Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

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Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
Irish Craobh Peile Idirmhéanach A Chorcaí
Code Gaelic football
Founded1909;115 years ago (1909)
Region Colours of Cork.svg Cork (GAA)
TrophySeán Ó Súilleabháin Cup
No. of teams12
Title holders Colours of Limerick.svg Aghabullogue (1st title)
Most titles Colours of Cavan.svg Bantry Blues (6 titles)
SponsorsMcCarthy Insurance Group
Official website Official website

The Cork Intermediate A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as McCarthy Insurance Group Cork County Intermediate A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the second tier intermediate clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland. It is the fourth tier overall in the entire Cork football championship system.

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The Cork Intermediate Championship was introduced in 1909 as a competition that would bridge the gap between the senior grade and the junior grade. At the time of its creation it was the second tier of Cork football.

In its current format, the Cork Intermediate Championship begins in mid summer. The 12 participating club teams are drawn into three groups of four teams and play each other in a round-robin system. The two group winners proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The winner of the Cork Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Seán Ó Súilleabháin Cup, gains automatic promotion to the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship for the following season.

Bantry Blues is the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it six times. Aghabullogue are the title-holders, defeating Mitchelstown by 2-13 to 1-15 in the 2023 final.

Format

Development

On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted to restructure the championship. [1] [2] The new format limited the number of participating clubs to 16.

Stages

Group stage: The 16 teams are divided into four groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, which features one game in April and two games in August, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three 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 two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage and the bottom team in each group enter the relegation playoffs.

Relegation Playoffs: The bottom team is relegated to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship.

Quarter-finals: The eight group stage winners contest this round. The four winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.

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

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions and gain automatic promotion to the following year's Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship.


Teams

2024 Teams

TeamLocationDivisionColoursIn Championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Cork.svg Adrigole Adrigole Beara Red and white20071 1979
Colours of Mayo.svg Ballinora Ballinora Muskerry Green and red 1998 0—
Colours of Kerry.svg Boherbue Boherbue Duhallow Green and gold 2022 0—
Colours of Cork.svg Dromtarriffe Rathcoole Duhallow Red and white 2019 11935
Colours of Limerick.svg Gabriel Rangers Schull Carbery Green and white 2021 0—
Colours of Kerry.svg Glanmire Glanmire Imokilly Green and gold 2011 1 1987
Colours of Limerick.svg Glanworth Glanworth Avondhu Green and white 2010 1 1976
Colours of Laois.svg Kildorrery Kildorrery Avondhu Blue and white20081 1981
Colours of Down.svg Mitchelstown Mitchelstown Avondhu Red and black20144 1965
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Na Piarsaigh Farranree Seandun Black and amber 2024 1 1966
Colours of Clare.svg St Finbarr's Togher Seandun Blue and gold 2024 2 1970
Colours of Limerick.svg St. Vincent's Sunday's Well Seandun Green and white 2023 0—

Sponsorship

In keeping with its sponsorship deal for all Cork hurling and football championships, Permanent TSB provided the sponsorship since the 1990s. The Evening Echo became the primary sponsors of all Cork hurling and football championships in 2005 and have continued their sponsorship ever since. McCarthy Insurance Group became the new title sponsor in December 2023. [3]

Venues

Early rounds

The rebuilt Pairc Ui Chaoimh hosted the 2018 final between Cill na Martra and Aghabullogue. Pairc Ui Chaoimh.jpg
The rebuilt Páirc Uí Chaoimh hosted the 2018 final between Cill na Martra and Aghabullogue.

Fixtures in the opening rounds of the championship are usually played at a neutral venue that is deemed halfway between the participating teams.[ citation needed ]

Final

The final has always been played at one of Cork GAA's two main stadiums. On several occasions the final has been played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh as the curtain raiser to the senior final, however, in recent times Páirc Uí Rinn has been the venue of choice for the final. [4]

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the Seán Ó Súilleabháin Cup. A secondary school teacher by profession, John Lock O'Sullivan (1976-2002) played with the Adrigole club and the Beara divisional team, with whom he won the Cork Senior Championship in 1997. [5] He also lined out for Cork as a member of the under-21 and junior teams. O'Sullivan died suddenly on 19 November 2002. [6]

