2016 Cavan IFC County Cavan Province Ulster Year 2016 Trophy Tommy Gilroy Cup Sponsor Hotel Kilmore Date 5 August - 15 October 2016 Teams 14 Champions Arva (3rd win)Manager Peter Reilly Captain Jonathan McCabe Qualify for 2016 Ulster Club IFC Runners-up KillinkereManager Damien Donohoe Captain Kevin McCabe Promoted team(s) ArvaRelegated team(s) Drumalee Drung TempleportPlayer of the Year Kevin Bouchier (Arva)
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.
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.
Team
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
Butlersbridge v Drumalee
6 August 2016 Round 1 Butlersbridge 0-14 – 0-13 Drumalee Annalee Park
Templeport v Drung
Shercock v Swanlinbar
7 August 2016 Round 1 Shercock 0-14 – 0-11 Swanlinbar Páirc Emmet
Killinkere v Arva
Round 2
Shercock v Drung
Belturbet v Arva
Swanlinbar v Redhills
14 August 2016 Round 2 Swanlinbar 2-8 – 0-11 Redhills First Ulster Park
Round 3
Redhills v Templeport
20 August 2016 Round 3 Redhills 1-9 – 1-7 Templeport First Ulster Park
Butlersbridge v Belturbet
Shercock v Drumgoon
21 August 2016 Round 3 Shercock 1-10 – 0-8 Drumgoon St. Bridget's Park
Round 4
Drung v Butlersbridge
Shercock v Belturbet
27 August 2016 Round 4 Shercock 1-14 – 0-9 Belturbet Annalee Park
Templeport v Killinkere
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
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
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
Belturbet v Drung
15 October 2016 Relegation Play-off Belturbet 0-9 – 0-6 Drung P. J. Duke Park
References
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