2020 Cavan Senior Football Championship Explained

2020 Cavan SFC
County:Cavan
Province:Ulster
Year:2020
Trophy:Oliver Plunkett Cup
Sponsor:Hotel Kilmore
Date:1 August - 26 September 2020
Num Teams:12
Defending Champions: Castlerahan
Winners: Crosserlough
Ordinal:10th
Manager:Jimmy Higgins
Captain:Pierce Smith
Runnersup: Kingscourt Stars
Runnerupmanager:David Lennon
Runnerupcaptain:Padraig Faulkner
Relegated:No relegation
Previous:2019
Next:2021

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.

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.

Crosserlough and Kingscourt Stars contested the final on 26 September but it ended as a draw.[2] [3] [4] Crosserlough won the replay to win their first title in 48 years.[5]

The drawn final was the first Cavan final to be shown live on RTÉ television.[6]

Team Changes

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

To Championship

Promoted from 2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

Relegated to 2020 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

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.

Round 4

Knock-Out Stage

Final

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External links

Notes and References

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