2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship


The 2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 110th 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 representing Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Due to reconstruction of the stadium in 2018, Breffni Park was not used as a venue for any matches during this season's S.F.C., except for the final.
Cavan Gaels were the defending champions after they defeated Castlerahan in the previous years final.
This was Shercock's return the senior grade for the first time since the mid 1980s after claiming the 2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship title.
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 30 April 2018.
Castlerahan won their first title, defeating Crosserlough in the final.

Team Changes

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

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
Relegated to 2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
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.
Team
1Crosserlough4310+226
2Castlerahan4211+85
3Gowna4103+85
4Lavey4211+75
5Lacken4211-185
6Cavan Gaels4112+234
7Kingscourt Stars4220+34
8Ramor United4112-14
9Cootehill4220-44
10Killygarry4121-63
11Ballinagh4130-182
12Shercock4031-241

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

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 I.F.C.