2020 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

2020 Cavan IFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2020
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date31 July – 27 September 2020
Teams15
Winners
Champions Ballinagh (4th win)
ManagerAdrian Maguire
CaptainThomas Moore
Runners-up
Runners-up Butlersbridge
ManagerGeorge Dugdale
CaptainFeargal Flanagan
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Ballinagh
Relegated team(s)No relegation
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The 2020 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 56th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, the winner will not represent Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship this year due to its cancellation.

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The COVID-19 pandemic brought forward the beginning and end dates for the championship but the format was not changed, although there was no relegation this year.

Ballinagh won the championship by defeating first-time finalists Butlersbridge in the decider.[1][2]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2019 Cavan Junior Football Championship

  • Killinkere – (Junior Champions)[3]

Relegated from 2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship

  • Cootehill

From Championship

Promoted to 2020 Cavan Senior Football Championship

  • Laragh United – (Intermediate Champions)[4]

Relegated to 2020 Cavan Junior Football Championship

  • Swanlinbar

League Stage

All 15 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 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the quarter-finals.

Pos Team Pld W L D PD Pts
1 Ballyhaise 4 4 0 0 +51 8
2 Butlersbridge 4 4 0 0 +25 8
3 Ballinagh 4 3 1 0 +22 6
4 Bailieborough Shamrocks 4 3 1 0 +21 6
5 Ballymachugh 4 3 1 0 +16 6
6 Belturbet 4 3 1 0 +5 6
7 Killinkere 4 2 1 1 +3 5
8 Cootehill 4 2 2 0 +10 4
9 Cuchulainns 4 2 2 0 +6 4
10 Drumlane 4 2 2 0 −3 4
11 Ramor United B 4 1 3 0 −43 2
12 Drumgoon 4 0 3 1 −33 1
13 Arva 4 0 4 0 −19 0
14 Killeshandra 4 0 4 0 −23 0
15 Cornafean 4 0 4 0 −34 0

Round 1

Drumgoon v Killinkere
31 July 2020 Round 1 Drumgoon 2–12 – 2–12 Killinkere O'Raghallaigh Park
20:15 Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Drumlane v Butlersbridge
1 August 2020 Round 1 Drumlane 1–8 – 1–11 Butlersbridge Rory O'Moore Park
17:00 Referee: Martin Sexton
Ballymachugh v Cornafean
1 August 2020 Round 1 Ballymachugh 2–7 – 0–10 Cornafean Our Lady of Lourdes Park
19:30 Referee: Tony Gregory
Cuchulainns v Ballyhaise
2 August 2020 Round 1 Cuchulainns 0–13 – 2–10 Ballyhaise Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
14:00 Referee: Kieran McCarville
Killeshandra v Bailieborough Shamrocks
2 August 2020 Round 1 Killeshandra 2–8 – 1–18 Bailieborough Shamrocks Atthletic Grounds
17:00 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
Belturbet v Ramor United B
2 August 2020 Round 1 Belturbet 4–15 – 4–6 Ramor United B Páirc Emmet
17:00 Referee: Harry Conaty
Arva v Ballinagh
5 August 2020 Round 1 Arva 1–12 – 1–13 Ballinagh Breffni Park
20:15 Referee: James Clarke

Round 2

Ramor United B v Drumgoon
14 August 2020 Round 2 Ramor United B 2–8 – 2–6 Drumgoon O'Raghallaigh Park
20:15 Referee: Paddy Clarke
Cuchulainns v Cornafean
15 August 2020 Round 2 Cuchulainns 1–13 – 0–8 Cornafean Breffni Park
16:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
Killinkere v Arva
15 August 2020 Round 2 Killinkere 2–15 – 0–15 Arva Athletic Grounds
16:00 Referee: John Emmo
Bailieborough Shamrocks v Belturbet
16 August 2020 Round 2 Bailieborough Shamrocks 0–10 – 1–14 Belturbet Breffni Park
13:00 Referee: Barry McMenamin
Killeshandra v Ballyhaise
16 August 2020 Round 2 Killeshandra 1–7 – 0–17 Ballyhaise Breffni Park
16:00 Referee: Thomas Doonan
Ballinagh v Ballymachugh
16 August 2020 Round 2 Ballinagh 3–9 – 0–10 Ballymachugh Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
16:00 Referee: Stephen McKiernan
Drumlane v Cootehill
16 August 2020 Round 2 Drumlane 1–11 – 0–10 Cootehill Breffni Park
19:00 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Round 3

Cootehill v Butlersbridge
8 August 2020 Round 3 Cootehill 3–12 – 3–13 Butlersbridge Annalee Park
17:00 Referee: Jim Giblin
Cornafean v Drumlane
8 August 2020 Round 3 Cornafean 1–13 – 2–13 Drumlane St Aidan's Park
19:30 Referee: Michael Lee

