2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

The 2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 53rd 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.

2017 Cavan IFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2017
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date28 July - 1 October 2017
Teams14
Winners
Champions Shercock (2nd win)
ManagerFrancis McPhillips
CaptainBrian Sankey
Qualify for2017 Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Ballyhaise
ManagerCiaran O'Malley
CaptainShane Briody
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Shercock
Relegated team(s) Drumlane
Killinkere
Denn
Other
Player of the Year Niall Clerkin (Shercock)
← 2016
2018 →

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 10 April 2017.[1]

Shercock won the championship by beating Ballyhaise in the final.[2]

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

League stage

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Pos Team Pld W L D PD Pts
1 Laragh United 4 4 0 0 +21 8
2 Drumgoon 4 4 0 0 +16 8
3 Ballyhaise 4 3 1 0 +30 6
4 Belturbet 4 3 1 0 +8 6
5 Bailieborough Shamrocks 4 2 1 1 +1 5
6 Swanlinbar 4 2 1 1 -1 5
7 Denn (P.O.) 4 2 2 0 +12 4
8 Cornafean (P.O.) 4 2 2 0 +7 4
9 Shercock (P.O.) 4 4 2 2 -1 4
10 Drumlane 4 1 2 1 −6 3
11 Killinkere 4 1 3 0 −9 2
12 Butlersbridge 4 0 3 1 −24 1
13 Redhills 4 0 4 0 −25 0
14 Killeshandra 4 0 4 0 −29 0

Round 1

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28 July 2017 Round 1 Drumlane   1-15 – 0-10   Redhills Páirc Emmet
20:00 Report Referee: Packie Smith
28 July 2017 Round 1 Killeshandra   1-9 – 5-11   Ballyhaise Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:00 Referee: Gerry Sheridan
29 July 2017 Round 1 Killinkere   2-11 – 1-15   Belturbet Athletic Grounds
19:00 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
30 July 2017 Round 1 Swanlinbar   2-10 – 2-20   Drumgoon Annalee Park
14:00 Referee: James Clarke
30 July 2017 Round 1 Denn   1-10 – 1-14   Bailieborough Shamrocks Dolan Park
14:00 Referee: Stephen McKiernan
30 July 2017 Round 1 Shercock   0-12 – 2-5   Cornafean Dolan Park
15:30 Referee: Gerry Sheridan
30 July 2017 Round 1 Butlersbridge   0-13 – 0-16   Laragh United St Felim's Park
17:00 Referee: Joey Curley

Round 2

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4 August 2017 Round 2 Killinkere   1-10 – 0-10   Killeshandra Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:00 Referee: Kieran McCarville
6 August 2017 Round 2 Bailieborough Shamrocks   0-8 – 1-13   Laragh United Breffni Park
13:30 Report Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
6 August 2017 Round 2 Cornafean   0-13 – 2-14   Swanlinbar Terry Coyle Park
14:00 Referee: John Emmo
6 August 2017 Round 2 Drumlane   0-6 – 0-11   Belturbet Annalee Park
14:00 Referee: Martin Sexton
6 August 2017 Round 2 Shercock   1-7 – 2-8   Drumgoon O'Raghallaigh Park
14:00 Referee: Tony Gregory
6 August 2017 Round 2 Redhills   2-5 – 2-17   Denn Athletic Grounds
17:00 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
6 August 2017 Round 2 Butlersbridge   0-9 – 2-20   Ballyhaise St Felim's Park
17:00 Report Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Round 3

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11 August 2017 Round 3 Laragh United   0-18 – 0-9   Drumlane Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:00 Referee: James Clarke
11 August 2017 Round 3 Redhills   1-15 – 3-11   Swanlinbar St Aidan's Park
20:00 Referee: John Power
12 August 2017 Round 3 Drumgoon   1-10 – 0-11   Belturbet Annalee Park
19:00 Referee: Packie Smith
12 August 2017 Round 3 Bailieborough Shamrocks   0-15 – 0-15   Butlersbridge P. J. Duke Park
19:00 Referee: Martin Cleary
13 August 2017 Round 3 Cornafean   2-13 – 0-7   Killeshandra Breffni Park
13:30 Referee: Gerry Sheridan
13 August 2017 Round 3 Denn   1-12 – 2-12   Shercock Breffni Park
18:30 Report Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
13 August 2017 Round 3 Ballyhaise   1-16 – 1-10   Killinkere Breffni Park
20:00 Report Referee: Chris McCaffrey

