Clare Intermediate Football Championship

For the hurling equivalent, see Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Clare Intermediate Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Idirmhéanach Péil Co. an Chláir
Founded	1927
Title holders	Corofin (5th title)
Most titles	Kilfenora & St. Breckan's & Wolfe Tones (6 titles)
Sponsors	TUS

The Clare Intermediate Football Championship (abbreviated to Clare IFC) is an annual GAA club competition organised by the Clare County Board for gaelic football clubs below the Senior grade. It is contested by the top-ranking intermediate clubs in County Clare, Ireland. It is the second-tier adult competition of the Clare football pyramid.

In 2016 a Football Review Agreement decided that from 2019 onwards the Clare senior and intermediate 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 level. The eleven remaining senior clubs would be joined by the 2018 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 for 2019. 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) took up this opportunity for 2019.

The winners of the Clare IFC are promoted to the Clare Senior Football Championship for the following year.

The current (2025) champions are Corofin who defeated Cooraclare by 2-14 to 2-09, to win their first title since 2021, and fifth overall at this grade.

Munster club qualification

The winners of the Clare IFC also qualify to represent Clare in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship. However, if a second- or third-string team wins the Clare IFC, they will be replaced by the highest finishing first-string team.

Five Clare clubs have reached the Munster intermediate club final:

• Corofin have reached two finals, but lost to Ardfert (Kerry) in 2006, and Na Gaeil (Kerry) in 2021.
• Kilmihil lost the 2008 final to St. Michael's, Foilmore (Kerry).
• Cratloe lost the 2009 final to Spa (Kerry).
• St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna have reached two finals, but lost to Gneeveguilla (Kerry) in 2010, and Templenoe (Kerry) in 2019 ^[1] .
• St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay lost the 2013 final to Clyda Rovers (Cork) ^[2] .

No Clare club has progressed to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship.

Roll of honour

#	Club	Wins	Years won
1.	Kilfenora	6	1934, 1935, 1951, 1976, 1992, 2016 [3]
	St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna		1936 (as Doolin), 1947 (as Doolin), 1982, 1989, 2010, 2019 [4]
	Wolfe Tones, Shannon		1973, 1975, 1990, 1996, 2014 [5] , 2024
4.	Corofin	5	1987, 2006, 2015 [6] , 2021 [7] , 2025 [8]
	Cooraclare		1941, 1927, 1943, 1954, 1957 (as Cree)
	Kilmihil		1928, 1958 (as Cahermurphy), 2008, 2017 [9] , 2023 [10]
7.	Kildysart	4	1967, 1986, 2003, 2022 [11]
	Kilmurry-Ibrickane		1939 (as Quilty), 1945 (with Clohanes), 1953 (as Mullagh), 1977
	Kilrush Shamrocks		1937, 1952, 1955, 2018 [12]
10.	Clarecastle	3	1984, 1993, 1998
	Éire Óg, Ennis		1946 (as Ennis Faughs), 1985, 1995
	O'Curry's, Doonaha		1942 (as Doonaha), 2001, 2012
	St. Senan's, Kilkee		1938, 1940 (as Blackweir), 1974
14.	Clondegad	2	1944, 2011
	Coolmeen		1959, 1966
	Cratloe		2004, 2009
	Doonbeg		1945 (with Kilmurry-Ibrickane), 1949 (as Bealaha)
	Ennistymon		1991, 2005
	Liscannor		1988, 2000
	Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda		1999, 2002
	St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield		1997, 2020 [13]
22.	Ballyvaughan-Fanore	1	2007
	Lissycasey		1994
	Michael Cusack's, Carron		1983
	Naomh Eoin, Cross		1950 (as Carrigaholt)
	St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay		2013
Official Results of 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980 & 1981 to be Confirmed

• When Ennis Dalcassians won the 1943 Clare Junior Football Championship, they offered an opportunity to players from fellow junior club, Doora-Barefield, to join with them and enter the 1944 Clare Senior Football Championship as the Ennis Faughs. They went on to win four senior football titles in 1947, 1948, 1952 and 1954. When Ennis Dalcassians were relegated back down to junior level in 1945, a second Ennis Faughs team also entered and immediately won the 1946 Clare Intermediate Football Championship. The Ennis Faughs also won the 1945 Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship. The Ennis Faughs disbanded in 1956.

See also

• All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship
• Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship
• Clare Senior Football Championship
• Clare Football League Div. 1 (Cusack Cup)
• Clare Football League Div. 2 (Garry Cup)
• Clare Junior A Football Championship
• Clare Premier Junior B Football Championship
• Clare Junior B Football Championship
• Clare Under-21 A Football Championship
• Clare Minor A Football Championship

References

1. "Templenoe Justify Favoritism". Hogan Stand .
2. "Murphy Gets It Right And Clyda Celebrate". Irish Examiner .
3. "Kilfenora Crowned 2016 Clare IFC Champions". Clare FM.
4. "St. Breckan's Are Back In The Big Time As They Overcome Kildysart". The Clare Echo.
5. "Leahy Leads Tones Back To Senior Ranks". The Clare Herald.
6. "Corofin Crowned Intermediate Champions". The Clare Champion.
7. "Additional Time Goals See Corofin Claim Intermediate Title". The Clare Echo.
8. {{cite web|url=https://www.clareecho.ie/corofin-crowned-intermediate-champions-for-fifth-time/%7Ctitle=Corofin Crowned Intermediate Champions For Fifth Time|work=The Clare Echo
9. "Kilmihil Secure Place In 2018 Clare SFC After Intermediate Title Win". Clare FM.
10. "Glory For Kilmihil Over Kilrush Shamrocks In Intermediate Decider". The Clare Echo.
11. "Kildysart Clinch Intermediate Football Title". The Clare Champion.
12. "Kilrush Claim Clare IFC Title". Clare FM.
13. "Doora-Barefield Return To Senior Ranks With Powerful Second Half Display". The Clare Echo.