PROPOSED CHAMPIONSHIP FORMATS
- Nov 15,2015
Proposals for the Senior, Premier Intermediate and Intermediate Championship from 2016
Following a consultation process that included meetings with
· Under 21 A clubs
· Senior Hurling and Football clubs
· Divisional Officers
· Premier Intermediate and Intermediate Clubs
· Junior ‘B’ Clubs
· A survey the Captains of each of the Clubs that participated in this year’ Championships at Senior, Premier Intermediate, Intermediate Championships.
Emails were received from Douglas, Killeagh and Strategic Review Committee Games Sub-committee.
The Executive of Coiste Chontae Chorcaà wish to propose the following changes to the County Championship from 2016 to 2019 with a review after the 2017 season.
The suggested format is based on a suggestion proposed by the Meelin and Rockchapel clubs at the meeting of the Premier Intermediate and Intermediate clubs. This format was based on the current 16 club Championships. It has been adjusted to cater for Championships with more than 16 teams, as is the case with the Senior Championships where the Divisions and Colleges Clubs are catered for.
This format is as follows,
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Round 1 |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Game 7 |
Game 8
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Round 2A. Eight winners from R3 play off |
Winner Round 1 V Winner Round 1 |
Winner Round 1 V Winner Round 1 |
Winner Round 1 V Winner Round 1 |
Winner Round 1 V Winner Round 1 |
Winners go to Quarterfinal as a seeded team. Loser to Round 3.
Round 2A and Round 2B would be played at the same time. |
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Round 2B. Eight Losers from R3 play off |
Loser Round 1 v Loser Round 1 |
Loser Round 1 v Loser Round 1 |
Loser Round 1 v Loser Round 1 |
Loser Round 1 v Loser Round 1 |
Winners to Round 3. Losers eliminated form the championship and play off until the two lowest teams are identified. |
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Round 3 |
Loser 2A V Winner 2B |
Loser 2A V Winner 2B |
Loser 1A V Winner 2B |
Loser 1A V Winner 2B |
Winners to Quarterfinal to join winners of Round 2A. Losers eliminated |
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Quarter finals |
Winner 2A V Winner Round 3 |
Winner 2A V Winner Round 3 |
Winner 2A V Winner Round 3 |
Winner 2A V Winner Round 3 |
Winners to Semi-finals |
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Senior Championships Format
· All Clubs, including the Third Level clubs and Divisions would be placed in an open draw for Round 1 of the Senior Hurling and Football Championships.
· Round 2 to be split into 2 A winners of Round 1. Round 2 B would be for losers of Round 1. Teams defeated in Round 2 B, i.e. teams that have lost two games would be eliminated from the Championship.
· The remaining rounds of the Championship are outlined at the bottom of this document.
· The competition would take approximately 41 games to complete in Football and 38/39 in Hurling. This year’s senior Championships took 42 in Football (including replays) and 35 in hurling (including replays)
· The Round by Round format for this championship is on page 4
Premier Intermediate Championships Format
The format for a 16-team championship as outlined above gives every Club a minimum of two Championship games. The Current format takes 29 games (minimum) to complete. The new format takes 27 games to complete.
Intermediate Championships Format
· It is proposed to give the option to current Senior and Premier Intermediate Clubs, with a large number of players in densely populated catchment areas to enter their second teams in the Intermediate Championship grade. This is considered necessary to allow more players a chance play at a higher level which will ultimately will benefit Cork teams.
· Clubs that take up the option will have to,
(A) Undertake to remain in the championship for a minimum of three years.
(B) Undertake to enter an extra team in their divisional championship by year two. This will ensure more players have an opportunity to play regular games.
The draw format would be similar to the Senior Championship format with adjustments to allow for odd numbers. Round 1 to be an open draw. Round 2, with byes if necessary, for the losers of Round 1 to bring the championship down to 16 teams. Round 3 to follow previously circulated format.
