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2021 Meath Intermediate Football Championship

The 2021 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 95th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for Intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 20 teams and starts with a group stage before progressing to a knock out stage. The winner will represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

95th Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyMeath
ProvinceLeinster
Year2021
TrophyMattie McDonnell Cup
SponsorMeade Potato
Date13 August 2021 - 6 November 2021
Teams20
Defending championsBallinabrackey
Winners
ChampionsTrim (2nd win)
ManagerKevin Reilly
CaptainAlan Douglas
Runners-up
Runners-upOldcastle
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Trim
Relegated team(s)Ballinlough, Moylagh, Syddan
Other
Matches played42
WebsiteMeath GAA
← 2020
2022 →

Ballinabrackey were the 2020 Meath Intermediate Football Champions after they defeated Trim in the final.[1] As a result, they will compete in the 2021 Meath Senior Football Championship.

Nobber were relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2020 after just one season in the Senior Football Championship. Ballivor returned to the I.F.C. for the first time since 2017 after beating St. Vincent's in the 2020 Meath Junior Football Championship final.[2] Castletown were relegated to the 2021 Meath Junior Football Championship. They will play at the junior grade for the first time in their history.

The draw for the group stages of the championship took place on 20 June 2021 with the games commencing on 13 August 2021.

Championship Structure edit

The championship will consist of five groups with each containing four teams. The top two teams in each group will progress to the knockout stages while the bottom team in each group will contest the relegation playoffs.

Team changes edit

The following teams have changed division since the 2020 championship season.

Participating teams edit

The teams taking part in the 2021 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:

Club Location Management 2020 Championship Position 2021 Championship Position
  Ballinlough Ballinlough & Kilskyre Relegation Playoff Relegated to 2022 JFC
  Ballivor Ballivor Junior 'A' Champions Preliminary Quarter-Finalist
  Bective Navan Non Qualifier Non Qualifier
  Blackhall Gaels Batterstown and Kilcloon Non Qualifier Quarter-Finalist
  Clann na nGael Athboy and Rath Cairn Quarter-Finalist Preliminary Quarter-Finalist
  Drumbaragh Emmets Drumbaragh, Kells Relegation Playoff Non Qualifier
  Duleek/Bellewstown Duleek & Bellewstown Non-Qualifier Quarter-Finalist
  Dunderry Dunderry Non-Qualifier Quarter-Finalist
  Kilmainham Kilmainham, Kells Semi-Finalist Relegation Playoff
  Longwood Longwood Non-Qualifier Non Qualifier
  Meath Hill Meath Hill Non-Qualifier Non Qualifier
  Moylagh Moylagh Non-Qualifier Relegated to 2022 JFC
  Nobber Nobber Relegated from 2020 SFC Quarter-Finalist
  Oldcastle Oldcastle Relegation Playoff Finalists
  Rathkenny Rathkenny & Stackallan Non-Qualifier Semi-Finalist
  St. Michael's Carlanstown & Kilbeg Semi-Finalist Non Qualifier
  St. Patrick's Stamullen Relegation Playoff Relegation Playoff
  Syddan Lobinstown Non Qualifier Relegated to 2022 JFC
  Trim St Lomans Park, Trim Finalists Champions
  Walterstown Johnstown Non-Qualifier Semi-Finalist

Group stage edit

[3] [4]

There are five groups of four teams called Group A, B, C, D and E. The 1st placed teams in each group along with the 2nd placed team in group A automatically qualify for the quarter-finals. The 2nd placed teams in Groups B, C, D & E qualify for the preliminary Quarter-finals with the winners progressing to the quarter-finals.

Three teams will be relegated from IFC to JFC in both 2021 and 2022 in order to bring the IFC from 20 teams to 16 teams. In 2021, the last placed teams in each group (five teams in total) will be entered into an open draw to contest the relegation playoffs as follows:

  • 1 v 2
  • Winner of 1v2 will play 3
  • 4 v 5

The loser of each playoff game will be relegated to the 2022 JFC while two teams will preserve their intermediate status.

Tiebreakers: If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria would be applied:

All Football Championships and Leagues shall be run on a combination of a league and knockout basis under Rule 6.21 T.O. Where teams finish equal with points for qualification or relegation process for concluding stages, the positioning shall be decided as follows;

  • (i) Where three teams are involved - the outcome of the meetings of the three teams in their previous games in the competition. If three teams finish level on points for three places and one team has beaten the other two teams that team qualifies in first place and other places are determined by the specified order. If there are two positions and one team has beaten the other two teams that team qualifies and the second place is determined by the specified order. If there is one position and one team has beaten the other two team that team qualifies;
  • (ii) Where two teams are involved - the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the previous game in the competition;
  • (iii) Scoring Difference;
  • (iv) Highest total scores for;
  • (v) A play-off.