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2024
2023 Aghabullogue 2-13 Mitchelstown 1-15
2022 Kilshannig 1-16 Aghabullogue 0-10
2021 Iveleary 0-20 Mitchelstown 0-07
2020 [7] Rockchapel 1-10 Mitchelstown 0-09
2019 [8] Knocknagree 2-10 Gabriel Rangers 1-11
2018 Cill Na Martra 2-17 Aghabullogue 1-10
2017 Kanturk 0-14 Mitchelstown 0-13
2016 [9] Bandon 1-10 Rockchapel 1-07
2015 [10] [11] Fermoy 0-07, 1-12 (R) Mayfield 0-07, 0-09 (R)
2014 [12] Éire Óg 0-14 Rockchapel 0-06
2013 [13] Grenagh 0-12 Aghabullogue 0-05
2012 [14] Castletownbere 1-12 Éire Óg 0-13
2011 Kinsale 1-09 Castletownbere 0-08
2010 Macroom 1-09 Kildorrery 0-10
2009 Carrigaline 0-11 Cill Na Martra 0-08
2008 Valley Rovers 1-12 Kildorrery 3-04
2007 Grenagh 2-13 Carrigaline 0-13
2006 Béal Átha Ghaorthaidh 0-09, 0-05 (R) Castletownbere 0-09, 0-04 (R)
2005 Carbery Rangers 1-13 Glanmire 2-05
2004 [15] Nemo Rangers 3-06 Carbery Rangers 1-10
2003 Ilen Rovers 0-15 Carrigaline 0-07
2002 Nemo Rangers 2-09 Newmarket 0-10
2001 Newcestown 0-13 Nemo Rangers 0-06
2000 Youghal 1-09, 1-01 (R) Nemo Rangers 2-06, 0-03 (R)
1999 Naomh Abán 1-08, 1-09 (R) Castletownbere 2-05, 1-06 (R)
1998 St Michael's 1-11 St. Finbarr's 0-08
1997 Douglas 0-09, 0-09 (R) Castletownbere 1-06, 1-03 (R)
1996 Clyda Rovers 0-16 Carrigaline 1-05
1995 Dohenys 0-11 Kilmurry 0-07
1994 Ballincollig 2-07 Clyda Rovers 2-04
1993 Bantry Blues 0-12 Ballincollig 0-10
1992 Mallow 1-13 Kilmurry 2-09
1991 Aghada 0-09 Ballincollig 0-08
1990 Macroom 2-10 Castletownbere 1-07
1989 Rockchapel 1-10, 0-09 (R) Mallow 1-10, 0-04 (R)
1988 Kilshannig 2-09 Ballincollig 1-07
1987 Glanmire 3-05 Fermoy 0-06
1986 Castletownbere 1-09 Kilshannig 0-08
1985 O'Donovan Rossa 3-11 Glanmire 0-08
1984 Midleton 2-11 O'Donovan Rossa 1-12
1983 Passage West 0-07, 1-06 (R) O'Donovan Rossa 0-07, 0-07 (R)
1982 Macroom 1-12 Bandon 1-08
1981 Kildorrery 0-10 Glanmire 0-08
1980 Nemo Rangers 2-06 Midleton 1-04
1979 Adrigole 2-09 Kildorrery 1-06
1978 Castlehaven 0-08 St. Finbarr's 0-03
1977 Naomh Abán 1-08 Castlehaven 1-03
1976 Glanworth 1-10 Naomh Abán 2-06
1975 Bantry Blues 0-09 Naomh Abán 0-07
1974 Bishopstown 1-10 Newcestown 1-06
1973 Canovee 2-11 Glanworth 0-06
1972 Dohenys 4-10 Glanworth 1-07
1971 Newcestown 2-11 St. Finbarr's 3-02
1970 St. Finbarr's 1-08, 3-06 (R) Youghal 1-08, 1-07 (R)
1969 St Michael's 5-08 Dohenys 1-03
1968 Cobh 1-12 St. Vincent's 1-06
1967 Urhan 2-15 Millstreet 2-06
1966 Na Piarsaigh 1-08 St. Vincent's 2-04
1965 Mitchelstown 2-08 St. Vincent's 1-05
1939–1964No Championship
1938 Bantry Blues 1-01 Dohenys 0-02
1937 St. Nicholas 3-05, 3-03 (R) Bantry Blues 3-02, 1-02 (R)
1936 Bantry Blues 2-03 Dohenys 1-02
1935 Dromtarriffe 1-07St. Columb's, Douglas0-02
1934 Bantry Blues 1-01 St. Nicholas 0-03
1933 Kilmurry 2-03 Bantry Blues 0-06
1932 Fermoy 2-04 Kilmurry 0-01
1931 Clonakilty 3-06 Dromtarriffe 0-02
1930 St. Finbarr's 2-03 Dromtarriffe 1-01
1929 Mitchelstown 1-03Owenabue0-02
1928 Nemo Rangers 2-03 Kilmurry 0-01
1927Duhallow United * Fermoy
1926 Buttevant 0-02 Kinsale 0-00
1925 Mitchelstown 3-04 Kilmurry 1-00
1924 O'Donovan Rossa 1-04 Mallow 0-00
1923 Shamrocks 1-01 Dohenys 0-00
1922Not completed
1921Not played
1920Unfinished
1919 Nils 0-07 Macroom 0-00
1918 Millstreet 0-02Knockavilla0-00
1917 St. Nicholas 7-07 Fermoy 0-00
1916 Cobh 0-02, 5-03 (R) Macroom 0-02, 2-01 (R)
1915 Fermoy 1-02 Kinsale 0-00
1914 Millstreet 1-03 O'Donovan Rossa 0-00
1913 Clonakilty 2-01O'Brien's1-00
1912 Bantry Blues 0-01CYMS0-00
1911 Mitchelstown 2-05William O'Brien's0-00
1910 Kanturk 3-04CYMS0-01
1909 Cobh 0-04, 5-13 (R)CYMS0-04, 0-04 (R)

