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
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2019
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date26 July - 6 October 2019
Teams15
Winners
Champions Laragh United (2nd win)
ManagerJody Devine
CaptainFergal McKenna
Qualify for2019 Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Belturbet
ManagerPadraig Dolan
CaptainBrendan 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]

Team changes

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

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 eight teams go into a seeded draw for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom four teams will enter a Relegation Playoff.

Pos Team Pld W L D PD Pts
1Belturbet 4400+228
2Ballinagh 4310+216
3Drumlane 4310+186
4Butlersbridge 4211+325
5Laragh United 4211+175
6Arva 4211+65
7Cuchulainns 4211+45
8Drumgoon 4220+44
9Cornafean 4220+14
10Ballyhaise 422004
11Ballymachugh 4130-42
12Bailieborough 4130-82
13Ramor United B 4130-272
14Killeshandra 4130-332
15Swanlinbar 4040-530

[4]

Round 1
26 July 2019 Round 1 Drumgoon 1-16 – 2-12 Laragh United O'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen
27 July 2019 Round 1 Belturbet 1-13 – 0-13 Ballinagh Páirc Emmet
Referee: James Clarke
28 July 2019 Round 1 Ramor United B 0-9 – 5-11 Butlersbridge St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Ollie Donohoe
28 July 2019 Round 1 Drumlane 3-19 – 0-12 Swanlinbar St. Aidan's Park
Referee: Tony Gregory
28 July 2019 Round 1 Bailieborough 2-7 – 2-12 Ballyhaise Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
Referee: Margaret Farrelly
28 July 2019 Round 1 Cuchulainns 0-11 – 1-13 Cornafean St Matthew's Park
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
28 July 2019 Round 1 Arva 0-10 – 1-12 Killeshandra Ballinagh GAA Grounds
Referee: Kieran McCarville

Round 2
2 August 2019 Round 2 Killeshandra 2-10 – 2-14 Cornafean Gowna GAA Grounds
Referee: Michael Lee
2 August 2019 Round 2 Bailieborough 1-8 – 2-8 Belturbet Breffni Park
Referee: Barry McMenamin
2 August 2019 Round 2 Arva 0-18 – 2-12 Cuchulainns Our Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
3 August 2019 Round 2 Laragh United 0-13 – 0-13 Butlersbridge Annalee Park
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
4 August 2019 Round 2 Drumgoon 1-8 – 2-9 Ballyhaise Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
Referee: Jim Giblin
4 August 2019 Round 2 Ballymachugh 2-9 – 3-10 Ramor United B St. Bartholomew's Park
Referee: Harry Conaty
4 August 2019 Round 2 Drumlane 2-11 – 2-14 Ballinagh Breffni Park
Referee: Martin Sexton

Round 3
16 August 2019 Round 3 Belturbet 2-17 – 0-8 Swanlinbar St. Aidan's Park
Referee: James Clarke
16 August 2019 Round 3 Laragh United 2-15 – 1-5 Bailieborough O'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville
16 August 2019 Round 3 Arva 2-13 – 1-9 Ballyhaise Breffni Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen
17 August 2019 Round 3 Ballymachugh 0-9 – 0-16 Cuchulainns Dolan Park
Referee: Ollie Donohoe
17 August 2019 Round 3 Drumgoon 1-4 – 1-12 Ballinagh Breffni Park
Referee: Michael Lee
18 August 2019 Round 3 Butlersbridge 2-18 – 0-5 Killeshandra Páirc Naomh Fionnán
Referee: Noel Mooney
18 August 2019 Round 3 Cornafean 0-10 – 0-13 Drumlane First Ulster Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan

Round 4
23 August 2019 Round 4 Ballymachugh 2-15 – 4-11 Drumlane Our Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: James Clarke
23 August 2019 Round 4 Belturbet 3-5 – 1-10 Ramor United B Edwin Carolan Community Park
Referee: Barry McMenamin
23 August 2019 Round 4 Butlersbridge 1-10 – 0-17 Arva St. Aidan's Park
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
24 August 2019 Round 4 Ballyhaise 1-14 – 0-19 Cuchulainns St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Tony Gregory
24 August 2019 Round 4 Swanlinbar 1-7 – 2-17 Bailieborough St. Felim's Park
Referee: Stephen McKiernan
24 August 2019 Round 4 Laragh United 0-19 – 2-8 Cornafean St. Matthew's Park
Referee: Martin Sexton
25 August 2019 Round 4 Drumgoon 0-22 – 0-7 Killeshandra Páirc Emmet
Referee: Pat Clarke

Round 5
30 August 2019 Round 5 Ballymachugh 1-15 – 0-9 Swanlinbar Our Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: John Power
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
Cuchulainns 2-16
Ballinagh 0-15
Cuchulainns 1-13

Quarter-finals
6 September 2019 Quarter-final Butlersbridge 0-14 – 1-19 Laragh United Breffni Park
Referee: James Clarke
7 September 2019 Quarter-final Belturbet 5-8 – 1-13 Drumgoon Breffni Park
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
8 September 2019 Quarter-final Drumlane 0-10 – 0-8 Arva Breffni Park
Referee: Barry McMenamin
13 September 2019 Quarter-final Ballinagh 0-15 – 1-13 Cuchulainns Breffni Park
Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-finals
21 September 2019 Semi-final Belturbet 1-14 – 0-13 Drumlane Breffni Park
Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
22 September 2019 Semi-final Laragh United 2-17 – 2-16 Cuchulainns Breffni Park
Referee: Jim Giblin

Final
Final
Belturbet 1-9 – 2-16 Laragh United
Enda Henry 0-4 (0-4f), Jack O'Callaghan 1-0, Cormac Donohoe 0-2, Conal McGinley 0-2, Conor Vaughan 0-1 Report Liam McKenna 1-2, Pauric O'Reilly 1-2, Paul Smith 0-2, Ruairi Power 0-2, Jason Walsh 0-2, Oisin Carolan 0-2, Fergal O'Rourke 0-1 (0-1 '45), Sean Tierney 0-1, Ian Leddy 0-1, Jack McKenna 0-1
Referee: James Clarke

Relegation play-offs

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

7 September 2018 Relegation semi-final Ramor United B 1-12 – 4-11 Killeshandra St. Felim's Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
8 September 2018 Relegation semi-final Bailieborough 2-13 – 0-15 Swanlinbar Páirc Emmet
Referee: Pat Clarke
22 September 2019 Relegation final Ramor United B 2-17 – 1-8 Swanlinbar Páirc Emmet
Referee: Michael Lee

References
  1. Paul Fitzpatrick (6 October 2019). "Impressive Laragh claim IFC title in style". The Anglo Celt. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
    - "IFC final: Superb Laragh blow Belturbet away". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
    - Paul Fitzpatrick (17 October 2019). "Match Report: Hotel Kilmore IFC Final". Cavan GAA. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
    - "Larragh United [sic] Lift Cavan Intermediate Title". Northern Sound. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. "JFC final replay: Drumlane finish in style to end 19-year wait". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Mullahoran deliver in brilliant style". The Anglo-Celt. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. "2019 Fixtures & Results". Cavan GAA. Retrieved 20 April 2020.


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