All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship
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The All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual
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competition organised by the
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. It is played between the Intermediate championship winners from each of the thirty-two counties of
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. Each team competes in their own provincial championship, with the four provincial winners competing in the All-Ireland. The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in
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as an unofficial tournament, and has been an official GAA championship since the 2004–05 edition. Kerry clubs have had the most success, winning the competition seven times. Cookstown Fr. Rock's and
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have both won the competition twice. The current champions are
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from Mayo.


Teams


Qualification


List of finals


Performances


By county


By club


By province


See also

*
Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship The Munster Football Intermediate Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2003 for the top intermediate clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland. It i ...
* Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship *
Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship The Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played between the Intermediate Championship winner from each county in Connacht Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four province ...
*
Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship 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 straig ...


Notes


References

{{All-Ireland Club Championships Intermediate 2003 establishments in Ireland Recurring sporting events established in 2003