The 2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 113th edition of

Cavan GAA The Cavan County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae an Chabháin) or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in Count ...

's premier

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tournament for senior graded clubs in

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is base ...

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. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played between the top clubs in Ulster GAA. The trophy awarded to the winners is the Seamus McFerran Cup ( ga, Corn Shéamuis Mhic Fearáin). The winners and t ...

. The championship started on 12 August 2022. Ramor United were the defending champions, but were dethroned by

Killygarry Killygarry are a Gaelic football club from County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA. History The Killygarry club area as it now stands had a football club down the years before the formation of the present club in 1966 but t ...

in the semi-final, who reached their first senior final since 1971. Gowna beat Killygarry in the final to claim their 8th title and their first since 2002.

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2021 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from

2021 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship The 2021 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 57th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner representing Cav ...

* Butlersbridge (Intermediate Champions)

From Championship

Relegated to

2022 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship The 2022 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 58th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner representing Cava ...

Shercock (Relegation play-off Losers) * Colours of Galway

Castlerahan Castlerahan () is a barony in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local ...

(Relegation play-off Losers)

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.

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 2023 while the 2 losers will advance to the relegation final. The loser will be relegated to the 2023 Intermediate Championship.

Relegation semi-finals

Relegation final

References

External links

Official Cavan GAA Website
{{Cavan Senior Football Championship Cavan Senior

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...

Cavan Senior Football Championship Cavan GAA Football championships