2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

The 2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 55th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

2019 Cavan IFC

Tournament details
County	Cavan
Province	Ulster
Year	2019
Trophy	Tommy Gilroy Cup
Sponsor	Hotel Kilmore
Date	26 July - 6 October 2019
Teams	15
Winners
Champions	Laragh United (2nd win)
Manager	Jody Devine
Captain	Fergal McKenna
Qualify for	2019 Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Belturbet
Manager	Padraig Dolan
Captain	Brendan Fitzpatrick
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	Laragh United
Relegated team(s)	Swanlinbar
Other
Player of the Year	Paul Smith (Laragh United)

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Laragh United won the championship, beating Belturbet in the final.[1][2][3][4]

Team Changes

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

To I.F.C. Promoted from 2018 Cavan Junior Football Championship Drumlane - (Junior Champions) Relegated from 2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship Ballinagh Ramor United also entered a second string into the 2019 I.F.C.

From I.F.C. Promoted to 2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship Mullahoran - (Intermediate Champions) Relegated to 2019 Cavan Junior Football Championship Redhills

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 while the bottom 4 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PD	Pts
1	Belturbet	4	4	0	0	+22	8
2	Ballinagh	4	3	1	0	+21	6
3	Drumlane	4	3	1	0	+18	6
4	Butlersbridge	4	2	1	1	+32	5
5	Laragh United	4	2	1	1	+17	5
6	Arva	4	2	1	1	+6	5
7	Cúchulainn's	4	2	1	1	+4	5
8	Drumgoon	4	2	2	0	+4	4
9	Cornafean	4	2	2	0	+1	4
10	Ballyhaise	4	2	2	0	0	4
11	Ballymachugh	4	1	3	0	-4	2
12	Bailieborough	4	1	3	0	-8	2
13	Ramor United B	4	1	3	0	-27	2
14	Killeshandra	4	1	3	0	-33	2
15	Swanlinbar	4	0	4	0	-53	0

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Round 1

Drumgoon v Laragh United

26 July 2019 Round 1	Drumgoon	1-16 – 2-12	Laragh United	O'Raghallaigh Park
				Referee: Conor Dourneen

Belturbet v Ballinagh

27 July 2019 Round 1	Belturbet	1-13 – 0-13	Ballinagh	Páirc Emmet
				Referee: James Clarke

Ramor United B v Butlersbridge

28 July 2019 Round 1	Ramor United B	0-9 – 5-11	Butlersbridge	St. Matthew's Park
				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Drumlane v Swanlinbar

28 July 2019 Round 1	Drumlane	3-19 – 0-12	Swanlinbar	St. Aidan's Park
				Referee: Tony Gregory

Bailieborough v Ballyhaise

28 July 2019 Round 1	Bailieborough	2-7 – 2-12	Ballyhaise	Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Cúchulainn's v Cornafean

28 July 2019 Round 1	Cúchulainn's	0-11 – 1-13	Cornafean	St Matthew's Park
				Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Arva v Killeshandra

28 July 2019 Round 1	Arva	0-10 – 1-12	Killeshandra	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Round 2

Killeshandra v Cornafean

2 August 2019 Round 2	Killeshandra	2-10 – 2-14	Cornafean	Gowna GAA Grounds
				Referee: Michael Lee

Bailieborough v Belturbet

2 August 2019 Round 2	Bailieborough	1-8 – 2-8	Belturbet	Breffni Park
				Referee: Barry McMenamin

Arva v Cúchulainn's

2 August 2019 Round 2	Arva	0-18 – 2-12	Cúchulainn's	Our Lady of Lourdes Park
				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Laragh United v Butlersbridge

3 August 2019 Round 2	Laragh United	0-13 – 0-13	Butlersbridge	Annalee Park
				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Drumgoon v Ballyhaise

4 August 2019 Round 2	Drumgoon	1-8 – 2-9	Ballyhaise	Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
				Referee: Jim Giblin

Ballymachugh v Ramor United B

4 August 2019 Round 2	Ballymachugh	2-9 – 3-10	Ramor United B	St. Bartholomew's Park
				Referee: Harry Conaty

Drumlane v Ballinagh

4 August 2019 Round 2	Drumlane	2-11 – 2-14	Ballinagh	Breffni Park
				Referee: Martin Sexton

Round 3

Belturbet v Swanlinbar

16 August 2019 Round 3	Belturbet	2-17 – 0-8	Swanlinbar	St. Aidan's Park
				Referee: James Clarke

Laragh United v Bailieborough

16 August 2019 Round 3	Laragh United	2-15 – 1-5	Bailieborough	O'Raghallaigh Park
				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Arva v Ballyhaise

16 August 2019 Round 3	Arva	2-13 – 1-9	Ballyhaise	Breffni Park
				Referee: Conor Dourneen

Ballymachugh v Cúchulainn's

17 August 2019 Round 3	Ballymachugh	0-9 – 0-16	Cúchulainn's	Dolan Park
				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Drumgoon v Ballinagh

17 August 2019 Round 3	Drumgoon	1-4 – 1-12	Ballinagh	Breffni Park
				Referee: Michael Lee

Butlersbridge v Killeshandra

18 August 2019 Round 3	Butlersbridge	2-18 – 0-5	Killeshandra	Páirc Naomh Fionnán
				Referee: Noel Mooney

Cornafean v Drumlane

18 August 2019 Round 3	Cornafean	0-10 – 0-13	Drumlane	First Ulster Park
				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Round 4

