The 2016 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 52nd edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. The draw for the group stages was made on 12 April 2016.

Arva and Killinkere reached the final, and the game ended in a draw. Arva won the replay by a point to win their first Intermediate title for 33 years.

Team changes

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

To Championship Promoted from 2015 Cavan Junior Football Championship Templeport (Junior Champions) Relegated from 2015 Cavan Senior Football Championship Drumalee DrumgoonFrom Championship Promoted to 2016 Cavan Senior Football Championship Ballyhaise (Intermediate Champions)

League Stage

All 14 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the quarter-finals while the bottom 6 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff.

PosTeamPldWLDPDPts
1Shercock4400+208
2Laragh United4400+258
3Bailieborough Shamrocks4310+196
4Killinkere4310+176
5Butlersbridge4310+66
6Arva4211+15
7Swanlinbar4211-45
8Redhills4220-74
9Templeport4220-144
10Drumlane413002
11Drung4130+42
12Belturbet4031-201
13Drumgoon4040-140
14Drumalee4040-330

Round 1

5 August 2016 Round 1Laragh United3-13 – 2-10DrumgoonO'Raghallaigh Park
6 August 2016 Round 1Butlersbridge0-14 – 0-13DrumaleeAnnalee Park
6 August 2016 Round 1Templeport1-16 – 2-7DrungO'Connell Park
6 August 2016 Round 1Redhills2-14 – 0-10BelturbetBreffni Park
7 August 2016 Round 1Bailieborough Shamrocks3-10 – 2-5DrumlaneP. J. Duke Park
7 August 2016 Round 1Shercock0-14 – 0-11SwanlinbarPáirc Emmet
7 August 2016 Round 1Killinkere1-17 – 1-11ArvaBreffni Park

Round 2

12 August 2016 Round 2Shercock2-10 – 1-1DrungO'Raghallaigh Park
12 August 2016 Round 2Killinkere0-11 – 1-7DrumlaneBreffni Park
13 August 2016 Round 2Laragh United6-13 – 1-9TempleportO'Connell Park
13 August 2016 Round 2Belturbet2-14 – 2-14ArvaBallinagh GAA Grounds
13 August 2016 Round 2Butlersbridge2-17 – 2-9DrumgoonBreffni Park
14 August 2016 Round 2Swanlinbar2-8 – 0-11RedhillsFirst Ulster Park
14 August 2016 Round 2Bailieborough Shamrocks1-11 – 1-9DrumaleeSt Bridget's Park

Round 3

20 August 2016 Round 3Killinkere1-16 – 0-11DrumaleeSt Matthew's Park
20 August 2016 Round 3Redhills1-9 – 1-7TempleportFirst Ulster Park
20 August 2016 Round 3Drumlane1-13 – 0-7DrungPáirc Emmet
20 August 2016 Round 3Arva2-9 – 2-8Bailiebororugh ShamrocksBreffni Park
21 August 2016 Round 3Swanlinbar1-10 – 0-13Laragh UnitedLavey GAA Grounds
21 August 2016 Round 3Butlersbridge1-12 – 0-13BelturbetPáirc Pádraig Uí Daobhlaion
21 August 2016 Round 3Shercock1-10 – 0-8DrumgoonSt Bridget's Park

Round 4

27 August 2016 Round 4Arva1-16 – 0-8DrumaleeBallinagh GAA Grounds
27 August 2016 Round 4Drung2-8 – 0-12ButlersbridgeTerry Coyle Park
27 August 2016 Round 4Bailieborough Shamrocks4-17 – 1-10RedhillsHugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
27 August 2016 Round 4Laragh United1-16 – 0-11DrumlanePáirc Pádraig Uí Daobhlaion
27 August 2016 Round 4Shercock1-14 – 0-9BelturbetAnnalee Park
28 August 2016 Round 4Swanlinbar2-13 – 1-14DrumgoonP. J. Duke Park
28 August 2016 Round 4Templeport0-9 – 0-8KillinkereSt Felim's Park

League play-offs

Quarter-final/Relegation play-off

3 September 2016 Quarter-final/Relegation play-offRedhills1-16 – 1-12TempleportFirst Ulster Park

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Arva1-14
Bailieborough0-8
Arva0-14
Shercock1-10
Shercock2-12
Redhills1-8
Arva3-10 0-11 (R)
Killinkere1-16 0-10 (R)
Killinkere3-11
Butlersbridge0-8
Killinkere1-13
Laragh United2-9
Laragh United0-20
Swanlinbar1-10

