Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

The Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion intermediate clubs and, in some cases, champion senior clubs in the province of Ulster in Ireland.

Ulster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship
Current season or competition:
2022 Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Idirmheánach Uladh
CodeHurling
Founded2004 (2004)
RegionUlster (GAA)
No. of teams7
Title holders Liatroim Fontenoys (1st title)
Most titles Gort na Móna
St. Gall's
Middletown Na Fianna (2 titles)
SponsorsAllied Irish Banks
Official websiteOfficial website

The Ulster Intermediate Club Championship was introduced in 2004. In its current format, the championship begins in late October or early November and is usually played over a four-week period. The seven participating club teams compete in a straight knockout competition that culminates with the Ulster final for the two remaining teams. The winner of the Ulster Intermediate Championship qualifies for the subsequent All-Ireland Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 15 club teams, while Gort na Móna, St. Gall's and Middletown Na Fianna are the only clubs to have won the title more than once. Antrim clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories with 12 wins.

Liatroim Fontenoys are the reigning champions, having beaten Middletown Na Fianna by 2-20 to 0-21 in the 2022 final.[1]

Format

Overview

The Ulster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is no seeding.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time penalties are taken to determine a winner.

Competition format

Quarter-final: Six teams contest this round. The three winning teams advance directly to the semi-final stage. The three losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round; the three winning teams from the quarter-finals and one team who receives a bye. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

Teams

Qualification
County Championship Qualifying team
Antrim Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions
Armagh Armagh Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Derry Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions
Down Down Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions
Fermanagh Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Monaghan Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Tyrone Tyrone Senior Hurling Championship Champions

Roll of honour

Performances by county
# County Wins Runners-Up Years Won Years Runners-Up
1 Antrim 12 1 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 2012
2 Armagh 3 5 2007, 2011, 2017 2005, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2022
3 Derry 1 4 2021 2004, 2014, 2016, 2017
Down 1 3 2022 2006, 2007, 2008
Fermanagh 1 1 2012 2021
6 Tyrone 0 3 - 2010, 2015, 2019
Monaghan 0 1 - 2011

List of Finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Venue
2004 Carey Faughs 0-07 Eoghan Rua 0-06 St. Patrick's Park [2]
2005 Glenarriffe Keady Lámh Dhearg
2006 Gort na Móna 4-07 Liatroim Fontenoys 2-08 St. Tiernach's Park
2007 Keady Lámh Dhearg Liatroim Fontenoys Casement Park
2008 Gort na Móna 3-16 Liatroim Fontenoys 0-05 Páirc Esler
2009 St Gall's 5-11 Middletown 0-12 Páirc Esler [3]
2010 St. John's 2-11 Eire Óg Carrickmore 1-11 Casement Park [4]
2011 Middletown Na Fianna 5-29 Castleblayney Hurling Club 0-05
2012 Lisbellaw St Patrick's 3-14 St Brigid's, Cloughmills 2-10 Páirc Esler [5]
2013 Clooney Gaels 1-16 Cuchullians 1-14 Celtic Park [6]
2014 O'Donovan Rossa 1-15 Eoghan Rua 0-06 Owenbeg COE [7]
2015 Creggan Kickhams 2-12 Eire Óg Carrickmore 1-07 Owenbeg COE [8]
2016 St Brigid's Cloughmills 1-11 Eoghan Rua, Coleraine 2-06 Slemish Park [9]
2017 Middletown 2-16 Lavey 2-13 Corrigan Park [10]
2018 St Gall's 2-12 Keady Lámh Dhearg 0-11 Páirc Esler [11]
2019 Naomh Éanna 2-20 Eoghan Ruadh 2-20 Celtic Park [12]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Banagher 2-11 Lisbellaw St Patrick's 0-12 Healy Park [13]
2022 Liatrom Fontenoys 2-20 Middletown 0-20 Corrigan Park
  • 2019: Naomh Eanna won 1-0 on penalties

References
  1. "Liatroim hold their nerve to hold off Middletown comeback and secure club's first Ulster hurling title". The Irish News. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. "Carey Faughs were the first Ulster Champions". The Saffron Gael. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. "Experience may see Middletown over the line". The Irish News. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. "St John's claim Intermediate title". Ulster GAA website. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. "Full-forward line leads the way as Lisbellaw take title". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  6. "Gaels hold on for first title". Irish Examiner. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  7. "Rossa clear final hurdle without hitting top gear". Belfast Telegraph. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. "Kickhams surge to glory". Irish Independent. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  9. "Kinney score seals spoils for Brigid's". Irish Independent. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  10. "Maguire strikes late to seal Middletown title". Irish Independent. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  11. "McGourty and McAreavey grab goals as St Gall's take Ulster title". Belfast Telegraph. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  12. "Historic win for Naomh Eanna on penalties in Ulster". RTÉ Sport. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  13. "Banagher crowned Derry's first Ulster Intermediate Club hurling champions after defeating Lisbellaw". Derry Journal. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

2011 Final report

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