2020 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2020 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2020
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date1 August - 26 September 2020
Teams12
Defending champions Castlerahan
Winners
Champions Crosserlough (10th win)
ManagerJimmy Higgins
CaptainPierce Smith
Runners-up
Runners-up Kingscourt Stars
ManagerDavid Lennon
CaptainPadraig Faulkner
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)No relegation
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 111th 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 not representing Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, due to the latter competition's cancellation.

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The COVID-19 pandemic brought forward the beginning and end dates for the championship but the format was not changed, although there was no relegation this year.[citation needed]

Castlerahan were the defending champions after they defeated Ramor United in the previous years final to claim their second title in a row.[1] However they were defeated by Crosserlough at the semi-final stage.

Crosserlough and Kingscourt Stars contested the final on 26 September but it ended as a draw.[2][3][4] Crosserlough won the replay to win their first title in 48 years.[5]

The drawn final was the first Cavan final to be shown live on RTÉ television.[6]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

  • Laragh United - (Intermediate Champions)[7]

From Championship

Relegated to 2020 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kingscourt Stars 4 4 0 0 80 49 +31 8 Advance to quarter-final
2 Crosserlough 4 4 0 0 77 52 +25 8
3 Castlerahan 4 3 1 0 77 55 +22 7
4 Ramor United 4 3 0 1 67 55 +12 6
5 Cavan Gaels 4 3 0 1 67 52 +15 6
6 Lavey 4 2 1 1 62 61 +1 5
7 Gowna 4 1 2 1 67 69 −2 4
8 Mullahoran 4 1 0 3 56 67 −11 2
9 Killygarry 4 0 1 3 59 63 −4 1
10 Lacken Celtic 4 0 1 3 55 77 −22 1
11 Shercock 4 0 0 4 43 71 −28 0
12 Laragh United 4 0 0 4 45 84 −39 0
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

Kingscourt Stars v Lacken
1 August 2020 Round 1 Kingscourt Stars 1-13 – 0-10 Lacken Lavey GAA Grounds
17:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
Killygarry v Cavan Gaels
1 August 2020 Round 1 Killygarry 0-12 – 1-10 Cavan Gaels Breffni Park
19:30 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
Gowna v Ramor United
2 August 2020 Round 1 Gowna 1-11 – 2-11 Ramor United Breffni Park
14:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan
Mullahoran v Laragh United
2 August 2020 Round 1 Mullahoran 3-15 – 0-9 Laragh United St. Matthew's Park
17:00 Referee: Stephen McKiernan
Crosserlough v Lavey
2 August 2020 Round 1 Crosserlough 1-14 – 0-7 Lavey Breffni Park
19:30 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
Castlerahan v Shercock
5 August 2020 Round 1 Castlerahan 1-18 – 0-9 Shercock Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:00 Report Referee: Michael Lee

Round 2

Killygarry v Kingscourt Stars
7 August 2020 Round 2 Killygarry 0-17 – 2-13 Kingscourt Stars Breffni Park
20:15 Referee: Joe McQuillan
Gowna v Lavey
8 August 2020 Round 2 Gowna 0-18 – 1-15 Lavey Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
17:00 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
Cavan Gaels v Mullahoran
8 August 2020 Round 2 Cavan Gaels 1-20 – 1-4 Mullahoran Breffni Park
19:30 Referee: Pat Clarke
Crosserlough v Laragh United
9 August 2020 Round 2 Crosserlough 1-13 – 1-10 Laragh United Breffni Park
14:00 Referee: Chris McCaffrey
Shercock v Ramor United
9 August 2020 Round 2 Shercock 0-10 – 1-9 Ramor United Jim Smith Park
17:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
Castlerahan v Lacken Celtic
9 August 2020 Round 2 Castlerahan 4-12 – 1-15 Lacken Celtic Breffni Park
19:30 Referee: Barry McMenamin

Round 3

Kingscourt Stars v Laragh United
14 August 2020 Round 3 Kingscourt Stars 3-15 – 1-7 Laragh United Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:15 Referee: Kieran McCarville
Mullahoran v Castlerahan
14 August 2020 Round 3 Mullahoran 0-11 – 0-15 Castlerahan Breffni Park
20:15 Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Cavan Gaels v Ramor United
15 August 2020 Round 3 Cavan Gaels 0-11 – 2-14 Ramor United St. Matthew's Park
17:00 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
Lacken v Crosserlough
15 August 2020 Round 3 Lacken 0-14 – 3-15 Crosserlough Sheelin Park
17:00 Referee: Michael Lee
Shercock v Lavey
15 August 2020 Round 3 Shercock 0-12 – 1-14 Lavey Breffni Park
19:00 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
Killygarry v Gowna
16 August 2020 Round 3 Killygarry 2-11 – 2-12 Gowna Páirc Naomh Fionnán
14:00 Report Referee: Martin Sexton

