2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship Explained

2023 Kiernan's Service Station
County:Cavan
Province:Ulster
Year:2023
Trophy:Oliver Plunkett Cup
Sponsor:Kiernan's Service Station
Date:17 August – 22 October 2023
Num Teams:12
Defending Champions: Gowna
Winners: Gowna
Ordinal:9
Manager:Fintan Reilly[1]
Dermot McCabe
Captain:Ryan McGahern[2]
Qualify For:Ulster Club SFC
Runnersup: Kingscourt Stars
Runnerupmanager:Owen Lennon[3]
Brendan Lennon[4]
Runnerupcaptain:Barry Reilly[5]
Relegated: Lacken
Previous:2022
Next:2024

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.

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

The following teams changed division since the 2022 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2022 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

Relegated to 2023 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 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]

Round 4

Knock-out stage

Final

Relegation play-offs

Relegation final

External links

Notes and References

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