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2023 Down Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyDown
ProvinceUlster
Year2023
TrophyWJ Farrell Cup
SponsorThe Parador Lodge
Teams16
Qualify forUlster Club IFC
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The 2023 Down Intermediate Football Championship is the 35th official edition of Down GAA's secondary Gaelic football tournament for intermediate clubs in County Down. 16 teams compete, with the winning team representing Down in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The tournament operates a double elimination format for the opening two rounds of the championship, with the winners and early round losers rejoining at the quarter final stage.

Savel won the 2022 edition after defeating Rostrevor in the final, and as per competition rules, did not defend their title as they qualified to play in the Senior Championship.

Participating teams

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The following teams took part in the 2023 edition of the Down Intermediate Football Championship.

Division Two
  Drumgath
  Newry Shamrocks
  Rostrevor
Division Three
  Annaclone
  Darragh Cross
  Liatroim Fontenoys
  An Riocht
  St Johns
  Atticall
  Ballymartin
  Clann na Banna
  St Pauls
  Tullylish
Division Four
  Aughlisnafin
  Newry Bosco
  Teconnaught

Round 1

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The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. The winning teams advance to Round 2A, while losing sides proceed to Round 2B.

24 August 2023 Round 1 Annaclone   5–09 7–09   St John's Mayobridge  


24 August 2023 Round 1 Newry Shamrocks   1–15 0–02   Aughlisnafin Clonduff  


25 August 2023 Round 1 Ballymartin   1–04 0–06 Atticall   An Riocht  


25 August 2023 Round 1 St John Bosco   1–10 0–08   Teconnaught Liatroim  


26 August 2023 Round 1 St Paul's   2–06 1–10   Darragh Cross Carryduff  


27 August 2023 Round 1 Drumgath   0–11 1–12   Rostrevor Ballyholland  


28 August 2023 Round 1 Clan Na Banna   0–09 2–15   Liatroim Ballela  


26 August 2023 Round 1 An Riocht   2–16 1–10   Tullylish Saval  


Round 2

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Round 2A

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Round 2A will feature the eight winning teams from Round 1, with an open draw to determine the fixtures. The winning teams progress directly to the quarter-finals, with the losing teams proceeding to Round 3.

31 August 2023 Round 2A Aughlisnafin   0–08 2–08   Teconnaught Ballymartin  


1 September 2023 Round 2A Tullylish   3–06 0–11   Atticall Dundrum  


1 September 2023 Round 2A Clan Na Banna   3–14 4–17   Drumgath Burren  


1 September 2023 Round 2A St Paul's   1–08 2–12   Annaclone Liatroim  


Round 2B

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Round 2B sees the eight losing teams from Round 1 compete for a place in Round 3. The losing teams from this round will be eliminated from the competition.

1 September 2023 Round 2B An Riocht   1–10 0–10   St John's Kilcoo  


2 September 2023 Round 2B Liatroim Fontenoys   1–18 0–07   Darragh Cross Downpatrick  


2 September 2023 Round 2B Newry Shamrocks   2–11 1–12   Rostrevor Clonduff  


4 September 2023 Round 2B Ballymartin   3–09 0–14   St John Bosco Burren  


Relegation Semi-Finals

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The 4 losers of Round 2B play each other in the Relegation Semi-Finals. The 2 winners will secure their Intermediate status for 2023, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

18 September 2022 Relegation Play-Off Semi Final Bright   2–04 1–10   Newry Bosco Drumnaquoile  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


18 September 2022 Relegation Play-Off Semi Final St Pauls   0–04 4–13   Darragh Cross Carryduff  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Aodha Dhuibh
Referee: Mark Turley


Relegation Final

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The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Intermediate status into 2023, while the loser will be relegated to the 2023 Down J.F.C.

25 September 2022 Relegation Play-Off Final Bright   0–11 1–16   St Pauls Darragh Cross  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mochai's Park
Referee: Simon Francis


Bright relegated to 2023 Down Junior Football Championship

Round 3

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Round 3 is a supplementary round for teams to have a second chance at reaching the quarter-finals. This round features teams that have lost once so far in this year's competition, either winning in Round 1 and losing in Round 2A, or losing in Round 1 but winning their Round 2B fixture. The losing teams in this round are eliminated from this year's competition.

This round is seeded, meaning that in each fixture a Round 2A losing team will face a Round 2B winning team.

17 September 2022 Round 3 Annaclone   0–13 2–06   Atticall Burren  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Ronan Barry


17 September 2022 Round 3 Newry Shamrocks   1–13 1–14   Tullylish Glenn  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: John Martin Park
Referee: Christopher Morgan


17 September 2022 Round 3 Liatroim Fontenoys   1–11 0–06   Clann na Banna Mayobridge  
16:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Micheal Moore


19 September 2022 Round 3 Aughlisnafin   0–08 1–10   Ballymartin Liatroim  
20:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Colm Gribben


Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals see the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a semi-final spot.

23 September 2022 Quarter-final Rostrevor   3–12 2–09
(a.e.t.)
  Annaclone Burren  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Darren O Hare


24 September 2022 Quarter-final Drumgath   0–13 4–12   Liatroim Fontenoys Saval  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Nan Sands Park
Referee: Ronan Barry


25 September 2022 Quarter-final Saval   0–13 0–11   Tullylish Glenn  
15:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: John Martin Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


26 September 2022 Quarter-final St Johns   2–09 2–07   Ballymartin Kilcoo  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Adrian Sharvin


Semi-finals

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The semi-finals will see the four winning sides face off for a place in this year's final. This round is an open draw from the four quarter-final winners.

30 September 2022 Semi-final Liatroim Fontenoys   0–10 2–09   Rostrevor Newry  
19:15 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Colm Gribben


1 October 2022 Semi-final Saval   1–10 1–08   St Johns Newry  
17:15 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Micheal Moore


Final

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The final will be played between the two semi-final winning teams, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.

15 October 2022 Final Rostrevor   1–09 1–12   Saval Newry  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Brian Higgins (Annaclone)


References

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Down IFC