2020 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

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2020 Cavan IFC
Tournament details
County Cavan
Province Ulster
Year2020
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date31 July – 27 September 2020
Teams15
Winners
Champions Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh (4th win)
ManagerAdrian Maguire
CaptainThomas Moore
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge
ManagerGeorge Dugdale
CaptainFeargal Flanagan
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh
Relegated team(s)No relegation
  2019
2021  

The 2020 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 56th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, the winner will not represent Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship this year due to its cancellation.

Contents

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The COVID-19 pandemic brought forward the beginning and end dates for the championship but the format was not changed, although there was no relegation this year.

Ballinagh won the championship by defeating first-time finalists Butlersbridge in the decider. [1] [2]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.

League Stage

All 15 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.

Pos Team Pld W L D PD Pts
1 Ballyhaise 4400+518
2Butlersbridge4400+258
3 Ballinagh 4310+226
4 Bailieborough Shamrocks 4310+216
5Ballymachugh4310+166
6Belturbet4310+56
7Killinkere4211+35
8 Cootehill 4220+104
9 Cuchulainns 4220+64
10 Drumlane 4220−34
11 Ramor United B 4130−432
12 Drumgoon 4031−331
13 Arva 4040−190
14 Killeshandra 4040−230
15 Cornafean 4040−340

Round 1

31 July 2020Round 1 Drumgoon Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 2–12 – 2–12 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere O'Raghallaigh Park
20:15Referee: Ollie Donohoe
1 August 2020Round 1 Drumlane Colours of Limerick.svg 1–8 – 1–11 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge Rory O'Moore Park
17:00Referee: Martin Sexton
1 August 2020Round 1 Ballymachugh Colours of Meath GAA.svg 2–7 – 0–10 Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean Our Lady of Lourdes Park
19:30Referee: Tony Gregory
2 August 2020Round 1 Cuchulainns Colours of Waterford.svg 0–13 – 2–10 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
14:00Referee: Kieran McCarville
2 August 2020Round 1 Killeshandra Colours of Antrim.svg 2–8 – 1–18 Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough Shamrocks Atthletic Grounds
17:00Referee: Padraig Sheridan
2 August 2020Round 1 Belturbet Colours of Galway.svg 4–15 – 4–6 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United B Páirc Emmet
17:00Referee: Harry Conaty
5 August 2020Round 1 Arva Colours of Cavan.svg 1–12 – 1–13 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh Breffni Park
20:15Referee: James Clarke

Round 2

14 August 2020Round 2 Ramor United B Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2–8 – 2–6 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon O'Raghallaigh Park
20:15Referee: Paddy Clarke
15 August 2020Round 2 Cuchulainns Colours of Waterford.svg 1–13 – 0–8 Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean Breffni Park
16:00Referee: Pat Clarke
15 August 2020Round 2 Killinkere Colours of Meath GAA.svg 2–15 – 0–15 Colours of Cavan.svg Arva Athletic Grounds
16:00Referee: John Emmo
16 August 2020Round 2 Bailieborough Shamrocks Colours of Cork.svg 0–10 – 1–14 Colours of Galway.svg Belturbet Breffni Park
13:00Referee: Barry McMenamin
16 August 2020Round 2 Killeshandra Colours of Antrim.svg 1–7 – 0–17 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise Breffni Park
16:00Referee: Thomas Doonan
16 August 2020Round 2 Ballinagh Colours of Antrim.svg 3–9 – 0–10 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
16:00Referee: Stephen McKiernan
16 August 2020Round 2 Drumlane Colours of Limerick.svg 1–11 – 0–10 Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill Breffni Park
19:00Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Round 3

8 August 2020Round 3 Cootehill Colours of Limerick.svg 3–12 – 3–13 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge Annalee Park
17:00Referee: Jim Giblin
8 August 2020Round 3 Cornafean Colours of Cork.svg 1–13 – 2–13 Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane St Aidan's Park
19:30Referee: Michael Lee

