2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
| Season | 2017 |
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| Champions | Shercock (2nd I.F.C. Title) |
| Relegated | Denn Drumlane Killinkere |
| Ulster ICFC | Shercock |
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The 2017 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship is the 54th edition of the Cavan GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
The draw for the laugue stages of the championship were made on 10 April 2017.
Drumgoon and Drumalee returned to the grade after being relegated from the previous years S.F.C. They had spent 4 and 5 years in the top flight respectively.
This was Cornafean's return the middle grade after claiming the 2016 Cavan Junior Football Championship title.
Denn, Drumlane and Killinkere were relegated to the J.F.C. for 2018 after losing their Relegation Playoffs.
On 1 October 2017 Shercock claimed their second ever I.F.C. title and first in 33 years after defeating Ballyhaise 2-11 to 1-9 in the final at Breffni Park. Brian Sankey lifted the Tommy Gilroy cup for the Monaghan border outfit.
For the 2017 season the I.F.C. shall be run on a league basis up to quarter final stage and knock out thereafter. Each team will play 4 rounds in the league phase against different opponents with the fixtures decided by a random draw. Placings in the league stage shall be decided in accordance with rule 6.21 of the GAA Official Guide 2016 as amended below:
6.21 (4) If a Championship is partly organised on a League basis, the following Regulations shall apply: (a) League Results shall be credited as follows: 2 points for a win, and one for a draw. (b) If a Team is Disqualified or Retires during the course of a League Stage, its played games shall stand and its un-played games shall be awarded to the opposing teams. (c) As provided for in this Competition Regulation, when teams finish with equal points for Qualification for the Concluding Stages, or for Promotion or Relegation, the tie shall be decided by the following means and in the order specified: (i) Play-Off.
The top 8 teams in the league progress to the Quarter-Finals while the bottom 6 placed team in the league enter a Relegation Playoff with 3 teams to be relegated to the 2018 I.F.C. This will leave 12 clubs to participate in the 2018 I.F.C.
The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.
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