Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship

Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship
IrishCraobh Idirmhéanach Peile Chlub Uladh
CodeGaelic football
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
RegionUlster, Ireland (GAA)
TrophyPatrick McCully Cup
Title holders Ballinderry (1st title)
Most titles Cookstown Fr. Rock's
Pomeroy
Craigbane (2 titles)
SponsorsAllied Irish Banks (AIB)
Official websiteUlster 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.

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
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Ref
County Club County Club
1998[a] Down Liatroim Fontenoys 0–13 – 1–05 Armagh Culloville Blues Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
1999[a] Tyrone Brackaville 2–10 – 1–13 (aet) Armagh St Michael's Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
1–11 – 1–09 (R) Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2000[a] Derry Craigbane 1–09 – 1–07 Monaghan Inniskeen Grattans Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2001[a] Donegal Glenfin 0–13 – 0–10 Tyrone Dungannon Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2002[a] Monaghan Sean McDermotts 0–14 – 0–07 Cavan Drumgoon Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2003[a] Donegal St Michael's † 1–11 – 0–08 Armagh Maghery Páirc Uí Néill, Clontibret
2004 Tyrone Pomeroy † 1–13 – 0–07 Antrim Moneyglass Casement Park, Belfast [1]
2005 Monaghan Inniskeen Grattans ‡ 2–05 – 0–10 Donegal Glenswilly Brewster Park, Enniskillen
2006 Derry Eoghan Rua, Coleraine † 0–08 – 1–05 Armagh Ballymacnab O'Neill Park, Dungannon [2]
2–04 – 0–07 (R) Casement Park, Belfast
2007 Cavan Ballinagh 2–11 – 2–03 Antrim Dunloy Healy Park, Omagh [3]
2008 Tyrone Trillick 0–08 – 0–07 Derry Greenlough Athletic Grounds, Armagh [4]
2009 Tyrone Cookstown Fr. Rock's ‡ 0–09 – 1–04 Cavan Lavey Brewster Park, Enniskillen [5]
2010 Fermanagh Lisnaskea Emmetts ‡ 0–13 – 1–07 Monaghan Doohamlet Breffni Park, Cavan [6]
2011 Derry Craigbane 0–06 – 0–05 Armagh Culloville Blues Healy Park, Omagh [7]
2012 Tyrone Cookstown Fr. Rock's ‡ 3–13 – 1–11 (aet) Down Warrenpoint Athletic Grounds, Armagh [8]
2013 Monaghan Truagh Gaels ‡ 0–17 – 0–12 Tyrone Eskra Athletic Grounds, Armagh [9]
2014 Down Warrenpoint 1–14 – 1–07 Monaghan Inniskeen Grattans Athletic Grounds, Armagh [10]
2015 Down Loughinisland 4–01 – 0–07 Donegal Réalt na Mara Owenbeg, Dungiven [11]
2016 Tyrone Pomeroy 2–16 – 0–10 Monaghan Donaghmoyne Páirc Esler, Newry [12]
2017 Tyrone Moy ‡ 0–09 – 0–08 Down Rostrevor Athletic Grounds, Armagh [13]
2018 Antrim Naomh Éanna † 2–11 – 1–10 Cavan Mullahoran Athletic Grounds, Armagh [14]
2019 Monaghan Magheracloone Mitchells † 1–15 – 0–13 Tyrone Galbally Athletic Grounds, Armagh [15]
2020 Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Derry Steelstown ‡ 0–06 – 0–04 Tyrone Moortown Owenbeg, Dungiven [16]
2022 Tyrone Galbally † 1–09 – 0–05 Monaghan Corduff Gaels Athletic Grounds, Armagh [17]
2023 Armagh St Patrick's, Cullyhanna ‡ 1–10 – 0–12 Cavan Ballyhaise St Tiernach's Park, Clones [18]
2024 Derry Ballinderry 1–12 – 2–08 Cavan Arva Healy Park, Omagh [19]

Performances

By county

Performances in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship by county
County Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Tyrone 8 4 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2022 2001, 2013, 2019, 2021
Derry 5 1 2000, 2006, 2011, 2021, 2024 2008
Monaghan 4 5 2002, 2005, 2013, 2019 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2022
Down 3 2 1998, 2014, 2015 2012, 2017
Donegal 2 2 2001, 2003 2005, 2015
Cavan 1 5 2007 2002, 2009, 2018, 2023, 2024
Armagh 1 5 2023 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2011
Antrim 1 2 2018 2004, 2007
Fermanagh 1 0 2011 —

By club

Performances in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship by club
Club Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Craigbane 2 0 2000, 2011 —
Pomeroy 2 0 2004, 2016 —
Cookstown Fr. Rock's 2 0 2009, 2012 —
Inniskeen Grattans 1 2 2005 2000, 2014
Warrenpoint 1 1 2014 2012
Galbally 1 1 2022 2019
Liatroim Fontenoys 1 0 1998 —
Brackaville 1 0 1999 —
Glenfin 1 0 2001 —
Sean McDermotts 1 0 2002 —
St Michael's (Donegal) 1 0 2003 —
Eoghan Rua, Coleraine 1 0 2006 —
Ballinagh 1 0 2007 —
Trillick 1 0 2008 —
Lisnaskea Emmetts 1 0 2010 —
Truagh Gaels 1 0 2013 —
Loughinisland 1 0 2015 —
Moy 1 0 2017 —
Naomh Éanna 1 0 2018 —
Magheracloone Mitchells 1 0 2019 —
Steelstown 1 0 2021 —
St Patrick's, Cullyhanna 1 0 2023 —
Ballinderry 1 0 2024 —
Culloville Blues 0 2 — 1998, 2011
St Michael's (Arnagh) 0 1 — 1999
Dungannon 0 1 — 2001
Drumgoon 0 1 — 2002
Maghery 0 1 — 2003
Moneyglass 0 1 — 2004
Glenswilly 0 1 — 2005
Ballymacnab 0 1 — 2006
Dunloy 0 1 — 2007
Greenlough 0 1 — 2008
Lavey 0 1 — 2009
Doohamlet 0 1 — 2010
Eskra 0 1 — 2013
Réalt na Mara 0 1 — 2015
Donaghmoyne 0 1 — 2016
Rostrevor 0 1 — 2017
Mullahoran 0 1 — 2018
Moortown 0 1 — 2021
Corduff Gaels 0 1 — 2022
Ballyhaise 0 1 — 2023
Arva 0 1 — 2024

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Unofficial tournament.

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