Ballymachugh v Drumlane

23 August 2019 Round 4	Ballymachugh	2-15 – 4-11	Drumlane	Our Lady of Lourdes Park
				Referee: James Clarke

Belturbet v Ramor United B

23 August 2019 Round 4	Belturbet	3-5 – 1-10	Ramor United B	Edwin Carolan Community Park
				Referee: Barry McMenamin

Butlersbridge v Arva

23 August 2019 Round 4	Butlersbridge	1-10 – 0-17	Arva	St. Aidan's Park
				Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Ballyhaise v Cúchulainn's

24 August 2019 Round 4	Ballyhaise	1-14 – 0-19	Cúchulainn's	St. Matthew's Park
				Referee: Tony Gregory

Swanlinbar v Bailieborough

24 August 2019 Round 4	Swanlinbar	1-7 – 2-17	Bailieborough	St. Felim's Park
				Referee: Stephen McKiernan

Laragh United v Cornafean

24 August 2019 Round 4	Laragh United	0-19 – 2-8	Cornafean	St. Matthew's Park
				Referee: Martin Sexton

Drumgoon v Killeshandra

25 August 2019 Round 4	Drumgoon	0-22 – 0-7	Killeshandra	Páirc Emmet
				Referee: Pat Clarke

Round 5

Ballymachugh v Swanlinbar

30 August 2019 Round 5	Ballymachugh	1-15 – 0-9	Swanlinbar	Our Lady of Lourdes Park
				Referee: John Power

Ramor United B v Ballinagh

30 August 2019 Round 5	Ramor United B	1-6 – 2-16	Ballinagh	Edwin Carolan Community Park
				Referee: Paddy Clarke

Knock-Out Stage

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Belturbet		5-8
	Drumgoon		1-13
						Belturbet		1-14
						Drumlane		0-13
	Drumlane		0-10
	Arva		0-8
											Belturbet		1-9
											Laragh United		2-16
	Butlersbridge		0-14
	Laragh United		1-19
						Laragh United		2-17
						Cúchulainn's		2-16
	Ballinagh		0-15
	Cúchulainn's		1-13

Quarter-Finals

Butlersbridge v Laragh United

6 September 2019 Quarter-final	Butlersbridge	0-14 – 1-19	Laragh United	Breffni Park
				Referee: James Clarke

Belturbet v Drumgoon

7 September 2019 Quarter-final	Belturbet	5-8 – 1-13	Drumgoon	Breffni Park
				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Drumlane v Arva

8 September 2019 Quarter-final	Drumlane	0-10 – 0-8	Arva	Breffni Park
				Referee: Barry McMenamin

Ballinagh v Cúchulainn's

13 September 2019 Quarter-final	Ballinagh	0-15 – 1-13	Cúchulainn's	Breffni Park
				Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-Finals

Belturbet v Drumlane

21 September 2019 Semi-final	Belturbet	1-14 – 0-13	Drumlane	Breffni Park
		Report		Referee: Conor Dourneen

Laragh United v Cúchulainn's

22 September 2019 Semi-final	Laragh United	2-17 – 2-16	Cúchulainn's	Breffni Park
				Referee: Jim Giblin

Final

Belturbet v Laragh United

6 October 2019 Final	Belturbet	1-9 – 2-16	Laragh United	Breffni Park
	E. Henry 0-4 (0-4f), J. O'Callaghan 1-0, C. Donohoe, C. McGinley 0-2 each, C. Vaughan 0-1	Report	L. McKenna, P. O'Reilly 1-2 each, P. Smith, R. Power, J. Walsh, O. Carolan 0-2 each, F. O'Rourke (1 '45), S. Tierney, I. Leddy, J. McKenna 0-1 each	Referee: James Clarke Man of the Match: Jack McKenna (Laragh United)

Relegation Play-Offs

The bottom four teams in the league phase will play off against each other. The 2 winners will maintain their intermediate status for 2019, while the 2 losers will face off in a relegation final. The ultimate loser will be relegated to the 2020 J.F.C.

Ramor United B v Killeshandra

7 September 2018 Relegation Semi-final	Ramor United B	1-12 – 4-11	Killeshandra	St. Felim's Park
				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Bailieborough v Swanlinbar

8 September 2018 Relegation Semi-final	Bailieborough	2-13 – 0-15	Swanlinbar	Páirc Emmet
				Referee: Pat Clarke

Ramor United B v Swanlinbar

22 September 2019 Relegation Final	Ramor United B	2-17 – 1-8	Swanlinbar	Páirc Emmet
				Referee: Michael Lee

References

1. "Impressive Laragh claim IFC title in style". Anglo Celt. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
2. "IFC final: Superb Laragh blow Belturbet away". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
3. "Match Report: Hotel Kilmore IFC Final". cavangaa.ie. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
4. "Larragh United [sic] Lift Cavan Intermediate Title". Northern Sound. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
5. "Cavan GAA Fixtures & Results". cavangaa.ie. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

External links

• Cavan at ClubGAA
• Official Cavan GAA Website