2025 Down Intermediate Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Down |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2025 |
| Trophy | WJ Farrell Cup |
| Sponsor | The Parador Lodge |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | File:Colours of Galway.svg Drumgath |
| Qualify for | Ulster Club IFC |
The 2025 Down Intermediate Football Championship is the 37th official edition of Down GAA's secondary Gaelic football tournament for intermediate clubs in County Down. 16 teams competed, with the winning team representing Down in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The tournament operated a double elimination format for the opening two rounds of the championship, with the winners and early round losers rejoining at the quarter final stage.
Drumgath won the 2024 edition after defeating Clann na Banna in the final, and as per competition rules, did not defend their title as they qualified to play in the Senior Championship.
Participating teams
[edit | edit source]The following teams took part in the 2025 edition of the Down Intermediate Football Championship.[1]
| Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Colours of Offaly.svg An Riocht | Quarter Final | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone | Final | File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St Pauls | Round 2B |
| File:Colours of Louth.svg Longstone | Quarter Final | File:Colours of Offaly.svg Atticall | Quarter Final | File:Colours of London.svg Teconnaught | Round 2B |
| File:Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor | Quarter Final | File:Colours of Kildare.svg Ballymartin | Round 2B | ||
| File:Colours of London.svg Saval | Final | File:Colours of Down.svg Clann na Banna | Semi Final | ||
| File:RedYellow.png St Johns | Semi Final | File:Colours of London.svg Darragh Cross | Round 3 | ||
| File:Colours of Sligo.svg Dromara | Round 3 | ||||
| File:Colours of London.svg Newry Shamrocks | Round 3 | ||||
| File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St John Bosco | Round 2B | ||||
| File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tullylish | Round 3 | ||||
Round 1
[edit | edit source]The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. The winning teams advance to Round 2A, while losing sides proceed to Round 2B. The games took place over the weekend 21-25 August. [2]
| 21 August 2025 Round 1 | Clann na Banna File:Colours of Down.svg | 2–16 – 2–15 | File:Colours of London.svg Saval | Drumgath | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Eddie Cuthbert
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| 21 August 2025 Round 1 | Rostrevor File:Colours of Down.svg | 2–28 – 0–09 | File:Colours of Kildare.svg Ballymartin | Kilkeel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: An Ríocht GAC | ||||
| Referee: Declan Ryan
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| 22 August 2025 Round 1 | Atticall File:Colours of Offaly.svg | 2–16 – 0–07 | File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St Pauls | Drumnaquoile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin | ||||
| Referee: Oliver Burke
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| 23 August 2025 Round 1 | An Riocht File:Colours of Offaly.svg | 2–15 – 1–16 (a.e.t.) |
File:Colours of London.svg Teconnaught | Dundrum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Mc Ateer
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| 23 August 2025 Round 1 | Longstone File:Colours of Louth.svg | 0–20 – 2–12 | File:Colours of London.svg Darragh Cross | Newcastle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Darren O Hare
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| 24 August 2025 Round 1 | St John Bosco File:Colours of Tipperary.svg | 0–08 – 1–17 | File:Colours of London.svg Newry Shamrocks | Ballyholland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Father Lynch Park | ||||
| Referee: Gavin Finnegan
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| 25 August 2025 Round 1 | Dromara File:Colours of Sligo.svg | 2–18 – 1–16 | File:RedYellow.png St Johns | Drumaness | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Colman's Park | ||||
| Referee: Caolan Mc Ateer
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| 25 August 2025 Round 1 | Tullylish File:Colours of Tipperary.svg | 1–13 – 5–12 | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone | Glenn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: John Martin Park | ||||
| Referee: Jake Magill
|
Round 2
[edit | edit source]Round 2A
[edit | edit source]Round 2A will feature the eight winning teams from Round 1, with an open draw to determine the fixtures. The winning teams progress directly to the quarter-finals, with the losing teams proceeding to Round 3.
| 4 September 2025 Round 2A | Dromara File:Colours of Sligo.svg | 1–12 – 2–14 | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone | Saval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Nan Sands Park | ||||
| Referee: Darren O Hare
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| 5 September 2025 Round 2A | Atticall File:Colours of Offaly.svg | 0–12 – 0–09 | File:Colours of Down.svg Clann na Banna | Rostrevor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Pettit Park | ||||
| Referee: Neill Cousins
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| 6 September 2025 Round 2A | Longstone File:Colours of Louth.svg | 1–11 – 0–13 | File:Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor | Kilkeel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: An Ríocht GAC | ||||
| Referee: Brian Higgins
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| 7 September 2025 Round 2A | An Riocht File:Colours of Offaly.svg | 0–21 – 0–13 | File:Colours of London.svg Newry Shamrocks | Warrenpoint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Liam Uí hÍr | ||||
| Referee: Declan Ryan
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Round 2B
[edit | edit source]Round 2B sees the eight losing teams from Round 1 compete for a place in Round 3. The losing teams from this round will be eliminated from the competition.
