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 football equivalent, see Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship.
Clare Intermediate Football Championship
IrishCraobh Idirmhéanach Péil Co. an Chláir
Founded1927
Title holders St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield (2nd title)
Most titles Kilfenora & St. Breckan’s, Lisdoonvarna (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 2020 Intermediate Champions are St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield who defeated Corofin to win a second title at this grade.

Roll Of Honour
Club Titles Winning Years
1. Kilfenora 6 1934, 1935, 1951, 1976, 1992, 2016[1]
St. Breckan’s, Lisdoonvarna 1982, 1989, 2010, 2019[2]
  • As Doolin: 1936, 1947
3. Kilmihil 5 1928, 2008, 2017[3]
  • In amalgamation with Cooraclare: 1941
  • As Cahermurphy: 1958
4. Cooraclare 4 1927, 1943, 1954
  • In amalgamation with Kilmihil: 1941
Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1977
  • As Quilty: 1939
  • As Mullagh: 1953
  • As Cree: 1957
Kilrush Shamrocks 1937, 1952, 1955, 2018[4]
Wolfe Tones, Shannon 1975, 1990, 1996, 2014[5]
8. Clarecastle 3 1984, 1993, 1998
Corofin 1987, 2006, 2015[6]
Doonbeg 1940
Éire Óg, Ennis 1985, 1995
Kildysart 1967, 1986, 2003
O’Curry’s, Doonaha 1942, 2001, 2012
14. Clondegad 2 1944, 2011
Coolmeen 1959, 1966
Cratloe 2004, 2009
Ennistymon 1991, 2005
Liscannor 1988, 2000
Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda 1999, 2002
St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 1997, 2020[7]
21. Ballyvaughan-Fanore 1 2007
Lissycasey 1994
Michael Cusacks 1983
Naomh Eoin, Cross
  • As Carrigaholt: 1950
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 2013
St. Senan's, Kilkee 1938

See also

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