Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
| Ulster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship | |
|---|---|
| Current season or competition: File:Current event clock.svg 2025 Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Iomána Idirmheánach Uladh |
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Region | Ulster (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Title holders | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Éire Óg Carrickmore (1st title) |
| Most titles | File:Colours of Wexford.svg Gort na Móna File:Colours of Cavan.svg St. Gall's File:Colours of Sligo.svg Middletown Na Fianna (2 titles) |
| Sponsors | Allied Irish Banks |
| Official website | Official website |
The Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion intermediate clubs and, in some cases, champion senior clubs in the province of Ulster in Ireland.
The Ulster Intermediate Club Championship was introduced in 2004. In its current format, the championship begins in late October or early November and is usually played over a four-week period. The seven participating club teams compete in a straight knockout competition that culminates with the Ulster final for the two remaining teams. The winner of the Ulster Intermediate Championship qualifies for the subsequent All-Ireland Club Championship.
The competition has been won by 16 club teams, while Gort na Móna, St. Gall's and Middletown Na Fianna are the only clubs to have won the title more than once. Antrim clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories with 12 wins.
Éire Óg Carrickmore are the reigning champions, having beaten Lisbellaw St Patrick's on a score of 1-18 to 0-15 in the 2025 final in Clones
Format
[edit | edit source]Overview
[edit | edit source]The Ulster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is no seeding.
Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time penalties are taken to determine a winner.
Competition format
[edit | edit source]Quarter-final: Six teams contest this round. The three winning teams advance directly to the semi-final stage. The three losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round; the three winning teams from the quarter-finals and one team who receives a bye. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.
Teams
[edit | edit source]Qualification
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2024 teams
[edit | edit source]39 clubs will compete in the 2024 Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship:
| County | No. | Clubs competing in county championship |
|---|---|---|
| File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim | 8 | Carey Faughs, Clooney Gaels, Con Magee's, Oisin's Glenariff, Patrick Sarsfields, Robert Emmets, Shane O'Neill's, St Brigid's Cloughmills, St Gall's, St Paul's, Tír na nÓg |
| File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh | 6 | Craobh Rua, Cúchulainn's, Derrynoose, Keady Lámh Dhearg, Killeavy St Moninna's, Middletown |
| File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry | 8 | Ballinascreen, Banagher, Eoghan Rua, Kevin Lynch's, Lavey, Na Magha, Slaughtneil, Swatragh |
| File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal | 8 | An Clochán Liath, Aodh Ruadh, Buncrana, Burt, Carndonagh, Seán MacCumhaills, Setanta, St Eunan's |
| File:Colours of Down.svg Down | 6 | |
| File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh | 1 | Lisbellaw St Patrick's |
| File:Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan | 6 | Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clontibret O'Neills, Inniskeen Grattans, Monaghan Harps, Truagh |
| File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone | 2 | Éire Óg Carrickmore, Eoghan Ruadh Dungannon |
Note: Bold indicates county representatives.
Roll of honour
[edit | edit source]Performances by club
[edit | edit source]Performances by county
[edit | edit source]| # | County | Wins | Runners-up | Years won | Years Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim | 13 | 1 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024 | 2012 |
| 2 | File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh | 3 | 5 | 2007, 2011, 2017 | 2005, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2022 |
| 3 | File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry | 1 | 5 | 2021 | 2004, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2024 |
| File:Colours of Down.svg Down | 1 | 3 | 2022 | 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2021 | |
| File:Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — | |
| 7 | File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone | 0 | 4 | — | 2010, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| File:Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan | 0 | 1 | — | 2011 |
List of Finals
[edit | edit source]List of Ulster IHC finals
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- 2019: Naomh Eanna won 1-0 on penalties
Records and statistics
[edit | edit source]County representatives and provincial champions by year
[edit | edit source]Provincial winners are shaded in gold.
| Year | Antrim | Armagh | Derry | Donegal | Down | Fermanagh | Monaghan | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Glenariffe Oisín | Middletown | Swatragh | St Eunan's | Liatroim Fontenoys | Lisbellaw St Patrick's | Castleblayney | Éire Óg Carrickmore |
| 2024 | Carey Faughs | Middletown | Swatragh | Burt | Bredagh | Lisbellaw St Patrick's | Castleblayney | Éire Óg Carrickmore |
| 2023 | Kickhams Creggan | Middletown | Ballinascreen | Setanta | Bredagh | Lisbellaw St Patrick's | Inniskeen Grattans | Éire Óg Carrickmore |
| 2022 | Clooney Gaels | Middletown | Eoghan Rua | N / A | Liatroim Fontenoys | Lisbellaw St Patrick's | Castleblayney | Éire Óg Carrickmore |
| 2021 | Carey Faughs | Middletown | Banagher | N / A | Newry Shamrocks | Lisbellaw St Patrick's | Castleblayney | Éire Óg Carrickmore |
| 2020 | No championship | |||||||
See also
[edit | edit source]- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
- Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
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