Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship

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Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship
Irish Craobh Idirmhéanach Peile Chlub Uladh
CodeGaelic football
Founded1998;27 years ago (1998)
Region Ulster, Ireland (GAA)
TrophyPatrick McCully Cup
Title holders Colours of Waterford.svg Ballinderry (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 Ballinderry Shamrocks from Derry.

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 [a] Down White Green Gold GAA Flag.png Liatroim Fontenoys 0–13 – 1–05 Armagh Colours of Cavan.svg Culloville Blues Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
1999 [a] Tyrone Colours of Cork.svg Brackaville 2–10 – 1–13 (aet) Armagh Colours of Cavan.svg St Michael's Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
1–11 – 1–09 (R) Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2000 [a] Derry White Green GAA Flag.png Craigbane 1–09 – 1–07 Monaghan Colours of Mayo.svg Inniskeen Grattans Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2001 [a] Donegal Colours of Tyrone.svg Glenfin 0–13 – 0–10 Tyrone Colours of Meath GAA.svg Dungannon Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2002 [a] Monaghan Colours of Antrim.svg Sean McDermotts 0–14 – 0–07 Cavan Colours of Longford GAA.svg Drumgoon Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2003 [a] Donegal Colours of Cork.svg St Michael's 1–11 – 0–08 Armagh Colours of Longford GAA.svg Maghery Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2004 Tyrone Colours of Kilkenny.svg Pomeroy 1–13 – 0–07 Antrim Colours of Longford GAA.svg Moneyglass Casement Park, Belfast [1]
2005 Monaghan Colours of Mayo.svg Inniskeen Grattans 2–05 – 0–10 Donegal Colours of Offaly.svg Glenswilly Brewster Park, Enniskillen
2006 Derry Maroon Green GAA Flag.png Eoghan Rua, Coleraine 0–08 – 1–05 Armagh Colours of Galway.svg Ballymacnab O'Neill Park, Dungannon [2]
2–04 – 0–07 (R) Casement Park, Belfast
2007 Cavan Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh 2–11 – 2–03 Antrim Colours of Leitrim.svg Dunloy Healy Park, Omagh [3]
2008 Tyrone Colours of Cork.svg Trillick 0–08 – 0–07 Derry Red Black White GAA Flag.png Greenlough Athletic Grounds, Armagh [4]
2009 Tyrone Colours of Dublin.svg Cookstown Fr. Rock's 0–09 – 1–04 Cavan Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Brewster Park, Enniskillen [5]
2010 Fermanagh Colours of Mayo.svg Lisnaskea Emmetts 0–13 – 1–07 Monaghan Blue Black GAA Flag.png Doohamlet Breffni Park, Cavan [6]
2011 Derry White Green GAA Flag.png Craigbane 0–06 – 0–05 Armagh Colours of Cavan.svg Culloville Blues Healy Park, Omagh [7]
2012 Tyrone Colours of Dublin.svg Cookstown Fr. Rock's 3–13 – 1–11 (aet) Down Colours of Cavan.svg Warrenpoint Athletic Grounds, Armagh [8]
2013 Monaghan Colours of Down.svg Truagh Gaels 0–17 – 0–12 Tyrone Metz flag.svg Eskra Athletic Grounds, Armagh [9]
2014 Down Colours of Cavan.svg Warrenpoint 1–14 – 1–07 Monaghan Colours of Mayo.svg Inniskeen Grattans Athletic Grounds, Armagh [10]
2015 Down Colours of Cavan.svg Loughinisland 4–01 – 0–07 Donegal Gold Black GAA Flag.png Réalt na Mara Owenbeg, Dungiven [11]
2016 Tyrone Colours of Kilkenny.svg Pomeroy 2–16 – 0–10 Monaghan Colours of Cork.svg Donaghmoyne Páirc Esler, Newry [12]
2017 Tyrone Colours of Dublin.svg Moy 0–09 – 0–08 Down Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor Athletic Grounds, Armagh [13]
2018 Antrim Gold Black GAA Flag.png Naomh Éanna 2–11 – 1–10 Cavan Colours of Longford GAA.svg Mullahoran Athletic Grounds, Armagh [14]
2019 Monaghan Colours of Sligo.svg Magheracloone Mitchells 1–15 – 0–13 Tyrone Colours of Cavan.svg Galbally Athletic Grounds, Armagh [15]
2020Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Derry Colours of Longford GAA.svg Steelstown 0–06 – 0–04 Tyrone Colours of Cork.svg Moortown Owenbeg, Dungiven [16]
2022 Tyrone Colours of Cavan.svg Galbally 1–09 – 0–05 Monaghan Colours of Kilkenny.svg Corduff Gaels Athletic Grounds, Armagh [17]
2023 Armagh Flag of Belgium (civil).svg St Patrick's, Cullyhanna 1–10 – 0–12 Cavan Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise St Tiernach's Park, Clones [18]
2024 Derry Colours of Waterford.svg Ballinderry 1–12 – 2–08 Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg Arva Healy Park, Omagh [19]

Performances

By county

Performances in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship by county
CountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Tyrone 841999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 20222001, 2013, 2019, 2021
Derry 512000, 2006, 2011, 2021, 20242008
Monaghan 452002, 2005, 2013, 20192000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2022
Down 321998, 2014, 20152012, 2017
Donegal 222001, 20032005, 2015
Cavan 1520072002, 2009, 2018, 2023, 2024
Armagh 1520231998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2011
Antrim 1220182004, 2007
Fermanagh 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 Waterford.svg Ballinderry 102024
Colours of Cavan.svg Culloville Blues 021998, 2011
Colours of Cavan.svg St Michael's (Arnagh) 011999
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Dungannon 012001
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Drumgoon 012002
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Maghery 012003
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Moneyglass012004
Colours of Offaly.svg Glenswilly 012005
Colours of Galway.svg Ballymacnab 012006
Colours of Leitrim.svg Dunloy 012007
Red Black White GAA Flag.png Greenlough 012008
Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey 012009
Blue Black GAA Flag.png Doohamlet012010
Metz flag.svg Eskra 012013
Gold Black GAA Flag.png Réalt na Mara 012015
Colours of Cork.svg Donaghmoyne012016
Colours of Down.svg Rostrevor012017
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Mullahoran 012018
Colours of Cork.svg Moortown 012021
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Corduff Gaels012022
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 012023
Colours of Cavan.svg Arva 012024

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Unofficial tournament.

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