2016 Cavan Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2016 |
| Trophy | Oliver Plunkett Cup |
| Sponsor | Hotel Kilmore |
| Date | 5 August - 23 October 2016 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions |  Kingscourt Stars |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Ramor United (4th win) |
| Manager | Micheál McDermott |
| Captain | Jack Brady Damien Barkey |
| Qualify for | 2016 Ulster Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Castlerahan |
| Manager | Michael Reilly |
| Captain | Sean Brady |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) |  Ballyhaise Denn  Killeshandra |
| Other | |
| Player of the Year | Conor Bradley (Ramor United) |
The 2016 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 108th edition of Cavan GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 11 April 2016.[1]
Kingscourt Stars were the defending champions,[2] but were dethroned by Ramor United at the quarter-final stage.[3]
The final was played on 9 October 2016, but the game ended in a draw.[4] On 23 October 2016, Ramor United claimed their fourth title, beating Castlerahan after a replay and thus bridging a 24-year gap since their last triumph.[5][6]
Format[edit]
For the 2016 season the championship will take a Group stage progressing to a knock-out stage format rather than the back-door system used in previous years. The 16 clubs will be divided into 4 groups of 4 with 2 teams in each group to be seeded. The top 2 in each group progress to the quarter-finals while the bottom placed team in each group enter a Relegation Playoff with 3 teams to be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship. This will leave 14 clubs to participate in the 2017 Senior Championship.
Team Changes[edit]
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.
To Championship[edit]Promoted from 2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
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From Championship[edit]Relegated to 2016 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
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Group stage[edit]
All 16 teams enter the competition at this stage in 4 groups of 4. Two teams in each group are seeded. Seeds are determined by the 8 teams which reached the quarter-final the previous year. They are:
The top 2 teams in each group go into the quarter-finals while the bottom team of each group will enter a Relegation Playoff.
Group A[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cootehill | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 4 |
| Lacken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 3 |
| Cuchulainns | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 3 |
| Cavan Gaels | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 2 |
Round 1
| 6 August 2016 Round 1 | Cootehill  | 2-6 – 1-4 |  Lacken | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 7 August 2016 Round 1 | Cavan Gaels | 4-14 – 0-9 |  Cuchulainns | Dolan Park |
Round 2
| 13 August 2016 Round 2 | Lacken | 1-15 – 3-7 | Cavan Gaels | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 14 August 2016 Round 2 | Cuchulainns | 1-13 – 1-11 | Cootehill | Lavey GAA Grounds |
Round 3
| 20 August 2016 Round 3 | Cootehill | 2-6 – 0-10 | Cavan Gaels | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 21 August 2016 Round 3 | Lacken | 2-6 – 1-9 | Cuchulainns | Breffni Park |
| Report |
Quarter-Final play-off::
| 28 August 2016 Quarter-final play-off | Lacken | 1-13 – 0-12 | Cuchulainns | St. Matthew's Park |
| Report |
Group B[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 6 |
| Kingscourt Stars | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 4 |
| Crosserlough | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 1 |
| Killeshandra | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 1 |
Round 1
| 7 August 2016 Round 1 | Lavey  | 2-10 – 1-10 | Kingscourt Stars | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 7 August 2016 Round 1 | Killeshandra | 3-6 – 0-15 | Crosserlough | Joe Crowe Park |
Round 2
| 13 August 2016 Round 2 | Kingscourt Stars | 7-14 – 0-7 | Killeshandra | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 13 August 2016 Round 2 | Lavey | 0-16 – 1-11 | Crosserlough | Dolan Park |
Round 3
| 20 August 2016 Round 3 | Lavey | 1-14 – 2-8 | Killeshandra | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 21 August 2016 Round 3 | Kingscourt Stars | 1-12 – 0-8 | Crosserlough | Dolan Park |