Round 4

21 August 2020Round 4 Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 2–21 – 1–5 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United B Breffni Park
20:15 Report Referee: Ollie Donohoe
21 August 2020Round 4 Killeshandra Colours of Antrim.svg 0–7 – 0–11 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:15Referee: Barry McMenamin
22 August 2020Round 4 Belturbet Colours of Galway.svg 1–14 – 0–12 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere Breffni Park
16:00Referee: Kieran McCarville
22 August 2020Round 4 Cootehill Colours of Limerick.svg 2–12 – 0–8 Colours of Cavan.svg Arva O'Connell Park
18:30Referee: Chris McCaffrey
22 August 2020Round 4 Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 3–20 – 0–5 Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean Breffni Park
19:00Referee: Padraig Sheridan
22 August 2020Round 4 Bailieborough Shamrocks Colours of Cork.svg 4–16 – 1–11 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon O'Raghallaigh Park
19:00Referee: Raymond Tynan
23 August 2020Round 4 Cuchulainns Colours of Waterford.svg 0–12 – 0–9 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh Breffni Park
19:00 Report Referee: Martin Sexton

Round 5

30 August 2020Round 5 Bailieborough Shamrocks Colours of Cork.svg 2–13 – 0–12 Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane P. J. Duke Park
14:00 Report Referee: Martin Brady
30 August 2020Round 5 Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 2–17 – 2–15 Colours of Cavan.svg Arva First Ulster Park
14:00Referee: Thomas Doonan
30 August 2020Round 5 Killinkere Colours of Meath GAA.svg 0–16 – 0–14 Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns Dolan Park
14:00Referee: John Emmo
30 August 2020Round 5 Drumgoon Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 1–9 – 4–17 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Breffni Park
14:00Referee: Harry Conaty
30 August 2020Round 5 Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 3–16 – 1–5 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United B Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
14:00Referee: Martin Sexton
30 August 2020Round 5 Belturbet Colours of Galway.svg 1–7 – 1–23 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh St Matthew's Park
14:00Referee: James Clarke
30 August 2020Round 5 Killeshandra Colours of Antrim.svg 1–14 – 3–13 Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill Celtic St Felim's Park
14:00Referee: Chris McCaffrey

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge2–21
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere 3–16
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge3–12
Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough 2–6
Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough 1–17
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh 3–10
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge 0–11
Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh 0–23
Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh 2–15
Colours of Galway.svg Belturbet 1–8
Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh 1–17
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 1–13
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 2–15
Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill 1–9

Quarter-finals

4 September 2020Quarter-final Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 2–15 – 1–9 Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill Breffni Park
20:15Referee: Martin Sexton
5 September 2020Quarter-final Bailieborough Shamrocks Colours of Cork.svg 1–17 – 3–10 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Breffni Park
18:00Referee: Raymond Tynan
6 September 2020Quarter-final Ballinagh Colours of Antrim.svg 2–15 – 1–8 Colours of Galway.svg Belturbet Breffni Park
14:00 Report Referee: James Clarke
6 September 2020Quarter-final Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 2–21 – 3–16 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere Breffni Park
16:15Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Semi-finals

20 September 2020Semi-final Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 3–12 – 2–6 Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough Shamrocks Breffni Park
12:00Referee: Brendan Sweeney
20 September 2020Semi-final Ballinagh Colours of Antrim.svg 1–17 – 1–13 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise Breffni Park
17:15Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Final

27 September 2020Final Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 0–11 – 0–23 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh Breffni Park
17:00Caoimhin O'Reilly 0–4 (0-3f), Fionntán O'Reilly 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1m), Jonathan Leddy 0-3 (0-1f), Feargal Flanagan 0–1 Report Niall McDermott 0–12 (0-5f, 0-3m), Shane Finnegan 0-3 (0-2f), Cormac Timoney 0-3, Kevin Smith 0–2, Niall O'Reilly 0-1, Thomas Smith 0-1, Paddy O'Brien 0–1Referee: Martin Sexton
Man of the Match: Niall McDermott (Ballinagh)

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