# 2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

The 2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is the 59th 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 10 August 2023.
Ballyhaise won the championship with a six-point win over Denn in the final.

## Team changes

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

### To Championship

Promoted from 2022 Cavan Junior Football Championship
* Drumlane (Junior Champions)
Relegated from 2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship
* Butlersbridge (Relegation play-off losers)

### From Championship

Promoted to 2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship
* Castlerahan (Intermediate Champions)
Relegated to 2023 Cavan Junior Football Championship
* Killeshandra (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 15 May 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ballyhaise | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 7 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 | Denn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 6 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 3 | Shercock | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 6 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 4 | Templeport | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 6 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 5 | Killinkere | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 5 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 6 | Ballymachugh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 5 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 7 | Cootehill | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 4 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 8 | Drumlane | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 4 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 9 | Butlersbridge | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 4 | |
| 10 | Cuchulainns | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 4 | |
| 11 | Belturbet | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 2 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Cornafean | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 77 | −26 | 2 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Drumgoon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 1 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 0 | Advance to relegation play-offs |

### Round 4
## Knock-out stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Templeport | Templeport | 1–13 | | | | | | |
| Killinkere | Killinkere | 1–17 | | | | | | |
| Killinkere | Killinkere | 1–17 | Killinkere | Killinkere | 2–9 | | | |
| | | | Ballyhaise | Ballyhaise | 1–17 | | | |
| Ballyhaise | Ballyhaise | 1–15 | Ballyhaise | Ballyhaise | 1–17 | | | |
| Drumlane | Drumlane | 0–12 | | | | | | |
| Drumlane | Drumlane | 0–12 | | | | Ballyhaise | Ballyhaise | 0–13 |
| | | | | | | Denn | Denn | 0–7 |
| Shercock | Shercock | 0–15 | | | | | | | Denn | Denn | 0–7 |
| Ballymachugh | Ballymachugh | 1–9 | | | | | | |
| Ballymachugh | Ballymachugh | 1–9 | Shercock | Shercock | 0–9 | | | |
| | | | Denn | Denn | 2–12 | | | |
| Denn | Denn | 0–13 | Denn | Denn | 2–12 | | | |
| Cootehill | Cootehill | 0–7 | | | | | | |