Preliminary relegation play-off
| 2 September 2016 Preliminary relegation play-off | Crosserlough | 0-15 – 2-5 | Killeshandra | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
Group C[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlerahan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 6 |
| Gowna | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 4 |
| Killygarry | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 1 |
| Ballyhaise | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 1 |
Round 1
| 7 August 2016 Round 1 | Gowna  | 1-11 – 0-8 |  Killygarry | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 7 August 2016 Round 1 | Castlerahan | 4-6 – 1-6 | Ballyhaise | St. Matthew's Park |
Round 2
| 12 August 2016 Round 2 | Gowna | 1-14 – 1-10 | Ballyhaise | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 14 August 2016 Round 2 | Castlerahan | 5-13 – 2-15 | Killygarry | St. Matthew's Park |
Round 3
| 19 August 2016 Round 3 | Castlerahan | 0-11 – 0-9 | Gowna | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
| 20 August 2016 Round 3 | Killygarry | 0-15 – 1-12 | Ballyhaise | St. Felim's Park |
Preliminary relegation play-off
| 4 September 2016 Preliminary relegation play-off | Killygarry | 2-15 – 1-10 | Ballyhaise | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
Group D[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramor United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 6 |
| Mullahoran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 4 |
| Ballinagh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 2 |
| Denn | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 72 | -44 | 0 |
Round 1
| 5 August 2016 Round 1 | Ramor United | 4-18 – 1-6 | Denn | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 7 August 2016 Round 1 | Mullahoran  | 1-12 – 0-14 | Ballinagh | Breffni Park |
| Report |
Round 2
| 14 August 2016 Round 2 | Ramor United | 2-15 – 0-7 | Mullahoran | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 14 August 2016 Round 2 | Ballinagh | 1-15 – 2-5 | Denn | Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park |
Round 3
| 21 August 2016 Round 3 | Ramor United | 2-13 – 0-9 | Ballinagh | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 25 August 2016 Round 3 | Mullahoran | 3-15 – 2-2 | Denn | Edwin Carolan Community Park |
| Report |
Knock-Out Stages[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 1-8 | |||||||||||||
| Kingscourt Stars
| 0-7 | |||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 2-10 | |||||||||||||
| Lavey
| 1-10 | |||||||||||||
| Lavey
| 0-13 | |||||||||||||
| Mullahoran
| 0-9 | |||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 2-11 0-10 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Castlerahan
| 3-8 0-8 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Castlerahan
| 1-10 2-11 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Lacken
| 1-10 0-16 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Castlerahan
| 3-9 | |||||||||||||
| Gowna
| 1-10 | |||||||||||||
| Gowna
| 1-13 0-18 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Cootehill
| 0-16 0-13 (R) | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 9 September 2016 Quarter-final | Lavey | 0-13 – 0-9 | Mullahoran | Breffni Park |
| 20:15 | Shane Tierney 0-3, Karl Duke 0-3 (0-1f), Chris Conroy 0-3 (0-2f), Ray Cullivan 0-2 (0-1f), Paul Gilcreest 0-1, Darren Jordan 0-1 | Report | Enda O'Reilly 0-3, Paul Brady 0-1, Philip Brady 0-1 (0-1f), Niall McGahern 0-1, Raymond Lynch 0-1, Shane Sheils 0-1, Fionnan O'Reilly 0-1 | Referee: Michael Lee |
| 10 September 2016 Quarter-final | Castlerahan | 1-10 – 1-10 | Lacken | Breffni Park |
| 20:00 | Cian Mackey 0-4 (0-3f), Cian McEnroe 1-1, Cormac Daly 0-2, Fiachra Sweeney 0-1, Fergal Reilly 0-1, Shane McSweeney 0-1 | Report | Niall McKiernan 1-2 (1-0 pen), Raymond Galligan 0-4 (0-2f), Declan Brady 0-1, Craig Lanauze 0-1, Conor Finnegan 0-1, Stephen Brady 0-1 | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 11 September 2016 Quarter-final | Ramor United | 1-8 – 0-7 | Kingscourt Stars | Breffni Park |
| 15:30 | Simon Cadden 1-0, Cathal Maguire 0-2, Conor Bradley 0-2 (0-2f), James Brady 0-2, Kevin Mulvany 0-2 | Report | Barry Reilly 0-3 (0-3f), Alan Clarke 0-1, Christy McGowan 0-1, Joe Dillon 0-1, Peter Corrigan 0-1 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 11 September 2016 Quarter-final | Cootehill | 0-16 – 1-13 | Gowna | Breffni Park |
