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2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship

The 2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 114th 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 going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began on 17 August 2023.

2023 Kiernan's Service Station Cavan Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2023
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorKiernan's Service Station
Date17 August – 22 October 2023
Teams12
Defending champions Gowna
Winners
Champions Gowna (9th win)
ManagerFintan Reilly[1]
Dermot McCabe
CaptainRyan McGahern[2]
Qualify forUlster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Kingscourt Stars
ManagerOwen Lennon[3]
Brendan Lennon[4]
CaptainBarry Reilly[5]
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Lacken
← 2022
2024 →

Gowna entered the championship as defending champions,[6] and reached the final against Kingscourt Stars.[7] Gowna won the final by seventeen points to successfully defend their title.[8]

Team changes

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The following teams changed division since the 2022 championship season.

League stage

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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 eight teams go into the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs. The first round draw took place on 15 May 2023.[10]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kingscourt Stars 4 4 0 0 78 59 +19 8 Advance to quarter-final
2 Crosserlough 4 4 0 0 81 46 +35 8
3 Ramor United 4 3 0 1 61 49 +12 6
4 Killygarry 4 3 0 1 74 64 +10 6
5 Gowna 4 3 0 1 63 53 +10 6
6 Laragh United 4 2 0 2 71 61 +10 4
7 Cavan Gaels 4 2 0 2 65 65 0 4
8 Ballinagh 4 2 0 2 61 65 −4 4
9 Lacken Celtic 4 1 0 3 61 73 −12 2 Advance to relegation play-offs
10 Castlerahan 4 0 0 4 42 61 −19 0
11 Mullahoran 4 0 0 4 55 80 −25 0
12 Lavey 4 0 0 4 35 71 −36 0
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

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17 August 2023 Round 1 Gowna   1–18 – 3–8   Lacken Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report Referee: Margaret Farrelly
18 August 2023 Round 1 Castlerahan   0–11 – 1–14   Ballinagh Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:00 Report Referee: John Emmo
19 August 2023 Round 1 Cavan Gaels   2–10 – 1–14   Kingscourt Stars Dolan Park
19:00 Report Referee: Brendan Sweeney
19 August 2023 Round 1 Laragh United   4–14 – 0–10   Lavey Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: James Clarke
20 August 2023 Round 1 Killygarry   2–10 – 1–11   Mullahoran Joe Crowe Park
14:00 Report Referee: Barry McMenamin
20 August 2023 Round 1 Ramor United   0–13 – 2–13   Crosserlough Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen

Round 2

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24 August 2023 Round 2 Killygarry   1–15 – 0–14   Cavan Gaels Kingspan Breffni
20:15 Report Referee: Pat Clarke
25 August 2023 Round 2 Lacken   2–9 – 1–11   Castlerahan Kingspan Breffni
20:15 Report Referee: Margaret Farrelly
26 August 2023 Round 2 Crosserlough   4–15 – 0–10   Laragh United Lavey GAA Grounds
17:00 Referee: Ollie Donohoe
26 August 2023 Round 2 Kingscourt Stars   3–13 – 1–11   Ballinagh Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Padraig Sheridan
27 August 2023 Round 2 Lavey   0–8 – 1–14   Gowna Dr Plunkett Memorial Park
15:00 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
27 August 2023 Round 2 Mullahoran   1–11 – 2–14   Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: James Clarke

Round 3

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31 August 2023 Round 4 Laragh United   1–10 – 2–8   Cavan Gaels Kingspan Breffni
20:15 Report Referee: Barry McMenamin
1 September 2023 Round 4 Ramor United   0–12 – 0–7   Lavey Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:15 Referee: Kieran McCarville
2 September 2023 Round 4 Ballinagh   1–11 – 3–14   Killygarry Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
3 September 2023 Round 4 Lacken   1–9 – 2–11   Kingscourt Stars Dolan Park
14:00 Referee: Noel Mooney
3 September 2023 Round 4 Crosserlough   4–10 – 1–14   Mullahoran Ballinagh GAA Grounds
15:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
3 September 2023 Round 4 Gowna   2–10 – 0–12   Castlerahan Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Michael Lee

