Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship

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Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomáint Idirmheánach Chill Dara
Code Hurling
Region Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare (GAA)
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours of Cavan.svg Naas (13th title)
SponsorsUPMC
Official website Kildare GAA

The Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the UPMC Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kildare IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by intermediate clubs in the county of Kildare in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Kildare hurling championship system.

Contents

In its current format, the Kildare Intermediate Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. This is followed by a knockout phase that culminates with the final match at St Conleth's Park.

Naas are the title holders after defeating Maynooth by 0–21 to 1–17 in the 2023 final replay. [1] [2]

Format

Group stage

Over the course of the six-team group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five 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 four teams from the group stage proceed to the knockout stage. [3]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round (1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd). The two winners advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final.

Promotion and relegation

At the end of the championship, the winning team is automatically promoted to the Kildare Senior B Championship for the following season. The bottom-placed team from the group stage is automatically relegated to the Kildare Junior Championship.

Teams

2024 teams

The 6 teams competing in the 2024 Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship are:

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2024In championship sinceChampionship titles (since 2013)Last championship title
Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge Celbridge Blue and whiteSemi-finals202412013
Colours of Cork.svg Coill Dubh Coill Dubh Red and whiteGroup stage?0—
Flag of Rome.svg Éire Óg-Corrachoill Caragh Maroon and yellowGroup stage?0—
Flag of Naples.svg St Laurence's OldgrangeRed and yellowRunners-up?0—
Colours of Laois.svg Naas Naas Blue and whiteChampions?72024
Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones Kill Green and whiteSemi-finals20240—

List of finals

List of Kildare IHC finals (2013–present)

YearWinnersRunners-upVenue#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Naas 1–18 St Laurence's 0–08 [4]
2023 Naas 0–21 Maynooth 1–17 Manguard Park
2022 Broadford 0–21 Maynooth 0–10 Conneff Park [5]
2021 Maynooth 3–19 Naas 1–07 Conneff Park
2020 Maynooth 2–15 Naas 0–18 St Conleth's Park [6]
2019 Naas 3–13 Maynooth 1–13 St Conleth's Park [7]
2018 Naas 0–15 Maynooth 1–10 St Conleth's Park [8]
2017 Naas 1–19 Maynooth 1–09 St Conleth's Park [9]
2016 Maynooth 2–13 Naas 1–09 Hawkfield Centre [10]
2015 Naas 3–14 Moorefield 2–10 Hawkfield Centre [11]
2014 Naas 2–11 Moorefield 1–10 St Conleth's Park
2013 Celbridge 0–16 Sarsfields 1–08 St Conleth's Park

Roll of honour

Roll of honour (2013–present)

#ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runner-up
1 Naas 732014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 20242016, 2020, 2021
2 Maynooth 352016, 2020, 20212017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
3 Celbridge 102013—
Broadford 102022—
5 Moorefield 02—2014, 2015
Sarsfields 01—2013
St Laurence's 01—2024

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Local GAA: Naas and Celbridge To Contest Senior Final". KFM Radio. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "It's a knockout in the Kildare hurling and football championships". Kildare Nationalist. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Callaghan, Tommy (10 September 2024). "Donnelly supreme as Naas retain IHC title, comfortably". www.leinsterleader.ie. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Broadford take Intermediate Hurling title with comfortable win over Maynooth". Kildare Live. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kildare GAA: Maynooth defeat Naas to take intermediate hurling crown". Kildare Live. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Second half goals make it three Intermediate Hurling Titles on the trot for Naas second string as they overcome Maynooth". Kildare Live. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "14-man Naas hold off spirited Maynooth fightback to secure back to back intermediate titles". Kildare Live. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Naas have 10 points to spare as they ease to Intermediate Championship title at Celbridge's expense". Kildare Live. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Naas capture intermediate hurling title in style". Kildare Live. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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