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2023 Meath Intermediate Football Championship

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97th Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyMeath
ProvinceLeinster
Year2023
TrophyMattie McDonnell Cup
SponsorMeade Potato
Date28 July 2023 - 7 October 2023
Teams16
Defending championsDunshaughlin
Winners
ChampionsRathkenny (3rd win)
ManagerDonal Curtis
CaptainDonal Keogan
Runners-up
Runners-upDuleek/Bellewstown
ManagerJoe Sheridan
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Rathkenny
Relegated team(s)Dunderry
Other
Matches played38
WebsiteMeath GAA
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Meath Intermediate Football Championship was the 97th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for Intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 16 teams and started with a group stage before progressing to a knockout stage. The winner represented Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

Dunshaughlin were the 2022 Meath Intermediate Football Champions after they defeated Duleek/Bellewstown by 0-17 to 0-07 in the final. After having been relegated from the Meath Senior Football Championship in 2021, they returned to the senior ranks after a year in the Intermediate Championship.[1]

Navan O'Mahonys were relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2022 after playing in the Senior Football Championship since 2004 and winning four Meath Senior Football Championships within that time.[2] Castletown were promoted to the I.F.C. after defeating Dunsany 1-12 to 0-11 in the Meath Junior Football Championship.[3] Clann na nGael, Kilmainham and St. Vincent's were relegated to the 2023 Meath Junior Football Championship.

The draws for the group stages of the championship took place on 24 April 2023[4] with the games commencing on 28 July 2023.

On 7 October 2023, Rathkenny claimed their third I.F.C. title and secured their return to the senior ranks for the first time since 2019 when defeating Duleek/Bellewstown 1-18 to 2-14 in the final.[5]

Dunderry were relegated to the Meath Junior Football Championship after losing to Longwood in the relegation play-off final.[6]

Championship Structure

The 2023 Meath I.F.C. consisted of 16 teams drawn into four groups, each containing four teams. The top two teams progressed to the quarter-finals, while the bottom two in each group contested the Relegation Quarter-Finals. The losers of each Relegation Quarter-Final then contested the Relegation Semi-Finals, the losers of which would play off for the right to retain their intermediate status into 2025.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 championship season.

Participating Teams

The teams taking part in the 2023 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:

Club Location Management 2022 Championship Position 2023 Championship Position
Ballivor Ballivor Non-Qualifier Quarter-Finalist
Bective Navan David Nolan Non-Qualifier Relegation Semi-Finalist
Blackhall Gaels Batterstown & Kilcloon Non-Qualifier Relegation Quarter-Finalist
Castletown Castletown-Kilpatrick Aidan Young 2022 JFC Champions Quarter-Finalist
Drumbaragh Emmets Drumbaragh, Kells Davy Cahill Relegation Playoff Relegation Quarter-Finalist
Duleek/Bellewstown Duleek & Bellewstown Joe Sheridan Runners-Up Runners-Up
Dunderry Dunderry Michael Clarke Semi-Finalist Relegated to 2024 JFC
Longwood Longwood Noel Kerrigan Non-Qualifer Relegation Finalist
Meath Hill Meath Hill Shane McCoy Non-Qualifier Quarter-Finalist
Navan O'Mahonys Navan Damien Moran & Rory Maguire Relegated from 2022 SFC Semi-Finalist
Nobber Nobber Paddy Bates Semi-Finalist Relegation Semi-Finalist
Oldcastle Oldcastle Jude McNabb Quarter-Finalist Relegation Quarter-Finalist
Rathkenny Rathkenny Donal Curtis Quarter-Finalist Champions
St. Michael's Carlanstown & Kilbeg Mick O'Rourke Non-Qualifier Relegation Quarter-Finalist
St. Patrick's Stamullen Ronan Kearns & Daithi Whyte Quarter-Finalist Semi-Finalist
Walterstown Johnstown Niall Reynolds Quarter-Finalist Quarter-Finalist

Group Stage

There were four groups of four teams called Group A, B, C and D. The 1st and 2nd placed teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. The 3rd and 4th placed teams in each group proceeded to the Relegation Play-Off to determine which team would be relegated.

The draws for the group stage of the championship were made on 24 April 2023[7].

