2020 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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2020 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2020
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date1 August - 26 September 2020
Teams12
Defending championsColours of Galway.svg Castlerahan
Winners
ChampionsColours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough (10th win)
ManagerJimmy Higgins
CaptainPierce Smith
Runners-up
Runners-upColours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars
ManagerDavid Lennon
CaptainPádraig Faulkner
← 2019
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The 2020 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 111th edition of Cavan GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner not representing Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, due to the latter competition's cancellation.

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The COVID-19 pandemic brought forward the beginning and end dates for the championship but the format was not changed, although there was no relegation this year.[citation needed]

Castlerahan were the defending champions after they defeated Ramor United in the previous years final to claim their second title in a row.[1] However they were defeated by Crosserlough at the semi-final stage.

This was Laragh United's return the senior grade after a 19 year absence after claiming the 2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship title.[2] They were last senior in 2001.

Crosserlough and Kingscourt Stars contested the final on 26 September but it ended as a draw.[3][4][5] Crosserlough won the replay to win their first title in 48 years.[6]

The drawn final was the first Cavan final to be shown live on RTÉ television.[7]

Team Changes[]

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.

League Stage[]

All 12 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 seeded draw for the Quarter-Finals.

Pos Team Pld W L D PD Pts
1 Kingscourt Stars 4 4 0 0 +31 8
2 Crosserlough 4 4 0 0 +25 8
3 Castlerahan 4 3 0 1 +22 7
4 Ramor United 4 3 1 0 +12 6
5 Cavan Gaels 4 3 1 0 +15 6
6 Lavey 4 2 1 1 +1 5
7 Gowna 4 2 0 2 -2 4
8 Mullahoran 4 1 3 0 -11 2
9 Killygarry 4 0 3 1 -4 1
10 Lacken 4 0 3 1 -22 1
11 Shercock 4 0 4 0 -28 0
12 Laragh United 4 0 4 0 -39 0

Round 1[]

1 August 2020 Round 1 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 1-13 – 0-10 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Lavey GAA Grounds
17:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
1 August 2020 Round 1 Killygarry Colours of Down.svg 0-12 – 1-10 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels Breffni Park
19:30 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
2 August 2020 Round 1 Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 1-11 – 2-11 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United Breffni Park
14:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan
2 August 2020 Round 1 Mullahoran Colours of Tipperary.svg 3-15 – 0-9 Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United St. Matthew's Park
17:00 Referee: Stephen McKiernan
2 August 2020 Round 1 Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1-14 – 0-7 Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Breffni Park
19:30 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
5 August 2020 Round 1 Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 1-18 – 0-9 Colours of Donegal.svg Shercock Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:00 Report Referee: Michael Lee

Round 2[]

7 August 2020 Round 2 Killygarry Colours of Down.svg 0-17 – 2-13 Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars Breffni Park
20:15 Referee: Joe McQuillan
8 August 2020 Round 2 Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 0-18 – 1-15 Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
17:00 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
8 August 2020 Round 2 Cavan Gaels Colours of Cavan.svg 1-20 – 1-4 Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran Breffni Park
19:30 Referee: Pat Clarke
9 August 2020 Round 2 Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1-13 – 1-10 Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United Breffni Park
14:00 Referee: Chris McCaffrey
9 August 2020 Round 2 Shercock Colours of Donegal.svg 0-10 – 1-9 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United Jim Smith Park
17:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
9 August 2020 Round 2 Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 4-12 – 1-15 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Celtic Breffni Park
19:30 Referee: Barry McMenamin

Round 3[]

14 August 2020 Round 3 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 3-15 – 1-7 Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:15 Referee: Kieran McCarville
14 August 2020 Round 3 Mullahoran Colours of Tipperary.svg 0-11 – 0-15 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan Breffni Park
20:15 Referee: Ollie Donohoe
15 August 2020 Round 3 Cavan Gaels Colours of Cavan.svg 0-11 – 2-14 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United St. Matthew's Park
17:00 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
15 August 2020 Round 3 Lacken Colours of Dublin.svg 0-14 – 3-15 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough Sheelin Park
17:00 Referee: Michael Lee
15 August 2020 Round 3 Shercock Colours of Donegal.svg 0-12 – 1-14 Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Breffni Park
19:00 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
16 August 2020 Round 3 Killygarry Colours of Down.svg 2-11 – 2-12 Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna Páirc Naomh Fionnán
14:00 Report Referee: Martin Sexton

