2022 Down Intermediate Football Championship

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2022 Down Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
County Down
Province Ulster
Year2022
TrophyWJ Farrell Cup
SponsorThe Parador Lodge
Teams16
Winners
Champions Colours of London.svg Saval (2nd win)
Qualify for Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor
 2021
2023  

The 2022 Down Intermediate Football Championship was the 34th official edition of Down GAA's secondary Gaelic football tournament for intermediate clubs in County Down. 16 teams competed, with the winning team representing Down in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The tournament operated in a double elimination format for the opening two rounds of the championship, with the winners and early round losers rejoining at the quarterfinal stage.

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An Riocht won the 2021 edition after defeating Darragh Cross in the final, and as per competition rules, they did not defend their title as they qualified to play in the Senior Championship.

Saval won the competition for the second time, their first since 1995, after defeating Rostrevor in the final held on 15 October. [1]

Participating teams

The following teams took part in the 2022 edition of the Down Intermediate Football Championship. [2]

Division One
Colours of Down.svg RostrevorFinal
Division Two
Colours of Mayo.svg AnnacloneQuarter Final
Colours of London.svg Darragh CrossRound 2B
Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys Semi Final
Colours of London.svg SavalChampions
RedYellow.png St JohnsSemi Final
Division Three
Colours of Offaly.svg AtticallRound 3
Colours of London.svg AughlisnafinRound 3
Colours of Kildare.svg BallymartinQuarter Final
Colours of Donegal.svg BrightRound 2B
Colours of Down.svg Clann na BannaRound 3
Colours of Galway.svg DrumgathQuarter Final
Colours of Tipperary.svg Newry Bosco Round 2B
Colours of London.svg Newry ShamrocksRound 3
Colours of Tipperary.svg St PaulsRound 2B
Colours of Tipperary.svg TullylishQuarter Final

Round 1

The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. The winning teams advance to Round 2A, while losing sides proceed to Round 2B.

25 August 2022Round 1Clann na Banna Colours of Down.svg 0–160–13 Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone Mayobridge  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Micheal Moore


26 August 2022Round 1Bright Colours of Donegal.svg 2–091–14 Colours of Galway.svg Drumgath Dromara  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Michael's Park
Referee: John Mc Mullan


27 August 2022Round 1Atticall Colours of Offaly.svg 1–150–10 Colours of London.svg AughlisnafinGlasdrumman 
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


27 August 2022Round 1 Liatroim Fontenoys Colours of Offaly.svg 0–100–13 Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor Newry  
18:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Darren O Hare


27 August 2022Round 1Tullylish Colours of Tipperary.svg 1–100–10 Colours of London.svg Darragh Cross Kilcoo  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Mark Turley


28 August 2022Round 1 Newry Bosco Colours of Tipperary.svg 0–062–14 Colours of Kildare.svg Ballymartin Rostrevor  
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Pettit Park
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


28 August 2022Round 1Saval Colours of London.svg 3–200–07 Colours of Tipperary.svg St Pauls Castlewellan  
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Malachy's Park
Referee: Declan Ryan


29 August 2022Round 1St Johns RedYellow.png 6–082–11 Colours of London.svg Newry Shamrocks Newcastle  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Christopher Morgan


Round 2

Round 2A

Round 2A will feature the eight winning teams from Round 1, with an open draw to determine the fixtures. The winning teams progress directly to the quarter-finals, with the losing teams proceeding to Round 3.

8 September 2022Round 2AClann na Banna Colours of Down.svg 4–116–15 Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor Liatroim  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Peter Owens


10 September 2022Round 2ADrumgath Colours of Galway.svg 3–130–10 Colours of Offaly.svg Atticall Rostrevor  
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Pettit Park
Referee: Declan Ryan


11 September 2022Round 2ATullylish Colours of Tipperary.svg 1–052–14 Colours of London.svg SavalGlenn 
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: John Martin Park
Referee: David Carr


12 September 2022Round 2ABallymartin Colours of Kildare.svg 1–132–12 RedYellow.png St Johns Dundrum  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte
Referee: Mark Turley


Round 2B

Round 2B sees the eight losing teams from Round 1 compete for a place in Round 3. The losing teams from this round will be eliminated from the competition.

