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2023 Down Intermediate Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Down
Province	Ulster
Year	2023
Trophy	WJ Farrell Cup
Sponsor	The Parador Lodge
Teams	16
Qualify for	Ulster Club IFC

The 2023 Down Intermediate Football Championship is the 35th official edition of Down GAA's secondary Gaelic football tournament for intermediate clubs in County Down. 16 teams compete, with the winning team representing Down in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The tournament operates a double elimination format for the opening two rounds of the championship, with the winners and early round losers rejoining at the quarter final stage.

Savel won the 2022 edition after defeating Rostrevor in the final, and as per competition rules, did not defend their title as they qualified to play in the Senior Championship.

Participating teams

The following teams took part in the 2023 edition of the Down Intermediate Football Championship.

Division Two
Drumgath
Newry Shamrocks
Rostrevor
Division Three
Annaclone
Darragh Cross
Liatroim Fontenoys
An Riocht
St Johns
Atticall
Ballymartin
Clann na Banna
St Pauls
Tullylish
Division Four
Aughlisnafin
Newry Bosco
Teconnaught

Round 1

The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. The winning teams advance to Round 2A, while losing sides proceed to Round 2B.

Annaclone v St John's

24 August 2023 Round 1	Annaclone	5–09 – 7–09	St John's	Mayobridge

Newry Shamrocks v Aughlisnafin

24 August 2023 Round 1	Newry Shamrocks	1–15 – 0–02	Aughlisnafin	Clonduff

Ballymartin v Atticall

25 August 2023 Round 1	Ballymartin	1–04 – 0–06	Atticall	An Riocht

St John Bosco v Teconnaught

25 August 2023 Round 1	St John Bosco	1–10 – 0–08	Teconnaught	Liatroim

St Paul's v Darragh Cross

26 August 2023 Round 1	St Paul's	2–06 – 1–10	Darragh Cross	Carryduff

Drumgath v Rostrevor

27 August 2023 Round 1	Drumgath	0–11 – 1–12	Rostrevor	Ballyholland

Clan Na Banna v Liatroim

28 August 2023 Round 1	Clan Na Banna	0–09 – 2–15	Liatroim	Ballela

An Riocht v Tullylish

26 August 2023 Round 1	An Riocht	2–16 – 1–10	Tullylish	Saval

Round 2

Round 2A

Round 2A will feature the eight winning teams from Round 1, with an open draw to determine the fixtures. The winning teams progress directly to the quarter-finals, with the losing teams proceeding to Round 3.

Aughlisnafin v Teconnaught

31 August 2023 Round 2A	Aughlisnafin	0–08 – 2–08	Teconnaught	Ballymartin

Tullylish v Atticall

1 September 2023 Round 2A	Tullylish	3–06 – 0–11	Atticall	Dundrum

Clan Na Banna v Drumgath

1 September 2023 Round 2A	Clan Na Banna	3–14 – 4–17	Drumgath	Burren

St Paul's v Annaclone

1 September 2023 Round 2A	St Paul's	1–08 – 2–12	Annaclone	Liatroim

Round 2B

Round 2B sees the eight losing teams from Round 1 compete for a place in Round 3. The losing teams from this round will be eliminated from the competition.

An Riocht v St John's

1 September 2023 Round 2B	An Riocht	1–10 – 0–10	St John's	Kilcoo

Liatroim Fontenoys v Darragh Cross

2 September 2023 Round 2B	Liatroim Fontenoys	1–18 – 0–07	Darragh Cross	Downpatrick

Newry Shamrocks v Rostrevor

2 September 2023 Round 2B	Newry Shamrocks	2–11 – 1–12	Rostrevor	Clonduff

Ballymartin v St John Bosco

4 September 2023 Round 2B	Ballymartin	3–09 – 0–14	St John Bosco	Burren

Relegation Semi-Finals

The 4 losers of Round 2B play each other in the Relegation Semi-Finals. The 2 winners will secure their Intermediate status for 2023, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

Bright v Newry Bosco

18 September 2022 Relegation Play-Off Semi Final	Bright	2–04 – 1–10	Newry Bosco	Drumnaquoile
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin
				Referee: Kevin Mc Grath

St Pauls v Darragh Cross

18 September 2022 Relegation Play-Off Semi Final	St Pauls	0–04 – 4–13	Darragh Cross	Carryduff
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Aodha Dhuibh
				Referee: Mark Turley

Relegation Final

The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Intermediate status into 2023, while the loser will be relegated to the 2023 Down J.F.C.

Bright v St Pauls

25 September 2022 Relegation Play-Off Final	Bright	0–11 – 1–16	St Pauls	Darragh Cross
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St Mochai's Park
				Referee: Simon Francis

Bright relegated to 2023 Down Junior Football Championship

Round 3

Round 3 is a supplementary round for teams to have a second chance at reaching the quarter-finals. This round features teams that have lost once so far in this year's competition, either winning in Round 1 and losing in Round 2A, or losing in Round 1 but winning their Round 2B fixture. The losing teams in this round are eliminated from this year's competition.

This round is seeded, meaning that in each fixture a Round 2A losing team will face a Round 2B winning team.

Annaclone v Atticall

17 September 2022 Round 3	Annaclone	0–13 – 2–06	Atticall	Burren
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St Mary's Park
				Referee: Ronan Barry

Newry Shamrocks v Tullylish

17 September 2022 Round 3	Newry Shamrocks	1–13 – 1–14	Tullylish	Glenn
15:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: John Martin Park
				Referee: Christopher Morgan

Liatroim Fontenoys v Clann na Banna

17 September 2022 Round 3	Liatroim Fontenoys	1–11 – 0–06	Clann na Banna	Mayobridge
16:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St Patrick's Park
				Referee: Micheal Moore

Aughlisnafin v Ballymartin

19 September 2022 Round 3	Aughlisnafin	0–08 – 1–10	Ballymartin	Liatroim
20:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Fontenoy Park
				Referee: Colm Gribben

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals see the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a semi-final spot.

Rostrevor v Annaclone

23 September 2022 Quarter-final	Rostrevor	3–12 – 2–09 (a.e.t.)	Annaclone	Burren
19:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St Mary's Park
				Referee: Darren O Hare

Drumgath v Liatroim Fontenoys

24 September 2022 Quarter-final	Drumgath	0–13 – 4–12	Liatroim Fontenoys	Saval
17:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Nan Sands Park
				Referee: Ronan Barry

Saval v Tullylish

25 September 2022 Quarter-final	Saval	0–13 – 0–11	Tullylish	Glenn
15:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: John Martin Park
				Referee: Gavin Finnegan

St Johns v Ballymartin

26 September 2022 Quarter-final	St Johns	2–09 – 2–07	Ballymartin	Kilcoo
19:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
				Referee: Adrian Sharvin

Semi-finals

The semi-finals will see the four winning sides face off for a place in this year's final. This round is an open draw from the four quarter-final winners.

Liatroim Fontenoys v Rostrevor

30 September 2022 Semi-final	Liatroim Fontenoys	0–10 – 2–09	Rostrevor	Newry
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Colm Gribben

Saval v St Johns

1 October 2022 Semi-final	Saval	1–10 – 1–08	St Johns	Newry
17:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Micheal Moore

Final

The final will be played between the two semi-final winning teams, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.

Rostrevor v Saval

15 October 2022 Final	Rostrevor	1–09 – 1–12	Saval	Newry
17:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Brian Higgins (Annaclone)

External links

• Down GAA

Down IFC