The 2016 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 108th edition of 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. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 11 April 2016.
Kingscourt Stars were the defending champions , but were dethroned by Ramor United at the quarter-final stage.
The final was played on 9 October 2016, but the game ended in a draw. On 23 October 2016, Ramor United claimed their fourth title, beating Castlerahan after a replay and thus bridging a 24-year gap since their last triumph.
Format
For the 2016 season the championship 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 Intermediate Championship . This will leave 14 clubs to participate in the 2017 Senior Championship .
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.
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
Round 1
Cootehill Lacken
Cavan Gaels Cuchulainns
Round 2
Lacken Cavan Gaels
Cuchulainns Cootehill
Round 3
Cootehill Cavan Gaels
Lacken Cuchulainns
Quarter-Final play-off:
Lacken Cuchulainns
Group B
Round 1
Lavey Kingscourt Stars
Killeshandra Crosserlough
Round 2
Kingscourt Stars Killeshandra
Lavey Crosserlough
Round 3
Lavey Killeshandra
Kingscourt Stars Crosserlough
Preliminary relegation play-off
Crosserlough Killeshandra
Group C
Round 1
Gowna Killygarry
Castlerahan Ballyhaise
Round 2
Gowna Ballyhaise
Castlerahan Killygarry
Round 3
Castlerahan Gowna
Killygarry Ballyhaise
Preliminary relegation play-off
Killygarry Ballyhaise
Group D
Round 1
Ramor United Denn
Mullahoran Ballinagh
Round 2
Ramor United Mullahoran
Ballinagh Denn
Round 3
Ramor United Ballinagh
Mullahoran Denn
Knock-Out Stages
Quarter-finals
Lavey Mullahoran
9 September 2016 Quarter-final Lavey 0-13 – 0-9 Mullahoran Breffni Park 20:15
Shane Tierney 0-3, Karl Duke 0-3 (0-1f), Chris Conroy 0-3 (0-2f), Ray Cullivan 0-2 (0-1f), Paul Gilcreest 0-1, Darren Jordan 0-1
Report Enda O'Reilly 0-3, Paul Brady 0-1, Philip Brady 0-1 (0-1f), Niall McGahern 0-1, Raymond Lynch 0-1, Shane Sheils 0-1, Fionnan O'Reilly 0-1
Referee: Michael Lee
Castlerahan Lacken
10 September 2016 Quarter-final Castlerahan 1-10 – 1-10 Lacken Breffni Park 20:00
Cian Mackey 0-4 (0-3f), Cian McEnroe 1-1, Cormac Daly 0-2, Fiachra Sweeney 0-1, Fergal Reilly 0-1, Shane McSweeney 0-1
Report Niall McKiernan 1-2 (1-0 pen), Raymond Galligan 0-4 (0-2f), Declan Brady 0-1, Craig Lanauze 0-1, Conor Finnegan 0-1, Stephen Brady 0-1
Referee: Joe McQuillan
Ramor United Kingscourt Stars
11 September 2016 Quarter-final Ramor United 1-8 – 0-7 Kingscourt Stars Breffni Park 15:30
Simon Cadden 1-0, Cathal Maguire 0-2, Conor Bradley 0-2 (0-2f), James Brady 0-2, Kevin Mulvany 0-2
Report Barry Reilly 0-3 (0-3f), Alan Clarke 0-1, Christy McGowan 0-1, Joe Dillon 0-1, Peter Corrigan 0-1
Referee: Conor Dourneen
Cootehill Gowna
11 September 2016 Quarter-final Cootehill 0-16 – 1-13 Gowna Breffni Park 19:30
Enda Hessin 0-9 (0-4f), John McCutcheon 0-3 (0-1f), Colm Smith 0-2 (0-1f), John Carney 0-1, Damien Sherlock 0-1
Report Gerald Pearson 0-5 (0-2f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0-5 (0-3f), T. J. Fitzpatrick 1-0 (1-0 pen), Conor Madden 0-2, John Hyland 0-1
