2022 Down Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyDown
ProvinceUlster
Year2022
TrophyWJ Farrell Cup
SponsorThe Parador Lodge
Teams16
Winners
Champions Saval (2nd win)
Qualify forUlster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Rostrevor

The 2022 Down Intermediate Football Championship was the 34th official edition of Down GAA's secondary Gaelic football tournament for intermediate clubs in County Down. 16 teams competed, with the winning team representing Down in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The tournament operated 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.

An Riocht won the 2021 edition after defeating Darragh Cross in the final, and as per competition rules, did not defend their title as they qualified to play in the Senior Championship.

Saval won the competition for the second time, their first since 1995, after defeating Rostrevor in the final held on 15 October.[1]

Participating teams

The following teams took part in the 2022 edition of the Down Intermediate Football Championship.[2]

Division One
Rostrevor Final
Division Two
Annaclone Quarter Final
Darragh Cross Round 2B
Liatroim Fontenoys Semi Final
Saval Champions
St Johns Semi Final
Division Three
Atticall Round 3
Aughlisnafin Round 3
Ballymartin Quarter Final
Bright Round 2B
Clann na Banna Round 3
Drumgath Quarter Final
Newry Bosco Round 2B
Newry Shamrocks Round 3
St Pauls Round 2B
Tullylish Quarter Final

Round 1

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

25 August 2022 Round 1 Clann na Banna 0–16 – 0–13 Annaclone Mayobridge  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Micheal Moore


26 August 2022 Round 1 Bright 2–09 – 1–14 Drumgath Dromara  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Michael's Park
Referee: John Mc Mullan


27 August 2022 Round 1 Atticall 1–15 – 0–10 Aughlisnafin Glasdrumman  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


27 August 2022 Round 1 Liatroim Fontenoys 0–10 – 0–13 Rostrevor Newry  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Referee: Darren O Hare


27 August 2022 Round 1 Tullylish 1–10 – 0–10 Darragh Cross Kilcoo  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Mark Turley


28 August 2022 Round 1 Newry Bosco 0–06 – 2–14 Ballymartin Rostrevor  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Pettit Park
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


28 August 2022 Round 1 Saval 3–20 – 0–07 St Pauls Castlewellan  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Malachy's Park
Referee: Declan Ryan


29 August 2022 Round 1 St Johns 6–08 – 2–11 Newry Shamrocks Newcastle  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Christopher Morgan


Round 2

Round 2A

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.

8 September 2022 Round 2A Clann na Banna 4–11 – 6–15 Rostrevor Liatroim  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Peter Owens


10 September 2022 Round 2A Drumgath 3–13 – 0–10 Atticall Rostrevor  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Pettit Park
Referee: Declan Ryan


11 September 2022 Round 2A Tullylish 1–05 – 2–14 Saval Glenn  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: John Martin Park
Referee: David Carr


12 September 2022 Round 2A Ballymartin 1–13 – 2–12 St Johns Dundrum  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte
Referee: Mark Turley


Round 2B

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.

10 September 2022 Round 2B Bright 0–08 – 6–16 Newry Shamrocks Hilltown  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Clonduff Park
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


10 September 2022 Round 2B Darragh Cross 1–11 – 0–14
(a.e.t.)
(3–4 pen) 		Liatroim Fontenoys Castlewellan  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Malachy's Park
Referee: Adrian Sharvin
    Penalty shootout
 
11 September 2022 Round 2B St Pauls 1–07 – 0–12 Aughlisnafin Darragh Cross  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mochai's Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


12 September 2022 Round 2B Newry Bosco 0–09 – 2–07 Annaclone Burren  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Eddie Cuthbert


Relegation Semi-Finals

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

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

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

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

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

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

  1. ↑ Watters, Andy (12 November 2022). "Down champions Saval make Ulster championship debut against Monaghan's Corduff". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 December 2022. Saval clinched their maiden Down intermediate title with victory over Rostrevor on October 15
  2. ↑ "2022 Down GAA Intermediate Football Championship". downgaa.net. 1 August 2022.
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