2016 Cavan Senior Football Championship

Cavan S.F.C.
Season	2016
Champions	Ramor United (4th S.F.C. Title)
Relegated	Ballyhaise Denn Killeshandra
Ulster SCFC	Ramor United
All Ireland SCFC	n/a
← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Cavan Senior Football Championship is the 108th edition of the 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.

Kingscourt Stars were the defending champions after they defeated Castlerahan 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.

Ballyhaise, Denn and Killeshandra were relegated back to the 2017 I.F.C. after losing their Relegation Round 1 matches. This came after just 1, 13 and 3 years as top flight clubs respectively.

On 23 October 2016, Ramor United from Virginia claimed their 4th S.F.C. title when defeating Castlerahan 0-10 0-8 in the final at Breffni Park and thus bridging a 24 year gap since since their last triumph.

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 I.F.C.

Ballyhaise - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

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 Celtic	3	2	1	0	38	33	+5	4
Lacken Celtic	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

Cootehill Celtic 2-6, 1-4 Lacken Celtic, Breffni Park, 6/8/2016, ^[1]
Cavan Gaels 4-14, 0-9 Cúchulainn's, Virginia, 7/8/2016,

Round 2

Lacken Celtic 1-15, 3-7 Cavan Gaels, Breffni Park, 13/8/2016, ^[2]

Cúchulainn's 1-13, 1-11 Cootehill Celtic, Lavey, 14/8/2016,

Round 3

Cootehill Celtic 2-6, 0-10 Cavan Gaels, Breffni Park, 20/8/2016, ^[3]

Lacken Celtic 2-6, 1-9 Cúchulainn's, Breffni Park, 21/8/2016, ^[4]

Quarter-Final Playoff::

Lacken Celtic 1-13, 0-12 Cúchulainn's, Cross Keys, 28/8/2016, ^[5]

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

Lavey 2-10, 1-10 Kingscourt Stars, Breffni Park, 7/8/2016, ^[6]
Killeshandra 3-6, 0-15 Crosserlough, Lacken, 7/8/2016,

Round 2

Kingscourt Stars 7-14, 0-7 Killeshandra, Breffni Park, 13/8/2016, ^[7]
Lavey 0-16, 1-11 Crosserlough, Virginia, 13/8/2016,

Round 3

Lavey 1-14, 2-8 Killeshandra, Breffni Park, 19/8/2016, ^[8]
Kingscourt Stars 1-12, 0-8 Crosserlough, Virginia, 20/8/2016,

Preliminary Relegation Playoff

Crosserlough 0-15, 2-5 Killeshandra, Mullahoran, 2/9/2016,

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

Gowna 1-11, 0-8 Killygarry, Breffni Park, 7/8/2016, ^[9]
Castlerahan 4-6, 1-6 Ballyhaise, Cross Keys, 7/8/2016,

Round 2

Gowna 1-14, 1-10 Ballyhaise, Breffni Park, 12/8/2016, ^[10]
Castlerahan 5-13, 2-15 Killygarry, Denn, 14/8/2016,

Round 3

Castlerahan 0-11, 0-9 Gowna, Mullahoran, 19/8/2016,
Killygarry 0-15, 1-12 Ballyhaise, Drumalee, 20/8/2016,

Preliminary Relegation Playoff

Killygarry 2-15, 1-10 Ballyhaise, Ballinagh, 4/9/2016,

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ramor United	3	3	0	70	25	+45	6
Mullahoran	3	2	1	46	43	+3	4
Ballinagh	3	1	2	41	45	-4	2
Denn	3	0	3	28	72	-44	0

Round 1

Ramor United 4-18, 1-6 Denn, Breffni Park, 5/8/2016, ^[11]
Mullahoran 1-12, 0-14 Ballinagh, Breffni Park, 7/8/2016, ^[12]

Round 2

Ramor United 2-15, 0-7 Mullahoran, Breffni Park, 14/8/2016, ^[13]
Ballinagh 1-15, 2-5 Denn, Kilnaleck, 14/8/2016,

Round 3

Ramor United 2-13, 0-9 Ballinagh, Lavey, 21/8/2016,
Mullahoran 3-15, 2-2 Denn, Mullagh, 25/8/2016, ^[14]

Knock-Out Stages

Relegation Play-Offs

Relegation Round 1

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.

Cavan Gaels v Denn

8 October 2016
16:30
Relegation Round 1

Cavan Gaels	8-17 - 0-9	Denn

Ballinagh
Referee: ???

Ballyhaise v Killeshandra

8 October 2016
16:30
Relegation Round 1

Ballyhaise	5-14 - 3-11	Killeshandra

Ballyconnell
Referee: ???

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.

