Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship

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Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship
Irish Craobh Idirmhéanach Peile Chlub Uladh
CodeGaelic football
Founded1998;26 years ago (1998)
Region Ulster, Ireland (GAA)
TrophyPatrick McCully Cup
Title holders Flag of Belgium (civil).svg St Patrick's, Cullyhanna (1st title)
Most titles Colours of Dublin.svg Cookstown Fr. Rock's
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Pomeroy
White Green GAA Flag.png Craigbane (2 titles)
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks (AIB)
Official website Ulster GAA

The Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Ulster GAA. It is played between the Intermediate championship winners from each of the nine counties of Ulster. The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in 1998 as an unofficial tournament, and was first organised by Ulster GAA in 2004. The winners are awarded the Patrick McCully Cup, named in honour of Clontibret O'Neills stalwart Packie McCully. The winners go on to represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship.

Contents

Tyrone clubs have won the competition eight times, more than any other county. Craigbane, Pomeroy and Cookstown Fr. Rock's are the only clubs to have won the competition twice. The current champions are St Patrick's, Cullyhanna from Armagh.

List of finals

Key to list of winners
†Winning team reached the final of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship
‡Winning team won the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship
List of Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship finals
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueRef
CountyClubCountyClub
1998 [lower-alpha 1] Colours of Down.svg DOW White Green Gold GAA Flag.png Liatroim Fontenoys 0–13 – 1–05 Colours of Armagh.svg ARM Colours of Cavan.svg Culloville Blues Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
1999 [lower-alpha 1] Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Cork.svg Brackaville 2–10 – 1–13 (aet) Colours of Armagh.svg ARM Colours of Cavan.svg St Michael's Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
1–11 – 1–09 (R) Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2000 [lower-alpha 1] Colours of Derry.svg DER White Green GAA Flag.png Craigbane 1–09 – 1–07 Colours of Monaghan.svg MON Colours of Mayo.svg Inniskeen Grattans Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2001 [lower-alpha 1] Colours of Donegal GAA.svg DON Colours of Tyrone.svg Glenfin 0–13 – 0–10 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Meath GAA.svg Dungannon Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2002 [lower-alpha 1] Colours of Monaghan.svg MON Colours of Antrim.svg Sean McDermotts 0–14 – 0–07 Colours of Cavan.svg CAV Colours of Longford GAA.svg Drumgoon Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2003 [lower-alpha 1] Colours of Donegal GAA.svg DON Colours of Cork.svg St Michael's †1–11 – 0–08 Colours of Armagh.svg ARM Colours of Longford GAA.svg Maghery Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2004 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Kilkenny.svg Pomeroy †1–13 – 0–07 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Colours of Longford GAA.svg Moneyglass Casement Park, Belfast [1]
2005 Colours of Monaghan.svg MON Colours of Mayo.svg Inniskeen Grattans ‡2–05 – 0–10 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg DON Colours of Offaly.svg Glenswilly Brewster Park, Enniskillen
2006 Colours of Derry.svg DER Maroon Green GAA Flag.png Eoghan Rua, Coleraine †0–08 – 1–05 Colours of Armagh.svg ARM Colours of Galway.svg Ballymacnab O'Neill Park, Dungannon [2]
2–04 – 0–07 (R) Casement Park, Belfast
2007 Colours of Cavan.svg CAV Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh 2–11 – 2–03 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Colours of Leitrim.svg Dunloy Healy Park, Omagh [3]
2008 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Cork.svg Trillick 0–08 – 0–07 Colours of Derry.svg DER Red Black White GAA Flag.png Greenlough Athletic Grounds, Armagh [4]
2009 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Dublin.svg Cookstown Fr. Rock's ‡0–09 – 1–04 Colours of Cavan.svg CAV Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Brewster Park, Enniskillen [5]
2010 Colours of Fermanagh.svg FER Colours of Mayo.svg Lisnaskea Emmetts ‡0–13 – 1–07 Colours of Monaghan.svg MON Blue Black GAA Flag.png Doohamlet Breffni Park, Cavan [6]
2011 Colours of Derry.svg DER White Green GAA Flag.png Craigbane 0–06 – 0–05 Colours of Armagh.svg ARM Colours of Cavan.svg Culloville Blues Healy Park, Omagh [7]
2012 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Dublin.svg Cookstown Fr. Rock's ‡3–13 – 1–11 (aet) Colours of Down.svg DOW Colours of Cavan.svg Warrenpoint Athletic Grounds, Armagh [8]
2013 Colours of Monaghan.svg MON Colours of Down.svg Truagh Gaels ‡0–17 – 0–12 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Metz flag.svg Eskra Athletic Grounds, Armagh [9]
2014 Colours of Down.svg DOW Colours of Cavan.svg Warrenpoint 1–14 – 1–07 Colours of Monaghan.svg MON Colours of Mayo.svg Inniskeen Grattans Athletic Grounds, Armagh [10]
2015 Colours of Down.svg DOW Colours of Cavan.svg Loughinisland 4–01 – 0–07 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg DON Gold Black GAA Flag.png Réalt na Mara Owenbeg, Dungiven [11]
2016 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Kilkenny.svg Pomeroy 2–16 – 0–10 Colours of Monaghan.svg MON Colours of Cork.svg Donaghmoyne Páirc Esler, Newry [12]
2017 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Dublin.svg Moy ‡0–09 – 0–08 Colours of Down.svg DOW Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor Athletic Grounds, Armagh [13]
2018 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gold Black GAA Flag.png Naomh Éanna †2–11 – 1–10 Colours of Cavan.svg CAV Colours of Longford GAA.svg Mullahoran Athletic Grounds, Armagh [14]
2019 Colours of Monaghan.svg MON Colours of Sligo.svg Magheracloone Mitchells †1–15 – 0–13 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Cavan.svg Galbally Athletic Grounds, Armagh [15]
2020Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Colours of Derry.svg DER Colours of Longford GAA.svg Steelstown ‡0–06 – 0–04 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Cork.svg Moortown Owenbeg, Dungiven [16]
2022 Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR Colours of Cavan.svg Galbally †1–09 – 0–05 Colours of Monaghan.svg MON Colours of Kilkenny.svg Corduff Gaels Athletic Grounds, Armagh [17]
2023 Colours of Armagh.svg ARM Flag of Belgium (civil).svg St Patrick's, Cullyhanna ‡1–10 – 0–12 Colours of Cavan.svg CAV Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise St Tiernach's Park, Clones [18]

