2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

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2023 McEvoy's SuperValu Virginia Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
County Cavan
Province Ulster
Year2023
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorMcEvoy's SuperValu, Virginia
Date10 August – 15 October 2023
Teams14
Winners
Champions Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise (3rd win)
ManagerDamien Keaney [1]
CaptainPadraig Moore [2]
Qualify forUlster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Galway.svg Denn
ManagerStephen Baxter [3]
CaptainBernard Gaffney [4]
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise
Relegated team(s) Colours of Galway.svg Belturbet
  2022
2024  

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.

Contents

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

Relegated from 2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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]

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Ballyhaise 43105947+127Advance to quarter-final
2 Denn 43018057+236
3Shercock43015947+126
4 Templeport 43015957+26
5Killinkere42115246+65
6Ballymachugh42115451+35
7 Cootehill 42026758+94
8 Drumlane 41215146+54
9Butlersbridge42026461+34
10 Cuchulainns 4202525424
11Belturbet41034156152Advance to relegation play-offs
12 Cornafean 41035177262
13 Drumgoon 4013546171
14 Bailieborough Shamrocks 40043459250
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

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

Round 2

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

Round 3

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

Round 4

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

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Templeport 1–13
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere1–17
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere 2–9
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 1–17
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 1–15
Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane 0–12
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 0–13
Colours of Galway.svg Denn 0–7
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock0–15
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh 1–9
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock 0–9
Colours of Galway.svg Denn 2–12
Colours of Galway.svg Denn 0–13
Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill 0–7

Quarter-finals

15 September 2023Quarter-final Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 1–15 – 0–12 Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane Kingspan Breffni
20:15 Report Referee: Ollie Donohoe
16 September 2023Quarter-final Shercock Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 0–15 – 1–9 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Kingspan Breffni
17:00 Report Referee: John Power
16 September 2023Quarter-final Templeport Colours of Meath GAA.svg 1–13 – 1–17 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Martin Sexton
17 September 2023Quarter-final Denn Colours of Galway.svg 0–13 – 0–7 Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill Kingspan Breffni
19:00Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-finals

29 September 2023Semi-final Killinkere Colours of Meath GAA.svg 2–9 – 1–17 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise Kingspan Breffni
20:15Referee: Barry McMenamin
30 September 2023Semi-final Shercock Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 0–9 – 2–12 Colours of Galway.svg Denn Kingspan Breffni
19:30Referee: Paddy Clarke

Final

15 October 2023Final Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 0–13 – 0–7 Colours of Galway.svg Denn Kingspan Breffni
16:00Michael 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 0–1Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Man of the Match: Eoin Clarke (Ballyhaise)

Relegation play-offs

Relegation semi-finals

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

Relegation final

20 September 2023Relegation final Belturbet Colours of Galway.svg 1–8 – 2–8 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon St Felim's Park
16:30Referee: Conor Dourneen

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