Quarter-finals

2 September 2016 Quarter-finalArva1-14 – 0-8Bailieborough ShamrocksBreffni Park
20:45Kevin Bouchier 0-9 (0-3f), Jonathan McCabe 1-0, Conor McEntee 0-2 (0-2f), Thomas Brady 0-1, Peter Morris 0-1, Conal Sheridan 0-1Brendan Argue 0-5 (0-5f), James Fulton 0-1 (0-1f), Rhys Clarke 0-1, Darren Brady 0-1Referee: Martin Sexton
3 September 2016 Quarter-finalLaragh United0-20 – 1-10SwanlinbarBreffni Park
17:00Paddy Rudden 0-8 (0-5f), Sean Tierney 0-4 (0-2f), Ian Leddy 0-3, Ruairi Power 0-2, Oisin Carolan 0-2, Eoghan Cooney 0-1Gearóid McKiernan 0-4 (0-2f), Conor Walsh 1-0, Breifne McKiernan 0-2, Christopher Curran (0-1f), Damien Leydon 0-1, Greg McGovern 0-1, Robbie Prior 0-1Referee: Padraig Sheridan
3 September 2016 Quarter-finalKillinkere3-11 – 0-8ButlersbridgeBreffni Park
18:30Ciaran Sexton 1-2, Emmett Fitzsimons 0-5 (0-3f), Darren Smith 1-1 (0-1f), Jason McMahon 1-0, Breen Smith 0-1, Garry Denning 0-1, Noel McGovern 0-1Caoimhin O'Reilly 0-3 (0-3f), Killian Leddy 0-2, Patrick Flynn 0-1, John Fitzpatrick 0-1, Paul Flynn 0-1Referee: Stephen McKiernan
11 September 2016 Quarter-finalShercock2-12 – 1-8RedhillsBreffni Park
14:00Shane McPhillips 1-1, John McEnroe 1-0, Philip Clerkin 0-2, Killian Clarke 0-2, Ryan Clerkin 0-2, Niall Clerkin 0-2, Damien McIntyre 0-1, Lee Clarke 0-1, Paddy McPhillips 0-1Tom McCormack 1-1, Cormac Brides 0-3 (0-2f), Turloc Mooney 0-1 (0-1f), Rory Dunne 0-1, Derek Fay 0-1, Colin Reilly 0-1Referee: Tony Gregory

Semi-finals

17 September 2016 Semi-finalKillinkere1-13 – 2-9Laragh UnitedBreffni Park
18:30Emmett Fitzsimons 0-5 (0-4f), Damien Sexton 1-1, Jason McMahon 0-2, Peter McCabe 0-2, Breen Smith 0-1, Ciaran Sexton 0-1, Noel McGovern 0-1Jason Walsh 1-0, Eoghan Cooney 1-0, Paddy Rudden 0-2 (0-1f), Colm McKenna 0-2, Shane O'Rourke 0-2, Eoin Donoghue 0-1, Ruairi Power 0-1, Oisin Carolan 0-1Referee: Kieran McCarville
17 September 2016 Semi-finalArva0-14 – 1-10ShercockBreffni Park
20:00Kevin Bouchier 0-5 (0-1 '45), Conal Sheridan 0-4 (0-3f), Jonathan McCabe 0-2, Conor McEntee 0-1 (0-1f), Ciarán Brady 0-1, Peter Conneely 0-1Killian Clarke 1-2 (0-1f, 0-1 '45), Niall Clerkin 0-4 (0-2f), Philip Clerkin 0-1, Shane McPhillips 0-1, John McEnroe 0-1, Gary Smith 0-1Referee: Noel Mooney

Final

2 October 2016 FinalArva3-10 – 1-16KillinkereBreffni Park
16:00Conal Sheridan 0-6 (0-5f), Ciarán Brady 1-2, Kevin Bouchier 1-1, Jonathan McCabe 1-0, Thomas Brady 0-1Emmett Fitzsimons 0-8 (0-7f), Darren Smith 1-1, Lewis Fay-Cooper 0-2 (0-1 '45), Jason McMahon 0-2, Peter McCabe 0-2, Noel McGovern 0-1Referee: John Emmo
15 October 2016 Final replayArva0-11 – 0-10KillinkereBreffni Park
19:00Conal Sheridan 0-5 (0-1f), Ciarán Brady 0-2, Kevin Bouchier 0-2, Peter Conneely 0-1, Jonathan McCabe 0-1Emmett Fitzsimons 0-5 (0-4f), Jason McMahon 0-2, Kevin McCabe 0-1, Liam McCabe 0-1, Peter McCabe 0-1Attendance: 3,686 Referee: Kieran McCarville Man of the Match: Conal Sheridan (Arva)

Relegation play-offs

The teams placed 8–14 in the league phase will play off against each other. The 3 winners will maintain their intermediate status for 2017, while the three losers will be relegated to the 2017 J.F.C.

8 October 2016 Relegation play-offDrumlane0-14 – 0-8TempleportCorlough GAA Grounds
8 October 2016 Relegation play-offDrumgoon2-17 – 3-7DrumaleeSt Anne's Park
15 October 2016 Relegation play-offBelturbet0-9 – 0-6DrungP. J. Duke Park

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