2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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2019 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
County Cavan
Province Ulster
Year2019
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date26 July - 13 October 2019
Teams12
Defending champions Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan
Winners
Champions Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan (2nd win)
ManagerDonal Keogan
CaptainRonan Flanagan
David Wright
Qualify for 2019 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United
ManagerRay Cole
CaptainSimon Cadden
Eoin Somerville
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill
Other
Player of the Year Colours of Galway.svg Oisin O'Connell (Castlerahan)
←  2018
2020  →

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.

Contents

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.

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Castlerahan 43107053+177Advance to quarter-final
2 Kingscourt Stars 43106451+137
3 Ramor United 43016257+56
4 Crosserlough 43018051+296
5 Lavey 42117468+65
6 Gowna 42027553+224
7 Cavan Gaels 42027872+64
8 Killygarry 42026872−44
9 Lacken Celtic 41126365−23
10Shercock41035061−112Advance to relegation play-offs
11 Mullahoran 40044067−270
12 Cootehill 40044195−540
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

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

[5]

Round 2

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

Round 3

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

[6]

Round 4

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

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 0-7
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 0-9
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 0-9
Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan 1-11
Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan 1-7
2-14 (R)
Colours of Down.svg Killygarry 1-7
0-5 (R)
Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan 1-9
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 0-10
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 1-15
Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 0-7
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 2-8
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 0-12
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 3-19
Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey 1-9

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

Final
Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 1-9 – 0-10 Colours of Kilkenny.svg 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
Breffni Park
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 2019Relegation Semi-final Shercock Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 0-14 – 2-11 Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran Dolan Park
Referee: Paddy Clarke
28 September 2019Relegation Final Shercock Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 2-15 – 3-9 Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill Breffni Park
Referee: James Clarke

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