2016 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

2016 Cavan IFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2016
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date5 August - 15 October 2016
Teams14
Winners
Champions Arva (3rd win)
ManagerPeter Reilly
CaptainJonathan McCabe
Qualify for2016 Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Killinkere
ManagerDamien Donohoe
CaptainKevin McCabe
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Arva
Relegated team(s) Drumalee
Drung
Templeport
Other
Player of the Year Kevin Bouchier (Arva)
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The 2016 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 52nd 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 starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The draw for the group stages was made on 12 April 2016.[1]

Arva and Killinkere reached the final, and the game ended in a draw.[2] Arva won the replay by a point to win their first Intermediate title for 33 years.[3][4]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2015 Cavan Junior Football Championship

  • Templeport (Junior Champions)[5]

Relegated from 2015 Cavan Senior Football Championship

  • Drumalee
  • Drumgoon

From Championship

Promoted to 2016 Cavan Senior 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 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the quarter-finals while the bottom 6 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff.

Pos Team Pld W L D PD Pts
1 Shercock 4 4 0 0 +20 8
2 Laragh United 4 4 0 0 +25 8
3 Bailieborough Shamrocks 4 3 1 0 +19 6
4 Killinkere 4 3 1 0 +17 6
5 Butlersbridge 4 3 1 0 +6 6
6 Arva 4 2 1 1 +1 5
7 Swanlinbar 4 2 1 1 -4 5
8 Redhills 4 2 2 0 -7 4
9 Templeport 4 2 2 0 -14 4
10 Drumlane 4 1 3 0 0 2
11 Drung 4 1 3 0 +4 2
12 Belturbet 4 0 3 1 -20 1
13 Drumgoon 4 0 4 0 -14 0
14 Drumalee 4 0 4 0 -33 0

Round 1

Laragh United v Drumgoon
5 August 2016 Round 1 Laragh United 3-13 – 2-10 Drumgoon O'Raghallaigh Park
Butlersbridge v Drumalee
6 August 2016 Round 1 Butlersbridge 0-14 – 0-13 Drumalee Annalee Park
Templeport v Drung
6 August 2016 Round 1 Templeport 1-16 – 2-7 Drung O'Connell Park
Redhills v Belturbet
6 August 2016 Round 1 Redhills 2-14 – 0-10 Belturbet Breffni Park
Report
Shercock v Swanlinbar
7 August 2016 Round 1 Shercock 0-14 – 0-11 Swanlinbar Páirc Emmet
Killinkere v Arva
7 August 2016 Round 1 Killinkere 1-17 – 1-11 Arva Breffni Park
Report

Round 2

Shercock v Drung
12 August 2016 Round 2 Shercock 2-10 – 1-1 Drung O'Raghallaigh Park
Killinkere v Drumlane
12 August 2016 Round 2 Killinkere 0-11 – 1-7 Drumlane Breffni Park
Report
Laragh United v Templeport
13 August 2016 Round 2 Laragh United 6-13 – 1-9 Templeport O'Connell Park
Belturbet v Arva
13 August 2016 Round 2 Belturbet 2-14 – 2-14 Arva Ballinagh GAA Grounds
Report
Butlersbridge v Drumgoon
13 August 2016 Round 2 Butlersbridge 2-17 – 2-9 Drumgoon Breffni Park
Report
Swanlinbar v Redhills
14 August 2016 Round 2 Swanlinbar 2-8 – 0-11 Redhills First Ulster Park
Bailieborough Shamrocks v Drumalee
14 August 2016 Round 2 Bailieborough Shamrocks 1-11 – 1-9 Drumalee St Bridget's Park

