2016 Cavan Senior Football Championship
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.
| 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) |
Kingscourt Stars were the defending champions after they defeated Caslterahan in the previous years final.
This was Ballyhaise's return the senior grade after claiming the 2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship title.
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 11 April 2016.
The final was played on 9 October 2016, but the game ended in a draw.[1] On 23 October 2016, Ramor United from Virginia claimed their 4th title, beating Castlerahan in the final after a replay and thus bridging a 24-year gap since their last triumph.[2][3]
Format
For the 2016 season the S.F.C. 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 I.F.C. This will leave 14 clubs to participate in the 2017 S.F.C.
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.
To S.F.C.Promoted from 2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
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From S.F.C.Relegated to 2016 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
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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 |
| Cúchulainn's | 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 |  Cúchulainn's | Dolan Park |
Round 2
| 13 August 2016 Round 2 | Lacken | 1-15 – 3-7 | Cavan Gaels | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 14 August 2016 Round 2 | Cúchulainn's | 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 | Cúchulainn's | Breffni Park |
| Report |
Quarter-Final Play-Off::
| 28 August 2016 Quarter-final Play-Off | Lacken | 1-13 – 0-12 | Cúchulainn's | 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 | S. Tierney, K. Duke (0-1f), C. Conroy (0-2f) 0-3 each, R. Cullivan 0-2 (0-1f), P. Gilcreest, D. Jordan 0-1 | Report | E. O'Reilly 0-3, Paul Brady, Philip Brady (0-1f), N. McGahern, R. Lynch, S. Sheils, F. O'Reilly 0-1 each | Referee: Michael Lee |
| 10 September 2016 Quarter-final | Castlerahan | 1-10 – 1-10 | Lacken | Breffni Park |
| 20:00 | C. Mackey 0-4 (0-3f), C. McEnroe 1-1, C. Daly 0-2, F. Sweeney, F. Reilly, S. McSweeney 0-1 each | Report | N. McKiernan 1-2 (1-0 pen), R. Galligan 0-4 (0-2f), D. Brady, C. Lanauze, C. Finnegan, S. Brady 0-1 each | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 11 September 2016 Quarter-final | Ramor United | 1-8 – 0-7 | Kingscourt Stars | Breffni Park |
| 15:30 | S. Cadden 1-0, C. Maguire, C. Bradley (0-2f), James Brady, Kevin Mulvany 0-2 each | Report | B. Reilly 0-3 (0-3f), A. Clarke, C. McGowan, J. Dillon, P. Corrigan 0-1 each | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 11 September 2016 Quarter-final | Cootehill | 0-16 – 1-13 | Gowna | Breffni Park |
| 19:30 | E. Hessin 0-9 (0-4f), J. McCutcheon 0-3 (0-1f), C. Smith 0-2 (0-1f), J. Carney, D. Sherlock 0-1 each | Report | G. Pearson (0-2f), R. Fitzpatrick (0-3f) 0-5 each, T. J. Fitzpatrick 1-0 (1-0 pen), C. Madden 0-2, J. 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 | C. Mackey 1-4 (0-2f), D. Lynch 1-0, S. Brady 0-2, S. McSweeney 0-2, D. Wright 0-1, C. McEnroe (0-1f), E. Flanagan 0-1 each | Report | R. Galligan 0-7 (0-3f, 1 '45), N. McKiernan 0-5 (0-1f), P. Leddy 0-3, S. Brady 0-1 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 17 September 2016 Quarter-final Replay | Gowna | 0-18 – 0-13 | Cootehill | Dolan Park |
| 17:00 | G. Pearson 0-6, C. Madden 0-3, C. Bannon 0-2, S. Briody 0-2, M. McKeever, N. Madden, D. Hyland, R. Fitzpatrick, T. J. Fitzpatrick 0-1 each | Report | C. Smith 0-6, E. Hessin 0-4, G. Nulty 0-2, E. 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, K. Mulvany 1-0, Mark Magee, E. Somerville, C. Maguire, C. Bradley (0-1f), A. Cole, K. Maguire 0-1 each | Report av av |
C. Conroy 1-3 (0-3f), P. Gilcreest 0-3, R. Cullivan 0-2, G. Smith, D. Jordan 0-1 each | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 24 September 2016 Semi-final | Castlerahan | 3-9 – 1-10 | Gowna | Breffni Park |
| 20:00 | P. Brady, E. Flanagan 1-1 each, C. Mackey 0-3 (0-2f), D. Wright 1-0, C. McEnroe 0-2 (0-2f), F. Reilly, D.Lynch 0-1 each | Report av av |
C. Madden 0-5 (0-1 '45), T. J. Fitzpatrick 1-1 (0-1f), D. Hyland, R. Fitzpatrick, G. Pearson (0-1f), A. Brady 0-1 each | Referee: Chris McCaffrey |
Final
| 9 October 2016 Final | Castlerahan | 3-8 – 2-11 | Ramor United | Breffni Park |
| 16:00 | C. Mackey 0-5 (0-4f), S. Brady, O. O'Connell, P. Brady 1-0 each, S. McSweeney 0-2, B. Coleman 0-1 | Report av av |
A. Cole 1-2, James Brady 1-1, K. Mulvany (1 '45), C. Bradley (0-1f), J. Bradley 0-2 each, B. O'Connell, C. Maguire 0-1 each | Attendance: 8,661 Referee: Michael Lee Man of the Match: Adrian Cole (Ramor United) |
| 23 October 2016 Final Replay | Ramor United | 0-10 – 0-8 | Castlerahan | Breffni Park |
| 15:00 | A. Cole 0-4, C. Bradley 0-3 (0-2f), C. Maguire, Jack Brady, K. Maguire (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report av av |
C. Mackey 0-4 (0-1f), S. Cooney, C. McEnroe (0-1f) 0-2 each | Attendance: 4,410 Referee: Noel Mooney Man of the Match: Adrian Cole (Ramor United) |
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 I.F.C.
| 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 I.F.C.
| 15 October 2016 Relegation Final | Cavan Gaels | 0-13 – 1-4 | Ballyhaise | Packie Devlin Park |
| 16:30 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
References
- "All square in dramatic SFC final". Anglo Celt. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "Ramor United finish strong to claim Cavan title". RTE. 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.