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Mayo Intermediate Football Championship

Mayo Intermediate Football Championship
IrishCraobh Idirmheánach Peile
Co. Muigheo
Founded1965 –
TrophySweeney Cup
Title holdersKilmeena Gaa
Most titles? (? titles)
SponsorsEgan Jewellers[1]

The Mayo Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier (17-32) Mayo GAA clubs.

Ballyhaunis are the title holders (2022) defeating Kilmeena in the Final.

Honours

The winning club competes in the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship. They often do well there, with the likes of Westport (2016), Hollymount Carraroe (2015), Kiltane (2013) and Charlestown Sarsfields (2012) among the clubs from Mayo to win at least one Connacht Championship after winning the Mayo Intermediate Football Championship.[2][3][4][5]

The winning club can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. In 2017, Westport, who counted among their players the reigning All Stars Footballer of the Year Lee Keegan,[6] became the first club from Mayo to win an All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship after winning the Connacht and Mayo Intermediate Football Championships.[7]

The winning club is promoted to the Mayo Senior Football Championship.

The trophy presented to the winners is the Sweeney Cup.[8][9]

History

Each year, the final takes place in McHale Park, Castlebar.

The most successful team to date are ? who have won on ? occasions.

The competition has taken place each year since 1965. The inaugural winners of the Mayo IFC that year were Garrymore.

In the 2020 final, Balla defeated Kiltimagh in a shock result.[10][11]

List of finals

Mayo GAA clubs
Location of County Mayo in Ireland
Year Winner Opponent
2024 Crossmolina 1:12 Moy Davits 0:12
2023 Kilmeena 1-11 Ballinrobe 1-09
2022[12][13][14] Ballyhaunis 0-13 Kilmeena 0-10
2021[15] Mayo Gaels 1-11 Ballyhaunis[16] 1-09
2020[17] Balla[18] 1-08 Kiltimagh 0-07
2019[19] The Neale 1-12 Ballyhaunis[20] 1-11
2018 Belmullet Burrishoole
2017[21] Moy Davitts 2-10 Kiltimagh 2-09
2016[22] Westport 0-10 Kiltimagh 0-04
2015 Hollymount Carramore 0-11 The Neale 0-07
2014 Ballyhaunis Hollymount Carramore
2013 Kiltane Kilmaine
2012 Charlestown Sarsfields
2011 Davitts Burrishoole
2010 Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 0-11 Burrishoole 0-08
2009 Westport 2-07 Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 0-12
2008 Aghamore 3-05 Kilmaine 1-10
2007[23] Ballintubber 0-09 Kiltimagh 0-08
2006 Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 1-11 Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin 1-10
2005 Castlebar Mitchels
2004 Breaffy Ballaghaderreen
2003 Shrule-Glencorrib Ballintubber
2002 Ballinrobe
2001 Kiltimagh
2000 Ballinrobe Ballaghaderreen
1999 Swinford Ballintubber
1998 Mayo Gaels 0-09 Ballinrobe 0-08
1997 Bonniconlon Ballintubber
1996 Moy Davitts
1995 Louisburgh
1994 Swinford 0-12 Kilmaine 1-07
1993 Charlestown Sarsfields
1992 Burrishoole
1991 Kiltimagh
1990 Ballintubber
1989 Hollymount Carramore[24]
1988 Ballyhaunis
1987 Ballintubber
1986 Bonniconlon Achill
1985
1984 Mayo Gaels 2-07 Bonniconlon 0-04
1983 Parke
1982 Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 1-08 Burrishoole 1-06
1981 Davitts 0-08 Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 1-04
1980 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1-07 Davitts 0-06
1979 Ballinrobe Crossmolina Deel Rovers
1978 Kiltimagh Davitts
1977
1976 Ballintubber Davitts
1975 Islandeady Ballinrobe
1974 Béal an Mhuirthead Crossmolina Deel Rovers
1973 Kiltane Ardnaree
1972
1971 Ballaghaderreen Westport
1970
1969 Garrymore 1-06 Ballintubber 0-08
1968 Ballintubber
1967 Ballyhaunis Ballintubber
1966
1965 Garrymore Ballintubber

Wins listed by club


  • Swinford GAA (3): 1987, 1994, 1999

References

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  3. ^ "Coen helps Mayo champions dig deep for provincial glory". Irish Independent. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Kiltane firepower overwhelms Boyle". Irish Examiner. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Charlestown on the way up again". Irish Independent. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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  7. ^ "Westport hold off late Colmcille's charge". RTÉ.ie. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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  15. ^ "Storming last quarter ends Mayo Gaels' 23-year wait". The Connaught Telegraph. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  16. ^ Finnerty, Mike. "Ballyhaunis capture Mayo Intermediate crown". The Mayo News. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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  19. ^ Henry, Aiden (19 October 2019). "Last-gasp stroke of magic hands Mayo glory to The Neale". The Connaught Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  20. ^ Finnerty, Mike. "Ballyhaunis capture Mayo Intermediate crown". The Mayo News. Retrieved 7 November 2022. But Ballyhaunis were full value for this first Intermediate final victory in three attempts after coming up short against The Neale (2019) and Mayo Gaels (2021) in recent seasons.
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