Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Founded 2006
Trophy Billy Long Cup
Title holders Mallow (2nd title)
Most titles Mallow
Valley Rovers
St. Vincent's (2 titles)
Sponsors Evening Echo

The Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Evening Echo Cork County Premier Intermediate Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2006 for the second tier Gaelic football teams in the county of Cork in Ireland.

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in October. It is usually played as the curtain-raiser to the senior final. The prize for the winning team is the Billy Long Cup. The championship includes a knock-out stage and a "back door" for teams defeated in the first round.

The Premier Intermediate Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The winners of the Cork county final join the champions of the other counties to contest the provincial championship.

Sixteen clubs currently participate in the Premier Intermediate Championship. The title has been won at least once by nine different clubs. Mallow, Valley Rovers and St. Vincent's have all won the championship twice.

Mallow are the title-holders after defeating St. Michael's by 1-17 to 1-16 in the 2017 championship decider.[1]

The Championship

Overview

The Premier Intermediate Championship is effectively a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random — there are no seeds.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a replay. Drawn replays are now settled with extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a second replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

Sixteen teams currently take part in the championship.

Format

Round 1: Sixteen teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the eight pairings. The eight winning teams of these games advance directly to Round 2A. The eight losing teams advance directly to Round 2B.

Round 2A: The eight winning teams from Round 1 contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the four pairings. The four winning teams advance directly to the quarter-finals. The four losing teams advance to Round 3 where they are provided with a final chance to qualify for the knock-out stages.

Round 2B: The eight losing teams from Round 1 contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the four pairings. The four winning teams advance directly to Round 3. The four losing teams advance to the relegation play-offs.

Round 3: The four losing teams from Round 2A and the four winning teams from Round 2B contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the four pairings. The four winning teams advance directly to the quarter-finals. The four losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Quarter-finals: Eight teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the eight pairings. The four winning teams advance directly to the semi-finals. The four losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the two pairings. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Final: The county final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

Sponsorship

Since 2006 the Premier Intermediate Championship has been sponsored by the Evening Echo.

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the Billy Long Cup. Billy Long was involved with the Lees club in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a selector with the Cork senior football team in 1956 and was a member of the County Board Executive.

List of finals

Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Venue
2006 St. Vincent's 1-05 Glanmire 0-07 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
2007 Mallow 1-07 Killavullen 0-07 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork [2]
2008 St. Finbarr's 2-13 St. Vincent's 0-14 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [3]
2009 Valley Rovers 0-07 Clyda Rovers 0-05 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [4]
2010 Newcestown 0-10 Clyda Rovers 0-09 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork [5]
2011 Newmarket 3-06 Clyda Rovers 1-10 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [6]
2012 St. Vincent's 0-12 St. Michael's 0-11 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [7]
2013 Clyda Rovers 0-13 Macroom 0-08 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [8]
2014 Valley Rovers 0-12 Na Piarsaigh 0-08 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [9]
2015 Carrigaline 0-12 St. Michael's 0-11 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork [10]
2016 Kiskeam 2-12 Fermoy 0-14 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork [11]
2017 Mallow 1-17 St. Michael's 1-16 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Notes:

  • 2006 - The final went to two replays after St. Vincent's and Glanmire drew 0-09 apiece and 0-12 apiece.

References

  1. ↑ O'Callaghan, Therese (16 October 2017). "Heartbreak for St Michael's as Mallow win Cork Premier Intermediate final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Lester, Bob (22 October 2007). "Mallow dig deep". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Barr's secure senior goal". Irish Examiner. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Lester, Bob (19 October 2009). "Glory for Valley Rovers and senior status for first time". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Lester, Bob (1 November 2010). "Newcestown back in the big time". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Newmarket pip Clyda and rip form book to shreds". Irish Examiner. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (29 October 2012). "Courage gets Vincent's over line". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Glory at last for classy Clyda". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Hurley, Denis (20 October 2014). "Valiant Valleys stick to their guns". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  10. ↑ Hurley, Denis (19 October 2015). "Times never so sweet as Carrigaline reach promised land". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Horgan, Noel (29 October 2016). "Kiskeam rise to shock Fermoy". The Corkman. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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