Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
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 Laragh United who won in 2019.
| Cavan Intermediate Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: | |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Region | Cavan, Ireland (GAA) |
| Trophy | Tommy Gilroy Cup |
| No. of teams | 15 |
| Title holders |  |
| Most titles |  |
| Sponsors | Hotel Kilmore |
| Motto | "The Future is Blue" |
| Official website | http://www.cavangaa.ie |
Format
14 teams will contest the Hotel Kilmore Intermediate Football Championship.
The I.F.C. shall be run on a league basis up to the Quarter-Final stage and Knock-out thereafter. Each team will play 4 rounds in the league phase against different opponents with the fixtures decided by a random draw at the conclusion of each round. Placings in the league stage shall be decided in accordance with rule 6.21 of the GAA Official Guide 2016 as amended below:
6.21 (4) If a Championship is partly organised on a League basis, the following Regulations shall apply: (a) League Results shall be credited as follows: 2 points for a win, and one for a draw. (b) If a Team is Disqualified or Retires during the course of a League Stage, its played games shall stand and its un-played games shall be awarded to the opposing teams. (c) As provided for in this Competition Regulation, when teams finish with equal points for Qualification for the Concluding Stages, or for Promotion or Relegation, the tie shall be decided by the following means and in the order specified: (i) Play-Off.
The top 8 teams in the league progress to the Quarter-Finals while the bottom 4 placed teams in the league enter a Relegation Playoff with 1 team to be relegated to the Cavan Junior Football Championship. The winner is promoted to the Cavan Senior Football Championship
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 | |
| Arva | 3 | 1972, 1983, 2016 | |
| 3 | Cornafean | 2 | 1915, 1916 |
| Castlerahan | 2 | 1966, 2001 | |
| Killygarry | 2 | 1970, 1998 | |
| Redhills | 2 | 1973, 2008 | |
| Templeport | 2 | 1977, 1995 | |
| Ballymachugh | 2 | 1981, 1999 | |
| Drumgoon | 2 | 2002, 2011 | |
| Cootehill | 2 | 1971, 2014 | |
| Ballyhaise | 2 | 1968, 2015 | |
| Shercock | 2 | 1984, 2017 | |
| Mullahoran | 2 | 1978, 2018 | |
| Laragh United | 2 | 1994, 2019 | |
| 4 | Maghera | 1 | 1974 |
| Virginia | 1 | 1975 | |
| Kingscourt Stars | 1 | 1976 | |
| Munterconnaught | 1 | 1980 | |
| Killinkere | 1 | 1982 | |
| Gowna | 1 | 1985 | |
| Bailieboro Shamrocks | 1 | 1989 | |
| Belturbet | 1 | 1996 | |
| Knockbride | 1 | 2000 | |
| Lavey | 1 | 2009 |
Roll of honour
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Laragh United 2-16 | Belturbet 1-09 |
| 2018 | Mullahoran 2-16 | Cúchulainn's 0-08 |
| 2017 | Shercock 2-11 | Ballyhaise 1-09 |
| 2016 | Arva 3-10, 0-11 (R) | Killinkere 1-16, 0-10 (R) |
| 2015 | Ballyhaise 2-13 | Arva 1-14 |
| 2014 | Cootehill 3-11 | Ballyhaise 0-08 |
| 2013 | Killeshandra 1-10 | Shercock 1-08 |
| 2012 | Lacken 3-10 | Cootehill 1-09 |
| 2011 | Drumgoon 0-11 | Crosserlough 1-07 |
| 2010 | Drumalee 1-11 | Drumlane 0-08 |
| 2009 | Lavey 3-09 | Cootehill 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 | Bailieboro 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 |