2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
| Season | 2018 |
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| Champions | ??? |
| Relegated | ??? |
| Winning Captain | ??? |
| Man of the Match | ??? |
| Winning Manager | ??? |
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← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is the 54th 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 of the championship were made on 30 April 2018.
Format
The 2018 I.F.C. shall be run on a league basis up to the Quarter-Final stage and Knock-out thereafter. Each team will play 4 rounds in the league phase against different opponents with the fixtures decided by a random draw at the conclusion of each round. Placings in the league stage shall be decided in accordance with rule 6.21 of the GAA Official Guide 2016 as amended below:
6.21 (4) If a Championship is partly organised on a League basis, the following Regulations shall apply: (a) League Results shall be credited as follows: 2 points for a win, and one for a draw. (b) If a Team is Disqualified or Retires during the course of a League Stage, its played games shall stand and its un-played games shall be awarded to the opposing teams. (c) As provided for in this Competition Regulation, when teams finish with equal points for Qualification for the Concluding Stages, or for Promotion or Relegation, the tie shall be decided by the following means and in the order specified: (i) Play-Off.
The top 8 teams in the league progress to the Quarter-Finals while the bottom 4 placed teams in the league enter a Relegation Playoff with 1 team to be relegated to the 2019 J.F.C.
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 random unseeded draw for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom 6 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff. If teams are level on points and a place in the Quarter-Final is at stake, a Playoff will be conducted to determine who goes through.
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Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
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Knock-Out Stage
Quarter-Finals
| Butlersbridge | 1-13 - 0-14 | Arva |
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Semi-Finals
Final
| 14 October 2018 Final |
Mullahoran | vs | Cuchulainn's | Breffni Park |
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Cuchulainn's | 0-14 | ||||||||||||
| Killeshandra | 1-10 | Cuchulainn's | 2-09 | ||||||||||
| Laragh United | 2-14 | Laragh United | 0-13 | ||||||||||
| Bailieborough | 1-10 | Cuchulainn's | |||||||||||
| Mullahoran | 2-13 | Mullahoran | |||||||||||
| Belturbet | 0-12 | Mullahoran | 2-12 | ||||||||||
| Butlersbridge | 1-13 | Butlersbridge | 1-06 | ||||||||||
| Arva | 0-14 | ||||||||||||
Relegation Play-Offs
The teams placed 8-12 in the league phase will play off against each other. The 2 winners will maintain their intermediate status for 2019 while the 2 losers will face the teams placed 13th & 14th off. The 2 winners will maintain their intermediate status for 2019 while the 2 losers will face off in a relegation final. The ultimate loser will be relegated to the 2019 J.F.C.
References
- ↑ "Cavan GAA Fixtures & Results". cavangaa.ie. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.