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2013 Meath Intermediate Football Championship

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Season
  
2013

Relegated
  
n/a

Matches played
  
41

Promoted
  
Gaeil Colmcille

All Ireland ICFC
  
n/a

Leinster ICFC
  
Gaeil Colmcille (Quarter-Final) Ballyroan Abbey 2-11, Gaeil Colmcille 0-13.

The 2013 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 87th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 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.

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The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 11 February 2013 with the games commencing on the weekend of 12 April 2013.

Ratoath returned to the middle grade for the first time since 2007 after securing the J.F.C. crown last year, their fourth period as an Intermediate side. Donaghmore/Ashbourne's second string joined them after finishing as J.F.C. runners-up last year. This was the first time that the Ashbourne club had a second team in the Intermediate grade.

No team was relegated from the Senior grade to the Intermediate grade.

On 13 October 2013, Gaeil Colmcille claimed their 2nd Intermediate championship title when they defeated Clann na nGael 0-18 to 0-5, succeeding Na Fianna as Intermediate champions.

There was no relegation from this grade in 2013.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2012 championship season.

Participating teams

The teams taking part in the 2013 Meath Intermediate Football Championship are:

Intermediate Championship Proposals

  • 2013: In the 2013 Intermediate championship, there will be 16 teams of one groups of 6 teams and two groups of 5 teams. There will once again be no relegation to the Junior championship and one team will be promoted to the Senior championship. One team will be relegate from Senior to Intermediate and the Junior championship finalists will be promoted, leaving 18 Intermediate teams for the start of the 2014 campaign.
  • 2014: Three groups of 6 teams with the top 3 from each group qualifying for the knock-out stages.

    • There are 3 groups called Group A,B and C. The top team in Group A qualifies for a Semi-Final. The 2nd and 3rd teams in Group A along with the two top finishers in Group B and C will qualify for the Quarter-Finals stage of the tournament. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 11 February 2013.

    Finals

    The top team in Group A qualifies for a Semi-Final. The 2nd and 3rd teams in Group A along with the two top finishers in Group B and C will qualify for the Quarter-Finals stage of the tournament.

    Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship

    Quarter-Final:

  • Ballyroan Abbey 2-11, 0-13 Gaeil Colmcille, Crettyard, 3/11/2013,

    • References

    2013 Meath Intermediate Football Championship Wikipedia
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