The 2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 55th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 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.

Laragh United won the championship, beating Belturbet in the final.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.

To Championship Promoted from 2018 Cavan Junior Football Championship Drumlane - (Junior Champions) Relegated from 2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship Ballinagh Ramor United also entered a second string into the championshipFrom Championship Promoted to 2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship Mullahoran (Intermediate Champions) Relegated to 2019 Cavan Junior Football Championship Redhills

League stage

All 15 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 eight teams go into a seeded draw for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom four teams will enter a Relegation Playoff.

PosTeamPldWLDPDPts
1Belturbet4400+228
2Ballinagh4310+216
3Drumlane4310+186
4Butlersbridge4211+325
5Laragh United4211+175
6Arva4211+65
7Cuchulainns4211+45
8Drumgoon4220+44
9Cornafean4220+14
10Ballyhaise422004
11Ballymachugh4130-42
12Bailieborough4130-82
13Ramor United B4130-272
14Killeshandra4130-332
15Swanlinbar4040-530

Round 1

26 July 2019 Round 1Drumgoon1-16 – 2-12Laragh UnitedO'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen
27 July 2019 Round 1Belturbet1-13 – 0-13BallinaghPáirc Emmet
Referee: James Clarke
28 July 2019 Round 1Ramor United B0-9 – 5-11ButlersbridgeSt. Matthew's Park
Referee: Ollie Donohoe
28 July 2019 Round 1Drumlane3-19 – 0-12SwanlinbarSt Aidan's Park
Referee: Tony Gregory
28 July 2019 Round 1Bailieborough2-7 – 2-12BallyhaiseHugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
Referee: Margaret Farrelly
28 July 2019 Round 1Cuchulainns0-11 – 1-13CornafeanSt Matthew's Park
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
28 July 2019 Round 1Arva0-10 – 1-12KilleshandraBallinagh GAA Grounds
Referee: Kieran McCarville

Round 2

2 August 2019 Round 2Killeshandra2-10 – 2-14CornafeanGowna GAA Grounds
Referee: Michael Lee
2 August 2019 Round 2Bailieborough1-8 – 2-8BelturbetBreffni Park
Referee: Barry McMenamin
2 August 2019 Round 2Arva0-18 – 2-12CuchulainnsOur Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
3 August 2019 Round 2Laragh United0-13 – 0-13ButlersbridgeAnnalee Park
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
4 August 2019 Round 2Drumgoon1-8 – 2-9BallyhaiseHugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
Referee: Jim Giblin
4 August 2019 Round 2Ballymachugh2-9 – 3-10Ramor United BSt. Bartholomew's Park
Referee: Harry Conaty
4 August 2019 Round 2Drumlane2-11 – 2-14BallinaghBreffni Park
Referee: Martin Sexton

Round 3

16 August 2019 Round 3Belturbet2-17 – 0-8SwanlinbarSt Aidan's Park
Referee: James Clarke
16 August 2019 Round 3Laragh United2-15 – 1-5BailieboroughO'Raghallaigh Park
Referee: Kieran McCarville
16 August 2019 Round 3Arva2-13 – 1-9BallyhaiseBreffni Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen
17 August 2019 Round 3Ballymachugh0-9 – 0-16CuchulainnsDolan Park
Referee: Ollie Donohoe
17 August 2019 Round 3Drumgoon1-4 – 1-12BallinaghBreffni Park
Referee: Michael Lee
18 August 2019 Round 3Butlersbridge2-18 – 0-5KilleshandraPáirc Naomh Fionnán
Referee: Noel Mooney
18 August 2019 Round 3Cornafean0-10 – 0-13DrumlaneFirst Ulster Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan

Round 4

23 August 2019 Round 4Ballymachugh2-15 – 4-11DrumlaneOur Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: James Clarke
23 August 2019 Round 4Belturbet3-5 – 1-10Ramor United BEdwin Carolan Community Park
Referee: Barry McMenamin
23 August 2019 Round 4Butlersbridge1-10 – 0-17ArvaSt Aidan's Park
Referee: Padraig Sheridan
24 August 2019 Round 4Ballyhaise1-14 – 0-19CuchulainnsSt. Matthew's Park
Referee: Tony Gregory
24 August 2019 Round 4Swanlinbar1-7 – 2-17BailieboroughSt. Felim's Park
Referee: Stephen McKiernan
24 August 2019 Round 4Laragh United0-19 – 2-8CornafeanSt. Matthew's Park
Referee: Martin Sexton
25 August 2019 Round 4Drumgoon0-22 – 0-7KilleshandraPáirc Emmet
Referee: Pat Clarke

Round 5

30 August 2019 Round 5Ballymachugh1-15 – 0-9SwanlinbarOur Lady of Lourdes Park
Referee: John Power
30 August 2019 Round 5Ramor United B1-6 – 2-16BallinaghEdwin Carolan Community Park
Referee: Paddy Clarke

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Belturbet5-8
Drumgoon1-13
Belturbet1-14
Drumlane0-13
Drumlane0-10
Arva0-8
Belturbet1-9
Laragh United2-16
Butlersbridge0-14
Laragh United1-19
Laragh United2-17
Cuchulainns2-16
Ballinagh0-15
Cuchulainns1-13

Quarter-finals

6 September 2019 Quarter-finalButlersbridge0-14 – 1-19Laragh UnitedBreffni Park
Referee: James Clarke
7 September 2019 Quarter-finalBelturbet5-8 – 1-13DrumgoonBreffni Park
Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
8 September 2019 Quarter-finalDrumlane0-10 – 0-8ArvaBreffni Park
Referee: Barry McMenamin
13 September 2019 Quarter-finalBallinagh0-15 – 1-13CuchulainnsBreffni Park
Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-finals

21 September 2019 Semi-finalBelturbet1-14 – 0-13DrumlaneBreffni Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen
22 September 2019 Semi-finalLaragh United2-17 – 2-16CuchulainnsBreffni Park
Referee: Jim Giblin

Final

6 October 2019 FinalBelturbet1-9 – 2-16Laragh UnitedBreffni Park
Enda Henry 0-4 (0-4f), Jack O'Callaghan 1-0, Cormac Donohoe 0-2, Conal McGinley 0-2, Conor Vaughan 0-1Liam McKenna 1-2, Pauric O'Reilly 1-2, Paul Smith 0-2, Ruairi Power 0-2, Jason Walsh 0-2, Oisin Carolan 0-2, Fergal O'Rourke 0-1 (0-1 '45), Sean Tierney 0-1, Ian Leddy 0-1, Jack McKenna 0-1Referee: James Clarke Man of the Match: Jack McKenna (Laragh United)

Relegation play-offs

The bottom four teams in the league phase will play off against each other. The two winners will maintain their intermediate status for 2019, while the two losers will face off in a relegation final. The ultimate loser will be relegated to the 2020 Junior Championship.

7 September 2018 Relegation semi-finalRamor United B1-12 – 4-11KilleshandraSt. Felim's Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan
8 September 2018 Relegation semi-finalBailieborough2-13 – 0-15SwanlinbarPáirc Emmet
Referee: Pat Clarke
22 September 2019 Relegation finalRamor United B2-17 – 1-8SwanlinbarPáirc Emmet
Referee: Michael Lee

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