Clare Intermediate Football Championship

The Clare Intermediate Football Championship is an annual gaelic football competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier football teams in the county of Clare in Ireland.

Clare Intermediate Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Idirmhéanach Péil Co. an Chláir
Founded	1927
Title holders	St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield (2nd title)
Most titles	Kilfenora & St. Breckan’s, Lisdoonvarna (6 titles)

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final usually being played at Cusack Park. The championship includes a group stage which is followed by a knock-out phase for the top teams. There is also promotion involving the Clare Senior Football Championship and relegation involving the Clare Junior Football Championship.

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

The 2020 Intermediate Champions are St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield who defeated Corofin to win a second title at this grade.

Roll Of Honour

	Club	Titles	Winning Years
1.	Kilfenora	6	1934, 1935, 1951, 1976, 1992, 2016[1]
	St. Breckan’s, Lisdoonvarna		1982, 1989, 2010, 2019[2] As Doolin: 1936, 1947
3.	Kilmihil	5	1928, 2008, 2017[3] In amalgamation with Cooraclare: 1941 As Cahermurphy: 1958
4.	Cooraclare	4	1927, 1943, 1954 In amalgamation with Kilmihil: 1941
	Kilmurry-Ibrickane		1977 As Quilty: 1939 As Mullagh: 1953 As Cree: 1957
	Kilrush Shamrocks		1937, 1952, 1955, 2018[4]
	Wolfe Tones, Shannon		1975, 1990, 1996, 2014[5]
8.	Clarecastle	3	1984, 1993, 1998
	Corofin		1987, 2006, 2015[6]
	Doonbeg		1940 As Clohanes: 1945 As Bealaha: 1949
	Éire Óg, Ennis		1985, 1995 As Ennis Faughs (Ennis Dals / Doora-Barefield): 1946
	Kildysart		1967, 1986, 2003
	O’Curry’s, Doonaha		1942, 2001, 2012
14.	Clondegad	2	1944, 2011
	Coolmeen		1959, 1966
	Cratloe		2004, 2009
	Ennistymon		1991, 2005
	Liscannor		1988, 2000
	Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda		1999, 2002
	St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield		1997, 2020[7]
21.	Ballyvaughan-Fanore	1	2007
	Lissycasey		1994
	Michael Cusacks		1983
	Naomh Eoin, Cross		As Carrigaholt: 1950
	St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay		2013
	St. Senan's, Kilkee		1938

See also

• Clare Senior Football Championship

References

1. "Kilfenora Crowned 2016 Clare IFC Champions". Clare FM.
2. "St. Breckans Are Back In The Big Time As They Overcome Kildysart". The Clare Echo.
3. "Kilmihil Secure Place In 2018 Clare SFC After Intermediate Title Win". Clare FM.
4. "Kilrush Claim Clare IFC Title". Clare FM.
5. "Leahy Leads Tones Back To Senior Ranks". The Clare Herald.
6. "Corofin Crowned Intermediate Champions". The Clare Champion.
7. "Doora-Barefield Return To Senior Ranks With Powerful Second Half Display". The Clare Echo.