Round 4

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27 August 2017 Round 4 Drumlane   0-13 – 0-13   Swanlinbar Corlough GAA Grounds
18:30 Referee: Kieran McCarville
27 August 2017 Round 4 Laragh United   2-9 – 2-8   Shercock Boyle Park
18:30 Referee: Chris McCaffrey
27 August 2017 Round 4 Denn   0-20 – 1-10   Ballyhaise Athletic Grounds
18:30 Referee: Ollie Donohoe
27 August 2017 Round 4 Butlersbridge   0-10 – 1-11   Belturbet St Aidan's Park
18:30 Report Referee: Jim Giblin
27 August 2017 Round 4 Cornafean   1-17 – 2-11   Redhills St Felim's Park
18:30 Referee: Martin Sexton
27 August 2017 Round 4 Killeshandra   conc – w/o   Drumgoon Terry Coyle Park
18:30 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
27 August 2017 Round 4 Bailieborough Shamrocks   3-12 – 1-13   Killinkere Dolan Park
18:30 Referee: Gerry Sheridan

League play-offs

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1 September 2017 Quarter-final play-off Denn   0-7 – 0-13   Shercock Breffni Park
20:00 Report Referee: Noel Mooney
6 September 2017 Quarter-final/Relegation play-off Denn   4-8 – 2-21   Cornafean Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:00 Report Referee: Joe McQuillan

Knock-Out Stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
  Ballyhaise 5-12
  Swanlinbar 1-9
  Ballyhaise 1-6
0-14 (R)
  Belturbet 0-9
0-13 (R)
  Belturbet 2-9
  Bailieborough 1-9
  Ballyhaise 1-9
  Shercock 2-11
  Laragh United 2-7
  Shercock 2-8
  Shercock 2-13
  Drumgoon 1-13
  Drumgoon 2-10
  Cornafean 0-13

Quarter-finals

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8 September 2017 Quarter-final Belturbet   2-9 – 1-9   Bailieborough Shamrocks Breffni Park
20:00 Report Referee: Padraig Sheridan
10 September 2017 Quarter-final Laragh United   2-7 – 2-8   Shercock Jim Smith Park
15:00 Referee: Joey Curley
10 September 2017 Quarter-final Ballyhaise   5-12 – 1-9   Swanlinbar First Ulster Park
15:00 Report Referee: Tony Gregory
10 September 2017 Quarter-final Drumgoon   2-10 – 0-13   Cornafean Breffni Park
18:00 Report Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Semi-finals

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16 September 2017 Semi-final Shercock   2-13 – 1-13   Drumgoon Breffni Park
18:30 Report Referee: Gerry Sheridan
16 September 2017 Semi-final Ballyhaise   1-6 – 0-9   Belturbet Breffni Park
20:00 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
22 September 2017 Semi-final replay Belturbet   0-13 – 0-14   Ballyhaise St Aidan's Park
20:15 Report Referee: Joe McQuillan

Final

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1 October 2017 Final Ballyhaise   1-9 – 2-11   Shercock Breffni Park
16:00 Kevin Tierney 0-7 (0-7f), Colm Reilly 1-0, Martin Conaty 0-2 (0-2f) Report Niall Clerkin 1-2, Lee Clarke 1-1, Killian Clarke 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 pen), Damien McIntyre 0-2, Dean O'Reilly 0-1, John McEnroe 0-1 Referee: Chris McCaffrey
Man of the Match: Niall Clerkin (Shercock)

Relegation play-offs

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9 September 2017 Relegation play-off Drumlane   0-6 – 2-12   Redhills St Felim's Park
16:00 Referee: Ollie Donohoe
9 September 2017 Relegation play-off Killinkere   0-6 – 2-8   Butlersbridge Athletic Grounds
16:00 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
23 September 2017 Relegation play-off Denn   1-9 – 1-10   Killeshandra Joe Crowe Park
15:00 Referee: Martin Sexton

References

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  1. ^ "Club championship draws". Hogan Stand. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ "IFC final: Shercock stun Ballyhaise to bridge 33-year gap". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ "JFC final: Cornafean cruise to first title in 16 years". Hogan Stand. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ "IFC final replay: 33-year wait over for Arva". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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