2023 Down Intermediate Football Championship

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2023 Down Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
County Down
Province Ulster
Year2023
TrophyWJ Farrell Cup
SponsorThe Parador Lodge
Teams16
Defending champions Colours of London.svg Saval
Winners
Champions Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys
Qualify forUlster Intermediate Quarter-Finals
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor
←  2022
2024  →

The 2023 Down Intermediate Football Championship is the 35th 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 a double elimination format for the opening two rounds of the championship, with the winners and early round losers rejoining at the quarter final stage.

Contents

Saval won the 2022 edition after defeating Rostrevor in the final, and as per competition rules, did not defend their title as they qualified to play in the Senior Championship.

Liatroim won the competition for the second time, their first since 1998

Participating teams

The following teams took part in the 2022 edition of the Down Intermediate Football Championship. [1]

Division TwoDivision ThreeDivision Four
Colours of Galway.svg DrumgathRound 3 Colours of Offaly.svg An Riocht Quarter Final Colours of London.svg AughlisnafinRound 2B
Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys Final Colours of Mayo.svg AnnacloneSemi Final Colours of Tipperary.svg Newry Bosco Round 3
Colours of London.svg Newry ShamrocksQuarter Final Colours of Offaly.svg AtticallRound 2B Colours of London.svg TeconnaughtRound 3
Colours of Down.svg RostrevorFinal Colours of Kildare.svg BallymartinQuarter Final
Colours of Down.svg Clann na BannaRound 2B
Colours of London.svg Darragh CrossQuarter Final
RedYellow.png St JohnsSemi Final
Colours of Tipperary.svg St PaulsRound 2B
Colours of Tipperary.svg TullylishRound 3

Bold denotes a team still active in the competition

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.

24 August 2023Round 1Annaclone Colours of Mayo.svg 2–09–2–09
(a.e.t.)
(3–5 pen) 		RedYellow.png St Johns Mayobridge  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Eddie Cuthbert
   Penalty shootout
 
24 August 2023Round 1Newry Shamrocks Colours of London.svg 1–15–0–02 Colours of London.svg Aughlisnafin Hilltown  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Clonduff Park
Referee: Declan Ryan


25 August 2023Round 1Ballymartin Colours of Kildare.svg 1–04–0–06 Colours of Offaly.svg Atticall Kilkeel  
18:45 IST (UTC+1)Venue: An Ríocht GAC
Referee: Mark Turley


25 August 2023Round 1 Newry Bosco Colours of Tipperary.svg 1–10–0–08 Colours of London.svg Teconnaught Liatroim  
18:45 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: John Mc Mullan


26 August 2023Round 1St Pauls Colours of Tipperary.svg 2–06–1–10 Colours of London.svg Darragh Cross Carryduff  
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Aodha Dhuibh
Referee: Karl Brannigan


26 August 2023Round 1 An Riocht Colours of Offaly.svg 2–16–1–10 Colours of Tipperary.svg TullylishSaval 
15:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Nan Sands Park
Referee: David Carr


27 August 2023Round 1Drumgath Colours of Galway.svg 0–11–1–12 Colours of Down.svg RostrevorBallyholland 
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Father Lynch Park
Referee: Neill Cousins


28 August 2023Round 1Clann na Banna Colours of Down.svg 0–09–2–15 Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys Ballela  
18:45 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Ballela GAC
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


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.

1 September 2023Round 2A An Riocht Colours of Offaly.svg 1–10–0–10 RedYellow.png St Johns Kilcoo  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Declan Ryan


2 September 2023Round 2A Liatroim Fontenoys Colours of Offaly.svg 1–18–0–07 Colours of London.svg Darragh Cross Downpatrick  
15:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil
Referee: Conor Curran


2 September 2023Round 2ANewry Shamrocks Colours of London.svg 2–11–1–12 Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor Hilltown  
15:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Clonduff Park
Referee: Brian Higgins


4 September 2023Round 2ABallymartin Colours of Kildare.svg 3–09–0–14 Colours of Tipperary.svg Newry Bosco Burren  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Neill Cousins


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.

31 August 2023Round 2BAughlisnafin Colours of London.svg 0–08–2–08 Colours of London.svg Teconnaught Ballymartin  
19:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Cois na Farraige
Referee: John Mc Mullan


1 September 2023Round 2BClann na Banna Colours of Down.svg 3–14–4–17 Colours of Galway.svg Drumgath Burren  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


1 September 2023Round 2BSt Pauls Colours of Tipperary.svg 1–08–2–12 Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone Liatroim  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Mark Turley


1 September 2023Round 2BTullylish Colours of Tipperary.svg 3–06–0–11 Colours of Offaly.svg Atticall Dundrum  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte
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 2024, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

16 September 2023Relegation Play-Off Semi FinalClann na Banna Colours of Down.svg 4–15–0–09 Colours of London.svg AughlisnafinGlenn 
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: John Martin Park


16 September 2023Relegation Play-Off Semi FinalSt Pauls Colours of Tipperary.svg 1–05–0–09 Colours of Offaly.svg Atticall Dromara  
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Michael's Park


Relegation Final

The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Intermediate status into 2024, while the loser will be relegated to the 2024 Down J.F.C.

23 September 2023Relegation Play-Off FinalAughlisnafin Colours of London.svg v Colours of Tipperary.svg St Pauls Drumaness  
13:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Colman's Park
Referee: Colm Gribben



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.

8 September 2023Round 3St Johns RedYellow.png 1–14–0–04 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tullylish Burren  
19:15 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


10 September 2023Round 3Rostrevor Colours of Down.svg 3–16–0–05 Colours of Galway.svg Drumgath Mayobridge  
15:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Conor Curran


10 September 2023Round 3Darragh Cross Colours of London.svg 2–12–0–09 Colours of London.svg TeconnaughtDrumnaquoile 
16:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin
Referee: Mark Turley


11 September 2023Round 3 Newry Bosco Colours of Tipperary.svg 2–05–2–13 Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone Tullylish  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc na nÓg
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


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.

15 September 2023Quarter-final An Riocht Colours of Offaly.svg 2–09–6–10 Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor Newry  
19:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler


16 September 2023Quarter-final Liatroim Fontenoys Colours of Offaly.svg 0–16–1–08 Colours of London.svg Darragh Cross Bright  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Bright GAC


16 September 2023Quarter-finalNewry Shamrocks Colours of London.svg 0–07–1–09
(a.e.t.)		 RedYellow.png St Johns Newcastle  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park


17 September 2023Quarter-finalBallymartin Colours of Kildare.svg 0–09–1–16 Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone Mayobridge  
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Patrick's Park


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 2023Semi-finalSt Johns RedYellow.png 1–05–1–07 Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor Liatroim  
18:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Ronan Barry


1 October 2023Semi-final Liatroim Fontenoys Colours of Offaly.svg 2–10–0–11 Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone Castlewellan  
14:00 IST (UTC+1)Venue: St Malachy's Park
Referee: Colm Gribben


Final

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

14 October 2023FinalRostrevor Colours of Down.svg 1:12 – 1:13 Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys Newry  
4:45 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Páirc Esler
Gls: 1
Pts: 12		Gls: 1
Pts: 13


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References

  1. ↑ "2023 Down GAA Intermediate Football Championship". downgaa.net. 1 August 2023.
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