Group A

  Advance to knockout stage   Advance to relegation play-off

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Navan O'Mahonys 3 2 1 0 52 43 +9 5
Rathkenny 3 1 1 1 51 39 +12 3
Drumbaragh Emmets 3 1 0 2 42 61 -19 2
Oldcastle 3 0 2 1 39 41 -2 2

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group B

  Advance to knockout stage   Advance to relegation play-off

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Error creating thumbnail: Duleek/Bellewstown 3 3 0 0 46 33 +13 6
Error creating thumbnail: Castletown 3 2 0 1 46 45 +1 4
Error creating thumbnail: St. Michael's 3 1 0 2 36 42 -6 2
Error creating thumbnail: Blackhall Gaels 3 0 0 3 36 44 -8 0

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group C

  Advance to knockout stage   Advance to relegation play-off

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Error creating thumbnail: Walterstown 3 3 0 0 61 42 +19 6
Error creating thumbnail: Ballivor 3 2 0 1 65 35 +30 4
Error creating thumbnail: Nobber 3 1 0 2 35 61 -26 2
Error creating thumbnail: Longwood 3 0 0 3 45 68 -23 0

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Group D

  Advance to knockout stage   Advance to relegation play-off

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Error creating thumbnail: St. Patrick's 3 3 0 0 47 34 +13 6
Error creating thumbnail: Meath Hill 3 2 0 1 51 30 +21 4
Error creating thumbnail: Bective 3 1 0 2 43 49 -6 2
Error creating thumbnail: Dunderry 3 0 0 3 26 54 -28 0

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Knock-out Stage

The 1st and 2nd placed teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. Quarter Final pairings were drawn with one group winner and one 2nd placed team in each pair with no repeat pairings from group stages. Semi Final pairings were determined by an open draw. The draw for the Quarter-finals and Semi-Finals took place on the 28 August 2023.[8]

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
      
Error creating thumbnail: Walterstown 1-10
Error creating thumbnail: Rathkenny 1-17
Error creating thumbnail: Rathkenny 1-12
Error creating thumbnail: Navan O'Mahonys 0-06
Error creating thumbnail: Navan O'Mahonys 2-10
Error creating thumbnail: Ballivor 1-09
Error creating thumbnail: Rathkenny (AET) 1-18
Error creating thumbnail: Duleek/Bellewstown 2-14
Error creating thumbnail: Castletown 0-13
Border St. Patrick's 2-12
Border St. Patrick's 1-09
Error creating thumbnail: Duleek/Bellewstown 1-17
Error creating thumbnail: Duleek/Bellewstown 0-11
Error creating thumbnail: Meath Hill 0-10

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Relegation Play-Offs

The relegation play-off consisted of the 3rd and 4th-placed finishers in each group. The winners of each playoff round retained their intermediate status while the outright loser was relegated to the Junior championship for 2024. The draw for the Relegation Quarter-finals and Semi-Finals took place on 28 August 2023.[9]

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
      
Border Bective 1-05
Error creating thumbnail: Oldcastle 0-11
Border Bective 3-13
Error creating thumbnail: Longwood 1-14
Error creating thumbnail: Drumbaragh Emmets 0-10
Error creating thumbnail: Longwood 1-06
Error creating thumbnail: Longwood (AET) 2-13
Error creating thumbnail: Dunderry 1-15
Error creating thumbnail: Dunderry 0-08
Error creating thumbnail: St. Michael's 2-10
Error creating thumbnail: Dunderry 1-09
Error creating thumbnail: Nobber 1-15
Error creating thumbnail: Blackhall Gaels (AET) 2-09
Error creating thumbnail: Nobber 0-14

Relegation Quarter-Finals

Relegation Semi-Finals

Relegation Final

References

  1. "IFC final: Dunshaughlin return to the top table - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  2. "20-time champions Navan O'Mahonys relegated from Meath SFC - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  3. "Castletown reach summit as Dunshaughlin fall short". Meath Chronicle. 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  4. "2022 Meath GAA Championship draws made - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  5. "IFC final: Rathkenny reap rich reward - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  6. "IFC rel final: Maigh Dearmhaí secure status - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  7. "Football championship draws - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  8. "Championship knock-out draws - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  9. "Championship knock-out draws - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.

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