10 September 2022Round 2BBright Colours of Donegal.svg 0–086–16 Colours of London.svg Newry Shamrocks Hilltown  
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Clonduff Park
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


10 September 2022Round 2BDarragh Cross Colours of London.svg 1–110–14
(a.e.t.)

(3–4 pen)
Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys Castlewellan  
17:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Malachy's Park
Referee: Adrian Sharvin
   Penalty shootout
 
11 September 2022Round 2BSt Pauls Colours of Tipperary.svg 1–070–12 Colours of London.svg AughlisnafinDarragh Cross 
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mochai's Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


12 September 2022Round 2B Newry Bosco Colours of Tipperary.svg 0–092–07 Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone Burren  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Eddie Cuthbert


Relegation Semi-Finals

The 4 losers of Round 2B play each other in the Relegation Semi-Finals. The 2 winners will secure their Intermediate status for 2023, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

18 September 2022Relegation Play-Off Semi FinalBright Colours of Donegal.svg 2–041–10 Colours of Tipperary.svg Newry Bosco Drumnaquoile 
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


18 September 2022Relegation Play-Off Semi FinalSt Pauls Colours of Tipperary.svg 0–044–13 Colours of London.svg Darragh Cross Carryduff  
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Aodha Dhuibh
Referee: Mark Turley


Relegation Final

The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Intermediate status into 2023, while the loser will be relegated to the 2023 Down J.F.C.

25 September 2022Relegation Play-Off FinalBright Colours of Donegal.svg 0–111–16 Colours of Tipperary.svg St PaulsDarragh Cross 
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mochai's Park
Referee: Simon Francis


Bright relegated to 2023 Down Junior Football Championship

Round 3

Round 3 is a supplementary round for teams to have a second chance at reaching the quarter-finals. This round features teams that have lost once so far in this year's competition, either winning in Round 1 and losing in Round 2A, or losing in Round 1 but winning their Round 2B fixture. The losing teams in this round are eliminated from this year's competition.

This round is seeded, meaning that in each fixture a Round 2A losing team will face a Round 2B winning team.

17 September 2022Round 3Annaclone Colours of Mayo.svg 0–132–06 Colours of Offaly.svg Atticall Burren  
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Ronan Barry


17 September 2022Round 3Newry Shamrocks Colours of London.svg 1–131–14 Colours of Tipperary.svg TullylishGlenn 
15:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: John Martin Park
Referee: Christopher Morgan


17 September 2022Round 3 Liatroim Fontenoys Colours of Offaly.svg 1–110–06 Colours of Down.svg Clann na Banna Mayobridge  
16:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Micheal Moore


19 September 2022Round 3Aughlisnafin Colours of London.svg 0–081–10 Colours of Kildare.svg Ballymartin Liatroim  
20:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Colm Gribben


Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals see the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a semi-final spot.

23 September 2022Quarter-finalRostrevor Colours of Down.svg 3–122–09
(a.e.t.)
Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone Burren  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Darren O Hare


24 September 2022Quarter-finalDrumgath Colours of Galway.svg 0–134–12 Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys Saval 
17:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Nan Sands Park
Referee: Ronan Barry


25 September 2022Quarter-finalSaval Colours of London.svg 0–130–11 Colours of Tipperary.svg TullylishGlenn 
15:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: John Martin Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


26 September 2022Quarter-finalSt Johns RedYellow.png 2–092–07 Colours of Kildare.svg Ballymartin Kilcoo  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Adrian Sharvin


Semi-finals

The semi-finals will see the four winning sides face off for a place in this year's final. This round is an open draw from the four quarter-final winners.

30 September 2022Semi-final Liatroim Fontenoys Colours of Offaly.svg 0–102–09 Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor Newry  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Colm Gribben


1 October 2022Semi-finalSaval Colours of London.svg 1–101–08 RedYellow.png St Johns Newry  
17:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Micheal Moore


Final

The final will be played between the two semi-final winning teams, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.

15 October 2022FinalRostrevor Colours of Down.svg 1–091–12 Colours of London.svg Saval Newry  
17:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Brian Higgins (Annaclone)


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References

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