2023 Down Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyDown
ProvinceUlster
Year2023
TrophyWJ Farrell Cup
SponsorThe Parador Lodge
Teams16
Defending champions Saval
Winners
Champions Liatroim Fontenoys
Qualify forUlster Intermediate Quarter-Finals
Runners-up
Runners-up Rostrevor

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 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.

Saval 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.

Liatroim won the competition for the second time, their first since 1998

Participating teams

The following teams took part in the 2022 edition of the Down Intermediate Football Championship.[1]

Division Two Division Three Division Four
Drumgath Round 3 An Riocht Quarter Final Aughlisnafin Round 2B
Liatroim Fontenoys Final Annaclone Semi Final Newry Bosco Round 3
Newry Shamrocks Quarter Final Atticall Round 2B Teconnaught Round 3
Rostrevor Final Ballymartin Quarter Final
Clann na Banna Round 2B
Darragh Cross Quarter Final
St Johns Semi Final
St Pauls Round 2B
Tullylish Round 3

Bold denotes a team still active in the competition

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.

24 August 2023 Round 1 Annaclone 2–09 – 2–09
(a.e.t.)
(3–5 pen) 		St Johns Mayobridge  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Eddie Cuthbert
    Penalty shootout
 
24 August 2023 Round 1 Newry Shamrocks 1–15 – 0–02 Aughlisnafin Hilltown  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Clonduff Park
Referee: Declan Ryan


25 August 2023 Round 1 Ballymartin 1–04 – 0–06 Atticall Kilkeel  
18:45 IST (UTC+1) Venue: An Ríocht GAC
Referee: Mark Turley


25 August 2023 Round 1 Newry Bosco 1–10 – 0–08 Teconnaught Liatroim  
18:45 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: John Mc Mullan


26 August 2023 Round 1 St Pauls 2–06 – 1–10 Darragh Cross Carryduff  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Aodha Dhuibh
Referee: Karl Brannigan


26 August 2023 Round 1 An Riocht 2–16 – 1–10 Tullylish Saval  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Nan Sands Park
Referee: David Carr


27 August 2023 Round 1 Drumgath 0–11 – 1–12 Rostrevor Ballyholland  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Father Lynch Park
Referee: Neill Cousins


28 August 2023 Round 1 Clann na Banna 0–09 – 2–15 Liatroim Fontenoys Ballela  
18:45 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Ballela GAC
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


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.

1 September 2023 Round 2A An Riocht 1–10 – 0–10 St Johns Kilcoo  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua
Referee: Declan Ryan


2 September 2023 Round 2A Liatroim Fontenoys 1–18 – 0–07 Darragh Cross Downpatrick  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil
Referee: Conor Curran


2 September 2023 Round 2A Newry Shamrocks 2–11 – 1–12 Rostrevor Hilltown  
15:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Clonduff Park
Referee: Brian Higgins


4 September 2023 Round 2A Ballymartin 3–09 – 0–14 Newry Bosco Burren  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Neill Cousins


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.

31 August 2023 Round 2B Aughlisnafin 0–08 – 2–08 Teconnaught Ballymartin  
19:30 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Cois na Farraige
Referee: John Mc Mullan


1 September 2023 Round 2B Clann na Banna 3–14 – 4–17 Drumgath Burren  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


1 September 2023 Round 2B St Pauls 1–08 – 2–12 Annaclone Liatroim  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Mark Turley


1 September 2023 Round 2B Tullylish 3–06 – 0–11 Atticall Dundrum  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte
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 2024, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

16 September 2023 Relegation Play-Off Semi Final Clann na Banna 4–15 – 0–09 Aughlisnafin Glenn  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: John Martin Park


16 September 2023 Relegation Play-Off Semi Final St Pauls 1–05 – 0–09 Atticall Dromara  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Michael's Park


Relegation Final

The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Intermediate status into 2024, while the loser will be relegated to the 2024 Down J.F.C.

23 September 2023 Relegation Play-Off Final Aughlisnafin v St Pauls Drumaness  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Colman's Park
Referee: Colm Gribben



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.

8 September 2023 Round 3 St Johns 1–14 – 0–04 Tullylish Burren  
19:15 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Mary's Park
Referee: Gavin Finnegan


10 September 2023 Round 3 Rostrevor 3–16 – 0–05 Drumgath Mayobridge  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park
Referee: Conor Curran


10 September 2023 Round 3 Darragh Cross 2–12 – 0–09 Teconnaught Drumnaquoile  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin
Referee: Mark Turley


11 September 2023 Round 3 Newry Bosco 2–05 – 2–13 Annaclone Tullylish  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc na nÓg
Referee: Kevin Mc Grath


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.

15 September 2023 Quarter-final An Riocht 2–09 – 6–10 Rostrevor Newry  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler


16 September 2023 Quarter-final Liatroim Fontenoys 0–16 – 1–08 Darragh Cross Bright  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Bright GAC


16 September 2023 Quarter-final Newry Shamrocks 0–07 – 1–09
(a.e.t.) 		St Johns Newcastle  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park


17 September 2023 Quarter-final Ballymartin 0–09 – 1–16 Annaclone Mayobridge  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Patrick's Park


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 2023 Semi-final St Johns 1–05 – 1–07 Rostrevor Liatroim  
18:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fontenoy Park
Referee: Ronan Barry


1 October 2023 Semi-final Liatroim Fontenoys 2–10 – 0–11 Annaclone Castlewellan  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: St Malachy's Park
Referee: Colm Gribben


Final

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

14 October 2023 Final Rostrevor 1:12 – 1:13 Liatroim Fontenoys Newry  
4:45 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Esler
Gls: 1
Pts: 12		 Gls: 1
Pts: 13


References

  1. ↑ "2023 Down GAA Intermediate Football Championship". downgaa.net. 1 August 2023.
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