Waterford Intermediate Football Championship

Waterford Intermediate Football Championship is a second tier Gaelic Athletic Association competition between Gaelic football clubs organised by Waterford GAA. The winning club is eligible to play in the senior grade the following year for the Waterford Senior Football Championship. The winning club also represents Waterford GAA in the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship. Each of the two divisions of Waterford GAA - East Division and West Division - organises its own competition, with the two winners contesting the county final.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship

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The Waterford IFC winners qualify for the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Waterford to qualify for this competition. The Waterford IFC winners enter the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship at the __ stage. For example, 2004 winner Gaultier played in the Munster IFC final.

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

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The Waterford IFC winners — by winning the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the __ stage.

History

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The competition attracted significant[1] national attention in 2020 when a player competed despite awaiting the result of a COVID-19 test, which returned a positive result.[2][3][4][5][6] This led to Dungarvan (that year's competition-winning club) being stripped of the title.[7][8][9]

Roll of honour

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Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2024 Tramore 5-10 Sliabh gCua 2-05
2023 De La Salle 1-10 The Nire 1-05
2022 Roanmore 2-08 Ballinameela 0-09
2021 Portlaw 1-08 Dungarvan 1-06
2020 Dungarvan 0-14 Kill 0-10
2019 St. Saviour's 0-08 Modeligo 0-07
2018 Kilmacthomas 2-13 Modeligo 1-14
2017 Dungarvan 1-09 St. Saviour's 0-08
2016 Portlaw 2-04 Geraldines 0-08
2015 Ballinameela 1-12 Bonmahon 2-07
2014 Brickey Rangers 3-08 Portlaw 1-11
2013 De La Salle 0-14 Ballyduff Upper 0-06
2012[10] Ballinameela 0-12 De La Salle 1-08
2011[11] Dungarvan 1-07 John Mitchels 0-03
2010[12] Clashmore 1-13 John Mitchels 1-07
2009 Ballinameela (1-04) 1-16 (R) Ballyduff Lower (0-07) 1-13 (R)
2008 Tramore 0-12 Geraldines 0-10
2007 John Mitchels 1-10 Ballinameela 0-09
2006 Brickey Rangers 0-11 Kill 1-03
2005 Rinn O gCuanach 0-10 De La Salle 1-06
2004 Gaultier 0-10 Brickey Rangers 1-05
2003 John Mitchels 0-08 Ballinameela 0-06
2002 Clashmore 2-08 Newtown 0-11
2001 Kilmacthomas (0-09) 1-13 (R) Rinn O gCuanach (1-06) 0-04 (R)
2000 Lismore 2-08 Gaultier 1-06
1999 Clashmore 2-10 Butlerstown 0-09
1998 Ballinacourty 1-10 De La Salle 0-08
1997 Ardmore 2-06 Dunhill 1-03
1996 Rinn O gCuanach (3-02) 1-07 (R) De La Salle (0-11) 0-09 (R)
1995 Kill 0-11 Faha 1-02
1994 Bonmahon 2-07 Rinn O gCuanach 1-05
1993 Newtown 0-12 Rinn O gCuanach 0-11
1992 Affane 1-05 Portlaw 1-03
1991 Sliabh gCua 0-06 Newtown 0-05
1990 Faha 2-05 Newtown 1-04
1989 Sliabh gCua 3-10 Portlaw 1-10
1988 Gaultier 5-06 Sliabh gCua 2-04
1987 St. Saviour's 3-11 Shamrocks 1-01
1986 Brickey Rangers 2-06 Kilure/Ballytruckle 1-03
1985 Dungarvan 4-09 Kilure/Ballytruckle 1-04
1984 Rathgormack 1-13 Geraldine's 1-01
1983 The Nire 0-10 Ballyduff Lower 0-04
1982 Butlerstown Ballyduff Upper
1981 Ballyduff Upper 2-08 Butlerstown 1-05
1980 Brickey Rangers 2-11 Butlerstown 0-09
1979 Ballinameela 1-14 Gaultier 1-03
1978 Ferrybank 2-06 Brickey Rangers 1-04
1977 Clashmore 0-12 Ferrybank 1-03
1976 Tallow 0-08 Gaultier 0-04
1975 Bonmahon 2-05 Clashmore 1-05
1974 Rathgormack 1-05 Rinn O gCuanach 2-01
1973 Ballyduff Upper 0-14 Tramore 1-05
1972 Ardmore 2-06 The Nire 2-03
1971 The Nire 3-09 Erin's Own 0-04
1970 Dunhill 4-07 The Nire 0-07
1969 Clashmore 3-06 Dunhill 2-04
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1967 Tramore 1-08 Old Parish 1-04
1966 Affane 2-04 Ballyduff Lower/Portlaw 1-02
1965 Ballinacourty 3-09 Rathgormack 1-00
1964 Erin's Own 2-10 Affane 0-02
1963 Valley Rovers 1-03 Tramore 0-03

References

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  1. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (6 October 2020). "Waterford GAA to meet tonight and will investigate Dungarvan football Covid controversy: The fallout continues from Saturday's county intermediate football final". The42.ie.
  2. ^ Ryan, Eoin (27 October 2020). "Dungarvan set to be stripped of Waterford intermediate football title over breach of Covid-19 protocols". RTÉ.
  3. ^ "Dungarvan GAA should take punishment 'on the chin' says Bernard Flynn". 27 October 2020. The two-time All-Ireland winner and RTE pundit, speaking to Philip Boucher Hayes on this morning's 'Today with Claire Byrne' programme on RTE Radio One, felt that the Waterford County Board 'had to come down with a firm hand' on this matter.
  4. ^ Roche, Frank (5 October 2020). "Dungarvan GAA apologise for 'mishandling' Covid-19 case after player features in final while waiting for test result". Irish Independent.
  5. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (6 October 2020). "Dungarvan club apologise for fielding player in Waterford final who was awaiting Covid test results". The42.ie.
  6. ^ "Dungarvan apologise for breaching Covid-19 guidelines". RTÉ. 6 October 2020.
  7. ^ Fogarty, John (26 October 2020). "Dungarvan set to be stripped of county title as part of Covid-19 punishment". Irish Examiner.
  8. ^ Roche, Frank (28 October 2020). "Dungarvan officially stripped of Waterford intermediate football title". Irish Independent.
  9. ^ "Dungarvan stripped of title after Covid-19 controversy". RTÉ. 28 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Senior Returns for Ballinameela and An Rinn". www.hoganstand.com. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  11. ^ "Dungarvan back in big time football". The Munster Express. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Clashmore return to top table despite spirited Mitchels effort". The Munster Express. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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