Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship

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Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship
Colours of Antrim.svg
Code Hurling
Founded1937
Region Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim (GAA)
No. of teams11
Title holders Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs (4th title)
Most titles Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs (4 titles)
Sponsors Andersonstown Social Club [1]

The Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition, organised by Antrim GAA.

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The championship forms the second-tier of Hurling in Antrim. It is contested by the eleven clubs ranked 9–19 in the Antrim championship system. Each year, the champions are promoted to the Senior Championship and lowest finishing team is relegated to the Junior A Championship.

Carey Faughs GAC are the title holders, defeating Oisin's Glenariffe in the 2024 final.

Format

Group stage

The 10 teams are divided into two groups of five. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least four group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top three teams in each group qualify for the knock-out stage.

Knockout stage

Following the completion of the group stage, the top two teams from each group receive byes to separate semi-finals.

Quarter-finals: Teams that finished 2nd and 3rd in the group stage contest this round. The two 2nd placed teams play the 3rd placed teams from the opposite group. The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the two group winners contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Promotion

The winners of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship are promoted to the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship.

Relegation

At the end of the championship, two 5th-placed teams from the group stage take play-off, with the losing team being relegated to the Antrim Junior A Hurling Championship.

Qualification

The winners of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship progress to the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. [2] [3] [4]

History

Sambo won the title in 2019. [5] [6] He was in charge of Naomh Éanna at the time. [7] [8] [9]

Teams

2024 teams

The 11 teams competing in the 2024 Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship are:

ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2024Championship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs Ballyvoy Green and whiteChampions42024
Colours of Down.svg Clooney Gaels Ahoghill Red and blackSemi-finals22022
Colours of Limerick.svg Con Magee'sGlenravelGreen and whiteGroup stage12001
Colours of Offaly.svg Oisin's Glenariff Glenariff Green, white and goldRunners-up0—
StFinbarrs.png Patrick Sarsfields Belfast Green and blackGroup stage22017
StFinbarrs.png Robert Emmets Cushendun Black and greenGroup stage32007
Colours of Dublin.svg Shane O'Neill's Glenarm Blue and navyGroup stage0—
Duhallow.png St Brigid's Cloughmills Cloughmills Orange and blackGroup stage22016
Colours of Laois.svg St Gall's Milltown Blue, white and yellowGroup stage32018
Colours of Cork.svg St Paul's Belfast Red and whiteGroup stage0—
Colours of Laois.svg Tír na nÓg Randalstown Blue and whiteSemi-finals12020

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Antrim Intermediate Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Sponsorship

Andersonstown Social Club have been the title sponsor of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runner-up
1 Carey Faughs 421990, 2002, 2021, 20241984 2000 2006 2010 2013 2015 2017, 2019
Gort na Móna 401989, 1996, 2006, 2008—
3Robert Emmets311973, 1992, 20072022
St Gall's 301997, 2009, 2018—
5 Kickham's Creggan 222015, 20232018, 2021
St Brigids Cloughmills 212012, 20162011
Clooney Gaels 212013, 20222020
Éire Óg Derriaghy 201937, 1952—
Patrick Sarsfields 211972, 20172023
10 Naomh Éanna 1120192016
Con Magees Glenravel102001—
St John's102010—
Lámh Dhearg 102011—
O'Donovan Rossa 102014—
Tír na nÓg102020—
16St Paul's01—2012
Cuchulainns01—2013
Oisin's, Glenariffe01—2024

List of finals

List of Antrim IHC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Carey Faughs Oisin's, Glenariffe
2023 Kickhams Creggan 1–16 Patrick Sarsfields 0–14 [10]
2022 [11] Clooney Gaels 1–19 Robert Emmets 1–15
2021 [12] Carey Faughs 3–17 Kickham's Creggan 1–15
2020 [13] Tír na nÓg1–19 Clooney Gaels 0–17
2019 [14] Naomh Éanna 3–14 Carey Faughs 1–17
2018 [15] St Gall's 1–16 Kickham's Creggan 0–17
2017 [16] Patrick Sarsfields 0–16 Carey Faughs 0–07
2016 St Brigids Cloughmills 2–17 Naomh Éanna 1–16
2015 Kickhams Creggan Carey Faughs
2014 O'Donovan Rossa Glen Rovers Armoy
2013 [17] Clooney Gaels 1–16 Carey Faughs 1–14
2012 [18] St Brigid's Cloughmills 1–12St Paul's1–11
2011 [19] Lámh Dhearg 2–09 St Brigid's Cloughmills 1–09
2010 St John's Carey Faughs
2009 St Gall's
2008 Gort na Móna
2007 Robert Emmets
2006 Gort na Móna
2003–06
2002 Carey Faughs
2001Con Magees Glenravel
1998–2000
1997 St Gall's
1996 Gort na Móna Carey Faughs
1993–1996
1992 Robert Emmets
1991
1990 Carey Faughs
1989 Gort na Móna
1974–1989
1973 Robert Emmets
1972 Patrick Sarsfields
1953–1971
1952 Éire Óg Derriaghy
1938–1951
1937 Éire Óg Derriaghy

Records and statistics

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Antrim IHC titles, is as follows:

See also

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