Round 3

Killinkere v Drumalee
20 August 2016 Round 3 Killinkere 1-16 – 0-11 Drumalee St Matthew's Park
Redhills v Templeport
20 August 2016 Round 3 Redhills 1-9 – 1-7 Templeport First Ulster Park
Drumlane v Drung
20 August 2016 Round 3 Drumlane 1-13 – 0-7 Drung Páirc Emmet
Arva v Bailiebororugh Shamrocks
20 August 2016 Round 3 Arva 2-9 – 2-8 Bailiebororugh Shamrocks Breffni Park
Report
Swanlinbar v Laragh United
21 August 2016 Round 3 Swanlinbar 1-10 – 0-13 Laragh United Lavey GAA Grounds
Butlersbridge v Belturbet
21 August 2016 Round 3 Butlersbridge 1-12 – 0-13 Belturbet Páirc Pádraig Uí Daobhlaion
Report
Shercock v Drumgoon
21 August 2016 Round 3 Shercock 1-10 – 0-8 Drumgoon St Bridget's Park

Round 4

Arva v Drumalee
27 August 2016 Round 4 Arva 1-16 – 0-8 Drumalee Ballinagh GAA Grounds
Drung v Butlersbridge
27 August 2016 Round 4 Drung 2-8 – 0-12 Butlersbridge Terry Coyle Park
Laragh United v Drumlane
27 August 2016 Round 4 Laragh United 1-16 – 0-11 Drumlane Páirc Pádraig Uí Daobhlaion
Report
Shercock v Belturbet
27 August 2016 Round 4 Shercock 1-14 – 0-9 Belturbet Annalee Park
Swanlinbar v Drumgoon
28 August 2016 Round 4 Swanlinbar 2-13 – 1-14 Drumgoon P. J. Duke Park
Templeport v Killinkere
28 August 2016 Round 4 Templeport 0-9 – 0-8 Killinkere St Felim's Park

League play-offs

Quarter-final/Relegation play-off

Redhills v Templeport
3 September 2016 Quarter-final/Relegation play-off Redhills 1-16 – 1-12 Templeport First Ulster Park

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Arva 1-14
Bailieborough 0-8
Arva 0-14
Shercock 1-10
Shercock 2-12
Redhills 1-8
Arva 3-10
0-11 (R)
Killinkere 1-16
0-10 (R)
Killinkere 3-11
Butlersbridge 0-8
Killinkere 1-13
Laragh United 2-9
Laragh United 0-20
Swanlinbar 1-10

Quarter-finals

Arva v Bailieborough Shamrocks
2 September 2016 Quarter-final Arva 1-14 – 0-8 Bailieborough Shamrocks Breffni Park
20:45 Kevin Bouchier 0-9 (0-3f), Jonathan McCabe 1-0, Conor McEntee 0-2 (0-2f), Thomas Brady 0-1, Peter Morris 0-1, Conal Sheridan 0-1 Report Brendan Argue 0-5 (0-5f), James Fulton 0-1 (0-1f), Rhys Clarke 0-1, Darren Brady 0-1 Referee: Martin Sexton
Laragh United v Swanlinbar
3 September 2016 Quarter-final Laragh United 0-20 – 1-10 Swanlinbar Breffni Park
17:00 Paddy Rudden 0-8 (0-5f), Sean Tierney 0-4 (0-2f), Ian Leddy 0-3, Ruairi Power 0-2, Oisin Carolan 0-2, Eoghan Cooney 0-1 Report Gearóid McKiernan 0-4 (0-2f), Conor Walsh 1-0, Breifne McKiernan 0-2, Christopher Curran (0-1f), Damien Leydon 0-1, Greg McGovern 0-1, Robbie Prior 0-1 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
Killinkere v Butlersbridge
3 September 2016 Quarter-final Killinkere 3-11 – 0-8 Butlersbridge Breffni Park
18:30 Ciaran Sexton 1-2, Emmett Fitzsimons 0-5 (0-3f), Darren Smith 1-1 (0-1f), Jason McMahon 1-0, Breen Smith 0-1, Garry Denning 0-1, Noel McGovern 0-1 Report Caoimhin O'Reilly 0-3 (0-3f), Killian Leddy 0-2, Patrick Flynn 0-1, John Fitzpatrick 0-1, Paul Flynn 0-1 Referee: Stephen McKiernan
Shercock v Redhills
11 September 2016 Quarter-final Shercock 2-12 – 1-8 Redhills Breffni Park
14:00 Shane McPhillips 1-1, John McEnroe 1-0, Philip Clerkin 0-2, Killian Clarke 0-2, Ryan Clerkin 0-2, Niall Clerkin 0-2, Damien McIntyre 0-1, Lee Clarke 0-1, Paddy McPhillips 0-1 Report Tom McCormack 1-1, Cormac Brides 0-3 (0-2f), Turloc Mooney 0-1 (0-1f), Rory Dunne 0-1, Derek Fay 0-1, Colin Reilly 0-1 Referee: Tony Gregory

