Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
Founded 1915
Region Cavan, Ireland (GAA)
No. of teams 14
Title holders Cootehill Celtic (2nd title)
Sponsors Hotel Kilmore
Motto "The Future is Blue"
Official website http://www.cavangaa.ie

The Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the middle-tier Gaelic football clubs organised by Cavan GAA. It was first competed for in 1915, before a lapse prior to being revived in 1966. The winners qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. The current champions are Killeshandra who won their third title in 2013.

Format

14 teams will contest the Hotel Kilmore Intermediate Football Championship.

4 teams will play in a Preliminary Round, the 2 winners will enter Round 1 while the two losers will enter the “back door side” of the draw. 12 teams, made up of the 2 Preliminary Round winners and the 10 teams already through to Round, 1 will compete in Round 1 with 6 winners qualifying for the quarter final (Round 4). The 6 losers from Round 1 will join the 2 losers from the preliminary round on the “back door” side of the draw. These 8 teams will then be drawn against each other in Rounds 2 & 3 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

Top winners

Team Wins Years won
1 Lacken 4 1967, 1997, 2004, 2012
2 Drumalee 3 1969, 2006, 2010
Ballinagh 3 1979, 1992, 2007
Cúchulainns 3 1987, 1993, 2005
Denn 3 1988, 1990, 2003
Killeshandra 3 1986, 1991, 2013
7 Cornafean 2 1915, 1916
Castlerahan 2 1966, 2001
Killygarry 2 1970, 1998
Arva 2 1972, 1983
Redhills 2 1973, 2008
Templeport 2 1977, 1995
Ballymachugh 2 1981, 1999
Drumgoon 2 2002, 2011
Cootehill 2 1971, 2014
16 Ballyhaise 1 1968
Maghera 1 1974
Virginia 1 1975
Kingscourt Stars 1 1976
Mullahoran 1 1978
Munterconnaught 1 1980
Killinkere 1 1982
Shercock 1 1984
Gowna 1 1985
Bailieborough Shamrocks 1 1989
Laragh United 1 1994
Belturbet 1 1996
Knockbride 1 2000
Lavey 1 2009

Roll of honour

Year Winner Opponent
2014 Cootehill Celtic 3-11 Ballyhaise 0-08
2013 Killeshandra 1-10 Shercock 1-08
2012 Lacken 3-10 Cootehill Celtic 1-09
2011 Drumgoon Crosserlough
2010 Drumalee 1-11 Drumlane 0-08
2009 Lavey 3-09 Cootehill Celtic 1-08
2008 Redhills 0-14 Ballyhaise 1-08
2007 Ballinagh 1-07 Lavey 0-09
2006 Drumalee 0-07, 1-05 (R) Ballinagh 0-07, 0-04 (R)
2005 Cúchulainns 1-06 Drumalee 0-07
2004 Lacken 1-09 Drung 1-08
2003 Denn 1-08 Ballinagh 0-09
2002 Drumgoon 0-08 Denn 0-06
2001 Castlerahan 1-06, 0-10 (R) Drung 0-09, 2-02 (R)
2000 Knockbride 2-11 Drung 0-07
1999 Ballymachugh
1998 Killygarry
1997 Lacken
1996 Belturbet
1995 Templeport
1994 Laragh United
1993 Cúchulainns
1992 Ballinagh
1991 Killeshandra
1990 Denn
1989 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1988 Denn
1987 Cúchulainns
1986 Killeshandra
1985 Gowna
1984 Shercock
1983 Arva
1982 Killinkere
1981 Ballymachugh
1980 Munterconnaught
1979 Ballinagh
1978 Mullahoran
1977 Templeport
1976 Kingscourt Stars
1975 Virginia
1974 Maghera
1973 Redhills
1972 Arva
1971 Cootehill
1970 Killygarry
1969 Drumalee
1968 Ballyhaise
1967 Lacken
1966 Castlerahan
1916 Cornafean
1915 Cornafean

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