Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship
CodeGaelic football
RegionMonaghan (GAA)
TrophyPaddy O'Rourke Cup
No. of teams10
Title holders Doohamlet O'Neills (4th title)
SponsorsMcElvaneys Waste & Recycling [1]
Official websiteMonaghan GAA

The Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship (often referred to as the Monaghan IFC for short or the McElvaney's Waste & Recycling Intermediate Football Championship for sponsorship reasons) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Monaghan GAA clubs.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Monaghan IFC winner qualifies for the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Monaghan to qualify for this competition. The Monaghan IFC winner may enter the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage. For example, 2019 winner Magheracloone Mitchells won the Ulster IFC final.[2] This was the first appearance by the Monaghan IFC winning club in an Ulster final since Donaghmoyne lost to Tyrone GAA club Pomeroy Plunketts in 2016.[3] It was also the first Ulster IFC final win for a Monaghan club since 2013 winner Truagh Gaels.[4]

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Monaghan IFC winners — by winning the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at which it would enter at the semi-final stage, providing it hasn't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals. For example, 2013 winner Truagh Gaels won the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[5] Likewise 2005 winner Inniskeen Grattans.

Monaghan Senior Football Championship

Each year, the winning club is promoted — alongside the Monaghan Intermediate Football League (IFL) winner — and competes in the following year's Monaghan Senior Football Championship. No relegation from the IFC exists, with the two lowest finishing teams in the IFL instead being relegated to the junior ranks for the following year.[6]

Trophy

The winning club receives the Paddy O'Rourke Cup, named after the Inniskeen Grattans clubman who served in various positions within club and county boards.[7]

Format

The competition uses a double-elimination format up until the semi-final stage, which is knockout.[6]

Ten teams enter the competition, with four teams drawn into the Preliminary Round and the remaining six teams into Round 1A. The winners of the preliminary round game play each other in Round 1A, making up the fourth game in that round. The four winners in Round 1A then progress to Round 2A. At this stage, the four teams are drawn in two matches, with the two winners progressing to the Semi-Final stage.

The losers enter the 'back-door' route, with the two Preliminary Round losers, and three of the four Round 1A losers entering Round 1B. As five teams are eligible for Round 1B, one team receives a bye to Round 2B, with the remaining four teams drawn in two matches. The two winners of the Round 1B games progress to Round 2B, and joining them in Round 2B is the loser of the Round 1A clash involving the preliminary round winners. At this stage, again, the four teams are drawn in two matches with the two winners progressing to Round 3, where they face the losers of the Round 2A games. In Round 3, the four teams are drawn in two matches, with the two winners progressing to the Semi-Final stage.

List of recent finals

Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue
2000 Inniskeen Grattans Emyvale
2001 Ballybay Tyholland
2002 Sean McDermotts Carrickmacross
2003 Aghabog Doohamlet
2004 Ballybay Tyholland
2005 Inniskeen Grattans Doohamlet
2006 Carrickmacross Monaghan Harps
2007 Tyholland 2-09 - 1-09 Truagh
2008 Ballybay 0-15 - 0-08 Donaghmoyne
2009[8] Monaghan Harps 1-10 (13) – (10) 0-10 Drumhowan Clontibret
2010[9] Doohamlet O'Neill's 3-09 (18) – (09) 1-06 Tyholland Clontibret
2011[10] Carrickmacross Emmets 1-11 (14) – (10) 1-07 Corduff Gaels Clontibret
2012[11] Doohamlet O'Neills 0-12 (12) – (11) 1-08 Tyholland Clontibret
2013 Truagh Gaels 1-14 (17) – (14) 1-11 Tyholland Clontibret
2014[12] Inniskeen Grattans 0-11 (11) – (10) 1-07 Donaghmoyne Fontenoys Clontibret
2015[13] Doohamlet O'Neill's 1-11 (14) – (12) 0-12 Carrickmacross Emmets Castleblayney
2016[14] Donaghmoyne Fontenoys 0-10 (10) – (09) 1-06 Rockcorry Clontibret
2017[15] Carrickmacross Emmets 3-12 (21) – (11) 1-08 Aughnamullen Sarsfields Inniskeen
2018[16] Doohamlet O'Neills 0-09 (09) – (08) 0-08 Sean McDermotts Clontibret
2019 Magheracloone Mitchells 2-17 (23) – (15) 1-12 Donaghmoyne Fontenoys Inniskeen
2020 Monaghan Harps 1-16 (19) – (16) 2-10 Cremartin Clones
2021 Donaghmoyne Aughnamullen
2022[17] Corduff Gaels 2-04 (10) – (9) 0-09 Magheracloone Mitchells Inniskeen

Wins listed by club

Team Winners Years Runner-up Years
1 Doohamlet O'Neills 4 2018, 2015, 2012, 2010 2 2005, 2003
Inniskeen Grattans 2014, 2005, 2000, 1994 1 1998
Monaghan Harps 2020, 2009, 1999, 1990 2 2006, 1994
2 Carrickmacross Emmets 3 2017, 2011, 2006 2 2015, 2002
Donaghmoyne Fontenoys 2021, 2016, 1996 3 2019, 2014, 2008
Ballybay 2008, 2004, 2001
3 Sean McDermotts 1 2002 1 2018
Tyholland 2007 6 2013, 2012, 2010, 2004, 2001, 1999
Truagh Gaels 2013 1 2007
Magheracloone Mitchells 2019 1 2022
Corduff Gaels 2022 1 2011
N/A Aughnamullen Sarsfields 2 2021, 2017
Rockcorry 1 2016
Drumhowan 1 2009
Cremartin 1 2020

References

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