The 2024 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 60th 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 began on 9 August 2024.

Having won the Junior championship in 2023, Arva secured back-to-back championship titles with ten-point win over Butlersbridge in the final.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2023 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2023 Cavan Junior Football Championship

  • Arva (Junior Champions)

Relegated from 2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship

  • Lacken (Relegation play-off losers)

From Championship

Promoted to 2024 Cavan Senior Football Championship

Relegated to 2024 Cavan Junior Football Championship

  • Belturbet (Relegation play-off losers)

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 eight teams go into the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs. The first round draw took place on 13 May 2024.

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Arva44009849+498Advance to quarter-final
2Butlersbridge44007856+228
3Denn43016859+96
4Cuchulainns43016055+56
5Cootehill42116865+35
6Shercock42115958+15
7Cornafean4202656504
8Bailieborough Shamrocks42025554+14
9Drumlane41125464−103
10Killinkere41035868−102
11Lacken41035365−122Advance to relegation play-offs
12Templeport41035390−372
13Drumgoon40134351−81
14Ballymachugh40045467−130

Round 1

9 August 2024 Round 1Ballymachugh1–7 – 1–11LackenDr. Plunkett Memorial Park
19:45Referee: Noel Mooney
9 August 2024 Round 1Killinkere1–14 – 0–9TempleportPáirc Emmet
19:45Referee: Martin Sexton
10 August 2024 Round 1Drumgoon0–6 – 0–7DennJim Smith Park
18:30Referee: Pat Clarke
10 August 2024 Round 1Cornafean0–18 – 2–9ShercockMax McGrath Memorial Park
18:30Referee: John Emmo
10 August 2024 Round 1Cootehill2–8 – 1–8Bailieborough ShamrocksO'Raghallaigh Park
18:30Referee: Conor Dourneen
11 August 2024 Round 1Cuchulainns2–7 – 3–9ButlersbridgeLavey GAA Grounds
14:00Referee: Padraig Sheridan
11 August 2024 Round 1Drumlane1–10 – 0–15ArvaKingspan Breffni
16:00Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Round 2

15 August 2024 Round 2Butlersbridge4–10 – 3–10BallymachughAthletic Grounds
19:30Referee: Mark Ferncombe
16 August 2024 Round 2Cornafean1–9 – 1–10CuchulainnsSt Bridget's Park
19:30Referee: Michael Lee
16 August 2024 Round 2Lacken1–8 – 2–9Bailieborough ShamrocksLavey GAA Grounds
19:30Referee: Kieran McCarville
17 August 2024 Round 2Cootehill1–17 – 4–9TempleportMax McGrath Memorial Park
18:30Referee: Daire Donohoe
17 August 2024 Round 2Arva0–19 – 1–10DrumgoonAnnalee Park
18:30Referee: Conor Lyons
17 August 2024 Round 2Killinkere1–9 – 0–13DrumlaneSt Matthew's Park
18:30Referee: Barry McMenamin
18 August 2024 Round 2Denn2–11 – 1–15ShercockDolan Park
16:00Referee: Paddy Clarke

Round 3

23 August 2024 Round 3Drumlane1–6 – 2–12ButlersbridgeSt Aidan's Park
20:30Referee: John Power
25 August 2024 Round 3Drumgoon0–9 – 1–6ShercockSt Anne's Park
Referee: Kieran Olwell
25 August 2024 Round 3Ballymachugh1–8 – 2–8CuchulainnsSt Matthew's Park
18:30Referee: Jim Giblin
25 August 2024 Round 3Arva4–21 – 1–5TempleportRory O'Moore Park
14:00Referee: Kieran McCarville
25 August 2024 Round 3Denn2–14 – 0–14LackenSt Felim's Park
14:00Referee: Barry McMenamin
25 August 2024 Round 3Killinkere1–11 – 0–15CootehillKingspan Breffni
17:00Referee: Ollie Donohoe
25 August 2024 Round 3Bailieborough Shamrocks1–10 – 1–11CornafeanKingspan Breffni
18:45Referee: James Clarke

