2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

2023 McEvoy's SuperValu Virginia Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2023
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorMcEvoy's SuperValu, Virginia
Date10 August – 15 October 2023
Teams14
Winners
Champions Ballyhaise (3rd win)
ManagerDamien Keaney[1]
CaptainPadraig Moore[2]
Qualify forUlster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Denn
ManagerStephen Baxter[3]
CaptainBernard Gaffney[4]
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Ballyhaise
Relegated team(s) Belturbet
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The 2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is the 59th 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 Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship began on 10 August 2023.

Ballyhaise won the championship with a six-point win over Denn in the final.[5]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2022 Cavan Junior Football Championship

  • Drumlane (Junior Champions)[6]

Relegated from 2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship

  • Butlersbridge (Relegation play-off losers)

From Championship

Promoted to 2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship

Relegated to 2023 Cavan Junior Football Championship

League stage

All 14 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.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Ballyhaise 4 3 1 0 59 47 +12 7 Advance to quarter-final
2 Denn 4 3 0 1 80 57 +23 6
3 Shercock 4 3 0 1 59 47 +12 6
4 Templeport 4 3 0 1 59 57 +2 6
5 Killinkere 4 2 1 1 52 46 +6 5
6 Ballymachugh 4 2 1 1 54 51 +3 5
7 Cootehill 4 2 0 2 67 58 +9 4
8 Drumlane 4 1 2 1 51 46 +5 4
9 Butlersbridge 4 2 0 2 64 61 +3 4
10 Cuchulainns 4 2 0 2 52 54 −2 4
11 Belturbet 4 1 0 3 41 56 −15 2 Advance to relegation play-offs
12 Cornafean 4 1 0 3 51 77 −26 2
13 Drumgoon 4 0 1 3 54 61 −7 1
14 Bailieborough Shamrocks 4 0 0 4 34 59 −25 0
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

Killinkere v Drumlane
10 August 2023 Round 1 Killinkere 2–5 – 0–11 Drumlane Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report Referee: Jim Giblin
Denn v Templeport
11 August 2022 Round 1 Denn 3–12 – 0–13 Templeport Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report Referee: Margaret Farrelly
Cuchulainns v Belturbet
12 August 2022 Round 1 Cuchulainns 0–10 – 1–5 Belturbet Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Pat Clarke
Cornafean v Cootehill
12 August 2022 Round 1 Cornafean 1–10 – 4–8 Cootehill Annalee Park
19:00 Referee: Chris McCaffrey
Ballyhaise v Bailieborough Shamrocks
13 August 2022 Round 1 Ballyhaise 1–9 – 0–8 Bailieborough Shamrocks Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
14:00 Referee: Kieran McCarville
Ballymachugh v Drumgoon
13 August 2022 Round 1 Ballymachugh 2–11 – 2–8 Drumgoon Kingspan Breffni
17:00 Report Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Shercock v Butlersbridge
13 August 2022 Round 1 Shercock 0–13 – 0–12 Butlersbridge Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Round 2

Cuchulainns v Ballyhaise
19 August 2023 Round 2 Cuchulainns 1–12 – 1–14 Ballyhaise St Matthew's Park
17:00 Referee: Noel Mooney
Killinkere v Shercock
19 August 2023 Round 2 Killinkere 0–8 – 1–7 Shercock St Anne's Park
17:00 Referee: Kieran McCarville
Drumlane v Drumgoon
19 August 2023 Round 2 Drumlane 0–12 – 1–9 Drumgoon Kingspan Breffni
17:00 Referee: John Power
Belturbet v Ballymachugh
20 August 2023 Round 2 Belturbet 3–6 – 2–6 Ballymachugh Ballinagh GAA Grounds
14:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan
Cornafean v Denn
20 August 2023 Round 2 Cornafean 1–8 – 3–18 Denn Annalee Park
14:00 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
Templeport v Bailieborough Shamrocks
20 August 2023 Round 2 Templeport 2–9 – 0–7 Bailieborough Shamrocks St Felim's Park
14:00 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
Cootehill v Butlersbridge
20 August 2023 Round 2 Cootehill 0–15 – 2–15 Butlersbridge Kingspan Breffni
17:00 Referee: Pat Clarke

Round 3

Cootehill v Belturbet
25 August 2023 Round 3 Cootehill 3–9 – 1–5 Belturbet Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:15 Referee: Noel Mooney
Ballyhaise v Butlersbridge
26 August 2023 Round 3 Ballyhaise 1–12 – 0–9 Butlersbridge Max McGrath Memorial Park
17:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
Cornafean v Shercock
26 August 2023 Round 3 Cornafean 1–12 – 1–11 Shercock Dolan Park
17:00 Referee: John Emmo
Templeport v Drumlane
26 August 2023 Round 3 Templeport 1–10 – 0–12 Drumlane First Ulster Park
17:00 Referee: Michael Lee
Denn v Drumgoon
26 August 2023 Round 3 Denn 0–14 – 0–11 Drumgoon Jim Smith Park
19:00 Referee: Conor Dourneen
Killinkere v Cuchulainns
27 August 2023 Round 3 Killinkere 1–14 – 0–11 Cuchulainns O'Raghallaigh Park
15:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan
Ballymachugh v Bailieborough Shamrocks
27 August 2023 Round 3 Ballymachugh 0–10 – 0–7 Bailieborough Shamrocks P.J. Duke Park
15:00 Referee: Barry McMenamin