Round 4

Butlersbridge v Ramor United B
21 August 2020 Round 4 Butlersbridge 2–21 – 1–5 Ramor United B Breffni Park
20:15 Report Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Killeshandra v Ballymachugh
21 August 2020 Round 4 Killeshandra 0–7 – 0–11 Ballymachugh Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:15 Referee: Barry McMenamin
Belturbet v Killinkere
22 August 2020 Round 4 Belturbet 1–14 – 0–12 Killinkere Breffni Park
16:00 Referee: Kieran McCarville
Cootehill v Arva
22 August 2020 Round 4 Cootehill 2–12 – 0–8 Arva O'Connell Park
18:30 Referee: Chris McCaffrey
Ballyhaise v Cornafean
22 August 2020 Round 4 Ballyhaise 3–20 – 0–5 Cornafean Breffni Park
19:00 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
Bailieborough Shamrocks v Drumgoon
22 August 2020 Round 4 Bailieborough Shamrocks 4–16 – 1–11 Drumgoon O'Raghallaigh Park
19:00 Referee: Raymond Tynan
Cuchulainns v Ballinagh
23 August 2020 Round 4 Cuchulainns 0–12 – 0–9 Ballinagh Breffni Park
19:00 Report Referee: Martin Sexton

Round 5

Bailieborough Shamrocks v Drumlane
30 August 2020 Round 5 Bailieborough Shamrocks 2–13 – 0–12 Drumlane P. J. Duke Park
14:00 Report Referee: Martin Brady
Butlersbridge v Arva
30 August 2020 Round 5 Butlersbridge 2–17 – 2–15 Arva First Ulster Park
14:00 Referee: Thomas Doonan
Killinkere v Cuchulainns
30 August 2020 Round 5 Killinkere 0–16 – 0–14 Cuchulainns Dolan Park
14:00 Referee: John Emmo
Drumgoon v Ballymachugh
30 August 2020 Round 5 Drumgoon 1–9 – 4–17 Ballymachugh Breffni Park
14:00 Referee: Harry Conaty
Ballyhaise v Ramor United B
30 August 2020 Round 5 Ballyhaise 3–16 – 1–5 Ramor United B Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
14:00 Referee: Martin Sexton
Belturbet v Ballinagh
30 August 2020 Round 5 Belturbet 1–7 – 1–23 Ballinagh St Matthew's Park
14:00 Referee: James Clarke
Killeshandra v Cootehill Celtic
30 August 2020 Round 5 Killeshandra 1–14 – 3–13 Cootehill Celtic St Felim's Park
14:00 Referee: Chris McCaffrey

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Butlersbridge 2–21
Killinkere 3–16
Butlersbridge 3–12
Bailieborough 2–6
Bailieborough 1–17
Ballymachugh 3–10
Butlersbridge 0–11
Ballinagh 0–23
Ballinagh 2–15
Belturbet 1–8
Ballinagh 1–17
Ballyhaise 1–13
Ballyhaise 2–15
Cootehill 1–9

Quarter-finals

Ballyhaise v Cootehill
4 September 2020 Quarter-final Ballyhaise 2–15 – 1–9 Cootehill Breffni Park
20:15 Referee: Martin Sexton
Bailieborough Shamrocks v Ballymachugh
5 September 2020 Quarter-final Bailieborough Shamrocks 1–17 – 3–10 Ballymachugh Breffni Park
18:00 Referee: Raymond Tynan
Ballinagh v Belturbet
6 September 2020 Quarter-final Ballinagh 2–15 – 1–8 Belturbet Breffni Park
14:00 Report Referee: James Clarke
Butlersbridge v Killinkere
6 September 2020 Quarter-final Butlersbridge 2–21 – 3–16 Killinkere Breffni Park
16:15 Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Semi-finals

Butlersbridge v Bailieborough Shamrocks
20 September 2020 Semi-final Butlersbridge 3–12 – 2–6 Bailieborough Shamrocks Breffni Park
12:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
Ballinagh v Ballyhaise
20 September 2020 Semi-final Ballinagh 1–17 – 1–13 Ballyhaise Breffni Park
17:15 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Final

Butlersbridge v Ballinagh
27 September 2020 Final Butlersbridge 0–11 – 0–23 Ballinagh Breffni Park
17:00 Caoimhin O'Reilly 0–4 (0-3f), Fionntán O'Reilly 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1m), Jonathan Leddy 0-3 (0-1f), Feargal Flanagan 0–1 Report Niall McDermott 0–12 (0-5f, 0-3m), Shane Finnegan 0-3 (0-2f), Cormac Timoney 0-3, Kevin Smith 0–2, Niall O'Reilly 0-1, Thomas Smith 0-1, Paddy O'Brien 0–1 Referee: Martin Sexton
Man of the Match: Niall McDermott (Ballinagh)

References

  1. ^ "Ballinagh storm to Intermediate crown". Anglo Celt. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ballinagh Claim Cavan Intermediate Title". Northern Sound. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Killinkere are JFC champions after thrilling final". The Anglo-Celt. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Impressive Laragh claim IFC title in style". The Anglo-Celt. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

External links

  • Cavan at ClubGAA
  • Official Cavan GAA Website
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