2016 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

2016 Cavan IFC
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)
	← 2015 2017 →

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

From Championship

Promoted to 2016 Cavan Senior Football Championship

Ballyhaise - (Intermediate Champions)^[6]

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

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

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

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

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

Quarter-final/Relegation Play-Off

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 Shamrocks

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

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

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

2 October 2016

16:00

Final

Arva	3-10 – 1-16	Killinkere
C. Sheridan 0-6 (0-5f), C. Brady 1-2, K. Bouchier 1-1, J. McCabe 1-0, T. 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

Breffni Park

Referee: John Emmo

15 October 2016

19:00

Final Replay

Arva	0-11 – 0-10	Killinkere
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

Breffni Park

Attendance: 3,686

Referee: Kieran McCarville

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.

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

^ "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.

External links

Official Cavan GAA Website

[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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2016 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

Contents

Team Changes

To Championship

From Championship

League Stage

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

League Play-Offs

Quarter-final/Relegation Play-Off

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Relegation Play-Offs

References

External links

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