Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship


The Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship is the second-tier championship organised by Monaghan GAA. Each year, the winner of the Championship is promoted, along with the Monaghan Intermediate Football League winners, to the Senior ranks and compete in the following year's Monaghan Senior Football Championship. There is no relegation from the IFC, with the two lowest finishing teams in the IFL are relegated to the Junior ranks for the following year.
The winners of the Championship receive the Paddy O'Rourke Cup, named after the Inniskeen Grattans clubman who served in various positions within club and county boards.
The winners of the Championship progress to the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

Format

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

Roll of Honour

List of Finals

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upVenue
2018Doohamlet O'Neills 0-09 - 0-08 Sean McDermottsClontibret
2017Carrickmacross Emmets 3-12 - 1-08 Aughnamullen SarsfieldsInniskeen
2016Donaghmoyne Fontenoys 0-10 - 1-06 RockcorryClontibret
2015Doohamlet O'Neills 1-11 - 0-12 Carrickmacross EmmetsCastleblayney
2014Inniskeen Grattans 0-11 - 1-07 Donaghmoyne FontenoysClontibret
2013Truagh Gaels 1-14 - 1-11 TyhollandClontibret
2012Doohamlet O'Neills 0-12 - 1-08 TyhollandClontibret
2011Carrickmacross Emmets 1-11 - 1-07 Corduff GaelsClontibret
2010Doohamlet O'Neills 3-09 - 1-06 TyhollandClontibret
2009Monaghan Harps 1-10 - 0-10 DrumhowanClontibret
2008Tyholland
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000