Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship
| Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Iomáint Idirmheánach Chill Dara |
| Code | Hurling |
| Region | File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Title holders | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Naas (13th title) |
| Sponsors | UPMC |
| Official website | Kildare GAA |
The Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the UPMC Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kildare IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by intermediate clubs in the county of Kildare in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Kildare hurling championship system.
In its current format, the Kildare Intermediate Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. This is followed by a knockout phase that culminates with the final match at St Conleth's Park.
Naas are the title holders after defeating Maynooth by 0–21 to 1–17 in the 2023 final replay.[1][2]
Format
[edit | edit source]Group stage
[edit | edit source]Over the course of the six-team group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams from the group stage proceed to the knockout stage.[3]
Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round (1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd). The two winners advance to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final.
Promotion and relegation
[edit | edit source]At the end of the championship, the winning team is automatically promoted to the Kildare Senior B Championship for the following season. The bottom-placed team from the group stage is automatically relegated to the Kildare Junior Championship.
Teams
[edit | edit source]2024 teams
[edit | edit source]The 6 teams competing in the 2024 Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship are:
| Team | Location | Colours | Position in 2024 | In championship since | Championship titles (since 2013) | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge | Celbridge | Blue and white | Semi-finals | 2024 | 1 | 2013 |
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Coill Dubh | Coill Dubh | Red and white | Group stage | ? | 0 | — |
| Border Éire Óg-Corrachoill | Caragh | Maroon and yellow | Group stage | ? | 0 | — |
| Border St Laurence's | Oldgrange | Red and yellow | Runners-up | ? | 0 | — |
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Naas | Naas | Blue and white | Champions | ? | 7 | 2024 |
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones | Kill | Green and white | Semi-finals | 2024 | 0 | — |
List of finals
[edit | edit source]List of Kildare IHC finals (2013–present)
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | |||
| 2024 | Naas | 1–18 | St Laurence's | 0–08 | [4] | |
| 2023 | Naas | 0–21 | Maynooth | 1–17 | Manguard Park | |
| 2022 | Broadford | 0–21 | Maynooth | 0–10 | Conneff Park | [5] |
| 2021 | Maynooth | 3–19 | Naas | 1–07 | Conneff Park | |
| 2020 | Maynooth | 2–15 | Naas | 0–18 | St Conleth's Park | [6] |
| 2019 | Naas | 3–13 | Maynooth | 1–13 | St Conleth's Park | [7] |
| 2018 | Naas | 0–15 | Maynooth | 1–10 | St Conleth's Park | [8] |
| 2017 | Naas | 1–19 | Maynooth | 1–09 | St Conleth's Park | [9] |
| 2016 | Maynooth | 2–13 | Naas | 1–09 | Hawkfield Centre | [10] |
| 2015 | Naas | 3–14 | Moorefield | 2–10 | Hawkfield Centre | [11] |
| 2014 | Naas | 2–11 | Moorefield | 1–10 | St Conleth's Park | |
| 2013 | Celbridge | 0–16 | Sarsfields | 1–08 | St Conleth's Park | |
Roll of honour
[edit | edit source]Roll of honour (2013–present)
[edit | edit source]| # | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Championships won | Championships runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naas | 7 | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 | 2016, 2020, 2021 |
| 2 | Maynooth | 3 | 5 | 2016, 2020, 2021 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| 3 | Celbridge | 1 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| Broadford | 1 | 0 | 2022 | — | |
| 5 | Moorefield | 0 | 2 | — | 2014, 2015 |
| Sarsfields | 0 | 1 | — | 2013 | |
| St Laurence's | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
See also
[edit | edit source]- Kildare Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
- Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship (Tier 2)
- Kildare Junior Hurling Championship (Tier 4)
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