Round 4

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10 September 2023 Round 4 Kingscourt Stars   3–13 – 2–11   Killygarry Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
14:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
10 September 2023 Round 4 Cavan Gaels   1–18 – 2–11   Lacken Páirc Naomh Fionnán
14:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan
10 September 2023 Round 4 Laragh United   2–16 – 1–7   Mullahoran St Felim's Park
14:00 Referee: Kieran McCarville
10 September 2023 Round 4 Lavey   0–10 – 0–16   Ballinagh Annalee Park
14:00 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
10 September 2023 Round 4 Ramor United   1–13 – 0–9   Gowna St Matthew's Park
14:00 Report Referee: James Clarke
15 September 2023 Round 4 Castlerahan   0–6 – 0–13   Crosserlough O'Raghallaigh Park
20:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Knock-out stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
  Kingscourt Stars 1–10
  Cavan Gaels 0–9
  Kingscourt Stars 1–12
  Ramor United 1–8
  Ramor United 1–12
1–16 (R)
  Laragh United 3–6
1–12 (R)
  Kingscourt Stars 0–13
  Gowna 5–15
  Crosserlough 3–15
  Ballinagh 0–5
  Crosserlough 0–14
  Gowna 1–18
  Killygarry 0–17
1–10 (R)
  Gowna 2–11
1–13 (R)

Quarter-finals

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22 September 2023 Quarter-final Ramor United   1–12 – 3–6   Laragh United Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
23 September 2023 Quarter-final Kingscourt Stars   1–10 – 0–9   Cavan Gaels Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Report Referee: Pat Clarke
23 September 2023 Quarter-final Killygarry   0–17 – 2–11   Gowna Kingspan Breffni
18:00 Report Referee: Joe McQuillan
24 September 2023 Quarter-final Crosserlough   3–15 – 0–5   Ballinagh Kingspan Breffni
18:00 Report Referee: John Emmo
1 October 2023 Quarter-final replay Killygarry   1–10 – 1–13   Gowna Joe Crowe Park
13:00 Referee: Michael Lee
1 October 2023 Quarter-final replay Ramor United   1–16 – 1–12   Laragh United Lavey GAA Grounds
16:30 Referee: James Clarke

Semi-finals

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8 October 2023 Semi-final Kingscourt Stars   1–12 – 1–8   Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
15:00 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
8 October 2023 Semi-final Crosserlough   0–14 – 1–18   Gowna Kingspan Breffni
17:00 Referee: Noel Mooney

Final

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22 October 2023 Final Kingscourt Stars   0–13 – 5–15   Gowna Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Jordan Morris 0–4 (0–3f), Joe Dillon 0–3 (0–1f), Barry Reilly 0–2 (0–1 s/l), Peter Corrigan 0–2, Padraig Faulkner 0–1, Ciaran Dermody 0–1 Report Tiarnan Madden 2–4 (0–1f), Ryan Brady 1–0, Darragh McConnon 1–0, Oisin Pierson 1–0, Cian Madden 0–3 (0–2f), Eoghan Hartin 0–2, Conor Casey 0–2, Conor Madden 0–2, Ryan Donohoe 0–1, Daire Madden 0–1 Attendance: 5,148
Referee: Michael Lee
Man of the Match: Ryan Brady (Gowna)

Relegation play-offs

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Relegation semi-finals

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23 September 2023 Relegation semi-final Lacken   2–9 – 2–9   Lavey Joe Crowe Park
15:30 Referee: Michael Lee
23 September 2023 Relegation semi-final Castlerahan   0–16 – 0–15   Mullahoran Castlerahan Community Pitch
15:30 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
29 September 2023 Relegation semi-final replay Lacken   1–8 – 2–9   Lavey Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:15 Referee: Kieran McCarville

Relegation final

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8 October 2023 Relegation final Mullahoran   0–18 – 0–12   Lacken Our Lady of Lourdes Park
14:30 Referee: Michael Lee

References

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  1. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (20 October 2023). "Reilly: 'It's all about the collective'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (19 October 2023). "'The latter end is when you want to be peaking' - McGahern". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ^ Gartland, Niall (20 October 2023). "Lennon hoping the 'Stars' align". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (20 October 2023). "Lennons hope to steer Stars to first title since 2015". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (19 October 2023). "Reilly: 'We'll need our A game'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. ^ Carney, Kevin (16 October 2022). "Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ^ Carney, Kevin (8 October 2023). "Gowna shock Crosserlough to earn Cavan SFC final date with Kingscourt". The Irish News. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  8. ^ Roche, Frank (22 October 2023). "Cavan SFC final: First-half blitz ensures Gowna reclaim county crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (9 October 2022). "Castlerahan return to senior ranks". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Football championship excitement builds after draws made". The Anglo-Celt. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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