24 teams – suggested format (Senior Championship)
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Round 1 |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Game 7 |
Game 8
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Game 9 |
Game 10 |
Game 11 |
Game 12 |
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Round 2A. Twelve winners from R1 play off |
Winner Round 1 V Winner Round 1 |
Winner Round 1 V Winner Round 1 |
Winner Round 1 V Winner Round 1 |
Winner Round 1 V Winner Round 1 |
Winner Round 1 V Winner Round 1 |
Winner Round 1 V Winner Round 1 |
Winners go to Round 4. Losers to Round 3
Round 2A and Round 2B would be played at the same time. |
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Round 2B. Twelve Losers from R1 play off |
Loser Round 1 v Loser Round 1 |
Loser Round 1 v Loser Round 1 |
Loser Round 1 v Loser Round 1 |
Loser Round 1 v Loser Round 1 |
Loser Round 1 v Loser Round 1 |
Loser Round 1 v Loser Round 1 |
Winners to Round 3. Losers eliminated form the championship and play off until the two lowest teams are identified. |
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Round 3 |
Loser 2A V Winner 2B |
Loser 2A V Winner 2B |
Loser 2A V Winner 2B |
Loser 2A V Winner 2B |
Loser 2A V Winner 2B |
Loser 2A V Winner 2B |
Winners to Quarterfinal to join winners of Round 2A. Losers eliminated |
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Round 4 |
Winner 2A V Winner Round 3 |
Winner 2A V Winner Round 3 |
Winner 2A V Winner Round 3 |
Winner 2A V Winner Round 3 |
Bye |
Bye |
Bye |
Bye |
Winners to Quarter Finals |
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Every team guaranteed two Championship games – R1 winners are guaranteed three.
Relegation
The current process of relegation is to be put aside for four years, with a two-year review of the effect of this change. It is envisaged the clubs that lose in Round 1 and Round 2 in any year would play off until two clubs remain without a win. Clubs failing to win any Championship games in successive years, or two years out of three, would be subject to,
1) Re-grading,
3) The club voluntarily asking to be re-graded.
It should be understood there will be re-grading of clubs from the end of 2017. If it transpires the numbers in a particular grade, or the grades, are expanding without a positive benefit to the Championships, an automatic relegation system will be reintroduced at the time of the 2017 review.
Summary
· Clubs that lose in Round 1 and Round 2 in any year would play off until two clubs remain without a win.
· Any club in this situation for two successive years, or two years out of three, would be re-graded to the next lower grade.
· Divisional sides that are not competitive i.e. fail to win a game in two successive years, may also be asked to step down from the Championship for a period of one year.
· Any Division that withdraws from the Championship will not be allowed to re-enter the Championship for three years.
· Clubs may be re-graded voluntarily at the end of any year.
Holiday Break
· It is proposed that two-week holiday break be built into the Club Championship Programme. The two-week period would begin on the Munster Football Final and weekend of the Munster Hurling Championship final (as the current Inter-county Programme is scheduled). The holiday period would run from Saturday of Week 1 to Friday of Week 2. The Current proposal is based on the 2015 Inter County Games dates.
· Championship games could be played during that two-week period, if both clubs are in agreement to play.
· This proposal would be subject to review if the Inter-County Programme were altered significantly.
Junior B Championships
Arising from of the meeting with the Junior ‘B’ clubs, it was agreed the current Open Championship for Junior ‘B’ Clubs only, will start a little earlier to avoid, where possible, the situation of dual clubs playing different codes in successive weeks. The clubs expressed satisfaction with the Hurling format. Possible changes to the format of the Football will be discussed again at the Executive shortly.
The new Divisional Champions Junior ‘B’ Championship had a successful inaugural year in 2015. This competition will be reviewed as part of the next Championship Review.
Under -21 ‘A’ County Championship
The teams the participated in the 2015 Under-21 ‘A’ Championship are to be written to and asked if they be interested in taking part in an All-County straight knockout Championship in 2016 and 2017.
