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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2016 |
| Trophy | Tommy Gilroy Cup |
| Sponsor | Hotel Kilmore |
| Date | 5 August - 15 October 2016 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Arva (3rd win) |
| Manager | Peter Reilly |
| Captain | Jonathan McCabe |
| Qualify for | 2016 Ulster Club IFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Killinkere |
| Manager | Damien Donohoe |
| Captain | Kevin McCabe |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Promoted team(s) | Arva |
| Relegated team(s) |  Drumalee Drung Templeport |
| Other | |
| Player of the Year | Kevin Bouchier (Arva) |
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
editThe following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.
To ChampionshipeditPromoted from 2015 Cavan Junior Football Championship
Relegated from 2015 Cavan Senior Football Championship
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From ChampionshipeditPromoted to 2016 Cavan Senior Football Championship
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League Stage
editAll 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
edit| 5 August 2016 Round 1 | Laragh United  | 3-13 – 2-10 |  Drumgoon | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| 6 August 2016 Round 1 | Butlersbridge | 0-14 – 0-13 | Drumalee | Annalee Park |
| 6 August 2016 Round 1 | Templeport | 1-16 – 2-7 | Drung | O'Connell Park |
| 6 August 2016 Round 1 | Redhills  | 2-14 – 0-10 |  Belturbet | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 7 August 2016 Round 1 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 3-10 – 2-5 |  Drumlane | P. J. Duke Park |
| 7 August 2016 Round 1 | Shercock  | 0-14 – 0-11 | Swanlinbar | Páirc Emmet |
| 7 August 2016 Round 1 | Killinkere | 1-17 – 1-11 | Arva | Breffni Park |
| Report |
Round 2
edit| 12 August 2016 Round 2 | Shercock | 2-10 – 1-1 | Drung | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| 12 August 2016 Round 2 | Killinkere | 0-11 – 1-7 | Drumlane | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 13 August 2016 Round 2 | Laragh United | 6-13 – 1-9 | Templeport | O'Connell Park |
| 13 August 2016 Round 2 | Belturbet | 2-14 – 2-14 | Arva | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| Report |
| 13 August 2016 Round 2 | Butlersbridge | 2-17 – 2-9 | Drumgoon | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 14 August 2016 Round 2 | Swanlinbar | 2-8 – 0-11 | Redhills | First Ulster Park |
| 14 August 2016 Round 2 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 1-11 – 1-9 | Drumalee | St Bridget's Park |
Round 3
edit| 20 August 2016 Round 3 | Killinkere | 1-16 – 0-11 | Drumalee | St Matthew's Park |
| 20 August 2016 Round 3 | Redhills | 1-9 – 1-7 | Templeport | First Ulster Park |
| 20 August 2016 Round 3 | Drumlane | 1-13 – 0-7 | Drung | Páirc Emmet |
| 20 August 2016 Round 3 | Arva | 2-9 – 2-8 | Bailiebororugh Shamrocks | Breffni Park |
| Report |
| 21 August 2016 Round 3 | Swanlinbar | 1-10 – 0-13 | Laragh United | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 21 August 2016 Round 3 | Butlersbridge | 1-12 – 0-13 | Belturbet | Páirc Pádraig Uí Daobhlaion |
| Report |
| 21 August 2016 Round 3 | Shercock | 1-10 – 0-8 | Drumgoon | St Bridget's Park |
Round 4
edit| 27 August 2016 Round 4 | Arva | 1-16 – 0-8 | Drumalee | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| 27 August 2016 Round 4 | Drung | 2-8 – 0-12 | Butlersbridge | Terry Coyle Park |
| 27 August 2016 Round 4 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 4-17 – 1-10 | Redhills | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
| 27 August 2016 Round 4 | Laragh United | 1-16 – 0-11 | Drumlane | Páirc Pádraig Uí Daobhlaion |
| Report |
| 27 August 2016 Round 4 | Shercock | 1-14 – 0-9 | Belturbet | Annalee Park |
| 28 August 2016 Round 4 | Swanlinbar | 2-13 – 1-14 | Drumgoon | P. J. Duke Park |
| 28 August 2016 Round 4 | Templeport | 0-9 – 0-8 | Killinkere | St Felim's Park |
League play-offs
editQuarter-final/Relegation play-off
edit| 3 September 2016 Quarter-final/Relegation play-off | Redhills | 1-16 – 1-12 | Templeport | First Ulster Park |
Knock-Out Stage
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
edit| 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 |
| 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
edit| 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 |
| 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
editThe 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.
| 8 October 2016 Relegation play-off | Drumlane | 0-14 – 0-8 | Templeport | Corlough GAA Grounds |
| 8 October 2016 Relegation play-off | Drumgoon | 2-17 – 3-7 | Drumalee | St Anne's Park |
| 15 October 2016 Relegation play-off | Belturbet | 0-9 – 0-6 | Drung | P. J. Duke Park |
References
edit- ^ "Club championship draws". Hogan Stand. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "IFC final: Arva and Killinkere finish all square in thrilling decider". Hogan Stand. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "IFC final replay: 33-year wait over for Arva". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Tears of joy and loneliness too as Arva rejoice in stirring win". The Anglo-Celt. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "JFC final: Brilliant Templeport end 20-year famine". Hogan Stand. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "IFC final: Ballyhaise hold on to end hoodoo". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.