Cavan Gaels v Ballyhaise

15 October 2016
16:30
Relegation Final

Cavan Gaels	0-13 - 1-4	Ballyhaise

Killeshandra
Referee: Pat Clarke

Finals

Quarter-Finals

Lavey v Mullahoran

9th September 2016
20:15
Quarter-Final

Lavey	0-13 - 0-9	Mullahoran
	Report

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Michael Lee (Drumalee)

Castlerahan v Lacken Celtic

10th September 2016
20:00
Quarter-Final

Castlerahan	1-10 - 1-10	Lacken Celtic
	Report

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Kill Shamrocks)

Ramor United v Kingscourt Stars

11th September 2016
15:30
Quarter-Final

Ramor United	1-8 - 0-7	Kingscourt Stars
	Report

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Conor Dourneen (Ballinagh)

Gowna v Cootehill Celtic

11th September 2016
19:30
Quarter-Final

Gowna	1-13 - 0-16	Cootehill Celtic
	Report

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: James Clarke (Killinkere)

Castlerahan v Lacken Celtic

17th September 2016
17:00
Quarter-Final Replay

Castlerahan	2-11 - 0-16	Lacken Celtic
	Report

Our Lady of Lourdes Park, Mullahoran
Referee: Pat Clarke (Killinkere)

Gowna v Cootehill Celtic

17th September 2016
17:00
Quarter-Final Replay

Gowna	0-18 - 0-13	Cootehill Celtic
	Report

Dolan Park, Virginia
Referee: John Emmo (Butlersbridge)

Semi-Finals

Ramor United v Lavey

24 September 2016
6:30pm
Semi-Final

Ramor United	2-10 - 1-10	Lavey
	Report

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Padraig Sheridan (Ballymachugh)

Castlerahan v Gowna

24 September 2016
8:00pm
Semi-Final

Castlerahan	3-9 - 1-10	Gowna
	Report

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Chris McCaffrey (Templeport St. Aidan's)

Final

Castlerahan v Ramor United

9 October 2016
16:00
Final

Castlerahan	3-8 - 2-11	Ramor United
	Report

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Michael Lee (Drumalee)

Ramor United v Castlerahan

23 October 2016
15:00
Final Replay

Ramor United	0-10 - 0-8	Castlerahan
	Report

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: ???
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan Gaels)

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Ramor United

1-8

Kingscourt Stars

0-7

Ramor United

2-10

Lavey

0-13

Lavey

1-10

Mullahoran

0-9

Ramor United

2-11
0-10

Castlerahan

2-11 (R)

Castlerahan

3-8
0-8

Lacken Celtic

0-16 (R)

Castlerahan

3-9

Gowna

0-18 (R)

Gowna

1-10

Cootehill Celtic

0-13 (R)

References

↑ "Cootehill Celtic -vs- Lacken Celtic". Hoganstand.com. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Lacken Celtic -vs- Cavan Gaels". Hoganstand.com. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
↑ "Cootehill Celtic -vs- Cavan Gaels". Hoganstand.com. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
↑ "Lacken Celtic -vs- Cúchulainn's". Hoganstand.com. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
↑ "Lacken Celtic -vs- Cúchulainn's (Playoff)". Hoganstand.com. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
↑ "Lavey -vs- Kingscourt Stars". Hoganstand.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
↑ "Kingscourt Stars -vs- Killeshandra". Hoganstand.com. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
↑ "Lavey -vs- Killeshandra". Hoganstand.com. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ "Gowna -vs- Killygarry". Hoganstand.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
↑ "Gowna -vs- Ballyhaise". Hoganstand.com. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
↑ "Ramor United -vs- Denn". Hoganstand.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
↑ "Mullahoran -vs- Ballinagh". Hoganstand.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
↑ "Ramor United -vs- Mullahoran". Hoganstand.com. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
↑ "Mullahoran -vs- Denn". Hoganstand.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

External links

Cavan GAA

Stadiums	Breffni Park

Club scene	Clubs Senior Football Championship 16 Senior Hurling Championship 16 Intermediate Football Championship 16 Junior Football Championship 16 Under-21 Football Championship 16 Minor Football Championship 16

Key historical figures	John Joe O'Reilly P. J. Duke Phil 'The Gunner' Brady Mick Higgins Charlie Gallagher Gabriel Kelly Dermot McCabe

Honours	Football Honours All Stars

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles (5)	1933 1935 1947 1948 1952

Affiliations	Championship: Ulster League: Division 2 Cup: McKenna

Cavan Senior Football Championship

Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016

Clubs	Ballinagh Ballyhaise Castlerahan Cavan Gaels Cootehill Crosserlough Cúchulainn's Denn Gowna Killeshandra Killygarry Kingscourt Stars Lacken Celtic Lavey Mullahoran Ramor United

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