Group A edit

Group B edit

Group C edit

Group D edit

Group E edit

Knock-Out Stage edit

The 1st placed teams each group and the 2nd placed team in Group A qualify for the quarter-finals. The 2nd places teams in Groups B, C, D and E qualify for the preliminary Quarter-finals with the winners progressing to the quarter-finals

Preliminary quarter-finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Clann na nGael 1-11
Walterstown 1-13 Blackhall Gaels 0-5
Walterstown 2-14
Walterstown 2-6
Ballivor 1-6 Trim 1-14
Dunderry 1-9 Trim 4-18
Dunderry 0-8
Trim 3-12
Oldcastle 0-7
Nobber 1-10
Oldcastle 4-8
Oldcastle 0-12
Rathkenny 0-8
Duleek/Bellewstown 0-9
Rathkenny 1-16

Preliminary quarter-finals edit

25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) Preliminary Quarter-final 1 Clann na nGael 1-11 (14) – (16) 1-13 Walterstown Navan  
15:15 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Referee: Stephen Dawson


26 September 2021 (2021-09-26) Preliminary Quarter-final 2 Ballivor 1-6 (9) – (12) 1-9 Dunderry Trim  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Referee: Owen Ganly


Quarter-finals edit

9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) Quarter-final 1 Walterstown 2-14 (20) – (5) 0-5 Blackhall Gaels Ratoath  
16:30 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-4 - 0-2) Venue: Seán Eiffe Park
[40] Referee: Patrick Coyle


10 October 2021 (2021-10-10) Quarter-final 2 Dunderry 0-8 (8) – (30) 4-18 Trim Navan  
13:45 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-5 - 1-9) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
[41] Referee: Padraic Coyle


9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) Quarter-final 3 Nobber 1-10 (13) – (20) 4-8 Oldcastle Ballinlough  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1-6 - 2-4)
[42] Referee: Kieran Olwell


10 October 2021 (2021-10-10) Quarter-final 4 Duleek/Bellewstown 0-9 (9) – (19) 1-16 Rathkenny Slane  
11:30 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-9 - 0-5)
[43] Referee: Stephen Dawson


Semi-finals edit

25 October 2021 (2021-10-25) Semi-final 1 Walterstown 2-6 (12) – (17) 1-14 Trim Navan  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 2-4 - 1-8) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
[44] Referee: Cormac Reilly


25 October 2021 (2021-10-25) Semi-final 2 Oldcastle 0-12 (12) – (8) 0-8 Rathkenny Navan  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-7 - 0-2) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
[45] Referee: Padraic Coyle


Final edit

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06) Final Trim 3-12 (21) – (7) 0-7 Oldcastle Navan  
14:45 GMT (UTC) (HT: 2-4 - 0-5) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Gls: Aaron Lynch, Eoin O'Connor, Declan Dowling (1 each)
Pts: Aaron Lynch (5), Alan Douglas (2), Eoin O'Connor, James Toher, Rob Bourke, Ciaran Caulfield, Daire Lynch (1 each) 		[46]
Pts: Robert Farrelly (3), CJ Healy (2), Garrett O'Reilly, Patrick Rahill (1 each) 		Referee: Keith Sheerin


Relegation play-off edit

Three teams were relegated from the 2021 IFC. The 4th placed teams in each group contested the relegation playoffs. Each team was entered into an open draw which consists of three games. The loser of each game was relegated to the 2022 JFC while the winners of Relegation play-offs 2 & 3 preserved their intermediate status.[4]

Relegation play-off Matches edit

10 October 2021 (2021-10-10) Relegation Play-Off 1 St. Patrick's 0-14 (14) – (8) 0-8 Ballinlough Seneschalstown  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-8 - 0-2)
[47] Referee: Patrick Clarke


23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) Relegation Play-Off 2 St. Patrick's 2-13 (19) – (3) 0-3 Moylagh Walterstown  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1-7 - 0-1)
[48] Referee: Keith Sheeran


22 October 2021 (2021-10-22) Relegation Play-Off 3 Kilmainham 2-6 (12) – (10) 0-10 Syddan Moynalty  
20:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1-4 - 0-6)
[49] Referee: Andrew Smith


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