The 2008 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 82nd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 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.

This was Ballinlough's first year in this grade since 1991, after 16 years in the Senior grade since being relegated in 2007.

On 5 October 2008, St. Ultan's claimed their 1st Intermediate championship title when they defeated fellow parishioners Cortown 1-12 to 1-9, succeeding Donaghmore/Ashbourne as Intermediate champions.

Ballivor were relegated from this grade, after 5 years as an Intermediate club.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2007 championship season.

From I.F.C. Promoted to S.F.C. Donaghmore/Ashbourne - (Intermediate Champions) Relegated to J.A.F.C. RatoathTo I.F.C. Relegted from S.F.C. Ballinlough Promoted from J.A.F.C. Clann na nGael - (Junior 'A' Champions)

Group stage

There are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The 3 top finishers in Group A and the top 2 finishers in Group B and C will qualify for the quarter-finals. Third place in Group B will play third place in Group C for a quarter finals place. The 3 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a round-robin relegation play off.

Group A

TeamPldWLDPFPAPDPts
Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Cortown 5 3 1 1 68 61 +7 7 Na Fianna 5 3 2 0 79 66 +13 6 St. Michael's 5 3 2 0 70 61 +9 6 Nobber 5 3 2 0 59 60 -1 6 St. Colmcille's 5 2 3 0 59 70 -11 4 Oldcastle 5 0 4 1 59 76 -17 1Round 1: Nobber 1-10, 0-10 Na Fianna, Bohermeen, 24/4/2008, St. Colmcille's 1-11, 1-10 Oldcastle, Rathkenny, 27/4/2008, Cortown 0-16, 1-11 St. Michael's, Kilberry, 27/4/2008, Round 2: Nobber 0-12, 2-5 St. Colmcilles, Slane, 1/5/2008, Cortown 2-8, 1-11 Oldcastle, Ballinlough, 4/5/2008, Na Fianna 2-10, 0-10 St. Michael's, Athboy, 4/5/2008, Round 3: St. Michael's 2-8, 0-12 Nobber, Kilmainhamwood, 5/6/2008, St. Colmcille's 0-10, 1-6 Cortown, Seneschalstown, 8/6/2008, Na Fianna 4-13, 2-8 Oldcastle, Athboy, 8/6/2008, Round 4: Nobber 0-10, 0-9 Oldcastle, Moynalty, 19/6/2008, Cortown 3-4, 1-8 Na Fianna, Dunderry, 22/6/2008, St. Michael's 2-13, 0-8 St. Colmcille's, Slane, 22/6/2008, Round 5: Cortown 1-13, 0-12 Nobber, Meath Hill, 20/8/2008, Na Fianna 2-11, 1-13 St. Colmcille's, Bective, 20/8/2008, St. Michael's 1-10, 2-3 Oldcastle, Martry 20/8/2008,
Cortown53116861+77
Na Fianna53207966+136
St. Michael's53207061+96
Nobber53205960-16
St. Colmcille's52305970-114
Oldcastle50415976-171

Group B

TeamPldWLDPFPAPDPts
Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts St. Ultan's 4 3 0 1 54 39 +15 7 Ballinlough 4 3 1 0 44 38 +6 6 Syddan 4 2 1 1 39 39 +0 5 Castletown 4 1 3 0 47 46 +1 2 Drumconrath 4 0 4 1 30 52 -22 0Round 1: St. Ultan's 1-9, 0-9 Castletown, Meath Hill, 27/4/2008, Ballinlough 1-8, 0-5 Syddan, Carlanstown, 27/4/2008, Drumconrath - Bye Round 2: Syddan 0-13, 0-10 Castletown, Meath Hill, 3/5/2008, Ballinlough 1-8, 0-9 Drumconrath, Moynalty, 3/5/2008, St. Ultan's Round 3: St. Ultan's 2-10, 0-7 Drumconrath, Kilberry, 8/6/2008, Ballinlough 1-9, 0-11 Castletown, Carlanstown, 8/6/2008, Syddan - Bye Round 4: St. Ultan's 2-7, 2-4 Ballinlough, Kells, 22/6/2008, Syddan 0-8, 0-5 Drumconrath, Meath Hill, 22/6/2008, Castletown - Bye Round 5: St. Ultan's 1-10, 2-7 Syddan, Pairc Tailteann, 20/8/2008, Castletown 2-11, 1-6 Drumconrath, Syddan, 20/8/2008, Ballinlough - Bye
St. Ultan's43015439+157
Ballinlough43104438+66
Syddan42113939+05
Castletown41304746+12
Drumconrath40413052-220

