2016 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2016 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2016
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date5 August - 23 October 2016
Teams16
Defending champions Kingscourt Stars
Winners
Champions Ramor United (4th win)
ManagerMicheál McDermott
CaptainJack Brady
Damien Barkey
Qualify for2016 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Castlerahan
ManagerMichael Reilly
CaptainSean Brady
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Ballyhaise
Denn
Killeshandra
Other
Player of the Year Conor Bradley (Ramor United)
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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

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

The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.

Group stage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Final
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
Attendance: 8,661
Referee: Michael Lee
Final replay
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)
Attendance: 4,410
Referee: Noel Mooney

Relegation play-offs

Relegation Semi-Finals

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

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

  1. ^ "Club championship draws". Hogan Stand. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Kingscourt come from behind to win Cavan senior title in thrilling encounter". The Irish Times. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "SFC: Cadden's late strike sends Kingscourt packing". Hogan Stand. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ "All square in dramatic SFC final". The Anglo-Celt. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Ramor United finish strong to claim Cavan title". RTÉ. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Cole leads the way as Ramor young guns deny Castlerahan". Irish Independent. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. ^ "IFC final: Ballyhaise hold on to end hoodoo". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.