| 19:30 | Enda Hessin 0-9 (0-4f), John McCutcheon 0-3 (0-1f), Colm Smith 0-2 (0-1f), John Carney 0-1, Damien Sherlock 0-1 | Report | Gerald Pearson 0-5 (0-2f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0-5 (0-3f), T. J. Fitzpatrick 1-0 (1-0 pen), Conor Madden 0-2, John Hyland 0-1 | Referee: James Clarke |
| 17 September 2016 Quarter-final Replay | Castlerahan | 2-11 – 0-16 | Lacken | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
| 17:00 | Cian Mackey 1-4 (0-2f), Dan Lynch 1-0, Sean Brady 0-2, Shane McSweeney 0-2, David Wright 0-1, Cian McEnroe 0-1 (0-1f), Enda Flanagan 0-1 | Report | Raymond Galligan 0-7 (0-3f, 1 '45), Niall McKiernan 0-4 (0-1f), Paul Leddy 0-3, Stephen Brady 0-1, David Wilson 0-1 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 17 September 2016 Quarter-final Replay | Gowna | 0-18 – 0-13 | Cootehill | Dolan Park |
| 17:00 | Gerald Pearson 0-6, Conor Madden 0-3, Cian Bannon 0-2, Shane Briody 0-2, Mark McKeever 0-1, Niall Madden 0-1, David Hyland 0-1, Robbie Fitzpatrick 0-1, T. J. Fitzpatrick 0-1 | Report | Colm Smith 0-6, Enda Hessin 0-4, Glen Nulty 0-2, Eoin Roche 0-1 | Referee: John Emmo |
Semi-finals[edit]
| 24 September 2016 Semi-final | Ramor United | 2-10 – 1-10 | Lavey | Breffni Park |
| 18:30 | Jack Brady 1-1, James Brady 0-3, Kevin Mulvany 1-0, Mark Magee 0-1, Eoin Somerville 0-1, Cathal Maguire 0-1, Conor Bradley 0-1 (0-1f), Adrian Cole 0-1, Killian Maguire 0-1 | Report av av |
Chris Conroy 1-3 (0-3f), Paul Gilcreest 0-3, Ray Cullivan 0-2, Gerard Smith 0-1, Darren Jordan 0-1 | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 24 September 2016 Semi-final | Castlerahan | 3-9 – 1-10 | Gowna | Breffni Park |
| 20:00 | Paul Brady 1-1, Enda Flanagan 1-1, Cian Mackey 0-3 (0-2f), David Wright 1-0, Cian McEnroe 0-2 (0-2f), Fergal Reilly 0-1, Daniel Lynch 0-1 | Report av av |
Conor Madden 0-5 (0-1 '45), T. J. Fitzpatrick 1-1 (0-1f), David Hyland 0-1, Robbie Fitzpatrick 0-1, Gerald Pearson 0-1 (0-1f), Aaron Brady 0-1 | Referee: Chris McCaffrey |
Final[edit]
| Castlerahan | 3-8 – 2-11 | Ramor United |
|---|---|---|
| Cian Mackey 0-5 (0-4f), Sean Brady 1-0, Oisin O'Connell 1-0, Paul Brady 1-0, Shane McSweeney 0-2, Brian Coleman 0-1 | Report av av |
Adrian Cole 1-2, James Brady 1-1, Kevin Mulvany 0-2 (0-1 '45), C. Bradley 0-2 (0-1f), James Bradley 0-2, Brían O'Connell 0-1, Cathal Maguire 0-1 |
| Ramor United | 0-10 – 0-8 | Castlerahan |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Cole 0-4, Conor Bradley 0-3 (0-2f), Cathal Maguire 0-1, Jack Brady 0-1, Killian Maguire 0-1 (0-1f) | Report av av |
Cian Mackey 0-4 (0-1f), Stephen Cooney 0-2, Cian McEnroe 0-2 (0-1f) |
Relegation play-offs[edit]
Relegation Semi-Finals[edit]
The bottom placed team in each group play each other. The 2 winners will progress to the Relegation Final while the 2 losers will be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship.
| 8 October 2016 Relegation Semi-final | Cavan Gaels | 8-17 – 0-9 | Denn | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| 16:30 |
| 8 October 2016 Relegation Semi-final | Ballyhaise | 5-14 – 3-11 | Killeshandra | First Ulster Park |
| 16:30 |
Relegation Final[edit]
The 2 winners of the Relegation Round 1 play each other. The winner retains their Senior status for 2017 while the loser will be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship.
| 15 October 2016 Relegation Final | Cavan Gaels | 0-13 – 1-4 | Ballyhaise | Packie Devlin Park |
| 16:30 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
References[edit]
- ^ "Club championship draws". Hogan Stand. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Kingscourt come from behind to win Cavan senior title in thrilling encounter". The Irish Times. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "SFC: Cadden's late strike sends Kingscourt packing". Hogan Stand. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "All square in dramatic SFC final". The Anglo-Celt. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Ramor United finish strong to claim Cavan title". RTÉ. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Cole leads the way as Ramor young guns deny Castlerahan". Irish Independent. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "IFC final: Ballyhaise hold on to end hoodoo". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.