2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship

Meath I.F.C.
Season 2016
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The 2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 90th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for Intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 18 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 8 February 2016 with the games commencing on the weekend of 9 April 2016.

Curraha were promoted to the middle grade after an 11-year exodus when securing the J.F.C. crown last year.

This was Walterstown's return to the Intermediate grade after 51 years as a senior club since being relegated last year.

Intermediate Championship Format Change Proposals Rejected

Due to the lack of success of the Meath Senior football team in the previous few years, it was proposed to make the club championships more competitive by reducing the number of teams in each tier of the championship and then the number of teams in each group to provide more 'do-or-die' matches which in turn would provide more competitiveness. On 18 January, the decision was made to cut the number of Senior clubs to 16 in 2017. This means that 3 of the 18 clubs would be relegated at the end of the 2016 season while the 2016 I.F.C. champions would make up the top 16. 5 teams would be relegated to the J.F.C. from the I.F.C. with the J.F.C. champions making up the 16 I.F.C. teams for 2017. In 2017, the 16 teams will compete in 4 groups of 4.[1][2]

However on 21 March, a proposal from the Slane club to retain the status-quo format was accepted by 40 to 14 votes.[3]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.

From I.F.C.

Promoted to S.F.C.

  • Ratoath - (Intermediate Champions)

Relegated to 2015 J.F.C.

To I.F.C.

Relegated from 2013 S.F.C.

Promoted from 2014 J.F.C.

  • Curraha - (Junior 'A' Champions)

Participating teams

The teams taking part in the 2016 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:

Club Location PreC'ship Odds 2015 Championship Position 2016 Championship Position
Ballinabrackey Ballinabrackey 7/1 Quarter-Finalist
Ballivor Ballivor 18/1 Non Qualifier
Castletown Castletown 9/1 Quarter-Finalist
Cortown Bohermeen 33/1 Non Qualifier
Curraha Curraha 14/1 Junior Champions
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' Ashbourne 33/1 Non Qualifier
Drumbaragh Emmets Drumbaragh, Kells 25/1 Relegation Playoff
Dunderry Dunderry 16/1 Non Qualifier
Kilmainham Kilmainham, Kells 14/1 Quarter Finalist
Longwood Longwood 33/1 Non Qualifier
Nobber Nobber 6/1 Finalists
Oldcastle Oldcastle 10/1 Non Qualifier
St. Colmcille's Laytown 7/2 Semi Finalist
St. Michael's Carlanstown 14/1 Quarter Finalist
St. Ultan's Bohermeen 33/1 Relegation Playoff
Syddan Lobinstown 14/1 Preliminary Quarter Finalist
Trim St Lomans Park, Trim 6/1 Semi Finalist
Walterstown Johnstown, Navan 9/1 SFC Relegated

Group Stage

There are 3 groups called Group A,B and C. The 2 top finishers in each group and the third-place finisher in Group A will qualify for the Quarter Finals. The third placed teams in Group B and C will qualify for a Preliminary Quarter Final, with the winner earning a place in last eight. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play Off.

The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 8 February 2016 with the games commencing on the weekend of 9 April 2016.

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
St. Colmcille's 11002911+182
Ballinabrackey 11001714+32
Cortown 11001312+12
Ballivor 10101213-10
Nobber 10101417-30
Syddan 10101129-180

Round 1

  • St. Colmcille's 5-14, 1-8 Syddan, Simonstown, 8/4/2016,[4]
  • Cortown 0-13, 1-9 Ballivor, Athboy, 9/4/2016,[5]

Round 2

  • Syddan -vs- Ballivor, Cortown, 13/5/2016,
  • Ballinabrackey -vs- St. Colmcille's, Bective, 13/5/2016,
  • Cortown -vs- Nobber, Moynalty, 15/5/2016,

Round 3

  • Syddan -vs- Cortown,
  • Ballinabrackey -vs- Ballivor,
  • St. Colmcille's -vs- Nobber,

Round 4

  • Ballivor -vs- St. Colmcille's,
  • Nobber -vs- Syddan,
  • Ballinabrackey -vs- Cortown,

