2020 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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2020 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
County Cavan
Province Ulster
Year2020
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date1 August - 26 September 2020
Teams12
Defending champions Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan
Winners
Champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough (10th win)
ManagerJimmy Higgins
CaptainPierce Smith
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars
ManagerDavid Lennon
Captain Padraig Faulkner
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)No relegation
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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.

Contents

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.

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.

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Kingscourt Stars 44008049+318Advance to quarter-final
2 Crosserlough 44007752+258
3 Castlerahan 43107755+227
4 Ramor United 43016755+126
5 Cavan Gaels 43016752+156
6 Lavey 42116261+15
7 Gowna 41216769−24
8 Mullahoran 41035667−112
9 Killygarry 40135963−41
10 Lacken Celtic 40135577−221
11Shercock40044371−280
12 Laragh United 40044584−390
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

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

Round 2

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

Round 3

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

Round 4

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

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan 3-13
Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey 0-21
Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan 0-16
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 2-16
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 2-19
Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 3-10
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 2-12
0-13 (R)
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 2-12
0-8 (R)
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 0-15
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 2-19
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 0-10
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 2-12
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 0-22
Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran 2-15

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

Final
Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2-12 – 2-12 Colours of Cavan.svg 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)
Breffni Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Conor Dourneen
Final replay
Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0-13 – 0-8 Colours of Cavan.svg 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
Breffni Park
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

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