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| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Region | Munster (GAA) |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champions | Cill na Martra (1st Title) |
| Website | Official website |
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 is sponsored by Allied Irish Bank and therefore officially known as the AIB Munster GAA Football Intermediate Club Championship.[1]
The series of games are played during the autumn and winter months with the Munster final currently being played in late November. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series.
The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. The winners of the Munster final join the champions of Connacht, Leinster and Ulster in the semi-final stages of the All-Ireland series of games.
Six clubs currently participate in the Munster Championship.
The title has been won at least once by clubs representing just two of the six Munster counties, with Kerry and Cork clubs holding the distinction of sharing every provincial title. The all-time record-holders are Carbery Rangers and Ardfert who have won the competition twice each.[2]
Teams
Qualification
| County | Championship | Qualifying team |
|---|---|---|
 Clare |
Clare Intermediate Football Championship | Champions |
 Cork |
Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship | Champions |
 Kerry |
Kerry Intermediate Football Championship | Champions |
 Limerick |
Limerick Intermediate Football Championship | Champions |
 Tipperary |
Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship | Champions |
 Waterford |
Waterford Intermediate Football Championship | Champions |
Roll of Honour
By club
| # | Club | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbery Rangers | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
| Ardfert | 2 | 2006, 2014 | |
| 3 | Ilen Rovers | 1 | 2003 |
| Annascaul | 1 | 2007 | |
| St Michael's/Foilmore | 1 | 2008 | |
| Spa | 1 | 2009 | |
| Gneeveguilla | 1 | 2010 | |
| Milltown/Castlemaine | 1 | 2011 | |
| Finuge | 1 | 2012 | |
| Clyda Rovers | 1 | 2013 | |
| St Mary’s | 1 | 2015 | |
| Kenmare Shamrocks | 1 | 2016 | |
| An Ghaeltacht | 1 | 2017 | |
| Kilcummin | 1 | 2018 | |
| Templenoe | 1 | 2019 | |
| Na Gaeil | 1 | 2021 | |
| Rathmore | 1 | 2022 | |
| Cill na Martra | 1 | 2023 |
By county
| # | County | Titles | Runners-up | Years Won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry | 15 | 0 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | — |
| 2 | Cork | 5 | 5 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2023 | 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| 3 | Clare | 0 | 7 | — | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2019, 2021 |
| Limerick | 0 | 6 | — | 2003, 2005, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023 | |
| Waterford | 0 | 1 | — | 2004 | |
| Tipperary | 0 | 1 | — | 2011 |
List of finals
Key
| All-Ireland champions | |
| All-Ireland runners-up |
Munster finals
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | Winning Captain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | County | Score | Club | County | Score | |||
| 2023 | Cill Na Martra | COR | Mungret St. Paul's | LIM |
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| 2022 | Rathmore | KER |
1-17 (20) | Na Piarsaigh | LIM |
0-10 (10) | Mallow | Mark Ryan |
| 2021 | Na Gaeil | KER |
6-15 (33) | Corofin | CLA |
1-12 (15) | Mallow | Jonathan Hayes (Limerick) |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | |||||||
| 2019[3] | Templenoe | KER | 0-14 (14) | St Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | CLA | 0-05 (5) | Mallow | |
| 2018[4] | Kilcummin | KER | 1-11 (14) | Fermoy | COR | 1-03 (6) | Mallow | Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary) |
| 2017 | An Ghaeltacht | Kerry | 3-21 (30) | St Senan's | LIM | 0-08 (8) | Austin Stack Park | Colm Ó Muirchtéaraigh |
| 2016[5] | Kenmare Shamrocks | KER | 1-20 (23) | Adare | LIM | 1-06 (9) | Mallow | Stephen O'Brien |
| 2015[6] | St. Mary's | Kerry | 1-16 (19) | Carrigaline | COR | 0-09 (12) | Fitzgerald Stadium | |
| 2014[7] | Ardfert | Kerry | 1-12 (15) | Valley Rovers | COR | 1-10 (13) | Fitzgerald Stadium | |
| 2013[8] | Clyda Rovers | COR | 0-10 (10) | St Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | CLA | 0-07 (7) | Gaelic Grounds | O Hanlon |
| 2012[9] | Finuge | KER | 1-05 (8) | St Vincent's | COR | 0-05 (5) | Mallow | C. Allen |
| 2011 | Milltown/Castlemaine | Kerry | 1-14 (17) | Mullinahone | TIP | 0-06 (6) | Mallow | Damien Murphy |
| 2010 | Gneeveguilla | KER | 1-11 (14) | St Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | CLA | 0-07 (7) | Gaelic Grounds | Don Murphy |
| 2009 | Spa | KER | 2-11 (17) | Cratloe | CLA | 0-10 (10) | Mallow | Niall O'Mahony |
| 2008 | St Michael's/Foilmore | KER | 2-13 (19) | Kilmihil | CLA | 0-07 (7) | Kieran Granfield | |
| 2007 | Annascaul | KER | 0-13 (13) | Mallow | COR | 0-07 (7) | Tommy Farrell | |
| 2006 | Ardfert | KER | 1-06 (9) | Corofin | CLA | 1-04 (7) | ||
| 2005 | Carbery Rangers | COR | 1-10 (13) | Pallasgreen | LIM | 1-07 (10) | ||
| 2004 | Carbery Rangers | COR | 0-14 (14) | Gaultier | WAT | 1-05 (8) | ||
| 2003 | Ilen Rovers | COR | 2-19 (25) | St Senan's | LIM | 0-07 (7) | Kieren Daly | |
See also
References
- ↑ "AIB sponsorship extended to Junior/Intermediate grades". Munster Express. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ "Wrenn swoops to call tune in Milltown-Castlemaine victory". Irish Independent. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ "Munster club IFC final: Templenoe justify favoritism". Hogan Stand. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ "AIB Munster Club Intermediate Football Championship Final – Kilcummin (Kerry) 1-11 Fermoy (Cork) 1-3 « Munster GAA Web site". Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Kenmare's forward power leaves Adare on the ropes". Irish Examiner. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ "St Mary's celebrate 'special win'". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "Ardfert rule the roost as brave Valleys repelled". Irish Examiner. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "Murphy gets it right and Clyda celebrate". Irish Examiner. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Flaherty seals it for Finuge". Irish Examiner. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.