The 2013 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 87th 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.

The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 11 February 2013 with the games commencing on the weekend of 12 April 2013.

Ratoath returned to the middle grade for the first time since 2007 after securing the J.F.C. crown last year, their fourth period as an Intermediate side. Donaghmore/Ashbourne's second string joined them after finishing as J.F.C. runners-up last year. This was the first time that the Ashbourne club had a second team in the Intermediate grade.

No team was relegated from the Senior grade to the Intermediate grade.

On 13 October 2013, Gaeil Colmcille claimed their 2nd Intermediate championship title when they defeated Clann na nGael 0-18 to 0-5, succeeding Na Fianna as Intermediate champions.

There was no relegation from this grade in 2013.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2012 championship season.

From I.F.C. Promoted to I.F.C. Na Fianna - (Intermediate Champions)To I.F.C. Promoted from 2012 Meath Junior Football Championship Ratoath - (Junior 'A' Champions) Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' - (Junior 'A' Runner-Up)

Participating teams

The teams taking part in the 2013 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:

ClubLocation2012 Championship Position2013 Championship Position
BallinabrackeyBallinabrackeySemi-finalistNon Qualifier
BallinloughBallinloughQuarter-finalistNon Qualifier
BallivorBallivorNon QualifierNon Qualifier
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B'AshbourneJunior 'A' Runner-UpNon Qualifier
CarnarossCarnarossNon QualifierNon Qualifier
CastletownCastletownSemi-finalistSemi-finalist
Clann na nGaelAthboyNon QualifierFinalists
DunderryDunderryNon QualifierQuarter-finalist
Gaeil ColmcilleKellsNon QualifierChampions
LongwoodLongwoodNon QualifierNon Qualifier
RatoathRatoathJunior 'A' ChampionsQuarter-finalist
St ColmcillesLaytownNon QualifierQuarter-finalist
St MichaelsCarlanstownQuarter-finalistSemi-finalist
St UltansBohermeenNon QualifierNon Qualifier
SyddanLobinstownNon QualifierNon Qualifier
TrimSt Lomans Park, TrimFinalistsNon Qualifier

Intermediate championship proposals

  • 2013: In the 2013 Intermediate championship, there will be 16 teams of one groups of 6 teams and two groups of 5 teams. There will once again be no relegation to the Junior championship and one team will be promoted to the Senior championship. One team will be relegated from Senior to Intermediate and the Junior championship finalists will be promoted, leaving 18 Intermediate teams for the start of the 2014 campaign.
  • 2014: Three groups of 6 teams with the top 3 from each group qualifying for the knock-out stages.

Group stage

There are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The top team in Group A qualifies for a Semi-final. The 2nd and 3rd teams in Group A along with the two top finishers in Group B and C will qualify for the Quarter-finals stage of the tournament. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 11 February 2013.

Group A

TeamPldWLDPFPAPDPts
Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Clann na nGael 5 3 1 1 50 46 +4 7 St. Michaels 5 3 2 0 54 45 +9 6 Dunderry 5 3 2 0 56 45 +11 6 St. Ultans 5 3 2 0 49 57 -8 6 Syddan 5 2 3 0 60 60 +0 4 Carnaross 5 0 4 1 47 63 -16 1Round 1 St. Ultans 1-3, 0-13 St. Michael's, Carnaross, 12/4/2013, Clann na nGael 0-7, 0-7 Carnaross, Moylagh, 13/4/2013, Syddan 1-8, 1-13 Dunderry, Kilberry, 14/4/2013, Round 2 Dunderry 1-9, 0-8 St. Ultan's, Kells, 28/4/2013, St. Michael's 0-8, 0-10 Clann na nGael, Cortown, 28/4/2013, Carnaross 0-12, 0-14 Syddan, Meath Hill, 4/5/2013, Round 3 Clann na nGael 1-6, 0-10 St. Ultan's, Trim, 31/5/2013, Carnaross 1-4, 0-11 Dunderry, Millbrook, 1/6/2013, St. Michael's 0-11, 2-11 Syddan, Drumconrath, 3/6/2013, Round 4 St. Ultan's 1-13, 2-9 Carnaross, Kilmainham, 15/8/2013, Syddan 0-10, 1-9 Clann na nGael, Kilmainham, 18/8/2013, Dunderry 0-6, 0-7 St. Michael's, Simonstown, 18/8/2013, Round 5 St. Michael's 1-12, 0-6 Carnaross, Meath Hill, 30/8/2013, Clann na nGael 1-9, 1-8 Dunderry, Cortown, 30/8/2013, St. Ultan's 0-9, 0-8 Syddan, Carlanstown, 30/8/2013,
Clann na nGael53115046+47
St. Michaels53205445+96
Dunderry53205645+116
St. Ultans53204957-86
Syddan52306060+04
Carnaross50414763-161

