2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship Explained

2023 McEvoy's SuperValu Virginia Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
County:Cavan
Province:Ulster
Year:2023
Trophy:Tommy Gilroy Cup
Sponsor:McEvoy's SuperValu, Virginia
Date:10 August – 15 October 2023
Num Teams:14
Winners: Ballyhaise
Ordinal:3
Manager:Damien Keaney[1]
Captain:Padraig Moore[2]
Qualify For:Ulster Club IFC
Runnersup: Denn
Runnerupmanager:Stephen Baxter[3]
Runnerupcaptain:Bernard Gaffney[4]
Promoted: Ballyhaise
Relegated: Belturbet
Previous:2022
Next: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.

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]

Round 4

Knock-out stage

Final

Relegation play-offs

Relegation final

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Fitzpatrick. Paul. 13 October 2023. Keaney hopes Ballyhaise can learn lessons of the past. The Anglo-Celt. 15 October 2023.
  2. News: Fitzpatrick. Paul. 12 October 2023. Moore: 'We need to get up there to the Senior Championship now'. The Anglo-Celt. 15 October 2023.
  3. News: Fitzpatrick. Paul. 13 October 2023. 'Did I think we could make the final? Absolutely, yeah'. The Anglo-Celt. 15 October 2023.
  4. News: Fitzpatrick. Paul. 12 October 2023. Denn seek a return to senior ranks. The Anglo-Celt. 15 October 2023.
  5. News: Fitzpatrick. Paul. 15 October 2023. Ballyhaise claim Intermediate Championship title. The Anglo-Celt. 15 October 2023.
  6. News: Fitzpatrick. Paul. 8 October 2022. Connolly leads Drumlane to glory in excellent JFC final. The Anglo-Celt. 9 October 2022.
  7. News: Fitzpatrick. Paul. 9 October 2022. Castlerahan return to senior ranks. The Anglo-Celt. 11 October 2022.
  8. News: 16 May 2023. Football championship excitement builds after draws made. The Anglo-Celt. 27 July 2023.