| 4 September 2025 Round 2B | Teconnaught File:Colours of London.svg | 0–09 – 0–15 | File:RedYellow.png St Johns | Dundrum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte | ||||
| Referee: Christopher Morgan
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| 5 September 2025 Round 2B | Darragh Cross File:Colours of London.svg | 3–13 – 1–05 | File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St Pauls | Annacloy | |
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| 18:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Aoibh na Ceanna | ||||
| Referee: Karl Brannigan
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| 8 September 2025 Round 2B | Saval File:Colours of London.svg | 5–13 – 1–09 | File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St John Bosco | Mayobridge | |
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| 18:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: David Carr
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| 8 September 2025 Round 2B | Tullylish File:Colours of Tipperary.svg | 3–14 – 1–13 | File:Colours of Kildare.svg Ballymartin | Glenn | |
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| 18:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: John Martin Park | ||||
| Referee: Eddie Cuthbert
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Relegation Semi-Finals
[edit | edit source]The 4 losers of Round 2B play each other in the Relegation Semi-Finals. The 2 winners will secure their Intermediate status for 2026, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.
| 20 September 2025 Relegation Play-Off Semi Final | St John Bosco File:Colours of Tipperary.svg | 5–15 – 0–11 | File:Colours of Kildare.svg Ballymartin | Warrenpoint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Liam Uí hÍr | ||||
| Referee: Brendan Rice
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| 20 September 2025 Relegation Play-Off Semi Final | Teconnaught File:Colours of London.svg | 6–14 – 0–03 | File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St Pauls | Carryduff | |
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| 13:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Aodha Dhuibh | ||||
| Referee: Barry Mullan
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Relegation Final
[edit | edit source]The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Intermediate status into 2026, while the loser will be relegated to the 2026 Down J.F.C.
| 12 October 2025 Relegation Play-Off Final | Ballymartin File:Colours of Kildare.svg | v | File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St Pauls | Ballykinlar | |
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| 13:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Tadhg Barry Memorial Park | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry
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Round 3
[edit | edit source]Round 3 is a supplementary round for teams to have a second chance at reaching the quarter-finals. This round features teams that have lost once so far in this year's competition, either winning in Round 1 and losing in Round 2A, or losing in Round 1 but winning their Round 2B fixture. The losing teams in this round are eliminated from this year's competition.
This round is seeded, meaning that in each fixture a Round 2A losing team will face a Round 2B winning team.
| 13 September 2025 Round 3 | Rostrevor File:Colours of Down.svg | 2–18 – 0–05 | File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tullylish | Saval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Nan Sands Park | ||||
| [3] | Referee: Darren O Hare
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| 14 September 2025 Round 3 | Newry Shamrocks File:Colours of London.svg | 0–04 – 2–06 | File:RedYellow.png St Johns | Mayobridge | |
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| 13:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Jake Magill
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| 14 September 2025 Round 3 | Clann na Banna File:Colours of Down.svg | 0–11 – 0–09 | File:Colours of London.svg Darragh Cross | Carryduff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Aodha Dhuibh | ||||
| Referee: Mark Turley
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| 15 September 2025 Round 3 | Dromara File:Colours of Sligo.svg | 1–13 – 1–15 | File:Colours of London.svg Saval | Tullylish | |
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| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc na nÓg | ||||
| Referee: Declan Ryan
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Quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]The quarter-finals see the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a semi-final spot.[4]
| 19 September 2025 Quarter-final | Annaclone File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 1–11 – 0–12 | File:Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor | Liatroim | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
| Referee: Brendan Rice
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| 19 September 2025[a] Quarter-final | Atticall File:Colours of Offaly.svg | 1–13 – 1–14 | File:RedYellow.png St Johns | Kilcoo | |
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| 19:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
| Referee: Declan Ryan
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| 21 September 2025 Quarter-final | An Riocht File:Colours of Offaly.svg | 2–11 – 2–15 | File:Colours of London.svg Saval | Drumgath | |
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| 13:30 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: Ronan Barry
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| 22 September 2025 Quarter-final | Longstone File:Colours of Louth.svg | 0–14 – 2–13 | File:Colours of Down.svg Clann na Banna | Liatroim | |
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| 19:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
| Referee: Paul Faloon
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| 27 September 2025 Quarter-final replay | Atticall File:Colours of Offaly.svg | 0–10 – 0–13 | File:RedYellow.png St Johns | Mayobridge | |
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| 16:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
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a Game was originally scored as a one point win for St John's, but was overturned on appeal from Atticall and marked as a 1-13 to 1-13 draw, with a replay ordered.
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]The semi-finals will see the four winning sides face off for a place in this year's final. This round is an open draw from the four quarter-final winners.
| 4 October 2025 Semi-final | Saval File:Colours of London.svg | 3–09 – 2–07 | File:RedYellow.png St Johns | Kilcoo | |
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| 17:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Eoghan Rua | ||||
| Referee: Kevin Mc Grath
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| 5 October 2025 Semi-final | Annaclone File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 1–11 – 1–11 (a.e.t.) |
File:Colours of Down.svg Clann na Banna | Liatroim | |
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| 15:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
| Referee: Gavin Finnegan
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| 9 October 2025 Semi-final replay | Clann na Banna File:Colours of Down.svg | 2–10 – 2–11 | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Annaclone | Liatroim | |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fontenoy Park | ||||
| Referee: Darren O Hare
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Final
[edit | edit source]The final was played between the two semi-final winning teams, and took place at Páirc Esler, Newry.
| 18 October 2025 Final | Annaclone File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 0–09 – 3–11 | File:Colours of London.svg Saval | Newry | |
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| Venue: Páirc Esler | |||||
| Referee: Jake Magill
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