Roll of Honour

#WinnerWinsRunners-UpWinning YearsYears Runners-Up
1 Bantry Blues 621912, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1975, 19931933, 1937
2 Mitchelstown 441911, 1925, 1929, 19652017, 2020, 2021, 2023
Nemo Rangers 421928, 1980, 2002, 20042000, 2001
4 Fermoy 331915, 1932, 20151917, 1927, 1987
Macroom 321982, 1990, 20101916, 1919
Cobh 301909, 1916, 1968—
7 Castletownbere 251986, 20121990, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2011
Dohenys 241972, 19951923, 1936, 1938, 1969
O'Donovan Rossa 231924, 19851914, 1983, 1984
St. Finbarr's 231930, 19701971, 1978, 1998
Naomh Abán 221977, 19991975, 1976
Rockchapel 221989, 20202014, 2016
Millstreet 211914, 19181967
St. Nicholas 211917, 19371934
Newcestown 211971, 20011974
Kilshannig 21 1988, 20221986
Clonakilty 201913, 1931—
St Michael's 201969, 1998—
Grenagh 202007, 2013—
Kanturk 201910, 2017—
19 Glanmire 1319871981, 1985, 2005
Carrigaline 1320091996, 2003, 2007
Aghabullogue 1320232013, 2018, 2022
Dromtarriffe 1219351930, 1931
Glanworth 1219761972, 1973
Mallow 1219921924, 1989
Kinsale 1220111915, 1926
Castlehaven 1119781977
Kildorrery 1119811979
Midleton 1119841980
Clyda Rovers 1119961994
Youghal 1120001970
Carbery Rangers 1120052004
Éire Óg 1120142012
Bandon 1120161982
Cill Na Martra 1120182009
Nils 101919—
Shamrocks 101923—
Buttevant 101926—
Duhallow United101927—
Kilmurry 101933—
Na Piarsaigh 101966—
Urhan 101967—
Canovee 101973—
Bishopstown 101974—
Adrigole 101979—
Passage West 101983—
Aghada 101991—
Ballincollig 101994—
Douglas 101997—
Ilen Rovers 102003—
Béal Átha Ghaorthaidh 102006—
Valley Rovers 102008—
Knocknagree 102019—
Iveleary 102021—
56 Kilmurry 05—1925, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1995
CYMS03—1909, 1910, 1912
St. Vincent's 03—1965, 1966, 1968
Ballincollig 03—1988, 1991, 1993
Kildorrery 02—2008, 2010
William O'Brien's01—1911
O'Brien's01—1913
Knockavilla01—1918
Owenabue01—1929
St. Columb's, Douglas01—1935
Newmarket 01—2002
Gabriel Rangers 01—2019
Mayfield 01—2015

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