All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

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GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship
Current season or competition:
2015–16 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Idirmhéanach Iomáint Chlub na hÉireann
Founded 2004-05
Region Ireland (GAA)
No. of teams 5
Title holders 20px Bennettsbridge (1st title)
First winner 20px Kildangan (1 title)
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks (AIB)

The All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2004-05 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their county club championships.

The final, usually held in early February, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the winter months, and the results determine which county's team receives the cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series. In the present format, it begins in October with provincial championships held in Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster, with the four respective champions contesting the subsequent All-Ireland series with the London champions.

No team has ever won the championship on more than one occasion. Kilkenny clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories (5 wins), followed by Cork (2 wins). The championship has been won by 11 different clubs. The reigning champions are Bennettsbridge, who secured the title after defeating Abbeyknockmoy by 1-17 to 1-14 in the 2016 final.

History

While the senior championship had been running since the 1970-71 season, the creation of an All-Ireland series at intermediate level was a natural progression. The Munster Council were the first to organize a provincial championship in the intermediate grade in 2003. They were followed by the other three provincial councils in 2004, with the four champions contesting an All-Ireland series. Kildangan of Tipperary were the first All-Ireland champions after defeating Carrickshock of Kilkenny.

The championship has been dominated by Kilkenny clubs, with Dicksboro, St. Lachtain's, Clara, Rower-Inistioge and Bennettsbridge claiming All-Ireland titles. Dicksboro are the only team to have qualified for two All-Ireland finals. In 2007 Robert Emmet's became the first club from Britain to claim an All-Ireland title.

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship features five teams in the final tournament. 23 teams contest the four provincial intermediate club championships with the four respective champions, and the London champions, automatically qualifying for the All-Ireland series.

Province Championship
Connacht GAA Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
Leinster GAA Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
London GAA London Senior Club Hurling Championship
Munster GAA Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
Ulster GAA Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Results

List of finals

Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Venue Winning Captain
2005 Kildangan 2-13 Carrickshock 1-13 Semple Stadium Gerry Slattery [1]
2006 Dicksboro 2-13 Ballinhassig 1-13 Croke Park David Carroll [2]
2007 Robert Emmet's 1-14 Killimordaly 0-8 Croke Park Fergus McMahon [3]
2008 Clonkill 4-15 Tommy Larkin's 3-14 Croke Park Paddy Dowdall [4]
2009 Blarney 2-14 Cappataggle 1-12 Croke Park James Hughes [5]
2010 St. Lachtain's 3-17 St. Gall's 0-10 Croke Park Eoin Guinan [6]
2011 Ballymartle 3-15 Dicksboro 1-20 Croke Park Patrick Dwyer [7]
2012 Mount Leinster Rangers 1-13 Middletown Na Fianna 1-11 Croke Park Karol Lawlor [8]
2013 Clara 1-16 St. Gabriel's 0-11 Croke Park David Langton [9]
2014 Rower-Inistioge 1-16 Kilnadeema-Leitrim 1-9 Croke Park Michael Grace [10]
2015 O'Donovan Rossa 1-9 Kilburn Gaels 2-3 Croke Park Christopher McGuinness [11]
2016 Bennettsbridge 1-17 Abbeyknockmoy 1-14 Croke Park Enda Morrissey [12]

Performances by county

No. Team Wins Years won Losses Years lost
1 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 5 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016 2 2005, 2011
2 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2 2009, 2011 1 2006
3 20px Antrim 1 2015 1 2010
20px Carlow 1 2012
20px Westmeath 1 2008
20px London 1 2007 2 2013, 2015
20px Tipperary 1 2005
8 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 5 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016
9 20px Armagh 1 2012

Performances by province

No. Team Wins Years won Losses Years lost
1 Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster 7 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 2 2005, 2011
1 Flag of Munster.svg Munster 3 2005, 2009, 2011 1 2006
1 Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster 1 2015 2 2010, 2012
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Britain 1 2007 2 2013, 2015
1 Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht 5 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016

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