The 2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 110th edition of Cavan GAA's premier

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tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the

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. The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 30 April 2018. Due to reconstruction of the stadium in 2018,

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was not used as a venue for any matches during this season's championship, except for the final. Cavan Gaels were the defending champions, but they lost to Gowna at the quarter-final stage.

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won their first title, defeating

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in the final.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship * Colours of Donegal GAA

Shercock - (Intermediate Champions)

From Championship

Relegated to 2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship * Arva * Cuchulainns *

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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 while the bottom 4 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff. If teams are level on points and a place in the quarter-final is at stake, a Playoff will be conducted to determine who goes through.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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Relegation play-offs

The 4 bottom placed teams the league phase will play off against each other. The 2 winners will maintain their senior status for 2019 while the 2 losers will face off in a Relegation-Final. The ultimate loser will be relegated to the 2019 Intermediate Championship.

References

External links

Cavan at ClubGAA

Official Cavan GAA Website
{{Cavan Senior Football Championship

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