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Martin Sexton
9 September 2018 Round 4 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Laois.svg 0-13 – 2-11 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough St. Anne's Park
Referee: Ollie Donohoe
9 September 2018 Round 4 Shercock Colours of Leitrim.svg 0-9 – 0-12 Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey P. J. Duke Park
Referee: Michael Lee
9 September 2018 Round 4 Cavan Gaels Colours of Laois.svg 4-19 – 0-7 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Páirc Naomh Fionnán
Referee: Joe McQuillan
9 September 2018 Round 4 Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 0-18 – 3-11 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh Sheelin Park
Referee: Harry Conaty

Knock-Out Stage

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

Quarter-Finals

15 September 2018 Quarter-final Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 0-10 – 0-10 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Athletic Grounds
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
15 September 2018 Quarter-final Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 0-12 – 0-7 Colours of Laois.svg Kingscourt Stars Edwin Carolan Community Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville
16 September 2018 Quarter-final Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 2-13 – 0-15 Colours of Laois.svg Cavan Gaels Joe Crowe Park
Referee: James Clarke
16 September 2018 Quarter-final Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2-17 – 2-14 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen
23 September 2018 Quarter-final replay Lacken Colours of Dublin.svg 1-13 – 2-12 Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan

Semi-Finals

6 October 2018 Semi-final Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 1-8 – 0-11 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough O'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville
7 October 2018 Semi-final Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 0-12 – 0-12 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan O'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
13 October 2018 Semi-final replay Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0-11 – 1-6 Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
13 October 2018 Semi-final replay Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 1-16 – 1-19 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan O'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Final


Final
Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg2-11 – 1-13Colours 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

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 Colours of Leinster Council.svg 1-8 – 1-9 Colours of Leitrim.svg Shercock O'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Joey Curley
23 September 2018 Relegation Semi-final Killygarry Colours of Down.svg 1-20 – 1-8 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh St. Felim's Park
Referee: Pat Clarke
29 September 2018 Relegation Final Cootehill Colours of Leinster Council.svg 2-15 – 2-10 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh St. Felim's Park
Referee: Margaret Farrelly

References

  1. ^ "Club championship draws: Gaels open title defence against Killygarry". Hogan Stand. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Gaels force too much for Castlerahan in Cavan". The Irish Times. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Fourth time lucky as Castlerahan finally reign in Cavan". RTE.ie. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Castlerahan come from six points down to take Cavan title". Irish Times. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Castlerahan escape cycle of defeat to land maiden Cavan crown". Independent. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ^ "IFC final: Shercock stun Ballyhaise to bridge 33-year gap". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Cavan head list of best-attended club football finals". Independent. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

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