2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2019 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2019
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date26 July - 13 October 2019
Teams12
Defending champions Castlerahan
Winners
Champions Castlerahan (2nd win)
ManagerDonal Keogan
CaptainRonan Flanagan
David Wright
Qualify for2019 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Ramor United
ManagerRay Cole
CaptainSimon Cadden
Eoin Somerville
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Cootehill
Other
Player of the Year Oisin O'Connell (Castlerahan)
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The 2019 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.

Castlerahan were the defending champions, having beaten Crosserlough in the previous years final.[1]

Castlerahan won their second title in a row, defeating neighbours Ramor United in the final.[2][3]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 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 3 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 Castlerahan 4 3 1 0 70 53 +17 7 Advance to quarter-final
2 Kingscourt Stars 4 3 1 0 64 51 +13 7
3 Ramor United 4 3 0 1 62 57 +5 6
4 Crosserlough 4 3 0 1 80 51 +29 6
5 Lavey 4 2 1 1 74 68 +6 5
6 Gowna 4 2 0 2 75 53 +22 4
7 Cavan Gaels 4 2 0 2 78 72 +6 4
8 Killygarry 4 2 0 2 68 72 −4 4
9 Lacken Celtic 4 1 1 2 63 65 −2 3
10 Shercock 4 1 0 3 50 61 −11 2 Advance to relegation play-offs
11 Mullahoran 4 0 0 4 40 67 −27 0
12 Cootehill 4 0 0 4 41 95 −54 0
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

26 July 2019 Round 1 Mullahoran 0-11 – 0-13 Ramor United Sheelin Park
Referee: Packie Smith
2 August 2019 Round 1 Castlerahan 1-14 – 1-10 Killygarry Joe Crowe Park
Referee: Pat Clarke
3 August 2019 Round 1 Cavan Gaels 4-17 – 1-15 Lavey St. Felim's Park
Referee: Tony Gregory
3 August 2019 Round 1 Cootehill 2-6 – 2-12 Lacken Athletic Grounds
Referee: Margaret Farrelly
4 August 2019 Round 1 Crosserlough 4-8 – 1-10 Shercock Lavey GAA Grounds
Referee: James Clarke
4 August 2019 Round 1 Kingscourt Stars 0-12 – 0-9 Gowna Dolan Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen

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Round 2

9 August 2019 Round 2 Castlerahan 0-16 – 0-16 Lavey Breffni Park
Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
9 August 2019 Round 2 Mullahoran 1-6 – 3-5 Shercock Edwin Carolan Community Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville
10 August 2019 Round 2 Kingscourt Stars 1-14 – 1-14 Lacken St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Chris McCaffrey
10 August 2019 Round 2 Cavan Gaels 0-9 – 2-15 Crosserlough Breffni Park
Report Referee: Joe McQuillan
11 August 2019 Round 2 Gowna 4-13 – 0-3 Cootehill Ballinagh GAA Grounds
Referee: Pat Clarke
11 August 2019 Round 2 Ramor United 0-17 – 3-10 Killygarry Lavey GAA Grounds
Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Round 3

23 August 2019 Round 3 Killygarry 0-15 – 2-15 Kingscourt Stars Breffni Park
Referee: Noel Mooney
24 August 2019 Round 3 Shercock 1-10 – 0-18 Castlerahan Dolan Park
Referee: Brendan Sweeney
24 August 2019 Round 3 Lacken 1-14 – 4-12 Gowna Breffni Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
25 August 2019 Round 3 Lavey 1-14 – 0-11 Mullahoran Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
Referee: John Emmo
25 August 2019 Round 3 Cootehill 1-11 – 3-20 Cavan Gaels Annalee Park
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
25 August 2019 Round 3 Ramor United 1-17 – 1-13 Crosserlough Breffni Park
Referee: Michael Lee

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Round 4

31 August 2019 Round 4 Lacken 0-11 – 0-12 Ramor United Breffni Park
Referee: Tony Gregory
31 August 2019 Round 4 Kingscourt Stars 2-8 – 1-7 Shercock St. Anne's Park
Referee: Michael Lee
31 August 2019 Round 4 Gowna 2-11 – 2-15 Killygarry Páirc Emmet
Referee: Kieran McCarville
31 August 2019 Round 4 Lavey 2-17 – 1-9 Cootehill St. Felim's Park
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
31 August 2019 Round 4 Mullahoran 1-6 – 4-11 Crosserlough Ballinagh GAA Grounds
Referee: Stephen McKiernan
31 August 2019 Round 4 Cavan Gaels 1-8 – 4-7 Castlerahan St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Kingscourt Stars 0-7
Cavan Gaels 0-9
Cavan Gaels 0-9
Castlerahan 1-11
Castlerahan 1-7
2-14 (R)
Killygarry 1-7
0-5 (R)
Castlerahan 1-9
Ramor United 0-10
Ramor United 1-15
Gowna 0-7
Ramor United 2-8
Crosserlough 0-12
Crosserlough 3-19
Lavey 1-9

Quarter-finals

13 September 2019 Quarter-final Ramor United 1-15 – 0-7 Gowna Breffni Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
15 September 2019 Quarter-final Kingscourt Stars 0-7 – 0-9 Cavan Gaels Lavey GAA Grounds
Referee: Kieran McCarville
15 September 2019 Quarter-final Castlerahan 1-7 – 1-7 Killygarry St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Pat Clarke
15 September 2019 Quarter-final Crosserlough 3-19 – 1-9 Lavey Breffni Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen
22 September 2019 Quarter-final replay Killygarry 0-5 – 2-14 Castlerahan Breffni Park
Referee: Tony Gregory

Semi-finals

28 September 2019 Semi-final Ramor United 2-8 – 0-12 Crosserlough Breffni Park
Referee: Noel Mooney
29 September 2019 Semi-final Cavan Gaels 0-9 – 1-11 Castlerahan Breffni Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville

Final

Final
Castlerahan 1-9 – 0-10 Ramor United
Oisin O'Connell 1-1, Paul Smith 0-1, Enda O'Connell 0-1, Oisin Kiernan 0-1, Fergal Flanagan 0-1, Cormac Daly 0-1, Cian Mackey 0-1, Shane O'Reilly (0-1f), Karl Cosgrove 0-1 Report James Brady 0-4 (0-2f), Ado Cole 0-2, Mark Magee 0-1, Adam O'Connell 0-1, Killian Maguire 0-1, Cathal Maguire 0-1
Attendance: 7,705
Referee: Joe McQuillan

Relegation play-offs

The 3 bottom placed teams the league phase will enter the relegation play-offs. The 10th and 11th placed teams from the league phase will face each other in the Relegation Semi-Final, with the winner maintaining their senior status for 2020. The loser will face the 12th placed team with the loser being relegated to the 2020 Intermediate Championship.

15 September 2019 Relegation Semi-final Shercock 0-14 – 2-11 Mullahoran Dolan Park
Referee: Paddy Clarke
28 September 2019 Relegation Final Shercock 2-15 – 3-9 Cootehill Breffni Park
Referee: James Clarke

References

  1. ^ "Castlerahan escape cycle of defeat to land maiden Cavan crown". Independent. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Castlerahan edge Ramor to retain Cavan crown". RTÉ. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Cavan SFC final: Castlerahan edge Ramor to retain crown". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Mullahoran deliver in brilliant style". The Anglo-Celt. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ "SFC round-up: wins for Castlerahan, Crosserlough and Gaels on opening weekend". Hogan Stand. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ^ "SFC round-up: Ramor, Kingscourt and Gowna book key wins ahead of final round". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.