Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship Explained

Founded:2003
Region:Munster (GAA)
Number Of Teams:6
Current Champions:Cill na Martra (1st Title)
Website:Official website

The Munster Football Intermediate Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2003 for the top intermediate clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is sponsored by Allied Irish Bank and therefore officially known as the AIB Munster GAA Football Intermediate Club Championship.[1]

The series of games are played during the autumn and winter months with the Munster final currently being played in late November. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series.

The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. The winners of the Munster final join the champions of Connacht, Leinster and Ulster in the semi-final stages of the All-Ireland series of games.

Six clubs currently participate in the Munster Championship.

The title has been won at least once by clubs representing just two of the six Munster counties, with Kerry and Cork clubs holding the distinction of sharing every provincial title. The all-time record-holders are Carbery Rangers and Ardfert who have won the competition twice each.[2]

Teams

Qualification

CountyChampionshipQualifying team
ClareClare Intermediate Football ChampionshipChampions
CorkCork Premier Intermediate Football ChampionshipChampions
KerryKerry Intermediate Football ChampionshipChampions
LimerickLimerick Intermediate Football ChampionshipChampions
TipperaryTipperary Intermediate Football ChampionshipChampions
WaterfordWaterford Intermediate Football ChampionshipChampions

Roll of Honour

By club

ClubTitlesYears won
1Carbery Rangers22004, 2005
Ardfert22006, 2014
3Ilen Rovers12003
Annascaul12007
St Michael's/Foilmore12008
Spa12009
Gneeveguilla12010
Milltown/Castlemaine12011
Finuge12012
Clyda Rovers12013
St Mary’s12015
Kenmare Shamrocks12016
An Ghaeltacht12017
Kilcummin12018
Templenoe12019
Na Gaeil12021
Rathmore12022
Cill na Martra12023

By county

CountyTitlesRunners-upYears WonYears runners-up
1Kerry1502006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
2Cork552003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 20232007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018
3Clare072006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2019, 2021
Limerick06 2003, 2005, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023
Waterford012004
Tipperary012011

List of finals

Key

All-Ireland champions
All-Ireland runners-up

Munster finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenueWinning Captain
ClubCountyScoreClubCountyScore
2023Cill Na MartraCORMungret St. Paul's LIM
2022Rathmore KER1-17 (20)Na Piarsaigh LIM0-10 (10)MallowMark Ryan
2021Na Gaeil KER6-15 (33)Corofin CLA1-12 (15)MallowJonathan Hayes (Limerick)
2020Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019[3] TemplenoeKER0-14 (14)St Breckan's, LisdoonvarnaCLA0-05 (5)Mallow
2018[4] KilcumminKER1-11 (14)FermoyCOR1-03 (6)MallowDerek O’Mahoney (Tipperary)
2017An GhaeltachtKerry3-21 (30)St Senan'sLIM0-08 (8)Austin Stack ParkColm Ó Muirchtéaraigh
2016[5] Kenmare ShamrocksKER1-20 (23)AdareLIM1-06 (9)MallowStephen O'Brien
2015[6] St. Mary'sKerry1-16 (19)CarrigalineCOR0-09 (12)Fitzgerald Stadium
2014[7] ArdfertKerry1-12 (15)Valley RoversCOR1-10 (13)Fitzgerald Stadium
2013[8] Clyda RoversCOR0-10 (10)St Joseph's, Miltown MalbayCLA0-07 (7)Gaelic GroundsO Hanlon
2012[9] FinugeKER1-05 (8)St Vincent'sCOR0-05 (5)MallowC. Allen
2011Milltown/CastlemaineKerry1-14 (17)MullinahoneTIP0-06 (6)MallowDamien Murphy
2010GneeveguillaKER1-11 (14)St Breckan's, LisdoonvarnaCLA0-07 (7)Gaelic GroundsDon Murphy
2009SpaKER2-11 (17)CratloeCLA0-10 (10)MallowNiall O'Mahony
2008St Michael's/FoilmoreKER2-13 (19)KilmihilCLA0-07 (7)Kieran Granfield
2007AnnascaulKER0-13 (13)MallowCOR0-07 (7)Tommy Farrell
2006ArdfertKER1-06 (9)CorofinCLA1-04 (7)
2005Carbery RangersCOR1-10 (13)PallasgreenLIM1-07 (10)
2004Carbery RangersCOR0-14 (14)GaultierWAT1-05 (8)
2003Ilen RoversCOR2-19 (25)St Senan'sLIM0-07 (7)Kieren Daly

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 12 December 2011 . AIB sponsorship extended to Junior/Intermediate grades . https://web.archive.org/web/20111029065431/http://www.munster-express.ie/sports/gaa-hurling/aib-sponsorship-extended-to-juniorintermediate-grades/ . 2011-10-29 . 23 September 2012 . Munster Express.
  2. News: Wrenn swoops to call tune in Milltown-Castlemaine victory. 12 December 2011. Irish Independent. 23 September 2012.
  3. Web site: Munster club IFC final: Templenoe justify favoritism . 5 December 2019 . . 1 December 2019.
  4. Web site: AIB Munster Club Intermediate Football Championship Final – Kilcummin (Kerry) 1-11 Fermoy (Cork) 1-3 « Munster GAA Web site. 2019-02-22.
  5. Web site: Kenmare's forward power leaves Adare on the ropes . 28 November 2016. Irish Examiner. 28 November 2016.
  6. Web site: St Mary's celebrate 'special win' . 30 November 2015. Irish Examiner. 30 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Ardfert rule the roost as brave Valleys repelled . 1 December 2014 . . 1 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Murphy gets it right and Clyda celebrate . 25 November 2013 . . 25 November 2013.
  9. Web site: Flaherty seals it for Finuge . 26 November 2012 . . 26 November 2012.