Round 4

Templeport v Drumgoon
9 September 2023 Round 4 Templeport 2–12 – 0–17 Drumgoon Athletic Grounds
17:30 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
Ballyhaise v Ballymachugh
9 September 2023 Round 4 Ballyhaise 1–12 – 1–12 Ballymachugh Kingspan Breffni
17:30 Referee: Noel Mooney
Butlersbridge v Denn
9 September 2023 Round 4 Butlersbridge 1–19 – 1–15 Denn Joe Crowe Park
17:30 Referee: John Power
Cootehill v Killinkere
9 September 2023 Round 4 Cootehill 0–14 – 1–13 Killinkere St Bridget's Park
17:30 Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Cuchulainns v Cornafean
9 September 2023 Round 4 Cuchulainns 1–13 – 1–9 Cornafean Lavey GAA Grounds
17:30 Referee: Conor Dourneen
Shercock v Bailieborough Shamrocks
9 September 2023 Round 4 Shercock 2–16 – 1–9 Bailieborough Shamrocks O'Raghallaigh Park
17:30 Referee: Barry McMenamin
Drumlane v Belturbet
9 September 2023 Round 4 Drumlane 2–10 – 0–10 Belturbet First Ulster Park
17:30 Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Templeport 1–13
Killinkere 1–17
Killinkere 2–9
Ballyhaise 1–17
Ballyhaise 1–15
Drumlane 0–12
Ballyhaise 0–13
Denn 0–7
Shercock 0–15
Ballymachugh 1–9
Shercock 0–9
Denn 2–12
Denn 0–13
Cootehill 0–7

Quarter-finals

Ballyhaise v Drumlane
15 September 2023 Quarter-final Ballyhaise 1–15 – 0–12 Drumlane Kingspan Breffni
20:15 Report Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Shercock v Ballymachugh
16 September 2023 Quarter-final Shercock 0–15 – 1–9 Ballymachugh Kingspan Breffni
17:00 Report Referee: John Power
Templeport v Killinkere
16 September 2023 Quarter-final Templeport 1–13 – 1–17 Killinkere Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Martin Sexton
Denn v Cootehill
17 September 2023 Quarter-final Denn 0–13 – 0–7 Cootehill Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-finals

Killinkere v Ballyhaise
29 September 2023 Semi-final Killinkere 2–9 – 1–17 Ballyhaise Kingspan Breffni
20:15 Referee: Barry McMenamin
Shercock v Denn
30 September 2023 Semi-final Shercock 0–9 – 2–12 Denn Kingspan Breffni
19:30 Referee: Paddy Clarke

Final

Ballyhaise v Denn
15 October 2023 Final Ballyhaise 0–13 – 0–7 Denn Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Michael Brady 0–4 (0–3f), Padraig Moore 0–3 (0–1m), Kevin Tierney 0–2, Martin Conaty 0–2, Brían O'Rourke 0–1 (0–1m), David Brady 0–1 Report Thomas Edward Donohoe 0–4 (0–4f), Cavell Keogan 0–1 (0–1f), Ben Conaty 0–1, Cian McCann 0–1 Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Man of the Match: Eoin Clarke (Ballyhaise)

Relegation play-offs

Relegation semi-finals

Cornafean v Drumgoon
23 September 2023 Relegation semi-final Cornafean 1–13 – 1–12 Drumgoon Páirc Naomh Fionnán
15:00 Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Belturbet v Bailieborough Shamrocks
23 September 2023 Relegation semi-final Belturbet 0–9 – 1–7 Bailieborough Shamrocks Rory O'Moore Park
15:30 Referee: Barry McMenamin

Relegation final

Belturbet v Drumgoon
20 September 2023 Relegation final Belturbet 1–8 – 2–8 Drumgoon St Felim's Park
16:30 Referee: Conor Dourneen

References

  1. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (13 October 2023). "Keaney hopes Ballyhaise can learn lessons of the past". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (12 October 2023). "Moore: 'We need to get up there to the Senior Championship now'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (13 October 2023). "'Did I think we could make the final? Absolutely, yeah'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (12 October 2023). "Denn seek a return to senior ranks". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (15 October 2023). "Ballyhaise claim Intermediate Championship title". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (8 October 2022). "Connolly leads Drumlane to glory in excellent JFC final". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  7. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (9 October 2022). "Castlerahan return to senior ranks". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Football championship excitement builds after draws made". The Anglo-Celt. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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