Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Intermediate Championship Draw

Craobh Idirmheánach Peil – Intermediate football

There are twelve teams competing in the 2022 Intermediate football championship divided into two groups as shown below.

The first of the four rounds of fixtures will be on the weekend of August 6^th and 7^th. The fixtures  are as follows:

Week 1 Games – Friday, August 5^th, Sat August 6^th and Sunday August 7^th

Group A: Burt v Dungloe;           Naomh Mhuire InR v Malin;       Fanad Gaels v Termon

Group B: Downings v Red Hughs;           Convoy v Buncrana;      Naomh Brid v Naomh Columba

Week 2 Games – Friday, August 12^th, Sat August 13^th and Sunday August 14^th

Group A: Malin v Burt;               Termon v Naomh Mhuire InR;    Dungloe v Fanad Gaels

Group B: Buncrana v Downings; Naomh Columba v Convoy;        Red Hughs v Naomh Brid

Week 3 Games – Friday, August 19^th, Sat August 20^th and Sunday August 21^st

Group A: Burt v Termon;           Naomh Mhuire InR v Fanad Gaels;         Malin v Dungloe;

Group B: Downings v Naomh Columba;              Convoy v Naomh Brid;               Buncrana v Red Hughs

Week 4 Games – Friday, August 26^th, Sat August 27^th and Sunday August 28^th

Group A: Fanad Gaels v Burt;                 Dungloe v Naomh Mhuire InR;               Termon v Malin;

Group B: Naomh Brid v Downings;         Red Hughs v Convoy;     Naomh Columba v Buncrana

Knockout Rounds

The top eight teams will progress to four quarter finals on the weekend September 10^th and 11^th. The pairings will be 1st v 8th ; 2nd v 7th; 3rd v 6th; 4^th v 5th. The games will be played at neutral venues. The winners of each quarter final will be drawn randomly to decide the semi-final pairings the following weekend – September 17^th and 18^th.

The Intermediate B competition will mirror the A competition. The finals for both are scheduled for October 1^st or 2^nd.

The bottom four sides will take part in relegation semi-finals – 9^th v 12^th and 10^th v 11^th – played at neutral venues with the losers then playing to avoid relegation to Junior Status..