Semi-finals

Killinkere v Laragh United
17 September 2016 Semi-final Killinkere 1-13 – 2-9 Laragh United Breffni Park
18:30 Emmett Fitzsimons 0-5 (0-4f), Damien Sexton 1-1, Jason McMahon 0-2, Peter McCabe 0-2, Breen Smith 0-1, Ciaran Sexton 0-1, Noel McGovern 0-1 Report Jason Walsh 1-0, Eoghan Cooney 1-0, Paddy Rudden 0-2 (0-1f), Colm McKenna 0-2, Shane O'Rourke 0-2, Eoin Donoghue 0-1, Ruairi Power 0-1, Oisin Carolan 0-1 Referee: Kieran McCarville
Arva v Shercock
17 September 2016 Semi-final Arva 0-14 – 1-10 Shercock Breffni Park
20:00 Kevin Bouchier 0-5 (0-1 '45), Conal Sheridan 0-4 (0-3f), Jonathan McCabe 0-2, Conor McEntee 0-1 (0-1f), Ciarán Brady 0-1, Peter Conneely 0-1 Report Killian Clarke 1-2 (0-1f, 0-1 '45), Niall Clerkin 0-4 (0-2f), Philip Clerkin 0-1, Shane McPhillips 0-1, John McEnroe 0-1, Gary Smith 0-1 Referee: Noel Mooney

Final

Arva v Killinkere
2 October 2016 Final Arva 3-10 – 1-16 Killinkere Breffni Park
16:00 Conal Sheridan 0-6 (0-5f), Ciarán Brady 1-2, Kevin Bouchier 1-1, Jonathan McCabe 1-0, Thomas Brady 0-1 Report Emmett Fitzsimons 0-8 (0-7f), Darren Smith 1-1, Lewis Fay-Cooper 0-2 (0-1 '45), Jason McMahon 0-2, Peter McCabe 0-2, Noel McGovern 0-1 Referee: John Emmo
Arva v Killinkere
15 October 2016 Final replay Arva 0-11 – 0-10 Killinkere Breffni Park
19:00 Conal Sheridan 0-5 (0-1f), Ciarán Brady 0-2, Kevin Bouchier 0-2, Peter Conneely 0-1, Jonathan McCabe 0-1 Report Emmett Fitzsimons 0-5 (0-4f), Jason McMahon 0-2, Kevin McCabe 0-1, Liam McCabe 0-1, Peter McCabe 0-1 Attendance: 3,686
Referee: Kieran McCarville
Man of the Match: Conal Sheridan (Arva)

Relegation play-offs

The teams placed 8–14 in the league phase will play off against each other. The 3 winners will maintain their intermediate status for 2017, while the three losers will be relegated to the 2017 J.F.C.

Drumlane v Templeport
8 October 2016 Relegation play-off Drumlane 0-14 – 0-8 Templeport Corlough GAA Grounds
Drumgoon v Drumalee
8 October 2016 Relegation play-off Drumgoon 2-17 – 3-7 Drumalee St Anne's Park
Belturbet v Drung
15 October 2016 Relegation play-off Belturbet 0-9 – 0-6 Drung P. J. Duke Park

References

  1. ^ "Club championship draws". Hogan Stand. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ "IFC final: Arva and Killinkere finish all square in thrilling decider". Hogan Stand. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ "IFC final replay: 33-year wait over for Arva". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Tears of joy and loneliness too as Arva rejoice in stirring win". The Anglo-Celt. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "JFC final: Brilliant Templeport end 20-year famine". Hogan Stand. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ^ "IFC final: Ballyhaise hold on to end hoodoo". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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