2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ballyhaise |
| Relegated | Cavan Gaels 'B' (withdrew) |
| Matches played | 17 |
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The Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between Intermediate Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1925. The winners get to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. Lacken have won the most titles, having been victorious 4 times. The current Intermediate football champions are Cootehill who defeated Ballyhaise in the 2014 decider.
Cavan Gaels 'B' withdrew from the championship before it began. For 2016 Cavan Gaels' second string didn't compete in against first teams in the championship.
Format
13 teams will contest the Hotel Kilmore Intermediate Football Championship.
2 teams will play in a Preliminary Round, the winner will enter Round 1 while the loser will enter round 3. 12 teams made up of the Preliminary Round winner and the 11 teams already through to Round 1 will compete in Round 1 with 6 winners qualifying for the quarter final. The 6 losers from Round 1 will be drawn against each other in Rounds 2. The 3 round 2 winners and the looser from the preliminary round will be drawn against each other with the eventual two winners qualifying for the quarter final (Round 4). From Round 4 on (quarter finals) the competition will be “knock out”. Quarter Final/Semi-final pairings will be based on an open draw.
The Preliminary Round & Round 1 are Championship proper while Rounds 2 & 3 are “back door” Rounds
2015 Championship
Preliminary Round
Round 1
7 August 2015 8.00pm Round 1 |
| Butlersbridge | 1-10 - 1-7 | Drumlane |
|---|---|---|
Round 2
16 August 2015 4.30pm Round 2 |
| Swanlinbar | 1-14 - 2-10 | Shercock |
|---|---|---|
Round 3
23 August 2015 1.00pm Round 3 |
| Swanlinbar | 0-13 - 1-9 | Killinkere |
|---|---|---|
Quarter Finals
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Arva | 0-18 | ||||||||||||
| Drung | 3-6 | Arva | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| Belturbet | 1-8 | Belturbet | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Swanlinbar | 0-10 | Arva | 1-14 | ||||||||||
| Drumlane | 2-10 | Ballyhaise | 2-13 | ||||||||||
| Bailieborough | 0-10 | Drumlane | 1-7 | ||||||||||
| Ballyhaise | 0-17 | Ballyhaise | 1-11 | ||||||||||
| Butlersbridge | 0-14 | ||||||||||||
4 September 2015 8.15pm 1/4 Final |
| Arva | 0-18 - 3-6 | Drung |
|---|---|---|
5 September 2015 7.00pm 1/4 Final |
| Drumlane | 2-10 - 0-10 | Bailieborough |
|---|---|---|
5 September 2015 8.30pm 1/4 Final |
| Ballyhaise | 0-17 - 0-14 | Butlersbridge |
|---|---|---|
6 September 2015 8.00pm 1/4 Final |
| Belturbet | 1-8 - 0-10 | Swanlinbar |
|---|---|---|
Semi Finals
Final
4 October 2015 3.00pm Final |
| Ballyhaise | 2-13 - 1-14 | Arva |
|---|---|---|
References
- ↑ "Resilient Ballyhaise secure Final date". Hogan Stand. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "IFC: Brady breaks Belturbet hearts". Hogan Stand. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.