Round 4

Gowna v Castlerahan
22 August 2020 Round 4 Gowna 2-11 – 1-14 Castlerahan Sheelin Park
16:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
Ramor United v Crosserlough
22 August 2020 Round 4 Ramor United 3-10 – 3-12 Crosserlough St. Matthew's Park
16:00 Report Referee: James Clarke
Mullahoran v Lavey
22 August 2020 Round 4 Mullahoran 0-14 – 1-17 Lavey St. Felim's Park
16:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan
Lacken Celtic v Killygarry
22 August 2020 Round 4 Lacken Celtic 2-7 – 0-13 Killygarry Breffni Park
16:00 Referee: Tony Gregory
Kingscourt Stars v Shercock
22 August 2020 Round 4 Kingscourt Stars 3-12 – 0-12 Shercock St. Anne's Park
16:00 Referee: John Emmo
Laragh United v Cavan Gaels
22 August 2020 Round 4 Laragh United 0-13 – 2-14 Cavan Gaels Páirc Emmet
16:00 Referee: Harry Conaty

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Castlerahan 3-13
Lavey 0-21
Castlerahan 0-16
Crosserlough 2-16
Crosserlough 2-19
Gowna 3-10
Crosserlough 2-12
0-13 (R)
Kingscourt Stars 2-12
0-8 (R)
Ramor United 0-15
Cavan Gaels 2-19
Cavan Gaels 0-10
Kingscourt Stars 2-12
Kingscourt Stars 0-22
Mullahoran 2-15

Quarter-finals

Ramor United v Cavan Gaels
28 August 2020 Quarter-final Ramor United 0-15 – 2-19 Cavan Gaels Breffni Park
20:15 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
Castlerahan v Lavey
29 August 2020 Quarter-final Castlerahan 3-13 – 0-21 (a.e.t.) Lavey Breffni Park
18:30 Report Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
Kingscourt Stars v Mullahoran
30 August 2020 Quarter-final Kingscourt Stars 0-22 – 2-15 (a.e.t.) Mullahoran Breffni Park
16:15 Referee: Michael Lee
Crosserlough v Gowna
30 August 2020 Quarter-final Crosserlough 2-19 – 3-10 Gowna Breffni Park
18:30 Referee: Pat Clarke

Semi-finals

Castlerahan v Crosserlough
20 September 2020 Semi-final Castlerahan 0-16 – 2-16 (a.e.t.) Crosserlough Breffni Park
14:30 Referee: Joe McQuillan
Cavan Gaels v Kingscourt Stars
20 September 2020 Semi-final Cavan Gaels 0-10 – 2-12 Kingscourt Stars Breffni Park
19:30 Referee: Pat Clarke

Final

Final
Crosserlough 2-12 – 2-12 Kingscourt Stars
Patrick Lynch 0-6 (0-3f, 0-3m), Adrian Smith 1-1, Cian Boylan 1-0, James Smith 0-1, Brandon Boylan 0-1 (0-1m), Stephen Smith 0-1, David Shalvey 0-1, Mark Stuart 0-1 Report Barry Reilly 0-7 (0-5f), Kevin Curtis 1-1 (0-1m), Padraig Faulkner 1-0, Peter Corrigan 0-1, Barry Tully 0-1, Philip Tinnelly 0-1, Cian Shekleton 0-1 (0-1f)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Conor Dourneen
Final replay
Crosserlough 0-13 – 0-8 Kingscourt Stars
Patrick Lynch 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1m, 0-1 '45), James Smith 0-3, David Shalvey 0-2, Stephen Smith 0-2, Mark Stuart 0-1 Report Padraig Faulkner 0-3, Barry Reilly 0-2 (0-2f), Cian Shekleton 0-2, Barry Tully 0-1
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

References

  1. ^ "Castlerahan edge Ramor to retain Cavan crown". RTE.ie. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Cavan SFC final: Crosserlough and Kingscourt draw 2-12 to 2-12 in decider". BBC.com. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Crosserlough force Cavan final replay with late equaliser". RTE.ie. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Kingscourt and Crosserlough do it all again after thrilling draw in Cavan Championship decider". Irish News. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Cavan SFC final replay: Crosserlough clinch first title in 48 years with 0-13 to 0-8 win over Kingscourt". BBC.com. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ "County final to be broadcast live on RTÉ television". Anglocelt.ie. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Impressive Laragh claim IFC title in style". The Anglo-Celt. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

External links

  • Official Cavan GAA Website