Performances

By county

Performances in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship by county
CountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Colours of Tyrone.svg TYR 841999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 20222001, 2013, 2019, 2021
Colours of Monaghan.svg MON 452002, 2005, 2013, 20192000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2022
Colours of Derry.svg DER 412000, 2006, 2011, 20212008
Colours of Down.svg DOW 321998, 2014, 20152012, 2017
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg DON 222001, 20032005, 2015
Colours of Armagh.svg ARM 1520231998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2011
Colours of Cavan.svg CAV 1420072002, 2009, 2018, 2023
Colours of Antrim.svg ANT 1220182004, 2007
Colours of Fermanagh.svg FER 102011—

By club

Performances in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship by club
ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
White Green GAA Flag.png Craigbane 202000, 2011—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Pomeroy 202004, 2016—
Colours of Dublin.svg Cookstown Fr. Rock's 202009, 2012—
Colours of Mayo.svg Inniskeen Grattans 1220052000, 2014
Colours of Cavan.svg Warrenpoint 1120142012
Colours of Cavan.svg Galbally 1120222019
White Green Gold GAA Flag.png Liatroim Fontenoys 101998—
Colours of Cork.svg Brackaville 101999—
Colours of Tyrone.svg Glenfin 102001—
Colours of Antrim.svg Sean McDermotts 102002—
Colours of Cork.svg St Michael's (Donegal) 102003—
Maroon Green GAA Flag.png Eoghan Rua, Coleraine 102006—
Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh 102007—
Colours of Cork.svg Trillick 102008—
Colours of Mayo.svg Lisnaskea Emmetts 102010—
Colours of Down.svg Truagh Gaels 102013—
Colours of Cavan.svg Loughinisland 102015—
Colours of Dublin.svg Moy 102017—
Gold Black GAA Flag.png Naomh Éanna 102018—
Colours of Sligo.svg Magheracloone Mitchells 102019—
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Steelstown 102021—
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg St Patrick's, Cullyhanna 102023—
Colours of Cavan.svg Culloville Blues 02—1998, 2011
Colours of Cavan.svg St Michael's (Arnagh) 01—1999
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Dungannon 01—2001
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Drumgoon 01—2002
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Maghery 01—2003
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Moneyglass01—2004
Colours of Offaly.svg Glenswilly 01—2005
Colours of Galway.svg Ballymacnab 01—2006
Colours of Leitrim.svg Dunloy 01—2007
Red Black White GAA Flag.png Greenlough 01—2008
Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey 01—2009
Blue Black GAA Flag.png Doohamlet01—2010
Metz flag.svg Eskra 01—2013
Gold Black GAA Flag.png Réalt na Mara 01—2015
Colours of Cork.svg Donaghmoyne01—2016
Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor01—2017
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Mullahoran 01—2018
Colours of Cork.svg Moortown 01—2021
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Corduff Gaels01—2022
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 01—2023

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Unofficial tournament.

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