Round 4

7 September 2024 Round 4Shercock1–14 – 0–14BallymachughSt Bartholomew's Park
17:00Referee: Barry McMenamin
7 September 2024 Round 4Lacken0–14 – 3–11CuchulainnsDolan Park
17:00Referee: Daire Donohoe
7 September 2024 Round 4Denn3–15 – 2–15CornafeanAthletic Grounds
17:00Referee: Noel Mooney
7 September 2024 Round 4Templeport2–9 – 2–14ButlersbridgePackie Devlin Park
17:00Referee: Conor Lyons
7 September 2024 Round 4Arva3–22 – 0–15TempleportKingspan Breffni
17:00Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
7 September 2024 Round 4Drumlane1–16 – 1–16CootehillMax McGrath Memorial Park
17:00Referee: Conor Dourneen
7 September 2024 Round 4Drumgoon3–6 – 1–13Bailieborough ShamrocksSt Bridget's Park
17:00Referee: Mark Ferncombe

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Butlersbridge2–10
Cornafean1–10
Butlersbridge0–11
Denn1–7
Denn1–13
Shercock1–10
Butlersbridge0–11
Arva3–11
Cuchulainns2–10
Cootehill0–9
Cuchulainns1–10 0–11 (R)
Arva0–13 0–13 (R)
Arva1–13
Bailieborough Shamrocks0–10

Quarter-finals

14 September 2024 Quarter-finalDenn1–13 – 1–10ShercockKingspan Breffni
17:00Referee: Derek Argue
14 September 2024 Quarter-finalArva1–12 – 1–10Bailieborough ShamrocksKingspan Breffni
18:45Referee: Conor Lyons
15 September 2024 Quarter-finalCuchulainns2–10 – 0–9CootehillKingspan Breffni
14:45Referee: Mark Ferncombe
15 September 2024 Quarter-finalButlersbridge2–10 – 1–10CornafeanKingspan Breffni
18:45Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Semi-finals

27 September 2024 Semi-finalCuchulainns1–10 – 0–13ArvaKingspan Breffni
20:00Referee: Barry McMenamin
29 September 2024 Semi-finalButlersbridge0–11 – 1–7DennKingspan Breffni
16:00Referee: Noel Mooney
6 October 2024 Semi-final replayCuchulainns0–11 – 0–13ArvaKingspan Breffni
17:00Referee: Oliver Óg Ó'Reilly

Final

13 October 2024 FinalButlersbridge0–11 – 3–11ArvaKingspan Breffni
16:00Caoimhin O'Reilly 0–4 (0–3f), Fionntán O'Reilly 0–2 (0–2f), Feargal Flanagan 0–2, Killian Leddy 0–1, Patrick McPhillips 0–1, Shane O'Rourke 0–1Jonathan McCabe 1–2, Ciarán Brady 1–1, Barry Donnelly 1–0, Cian O'Hara 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Conal Sheridan 0–2, James Morris 0–1, Tristan Noack Hofmann 0–1, Peter Morris 0–1, Kevin Bouchier 0–1Referee: Brendan Sweeney Man of the Match: Jonathan McCabe (Arva)

Relegation play-offs

Relegation semi-finals

15 September 2024 Relegation semi-finalLacken1–9 – 0–12BallymachughJoe Crowe Park
13:00Referee: Pat Clarke
15 September 2024 Relegation semi-finalTempleport1–11 – 1–11DrumgoonSt Aidan's Park
13:00Referee: John Emmo
22 September 2024 Relegation semi-final replayLacken1–17 – 2–9BallymachughSt Felim's Park
13:00Referee: Jim Giblin
22 September 2024 Relegation semi-final replayTempleport0–9 – 0–19DrumgoonAnnalee Park
13:00Referee: Daire Donohoe

Final

29 September 2024 Relegation finalBallymachugh2–14 – 1–15TempleportPáirc Naomh Fionnán
13:00Referee: Margaret Farrelly

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