2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2018 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2018
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date10 August - 21 October 2018
Teams12
Defending champions Cavan Gaels
Winners
Champions Castlerahan (1st win)
ManagerDonal Keogan
CaptainRonan Flanagan
Qualify for2018 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Crosserlough
ManagerDaragh McCarthy
CaptainDara McVeety
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Ballinagh
Other
Player of the Year Paul Smith (Castlerahan)
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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 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
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

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

Round 2

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

Round 3

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

Round 4

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

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Lavey 0-10
2-12 (R)
Lacken 0-10
1-13 (R)
Lavey 0-11
1-16 (R)
Castlerahan 0-11
1-19 (R)
Castlerahan 0-12
Kingscourt Stars 0-7
Castlerahan 2-11
Crosserlough 1-13
Gowna 2-13
Cavan Gaels 0-15
Gowna 1-8
1-6 (R)
Crosserlough 0-11
0-11 (R)
Crosserlough 2-17
Ramor United 2-14

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

Final
Castlerahan 2-11 – 1-13 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 1-8 – 1-9 Shercock O'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Joey Curley
23 September 2018 Relegation Semi-final Killygarry 1-20 – 1-8 Ballinagh St. Felim's Park
Referee: Pat Clarke
29 September 2018 Relegation Final Cootehill 2-15 – 2-10 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.