2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2017 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2017
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date23 July - 8 October 2017
Teams14
Defending champions Ramor United
Winners
Champions Cavan Gaels (14th win)
ManagerJason O'Reilly
CaptainMicheál Lyng
Qualify for2017 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Castlerahan
ManagerDonal Keogan
CaptainRonan Flanagan
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Arva
Cuchulainns
Mullahoran
Other
Player of the Year Seánie Johnston (Cavan Gaels)
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The 2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 109th edition of Cavan GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consisted 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 title, 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

The following teams had changed division since the 2016 championship season:[citation needed]

League stage

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

Round 1

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

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

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

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

Quarter-Final play-offs

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

10 September 2017 Quarter-final/Relegation play-off Ballinagh 0-9 – 2-13 Crosserlough St. Matthew's Park
Referee: James Clarke

Knock-Out Stage

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

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

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

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
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Relegation play-offs

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

  1. ^ "Club championship draws". Hogan Stand. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Ramor United finish strong to claim Cavan title". RTÉ. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ "SFC: Mackey's late free dethrones Ramor". Hogan Stand. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Gaels force too much for Castlerahan in Cavan". The Irish Times. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. ^ "More woe for Castlerahan as Cavan Gaels regain title". RTÉ. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Gaels regain SFC crown". The Anglo-Celt. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Cavan SFC final: Johnston inspires Gaels to 14th crown". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  8. ^ "IFC final replay: 33-year wait over for Arva". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.