Referee: James Clarke
Castlerahan Lacken
17 September 2016 Quarter-final Replay Castlerahan 2-11 – 0-16 Lacken Our Lady of Lourdes Park 17:00
Cian Mackey 1-4 (0-2f), Dan Lynch 1-0, Sean Brady 0-2, Shane McSweeney 0-2, David Wright 0-1, Cian McEnroe 0-1 (0-1f), Enda Flanagan 0-1
Report Raymond Galligan 0-7 (0-3f, 1 '45), Niall McKiernan 0-4 (0-1f), Paul Leddy 0-3, Stephen Brady 0-1, David Wilson 0-1
Referee: Pat Clarke
Gowna Cootehill
17 September 2016 Quarter-final Replay Gowna 0-18 – 0-13 Cootehill Dolan Park 17:00
Gerald Pearson 0-6, Conor Madden 0-3, Cian Bannon 0-2, Shane Briody 0-2, Mark McKeever 0-1, Niall Madden 0-1, David Hyland 0-1, Robbie Fitzpatrick 0-1, T. J. Fitzpatrick 0-1
Report Colm Smith 0-6, Enda Hessin 0-4, Glen Nulty 0-2, Eoin Roche 0-1
Referee: John Emmo
Semi-finals
Ramor United Lavey
24 September 2016 Semi-final Ramor United 2-10 – 1-10 Lavey Breffni Park 18:30
Jack Brady 1-1, James Brady 0-3, Kevin Mulvany 1-0, Mark Magee 0-1, Eoin Somerville 0-1, Cathal Maguire 0-1, Conor Bradley 0-1 (0-1f), Adrian Cole 0-1, Killian Maguire 0-1
Report av av Chris Conroy 1-3 (0-3f), Paul Gilcreest 0-3, Ray Cullivan 0-2, Gerard Smith 0-1, Darren Jordan 0-1
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
Castlerahan Gowna
24 September 2016 Semi-final Castlerahan 3-9 – 1-10 Gowna Breffni Park 20:00
Paul Brady 1-1, Enda Flanagan 1-1, Cian Mackey 0-3 (0-2f), David Wright 1-0, Cian McEnroe 0-2 (0-2f), Fergal Reilly 0-1, Daniel Lynch 0-1
Report av av Conor Madden 0-5 (0-1 '45), T. J. Fitzpatrick 1-1 (0-1f), David Hyland 0-1, Robbie Fitzpatrick 0-1, Gerald Pearson 0-1 (0-1f), Aaron Brady 0-1
Referee: Chris McCaffrey
Final
9 October 201616:00 Final
Castlerahan 3-8 – 2-11 Ramor United
Cian Mackey 0-5 (0-4f), Sean Brady 1-0, Oisin O'Connell 1-0, Paul Brady 1-0, Shane McSweeney 0-2, Brian Coleman 0-1
Report av av Adrian Cole 1-2, James Brady 1-1, Kevin Mulvany 0-2 (0-1 '45), C. Bradley 0-2 (0-1f), James Bradley 0-2, Brían O'Connell 0-1, Cathal Maguire 0-1
Breffni Park Attendance: 8,661Referee: Michael Lee
23 October 201615:00 Final replay
Ramor United 0-10 – 0-8 Castlerahan
Adrian Cole 0-4, Conor Bradley 0-3 (0-2f), Cathal Maguire 0-1, Jack Brady 0-1, Killian Maguire 0-1 (0-1f)
Report av av Cian Mackey 0-4 (0-1f), Stephen Cooney 0-2, Cian McEnroe 0-2 (0-1f)
Breffni Park Attendance: 4,410Referee: Noel Mooney
Relegation play-offs
Relegation Semi-Finals
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 Intermediate Championship .
Cavan Gaels Denn
Ballyhaise Killeshandra
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 Intermediate Championship .
Cavan Gaels Ballyhaise
References
"Club championship draws" . Hogan Stand "Kingscourt come from behind to win Cavan senior title in thrilling encounter" . The Irish Times "SFC: Cadden's late strike sends Kingscourt packing" . Hogan Stand "All square in dramatic SFC final" . The Anglo-Celt "Ramor United finish strong to claim Cavan title" . RTÉ "Cole leads the way as Ramor young guns deny Castlerahan" . Irish Independent "IFC final: Ballyhaise hold on to end hoodoo" . Hogan Stand
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