2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2017 |
| Trophy | Oliver Plunkett Cup |
| Sponsor | Hotel Kilmore |
| Date | 23 July - 8 October 2017 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Defending champions |  Ramor United |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Cavan Gaels (14th win) |
| Manager | Jason O'Reilly |
| Captain | Micheál Lyng |
| Qualify for | 2017 Ulster Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Castlerahan |
| Manager | Donal Keogan |
| Captain | Ronan Flanagan |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) | Arva Cuchulainns Mullahoran |
| Other | |
| Player of the Year | Seánie Johnston (Cavan Gaels) |
The 2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship is the 109th edition of Cavan GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 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. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 10 April 2017.[1]
Ramor United were the defending champions after they defeated neighbours Castlerahan in the previous years final,[2] however Castlerahan exacted their revenge when dethroning them at the semi-final stage.[3]
Cavan Gaels regained their throne as Cavan kingpins, defeating Castlerahan by 0-13 to 0-8 in the final.[4][5][6] This was their 14th win,[7] and also their 10th in 20 years.
Team Changes[edit]
The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.
To Championship[edit]Promoted from 2016 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship |
From Championship[edit]Relegated to 2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
|
League stage[edit]
All 14 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 random unseeded draw for the quarter-finals while the bottom 6 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 | Cavan Gaels | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 7 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 | Castlerahan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 7 | |
| 3 | Killygarry | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ramor United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 6 | |
| 5 | Lavey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Kingscourt Stars (O, Q) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 4 | |
| 7 | Ballinagh (O, R) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 4 | |
| 8 | Cootehill (O, Q) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 4 | |
| 9 | Crosserlough (O, Q) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 4 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Gowna | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 3 | |
| 11 | Lacken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 3 | |
| 12 | Cuchulainns | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 78 | −5 | 2 | |
| 13 | Arva | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 85 | −38 | 1 | |
| 14 | Mullahoran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 74 | −31 | 0 |
Source: Cavan GAA
(O) Play-off; (Q) Winner of play-off, advance to quarter-final; (R) Loser of play-off, advance to relegation play-off
(O) Play-off; (Q) Winner of play-off, advance to quarter-final; (R) Loser of play-off, advance to relegation play-off
Round 1[edit]
| 28 July 2017 Round 1 | Ramor United | 1-13 – 1-12 | Cuchulainns | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 28 July 2017 Round 1 | Cavan Gaels | 1-14 – 2-7 |  Lacken | Breffni Park |
| Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 29 July 2017 Round 1 | Lavey  | 2-9 – 1-12 |  Cootehill | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: Jim Giblin |
| 29 July 2017 Round 1 | Castlerahan | 0-16 – 0-13 | Arva | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 30 July 2017 Round 1 | Killygarry  | 2-9 – 0-9 |  Gowna | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: John Emmo |
| 30 July 2017 Round 1 | Kingscourt Stars | 1-15 – 0-4 | Mullahoran | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: Martin Sexton |
| 30 July 2017 Round 1 | Crosserlough | 2-13 – 1-13 |  Ballinagh | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: Tony Gregory |
Round 2[edit]
| 4 August 2017 Round 2 | Cavan Gaels | 3-15 – 0-9 | Arva | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 4 August 2017 Round 2 | Castlerahan | 2-8 – 2-8 | Lavey | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: Gerry Sheridan |
| 5 August 2017 Round 2 | Cuchulainns | 2-12 – 3-14 | Killygarry | St. Matthew's Park |
| Referee: Harry Conaty |
| 5 August 2017 Round 2 | Ramor United | 2-12 – 2-11 | Kingscourt Stars | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 6 August 2017 Round 2 | Crosserlough | 0-12 – 2-13 | Gowna | Breffni Park |
| Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 6 August 2017 Round 2 | Mullahoran | 0-8 – 0-13 | Cootehill | Breffni Park |
| Referee: Michael Lee |
| 6 August 2017 Round 2 | Lacken | 1-7 – 2-11 | Ballinagh | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: James Clarke |
Round 3[edit]
| 11 August 2017 Round 3 | Ramor United | 1-7 – 2-14 | Cavan Gaels | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: Michael Lee |
| 12 August 2017 Round 3 | Killygarry | 2-8 – 0-15 | Lacken | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 12 August 2017 Round 3 | Cootehill | 2-11 – 3-10 | Cuchulainns | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 12 August 2017 Round 3 | Arva | 1-11 – 0-14 | Lavey | Breffni Park |
| Referee: Martin Sexton |
| 13 August 2017 Round 3 | Kingscourt Stars | 3-16 – 2-12 | Gowna | Dolan Park |
| Referee: Joey Curley |
| 13 August 2017 Round 3 | Ballinagh | 1-6 – 1-11 | Castlerahan | Breffni Park |
| Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 13 August 2017 Round 3 | Crosserlough | 2-17 – 1-17 | Mullahoran | Sheelin Park |
| Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
Round 4[edit]
| 26 August 2017 Round 4 | Cootehill | 2-5 – 0-11 | Cavan Gaels | P. J. Duke Park |
| Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
| 26 August 2017 Round 4 | Arva | 0-11 – 4-19 | Ramor United | Sheelin Park |
| Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 26 August 2017 Round 4 | Crosserlough | 0-14 – 0-15 | Castlerahan | St. Matthew's Park |
| Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 26 August 2017 Round 4 | Gowna | 0-10 – 0-10 | Lacken | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 26 August 2017 Round 4 | Mullahoran | 0-11 – 1-17 | Ballinagh | Packie Devlin Park |
| Referee: Stephen McKiernan |
| 26 August 2017 Round 4 | Kingscourt Stars | 0-7 – 1-16 | Killygarry | St. Anne's Park |
| Referee: James Clarke |
| 26 August 2017 Round 4 | Lavey | 2-16 – 1-18 | Cuchulainns | Jim Smith Park |
| Referee: Michael Lee |
League play-offs[edit]
Quarter-Final play-offs[edit]
| 2 September 2017 Quarter-final play-off | Cootehill | 4-10 – 0-22 (a.e.t.) | Ballinagh | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: John Emmo |
| 3 September 2017 Quarter-final play-off | Crosserlough | 2-12 – 3-12 | Kingscourt Stars | Breffni Park |
| Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 6 September 2017 Quarter-final play-off replay | Ballinagh | 0-11 – 3-12 | Cootehill | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: Noel Mooney |
Quarter-Final/Relegation play-off[edit]
| 10 September 2017 Quarter-final/Relegation play-off | Ballinagh | 0-9 – 2-13 | Crosserlough | St. Matthew's Park |
| Referee: James Clarke |
Knock-Out Stage[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Castlerahan
| 0-18 | |||||||||||||
| Cootehill
| 0-12 | |||||||||||||
| Castlerahan
| 0-10 | |||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 0-9 | |||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 3-9 | |||||||||||||
| Lavey
| 1-11 | |||||||||||||
| Castlerahan
| 0-8 | |||||||||||||
| Cavan Gaels
| 0-13 | |||||||||||||
| Cavan Gaels
| 1-14 | |||||||||||||
| Crosserlough
| 3-6 | |||||||||||||
| Cavan Gaels
| 2-10 | |||||||||||||
| Kingscourt Stars
| 0-8 | |||||||||||||
| Killygarry
| 0-12 | |||||||||||||
| Kingscourt Stars
| 1-10 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 9 September 2017 Quarter-final | Killygarry | 0-12 – 1-10 | Kingscourt Stars | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: Martin Sexton |
| 10 September 2017 Quarter-final | Ramor United | 3-9 – 1-11 | Lavey | Breffni Park |
| Report | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 16 September 2017 Quarter-final | Castlerahan | 0-18 – 0-12 | Cootehill | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 16 September 2017 Quarter-final | Cavan Gaels | 1-14 – 3-6 | Crosserlough | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| Referee: Kieran McCarville |
Semi-finals[edit]
| 23 September 2017 Semi-final | Castlerahan | 0-10 – 0-9 | Ramor United | Breffni Park |
| Cian Mackey 0-6 (0-2f), Stephen Cooney 0-1, Cormac Daly 0-1, Cian McEnroe 0-1, Sean Brady 0-1 | Report av |
Stephen Monaghan 0-3 (0-1f), Cathal Maguire 0-1, James Brady 0-1, Adrian Cole 0-1, Jack Brady 0-1, Simon Cadden 0-1, Kevin Mulvany 0-1 | Referee: Michael Lee |
| 24 September 2017 Semi-final | Cavan Gaels | 2-10 – 0-8 | Kingscourt Stars | Breffni Park |
| Paul O'Connor 2-0, Seanie Johnston 0-4 (0-1f), Martin Dunne 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1 '45), Micheál Lyng 0-2, Niall Smith 0-1 | Report av |
Barry Reilly 0-4 (0-4f), Padraig Faulkner 0-1, Alan Clarke 0-1 (0-1f), Philip Tinnelly 0-1, Cian McArdle 0-1 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
Final[edit]
Final
| Castlerahan | 0-8 – 0-13 | Cavan Gaels |
|---|---|---|
| Oisin Kiernan 0-2 (0-1 '45), Paul Smith 0-1, Cormac Daly 0-1, Sean Brady 0-1, Cian Mackey 0-1 (0-1f), Oisin O'Connell 0-1, Cian McEnroe 0-1 (0-1f) | Report av av |
Seanie Johnston 0-5 (0-2f), Robert Maloney-Derham 0-2, Niall Smith 0-2, Martin Dunne 0-2 (0-1f), Barry Fortune 0-1, Declan Meehan 0-1 |
Relegation play-offs[edit]
The 6 bottom placed teams the league phase will play off against each other. The 3 winners will maintain their senior status for 2018 while the 3 losers will be relegated to the 2018 Intermediate Championship.
| 10 September 2017 Relegation play-off | Gowna | 2-8 – 0-7 | Arva | Joe Crowe Park |
| Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 16 September 2017 Relegation play-off | Lacken | 3-15 – 1-10 | Cuchulainns | St. Matthew's Park |
| Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
| 23 September 2017 Relegation play-off | Ballinagh | 2-14 – 1-14 (a.e.t.) | Mullahoran | Gowna GAA Grounds |
| Referee: James Clarke |
References[edit]
- ^ "Club championship draws". Hogan Stand. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Ramor United finish strong to claim Cavan title". RTÉ. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "SFC: Mackey's late free dethrones Ramor". Hogan Stand. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Gaels force too much for Castlerahan in Cavan". The Irish Times. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "More woe for Castlerahan as Cavan Gaels regain title". RTÉ. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Gaels regain SFC crown". The Anglo-Celt. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Cavan SFC final: Johnston inspires Gaels to 14th crown". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "IFC final replay: 33-year wait over for Arva". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.