Round 5

  • Nobber -vs- Ballivor,
  • Ballinabrackey -vs- Syddan,
  • St. Colmcille's -vs- Cortown,

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Trim 11002610+162
Castletown 1100138+52
Oldcastle 11001917+22
Walterstown 10101719-20
Longwood 1010813-50
St. Ultan's 10101026-160

Round 1

  • Oldcastle 0-19, 2-11 Walterstown, Kilmainham, 9/4/2016,[6]
  • Trim 2-20, 0-10 St. Ultan's, Kilmainham, 10/4/2016,

Round 2

  • Longwood -vs- St. Ultan's, Kildalkey, 15/5/2016,
  • Trim -vs- Walterstown, Kilmainham, 15/5/2016,
  • Oldcastle -vs- Castletown,

Round 3

  • Longwood -vs- Trim,
  • Oldcastle -vs- St. Ultan's,
  • Castletown -vs- Walterstown,

Round 4

  • St. Ultan's -vs- Castletown,
  • Walterstown -vs- Longwood,
  • Trim -vs- Oldcastle,

Round 5

  • Walterstown -vs- St. Ultan's,
  • Oldcastle -vs- Longwood,
  • Castletown -vs- Trim,

Group C

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' 1100189+92
St. Michael's 1100139+42
Dunderry 1100119+22
Curraha 1010911-20
Drumbaragh Emmets 1010913-40
Kilmainham 1010918-90

Round 1

  • Dunderry 2-5, 0-9 Curraha, Summerhill, 9/4/2016,[8]
  • Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' 2-12, 1-6 Kilmainham, Walterstown, 17/4/2016, [9]

Round 2

  • Dunderry -vs- Kilmainham, Trim, 15/5/2016,
  • Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' -vs- Drumbaragh, Pairc Tailteann, 15/5/2016,
  • St. Michael's -vs- Curraha, Rathkenny, 15/5/2016,

Round 3

  • Dunderry -vs- Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B',
  • St. Michael's -vs- Kilmainham,
  • Curraha -vs- Drumbaragh,

Round 4

  • Kilmainham -vs- Curraha,
  • Drumbaragh -vs- Dunderry,
  • Donaghmore/Ashbourne -vs- St. Michael's,

Round 5

  • Drumbaragh -vs- Kilmainham,
  • St. Michael's -vs- Dunderry,
  • Curraha -vs- Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B',

Knock-out Stages

Relegation Play Off

The three bottom finishers from each group qualify for the relegation play off and play each other in a round robin basis. The team with the worst record after two matches will be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship.

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
6th Group A 000000+00
6th Group B 000000+00
6th Group C 000000+00
  • Game 1: 6th Group A -vs- 6th Group B,
  • Game 2: 6th Group C -vs- Loser Game 1,
  • Game 3: 6th Group C -vs- Winner Game 1, (If Required)

Knock-out Stages

Finals

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals along with the third placed finisher of Group A.

Preliminary Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
 3rd Group B  
 3rd Group C      1st Group A  
          ???  
            ???  
            ???  
          2nd Group A  
          2nd Group B  
            ???
            ???
          1st Group B  
          2nd Group C  
            ???  
            ???  
          1st Group C       
          3rd Group A       
      

Preliminary Quarter-Final:

Quarter-Finals:

Semi-Finals:

Final:

References

  1. ↑ "All change as 16 team championship groups given the green light". Hoganstand.com. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Relegation blitz for 2016 football championships". Meathchronicle.ie. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "U-turn on football championship changes and relegation". Hoganstand.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "St. Colmcille's -vs- Syddan". Hoganstand.com. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cortown -vs- Ballivor". Hoganstand.com. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Oldcastle -vs- Walterstown". Hoganstand.com. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Castletown -vs- Longwood". Hoganstand.com. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dunderry -vs- Curraha". Hoganstand.com. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' -vs- Kilmainham". Hoganstand.com. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "St. Michael's -vs- Drumbaragh". Hoganstand.com. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

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