Group C

TeamPldWLDPFPAPDPts
Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Dunderry 4 3 1 0 51 35 +16 6 Gaeil Colmcille 4 2 1 1 51 36 +15 5 Carnaross 4 2 1 1 54 53 +1 5 Clann na nGael 4 2 2 0 48 46 +2 4 Ballivor 4 0 4 0 27 61 -34 0Round 1: Carnaross 2-7, 1-7 Dunderry, Carlanstown, 20/4/2008, Gaeil Colmcille 1-8, 0-2 Ballivor, Athboy, 20/4/2008, Clann na nGael - Bye, Round 2: Clann na nGael 1-14, 0-11 Carnaross, Bohermeen, 3/5/2008, Dunderry 0-11, 0-7 Gaeil Colmcille, Martry, 3/5/2008, Ballivor - Bye Round 3: Carnaross 2-10, 1-13 Gaeil Colmcille, Moynalty, 8/6/2008, Clann na nGael 0-17, 1-4 Ballivor, Kildalkey, 8/6/2008, Dunderry - Bye Round 4: Carnaross 1-11, 1-7 Ballivor, Kells, 22/6/2008, Dunderry 0-11, 0-7 Clann na nGael, Bohermeen, 1/7/2008, Gaeil Colmcille - Bye Round 5: Gaeil Colmcille 2-11, 0-7 Clann na nGael, Bohermeen, 20/8/2008, Dunderry 2-13, 0-8 Ballivor, Athboy, 20/8/2008, Carnaross - Bye
Dunderry43105135+166
Gaeil Colmcille42115136+155
Carnaross42115453+15
Clann na nGael42204846+24
Ballivor40402761-340

Knock Out Stage

Relegation Play Off

The teams that finished bottom of each group play in the relegation play off.

TeamPldWLDPFPAPDPts
Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Oldcastle 1 1 0 0 8 2 +6 2 Drumconrath 1 1 0 0 14 9 +5 2 Ballivor 2 0 2 0 11 22 -11 0Game 1: Drumconrath 2-8, 0-9 Ballivor, Pairc Tailteann, 12/8/2008,Relegation Final: Oldcastle 0-8, 0-2 Ballivor, Martry, 23/11/2008,
Oldcastle110082+62
Drumconrath1100149+52
Ballivor20201122-110

Finals

The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and one group winner. The teams in the semi-finals are two group winners and the quarter-final winners.

Preliminary RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinalSyddan1-13Carnaross2-5Cortown2-11Syddan0-15Cortown3-14 AETBallinlough1-12 AETBallinlough1-8Dunderry0-9Cortown1-9St. Ultan's1-12Gaeil Colmcille1-12 AETNa Fianna1-10 AETGaeil Colmcille1-7St. Ultan's0-12St. Ultan's1-11St. Michael's0-12Preliminary Quarter-Final: Syddan 1-13, 2-5 Carnaross, Meath Hill, 2/9/2008, Quarter-final: St. Ultan's 1-11, 0-12 St. Michael's, Pairc Tailteann, 6/9/2008, Cortown 2-11, 0-15 Syddan, Moynalty, 7/9/2008, Ballinlough 1-8, 0-9 Dunderry, Bohermeen, 6/9/2008, Gaeil Colmcille 1-12, 1-10 Na Fianna, Athboy, (AET) 7/9/2008, Semi-final: St. Ultan's 0-12, 1-7 Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 14/9/2008, Cortown 3-14, 1-12 Ballinlough, Moynlaty, (AET) 20/9/2008, Final: St. Ultan's 1-12, 1-9 Cortown, Pairc Tailteann, 5/10/2008,
Preliminary RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Syddan1-13
Carnaross2-5Cortown2-11
Syddan0-15
Cortown3-14 AET
Ballinlough1-12 AET
Ballinlough1-8
Dunderry0-9
Cortown1-9
St. Ultan's1-12
Gaeil Colmcille1-12 AET
Na Fianna1-10 AET
Gaeil Colmcille1-7
St. Ultan's0-12
St. Ultan's1-11
St. Michael's0-12

2008 Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship

Preliminary round:

Quarter-final:

Semi-final:

  • James Stephen's 0-3, 2-10 St. Ultan's, Larchfield, 23/11/2008,

Final:

  • Ballyroan Abbey 2-8, 0-8 St. Ultan's, Abbeyleix, 7/12/2008,

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