Clare Intermediate Football Championship

The Clare Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier football teams in the county of Clare in Ireland.

Clare Intermediate Football Championship
IrishCraobh Idirmhéanach Péil Co. an Chláir
Founded1927
Title holders Kilmihil (5th title)
Most titlesKilfenora & St. Breckan's (6 titles)

The 2023 Intermediate Champions are Kilmihil who defeated Kilrush Shamrocks by 1-13 to 1-12 to win their third title at this grade.

Format

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final usually being played at Cusack Park. The championship includes a group stage which is followed by a knock-out phase for the top teams. There is also promotion involving the Clare Senior Football Championship and relegation involving the Clare Junior Football Championship.

In 2016 a Football Review Agreement decided that from 2019 onwards the Clare Senior and Intermediate Football Championships would both involve twelve teams in an effort to make both more competitive. This meant that five clubs would lose their senior status and be relegated down to intermediate. The eleven remaining senior clubs would be joined by the intermediate champions to form the new senior championship, and thereby increasing the intermediate championship from eight to twelve teams. 2018 saw the relegation of Doora-Barefield, Kilfenora, O'Curry's, St. Breckan's and Wolfe Tones down to intermediate. As part of the 2016 Football Review Agreement, a pathway was left open for any amalgamations that wished to enter the senior championship. Two intermediate clubs (Naomh Eoin & O'Curry's) from West Clare took up this opportunity.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Munster Club Football Championship

The winning club represents Clare in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship. 2013 champions St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay progressed to the Munster final but lost to Clyda Rovers of Cork.[1]

Roll of honour

# Club Wins Years won
1. Kilfenora 6 1934, 1935, 1951, 1976, 1992, 2016[2]
St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna 1936 (as Doolin), 1947 (as Doolin), 1982, 1989, 2010, 2019[3]
3. Cooraclare 5 1941, 1927, 1943, 1954, 1957 (as Cree)
Kilmihil 1928, 1958 (as Cahermurphy), 2008, 2017,[4] 2023[5]
Wolfe Tones, Shannon 1973, 1975, 1990, 1996, 2014[6]
5. Corofin 4 1987, 2006, 2015,[7] 2021
Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1939 (as Quilty), 1945 (with Clohanes), 1953 (as Mullagh), 1977
Kilrush Shamrocks 1937, 1952, 1955, 2018[8]
9. Clarecastle 3 1984, 1993, 1998
Éire Óg, Ennis 1946 (as Ennis Faughs), 1985, 1995
Kildysart 1986, 2003, 2022
O'Curry's, Doonaha 1942 (as Doonaha), 2001, 2012
St. Senan's, Kilkee 1938, 1940 (as Blackweir), 1974
15. Clondegad 2 1944, 2011
Coolmeen 1959, 1966
Cratloe 2004, 2009
Doonbeg 1945 (with Kilmurry-Ibrickane), 1949 (as Bealaha)
Ennistymon 1991, 2005
Liscannor 1988, 2000
Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda 1999, 2002
St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 1997, 2020[9]
22. Ballyvaughan-Fanore 1 2007
Lissycasey 1994
Michael Cusack's, Carron 1983
Naomh Eoin, Cross 1950 (as Carrigaholt)
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 2013

See also

References

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