2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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.

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
ManagerDarragh McCarthy
CaptainDara McVeety
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Ballinagh
Other
Player of the Year Paul Smith (Castlerahan)

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Due to reconstruction of the stadium in 2018, Breffni Park was not used as a venue for any matches during this season's S.F.C., except for the final.

Cavan Gaels were the defending champions after they defeated Castlerahan in the previous years final.

This was Shercock's return the senior grade for the first time since the mid 1980s after claiming the 2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship title.

The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 30 April 2018.

Castlerahan won their first title, defeating Crosserlough in the final.[1][2][3]

Team Changes

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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
1Crosserlough 4310+226
2Castlerahan 4211+85
3Gowna 4103+85
4Lavey 4211+75
5Lacken 4211-185
6Cavan Gaels 4112+234
7Kingscourt Stars 4220+34
8Ramor United 4112-14
9Cootehill 4220-44
10Killygarry 4121-63
11Ballinagh 4130-182
12Shercock 4031-241

Round 1
10 August 2018 Round 1Killygarry 3-11 – 1-16 Cavan GaelsJoe Crowe Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
11 August 2018 Round 1Castlerahan 2-14 – 1-11 CootehillDolan Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen
11 August 2018 Round 1Gowna 3-13 – 0-14 BallinaghPáirc Naomh Fionnán
Referee: Michael Lee
12 August 2018 Round 1Crosserlough 3-18 – 1-10 ShercockLavey GAA Grounds
Referee: John Emmo
12 August 2018 Round 1Kingscourt Stars 3-8 – 0-14 LaveySt. Anne's Park
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
12 August 2018 Round 1Ramor United 2-12 – 3-9 LackenOur Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: Margeret Farrelly

Round 2
17 August 2018 Round 2Cavan Gaels 1-12 – 1-12 CastlerahanLavey GAA Grounds
Referee: Conor Dourneen
18 August 2018 Round 2Shercock 0-9 – 0-9 GownaAnnalee Park
Referee: Pat Clarke
18 August 2018 Round 2Lavey 2-17 – 3-7 BallinaghSt. Felim's Park
Referee: Chris McCaffrey
18 August 2018 Round 2Ramor United 0-17 – 1-11 KillygarrySt. Matthew's Park
Referee: Brendan Sweeney
19 August 2018 Round 2Cootehill 1-12 – 1-11 CrosserloughAthletic Grounds
Referee: Packie Smith
19 August 2018 Round 2Kingscourt Stars 2-8 – 1-14 LackenDolan Park
Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Round 3
31 August 2018 Round 3Kingscourt Stars 2-9 – 0-8 ShercockEdwin Carolan Community Park
Referee: Gerry Sheridan
1 September 2018 Round 3Cootehill 0-4 – 0-7 LackenAnnalee Park
Referee: Chris McCaffrey
1 September 2018 Round 3Castlerahan 2-16 – 3-9 Ramor UnitedSt. Matthew's Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
1 September 2018 Round 3Crosserlough 3-16 – 3-11 BallinaghSheelin Park
Referee: James Clarke
1 September 2018 Round 3Cavan Gaels 1-11 – 0-14 GownaJoe Crowe Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville
1 September 2018 Round 3Lavey 1-11 – 1-11 KillygarryDolan Park
Referee: Jim Giblin

Round 4
9 September 2018 Round 4Killygarry 2-14 – 5-9 CootehillPáirc Emmet
Referee: Margaret Farrelly
9 September 2018 Round 4Gowna 1-12 – 1-12 Ramor UnitedSt. Matthew's Park
Referee: Martin Sexton
9 September 2018 Round 4Kingscourt Stars 0-13 – 2-11 CrosserloughSt. Anne's Park
Referee: Ollie Donohoe
9 September 2018 Round 4Shercock 0-9 – 0-12 LaveyP. J. Duke Park
Referee: Michael Lee
9 September 2018 Round 4Cavan Gaels 4-19 – 0-7 LackenPáirc Naomh Fionnán
Referee: Joe McQuillan
9 September 2018 Round 4Castlerahan 0-18 – 3-11 BallinaghSheelin 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-finalLavey 0-10 – 0-10 LackenAthletic Grounds
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
15 September 2018 Quarter-finalCastlerahan 0-12 – 0-7 Kingscourt StarsEdwin Carolan Community Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville
16 September 2018 Quarter-finalGowna 2-13 – 0-15 Cavan GaelsJoe Crowe Park
Referee: James Clarke
16 September 2018 Quarter-finalCrosserlough 2-17 – 2-14 Ramor UnitedSt. Matthew's Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen
23 September 2018 Quarter-final replayLacken 1-13 – 2-12 LaveySt. Matthew's Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan

Semi-Finals
6 October 2018 Semi-finalGowna 1-8 – 0-11 CrosserloughO'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville
7 October 2018 Semi-finalLavey 0-12 – 0-12 CastlerahanO'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
13 October 2018 Semi-final replayCrosserlough 0-11 – 1-6 GownaHugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
13 October 2018 Semi-final replayLavey 1-16 – 1-19 CastlerahanO'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Final
21 October 2018 FinalCastlerahan 2-11 – 1-13 CrosserloughBreffni Park
O. O'Connell 1-3, S. Brady 1-1, C. Mackey 0-4 (0-4f), E. Flanagan 0-3 Report P. Smith 0-5 (0-2f), J. Smith 1-0, P. Lynch (1 '45), S. Smith, M. Stuart 0-2 each, D. Gaffney, P. McEvoy 0-1 each Attendance: 8,469[5]
Referee: Conor Dourneen
Man of the Match: Sean Brady (Castlerahan)

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 I.F.C.

21 September 2018 Relegation Semi-finalCootehill 1-8 – 1-9 ShercockO'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Joey Curley
23 September 2018 Relegation Semi-finalKillygarry 1-20 – 1-8 BallinaghSt. Felim's Park
Referee: Pat Clarke
29 September 2018 Relegation FinalCootehill 2-15 – 2-10 BallinaghSt. Felim's Park
Referee: Margaret Farrelly

References
  1. "Fourth time lucky as Castlerahan finally reign in Cavan". RTE.ie. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "Castlerahan come from six points down to take Cavan title". Irish Times. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. "Castlerahan escape cycle of defeat to land maiden Cavan crown". Independent. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. "The Anglo Celt Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. "Cavan head list of best-attended club football finals". Independent. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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