Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
The Cork Intermediate A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as McCarthy Insurance Group Cork County Intermediate A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the second tier intermediate clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland. It is the fourth tier overall in the entire Cork football championship system.
Cork Intermediate A Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2024 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship | |
Irish | Craobh Peile Idirmhéanach A Chorcaí |
Code | Gaelic football |
Founded | 1909 |
Region | Cork (GAA) |
Trophy | Seán Ó Súilleabháin Cup |
No. of teams | 12 |
Title holders | Aghabullogue (1st title) |
Most titles | Bantry Blues (6 titles) |
Sponsors | McCarthy Insurance Group |
Official website | Official website |
The Cork Intermediate Championship was introduced in 1909 as a competition that would bridge the gap between the senior grade and the junior grade. At the time of its creation it was the second tier of Cork football.
In its current format, the Cork Intermediate Championship begins in mid summer. The 16 participating club teams are drawn into four groups of four teams and play each other in a round-robin system. The two group winners proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The winner of the Cork Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Seán Ó Súilleabháin Cup, gains automatic promotion to the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship for the following season.
Bantry Blues is the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it six times. Aghabullogue are the title-holders, defeating Mitchelstown by 2-13 to 1-15 in the 2023 final.