Round 4[]

22 August 2020 Round 4 Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 2-11 – 1-14 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan Sheelin Park
16:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
22 August 2020 Round 4 Ramor United Colours of Kilkenny.svg 3-10 – 3-12 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough St. Matthew's Park
16:00 Report Referee: James Clarke
22 August 2020 Round 4 Mullahoran Colours of Tipperary.svg 0-14 – 1-17 Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey St. Felim's Park
16:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan
22 August 2020 Round 4 Lacken Celtic Colours of Dublin.svg 2-7 – 0-13 Colours of Down.svg Killygarry Breffni Park
16:00 Referee: Tony Gregory
22 August 2020 Round 4 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 3-12 – 0-12 Colours of Donegal.svg Shercock St. Anne's Park
16:00 Referee: John Emmo
22 August 2020 Round 4 Laragh United Colours of Armagh.svg 0-13 – 2-14 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels Páirc Emmet
16:00 Referee: Harry Conaty

Knock-Out Stage[]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan 3-13
Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey 0-21
Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan 0-16
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 2-16
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 2-19
Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 3-10
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough 2-12
0-13 (R)
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 2-12
0-8 (R)
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 0-15
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 2-19
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 0-10
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 2-12
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 0-22
Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran 2-15

Quarter-Finals[]

28 August 2020 Quarter-final Ramor United Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0-15 – 2-19 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels Breffni Park
20:15 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
29 August 2020 Quarter-final Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 3-13 – 0-21 (a.e.t.) Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Breffni Park
18:30 Report Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
30 August 2020 Quarter-final Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 0-22 – 2-15 (a.e.t.) Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran Breffni Park
16:15 Referee: Michael Lee
30 August 2020 Quarter-final Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2-19 – 3-10 Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna Breffni Park
18:30 Referee: Pat Clarke

Semi-Finals[]

20 September 2020 Semi-final Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 0-16 – 2-16 (a.e.t.) Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough Breffni Park
14:30 Referee: Joe McQuillan
20 September 2020 Semi-final Cavan Gaels Colours of Cavan.svg 0-10 – 2-12 Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars Breffni Park
19:30 Referee: Pat Clarke

Final[]

26 September 2020 Final Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2-12 – 2-12 Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars Breffni Park
19:15 P. Lynch 0-6 (0-3f, 0-3m), A. Smith 1-1, C. Boylan 1-0, J. Smith, B. Boylan (0-1m), S. Smith, D. Shalvey, M. Stuart 0-1 each Report B. Reilly 0-7 (0-5f), K. Curtis 1-1 (0-1m), P. Faulkner 1-0, P. Corrigan, B. Tully, P. Tinnelly, C. Shekleton (0-1f) 0-1 each Attendance: 200
Referee: Conor Dourneen
3 October 2020 Final Replay Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0-13 – 0-8 Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars Breffni Park
17:00 P. Lynch 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1m, 0-1 '45), J. Smith 0-3, D. Shalvey, S. Smith 0-2 each, M. Stuart 0-1 Report P. Faulkner 0-3, B. Reilly (0-2f), C. Shekleton 0-2 each, B. Tully 0-1 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
Man of the Match: James Smith (Crosserlough)

References[]

  1. ^ "Castlerahan edge Ramor to retain Cavan crown". RTE.ie. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Impressive Laragh claim IFC title in style". Anglocelt.ie. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Cavan SFC final: Crosserlough and Kingscourt draw 2-12 to 2-12 in decider". BBC.com. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Crosserlough force Cavan final replay with late equaliser". RTE.ie. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Kingscourt and Crosserlough do it all again after thrilling draw in Cavan Championship decider". Irish News. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Cavan SFC final replay: Crosserlough clinch first title in 48 years with 0-13 to 0-8 win over Kingscourt". BBC.com. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ^ "County final to be broadcast live on RTÉ television". Anglocelt.ie. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

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