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.

For the hurling equivalent, see Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Clare Intermediate Football Championship
IrishCraobh Idirmhéanach Péil Co. an Chláir
Founded1927
Title holders Corofin (4th title)
Most titlesKilfenora & St. Breckan's (6 titles)

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.

The 2021 Intermediate Champions are Corofin who defeated Kildysart to win their fourth title at this grade[1].

Roll of honour
Rank Club Titles Winning Years
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)
Wolfe Tones, Shannon 1973, 1975, 1990, 1996, 2014[4]
5. Corofin 4 1987, 2006, 2015,[5] 2021
Kilmihil 1928, 1958 (as Cahermurphy), 2008, 2017[6]
Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1939 (as Quilty), 1945 (with Clohanes), 1953 (as Mullagh), 1977
Kilrush Shamrocks 1937, 1952, 1955, 2018[7]
9. Clarecastle 3 1984, 1993, 1998
Éire Óg, Ennis 1946 (with Doora-Barefield), 1985, 1995
O'Curry's, Doonaha 1942 (as Doonaha), 2001, 2012
St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 1946 (with Ennis Dalcassians), 1997, 2020[8]
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
Kildysart 1986, 2003
Liscannor 1988, 2000
Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda 1999, 2002
22. Ballyvaughan-Fanore 1 2007
Lissycasey 1994
Michael Cusack's, Carran 1983
Naomh Eoin, Cross 1950 (as Carrigaholt)
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 2013
  • Ennis Faughs were an amalgamation of two Clare GAA clubs, one based in Ennis and the other in the neighbouring parish of Doora-Barefield between 1944 and 1956.
    When Ennis Dalcassians won the Clare Junior Football Championship in 1943 they offered to join up with local rivals St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield who were another junior football club to enter a combined team at senior level.
    When Ennis Dalcassians were relegated back down to junior level in 1945, the Ennis Faughs also entered a team at Intermediate level. The Ennis Faughs subsequently won the 1946 Clare Intermediate Football Championship.

See also

References
  1. "Additional Time Goals See Corofin Claim Intermediate Title". The Clare Echo.
  2. "Kilfenora Crowned 2016 Clare IFC Champions". Clare FM.
  3. "St. Breckans Are Back In The Big Time As They Overcome Kildysart". The Clare Echo.
  4. "Leahy Leads Tones Back To Senior Ranks". The Clare Herald.
  5. "Corofin Crowned Intermediate Champions". The Clare Champion.
  6. "Kilmihil Secure Place In 2018 Clare SFC After Intermediate Title Win". Clare FM.
  7. "Kilrush Claim Clare IFC Title". Clare FM.
  8. "Doora-Barefield Return To Senior Ranks With Powerful Second Half Display". The Clare Echo.
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