Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
| Cavan Intermediate Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2016 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship | |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Region | Cavan, Ireland (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Title holders | Cootehill Celtic (2nd title) |
| Sponsors | Hotel Kilmore |
| Motto | "The Future is Blue" |
| Official website | http://www.cavangaa.ie |
The Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the middle-tier Gaelic football clubs organised by Cavan GAA. It was first competed for in 1915, before a lapse prior to being revived in 1966. The winners qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. The current champions are Ballyhaise who won in 2015
Format
14 teams will contest the Hotel Kilmore Intermediate Football Championship.
4 teams will play in a Preliminary Round, the 2 winners will enter Round 1 while the two losers will enter the “back door side” of the draw. 12 teams, made up of the 2 Preliminary Round winners and the 10 teams already through to Round, 1 will compete in Round 1 with 6 winners qualifying for the quarter final (Round 4). The 6 losers from Round 1 will join the 2 losers from the preliminary round on the “back door” side of the draw. These 8 teams will then be drawn against each other in Rounds 2 & 3 with the eventual two winners qualifying for the quarter final (Round 4). From Round 4 on (quarter finals) the competition will be “knock out”. Quarter Final/Semi-final pairings will be based on an open draw.
The Preliminary Round & Round 1 are Championship proper while Rounds 2 & 3 are “back door” Rounds
Top winners
| Team | Wins | Years won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lacken | 4 | 1967, 1997, 2004, 2012 |
| 2 | Drumalee | 3 | 1969, 2006, 2010 |
| Ballinagh | 3 | 1979, 1992, 2007 | |
| Cúchulainns | 3 | 1987, 1993, 2005 | |
| Denn | 3 | 1988, 1990, 2003 | |
| Killeshandra | 3 | 1986, 1991, 2013 | |
| 7 | Cornafean | 2 | 1915, 1916 |
| Castlerahan | 2 | 1966, 2001 | |
| Killygarry | 2 | 1970, 1998 | |
| Arva | 2 | 1972, 1983 | |
| Redhills | 2 | 1973, 2008 | |
| Templeport | 2 | 1977, 1995 | |
| Ballymachugh | 2 | 1981, 1999 | |
| Drumgoon | 2 | 2002, 2011 | |
| Cootehill | 2 | 1971, 2014 | |
| Ballyhaise | 2 | 1968, 2015 | |
| 17 | Maghera | 1 | 1974 |
| Virginia | 1 | 1975 | |
| Kingscourt Stars | 1 | 1976 | |
| Mullahoran | 1 | 1978 | |
| Munterconnaught | 1 | 1980 | |
| Killinkere | 1 | 1982 | |
| Shercock | 1 | 1984 | |
| Gowna | 1 | 1985 | |
| Bailieborough Shamrocks | 1 | 1989 | |
| Laragh United | 1 | 1994 | |
| Belturbet | 1 | 1996 | |
| Knockbride | 1 | 2000 | |
| Lavey | 1 | 2009 |
Roll of honour
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arva 0-11 | Killinkere 0-10 |
| 2015 | Ballyhaise 2-13 | Arva 1-14 |
| 2014 | Cootehill 3-11 | Ballyhaise 0-8 |
| 2013 | Killeshandra 1-10 | Shercock 1-8 |
| 2012 | Lacken 3-10 | Cootehill 1-9 |
| 2011 | Drumgoon | Crosserlough |
| 2010 | Drumalee 1-11 | Drumlane 0-8 |
| 2009 | Lavey 3-9 | Cootehill 1-8 |
| 2008 | Redhills 0-14 | Ballyhaise 1-8 |
| 2007 | Ballinagh 1-7 | Lavey 0-9 |
| 2006 | Drumalee 0-7, 1-5 (R) | Ballinagh 0-7, 0-4 (R) |
| 2005 | Cúchulainns 1-6 | Drumalee 0-7 |
| 2004 | Lacken 1-9 | Drung 1-8 |
| 2003 | Denn 1-8 | Ballinagh 0-9 |
| 2002 | Drumgoon 0-8 | Denn 0-6 |
| 2001 | Castlerahan 1-6, 0-10 (R) | Drung 0-9, 2-2 (R) |
| 2000 | Knockbride 2-11 | Drung 0-7 |
| 1999 | Ballymachugh | |
| 1998 | Killygarry | |
| 1997 | Lacken | |
| 1996 | Belturbet | |
| 1995 | Templeport | |
| 1994 | Laragh United | |
| 1993 | Cúchulainns | |
| 1992 | Ballinagh | |
| 1991 | Killeshandra | |
| 1990 | Denn | |
| 1989 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1988 | Denn | |
| 1987 | Cúchulainns | |
| 1986 | Killeshandra | |
| 1985 | Gowna | |
| 1984 | Shercock | |
| 1983 | Arva | |
| 1982 | Killinkere | |
| 1981 | Ballymachugh | |
| 1980 | Munterconnaught | |
| 1979 | Ballinagh | |
| 1978 | Mullahoran | |
| 1977 | Templeport | |
| 1976 | Kingscourt Stars | |
| 1975 | Virginia | |
| 1974 | Maghera | |
| 1973 | Redhills | |
| 1972 | Arva | |
| 1971 | Cootehill | |
| 1970 | Killygarry | |
| 1969 | Drumalee | |
| 1968 | Ballyhaise | |
| 1967 | Lacken | |
| 1966 | Castlerahan | |
| 1916 | Cornafean | |
| 1915 | Cornafean |