2015 Meath Intermediate Football Championship

The 2015 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 89th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 18 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.

Meath I.F.C.
Season2015
PromotedRatoath
(1st I.F.C. Title)
RelegatedClann na nGael
Leinster ICFCRatoath (Final)
Ratoath 2-13, 2-9 Athlone
All Ireland ICFCRatoath (Semi-Final)
Ratoath 1-5, 2-20 St. Mary's Cahirciveen
Matches played55
← 2014
2016 →

The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 9 February 2015 with the games commencing on the weekend of 10 April 2015.

Cortown were promoted to the middle grade after a 3-year exodus when securing the J.F.C. crown last year.

This was Oldcastle's return to the Intermediate grade after 5 years as a senior club since being relegated last year.

Clann na nGael were relegated tho the J.F.C. after 8 years in the middle grade.

On 4 October 2015, Ratoath claimed their first ever I.F.C. title (since beginning to field football teams in 1956) when overcoming Nobber 1-15 to 0-5 in Pairc Tailteann and hence earning promotion to the S.F.C. for the first time in their history. After winning the Meath I.F.C. Ratoath also made history by winning their first Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and became only the second Meath club to win this honour after Wolfe Tones in 2004. They beat Athlone of Westmeath in the final. Unfortunately their journey came to an end at the All-Ireland semi-final stage when losing to Kerry I.F.C. champions St. Mary's Cahirciveen who featured former All-Star and Kerry Bryan Sheehan.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2014 championship season.

Participating teams

The teams taking part in the 2015 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:

Club Location 2014 Championship Position 2015 Championship Position
Ballinabrackey Ballinabrackey Finalists Quarter-Finalist
Ballivor Ballivor Quarter-Finalist Non Qualifier
Castletown Castletown Semi Finalist Quarter-Finalist
Clann na nGael Athboy Preliminary Quarter-Finalist Relegated
Cortown Bohermeen Junior Champions Non Qualifier
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 'B' Ashbourne Non Qualifier Non Qualifier
Drumbaragh Emmets Drumbaragh, Kells Non Qualifier Relegation Playoff
Dunderry Dunderry Quarter Finalist Non Qualifier
Kilmainham Kilmainham, Kells Relegation Playoff Quarter Finalist
Longwood Longwood Non Qualifier Non Qualifier
Nobber Nobber Relegation Playoff Finalists
Oldcastle Oldcastle SFC Relegated Non Qualifier
Ratoath Ratoath Semi Finalist Champions
St. Colmcille's Laytown Quarter Finalist Semi Finalist
St. Michael's Carlanstown Non Qualifier Quarter Finalist
St. Ultan's Bohermeen Non Qualifier Relegation Playoff
Syddan Lobinstown Quarter-Finalist Preliminary Quarter Finalist
Trim St Lomans Park, Trim Non Qualifier Semi Finalist

Group stage

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There are 3 groups called Group A,B and C. The 2 top finishers in each group and the third-place finisher in Group A will qualify for the Quarter Finals. The third placed teams in Group B and C will qualify for a Preliminary Quarter Final, with the winner earning a place in last eight. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play Off. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 9 February 2015 with the games commencing on the weekend of 10 April 2015.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knock-out Stages

Relegation Play Off

The three bottom finishers from each group qualify for the relegation play off and play each other in a round robin basis. The team with the worst record after two matches will be relegated to the 2016 Junior Championship.

Finals

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals along with the third placed finisher of Group A.

Preliminary Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Castletown 0-15  
Syddan 0-9     Nobber 2-18  
        Castletown 2-9  
          Nobber 0-16 AET  
          Trim 1-11 AET  
        Trim 1-12  
        Kilmainham 1-8  
          Nobber 0-5
          Ratoath 1-15
        Ratoath 4-10  
        Ballinabrackey 0-8  
          Ratoath 1-13  
          St. Colmcille's 0-10  
        St. Colmcille's 0-19      
        St. Michael's 0-9      
     

Preliminary Quarter-Final:

  • Castletown 0-15, 0-9 Syddan, Meath Hill, 30/8/2015,[38]

Quarter-Finals:

  • St. Colmcille's 0-19, 0-9 St. Michael's, Duleek, 4/9/2015,
  • Nobber 2-18, 2-9 Castletown, Drumconrath, 5/9/2015,[39]
  • Ratoath 4-10, 0-8 Ballinabrackey, Trim, 5/9/2015,[40]
  • Trim 1-12, 1-8 Kilmainham, Athboy, 6/9/2015,[41]

Semi-Finals:

  • Ratoath 1-13, 0-10 St. Colmcille's, Duleek, 21/9/2015,[42]
  • Nobber 0-16, 1-11 Trim, Simonstown, 22/9/2015, (A.E.T.) [43]

Final:

Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship

Preliminary Round:

  • St. Patrick's Donabate 0-11, 2-12 Ratoath, Donabate, 17/10/2015,[45]

Quarter-Final:

  • Ratoath 2-19, 0-6 Railyard, Ratoath, 1/11/2015,[46]

Semi-Final:

Final:

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

Semi-Final:

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