Group B

TeamPldWLDPFPAPDPts
Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts St. Colmcilles 4 4 0 0 43 31 +12 8 Gaeil Colmcille 4 3 1 0 52 41 +11 6 Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' 4 2 2 0 50 52 -2 4 Trim 4 1 3 0 45 58 -13 2 Longwood 4 0 4 0 33 41 -8 0Round 1 St. Colmcille's 1-10, 0-9 Gaeil Colmcille, Simonstown, 14/4/2013, Trim 1-11, 0-12 Longwood, Summerhill, 20/4/2013, Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' - Bye Round 2 Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' 1-7, 2-10 St. Colmcille's, Stamullen, 23/4/2013, Gaeil Colmcille 1-12, 0-8 Trim, Simonstown, 26/4/2013, Longwood - Bye Round 3 Trim 0-11, 2-11 Donaghmore/Ashbourne B, Dunderry, 3/6/2013, Longwood 0-10, 3-5 Gaeil Colmcille, Dunderry, 5/7/2013, St. Colmcille's - Bye Round 4 St. Colmcille's 0-14, 1-9 Trim, Ratoath, 17/8/2013, Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' 2-7, 1-8 Longwood, Ratoath, 17/8/2013, Gaeil Colmcille - Bye Round 5 Longwood scr, w/o St. Colmcille's, Dunsany, 31/8/2013, Gaeil Colmcille 1-11, 2-4 Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B', Pairc Tailteann, 31/8/2013, Trim - Bye
St. Colmcilles44004331+128
Gaeil Colmcille43105241+116
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B'42205052-24
Trim41304558-132
Longwood40403341-80

Group C

TeamPldWLDPFPAPDPts
Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Ratoath 4 4 0 0 66 43 +23 8 Castletown 4 3 1 0 64 38 +26 6 Ballinabrackey 4 2 2 0 46 40 +6 4 Ballinlough 4 1 3 0 42 60 -18 2 Ballivor 4 0 4 0 37 72 -35 0Round 1 Castletown 3-5, 3-9 Ratoath, Skryne, 14/4/2013 Ballivor 0-14, 3-9 Ballinlough, Kells, 20/4/2013 Ballinabrackey - Bye Round 2 Ballinabrackey 0-8, 1-7 Castletown, Trim, 20/4/2013, Ratoath 0-16, 1-9 Ballivor, Bective, 25/4/2013, Ballinlough - Bye Round 3 Ballinlough 0-6, 2-11 Ratoath, Castletown, 31/5/2013, Ballivor 0-6, 0-12 Ballinabrackey, Boardsmill, 2/6/2013, Castletown - Bye Round 4 Ballinabrackey 2-9, 0-9 Ballinlough, Kildalkey, 17/8/2013, Castletown 3-17, 0-5 Ballivor, Athboy, 18/8/2013, Ratoath - Bye Round 5 Ballinlough 0-9, 1-11 Castletown, Carnaross, 27/8/2013, Ratoath 2-9, 0-11 Ballinabrackey, Longwood, 27/8/2013, Ballivor -vs- Bye.
Ratoath44006643+238
Castletown43106438+266
Ballinabrackey42204640+64
Ballinlough41304260-182
Ballivor40403772-350

Finals

The top team in Group A qualifies for a Semi-final. The 2nd and 3rd teams in Group A along with the two top finishers in Group B and C will qualify for the Quarter-finals stage of the tournament.

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinalClann na nGael1-13 (AET)St. Michael's1-12 AETSt. Colmcille's1-11St. Michael's2-9Clann na nGael0-5Gaeil Colmcille0-18Ratoath2-7Gaeil Colmcille1-12Gaeil Colmcille2-13Castletown0-15Castletown0-11Dunderry0-7Quarter-finals: St. Colmcille's 1-11, 2-9 St. Michael's, Seneschalstown, 14/9/2013, Ratoath 2-7, 1-12 Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 15/9/2013, Castletown 0-11, 0-7 Dunderry, Simonstown, 15/9/2013, Semi-finals: Clann na nGael 1-13, 1-12 St. Michael's, Pairc Tailteann, 29/9/2013, (AET) Gaeil Colmcille 2-13, 0-15 Castletown, Pairc Tailteann, 29/9/2013, Final: Clann na nGael 0-5, 0-18 Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 13/10/2013,
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Clann na nGael1-13 (AET)
St. Michael's1-12 AET
St. Colmcille's1-11
St. Michael's2-9
Clann na nGael0-5
Gaeil Colmcille0-18
Ratoath2-7
Gaeil Colmcille1-12
Gaeil Colmcille2-13
Castletown0-15
Castletown0-11
Dunderry0-7

Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship

Quarter-final:

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