# Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition, organised by Antrim GAA.
The championship forms the second-tier of Hurling in Antrim. It is contested by the eleven clubs ranked 9–19 in the Antrim championship system. Each year, the champions are promoted to the Senior Championship and lowest finishing team is relegated to the Junior A Championship.
Carey Faughs GAC are the title holders, defeating Oisin's Glenariffe in the 2024 final.

## Format
### Group stage

The 10 teams are divided into two groups of five. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least four group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top three teams in each group qualify for the knock-out stage.

### Knockout stage

Following the completion of the group stage, the top two teams from each group receive byes to separate semi-finals.
Quarter-finals: Teams that finished 2nd and 3rd in the group stage contest this round. The two 2nd placed teams play the 3rd placed teams from the opposite group. The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the two group winners contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

### Promotion

The winners of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship are promoted to the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship.

### Relegation

At the end of the championship, two 5th-placed teams from the group stage take play-off, with the losing team being relegated to the Antrim Junior A Hurling Championship.

### Qualification

The winners of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship progress to the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

### History

Sambo won the title in 2019. He was in charge of Naomh Éanna at the time.

## Teams
### 2024 teams

The 11 teams competing in the 2024 Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship are:
| Club | Location | Colours | Position in 2024 | Championship titles | Last championship title |
| Carey Faughs | Ballyvoy | Green and white | Champions | 4 | 2024 |
| Clooney Gaels | Ahoghill | Red and black | Semi-finals | 2 | 2022 |
| Con Magee's | Glenravel | Green and white | Group stage | 1 | 2001 |
| Oisin's Glenariff | Glenariff | Green, white and gold | Runners-up | 0 | — |
| Patrick Sarsfields | Belfast | Green and black | Group stage | 2 | 2017 |
| Robert Emmets | Cushendun | Black and green | Group stage | 3 | 2007 |
| Shane O'Neill's | Glenarm | Blue and navy | Group stage | 0 | — |
| St Brigid's Cloughmills | Cloughmills | Orange and black | Group stage | 2 | 2016 |
| St Gall's | Milltown | Blue, white and yellow | Group stage | 3 | 2018 |
| St Paul's | Belfast | Red and white | Group stage | 0 | — |
| Tír na nÓg | Randalstown | Blue and white | Semi-finals | 1 | 2020 |

## Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Antrim Intermediate Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

## Sponsorship

Andersonstown Social Club have been the title sponsor of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship.

## Roll of honour
### By club

| # | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Championships won | Championships runner-up |
| 1 | Carey Faughs | 4 | 2 | 1990, 2002, 2021, 2024 | 1984 2000 2006 2010 2013 2015 2017, 2019 |
| 1 | Gort na Móna | 4 | 0 | 1989, 1996, 2006, 2008 | — |
| 3 | Robert Emmets | 3 | 1 | 1973, 1992, 2007 | 2022 |
| 3 | St Gall's | 3 | 0 | 1997, 2009, 2018 | — |
| 5 | Kickham's Creggan | 2 | 2 | 2015, 2023 | 2018, 2021 |
| 5 | St Brigids Cloughmills | 2 | 1 | 2012, 2016 | 2011 |
| 5 | Clooney Gaels | 2 | 1 | 2013, 2022 | 2020 |
| 5 | Éire Óg Derriaghy | 2 | 0 | 1937, 1952 | — |
| 5 | Patrick Sarsfields | 2 | 1 | 1972, 2017 | 2023 |
| 10 | Naomh Éanna | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2016 |
| 10 | Con Magees Glenravel | 1 | 0 | 2001 | — |
| 10 | St John's | 1 | 0 | 2010 | — |
| 10 | Lámh Dhearg | 1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
| 10 | O'Donovan Rossa | 1 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 10 | Tír na nÓg | 1 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 16 | St Paul's | 0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
| 16 | Cuchulainns | 0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
| 16 | Oisin's, Glenariffe | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |

## List of finals
### List of Antrim IHC finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up | # |
| Year | Club | Score | Club | Score | # |
| 2024 | Carey Faughs | | Oisin's, Glenariffe | | |
| 2023 | Kickhams Creggan | 1–16 | Patrick Sarsfields | 0–14 | |
| 2022 | Clooney Gaels | 1–19 | Robert Emmets | 1–15 | |
| 2021 | Carey Faughs | 3–17 | Kickham's Creggan | 1–15 | |
| 2020 | Tír na nÓg | 1–19 | Clooney Gaels | 0–17 | |
| 2019 | Naomh Éanna | 3–14 | Carey Faughs | 1–17 | |
| 2018 | St Gall's | 1–16 | Kickham's Creggan | 0–17 | |
| 2017 | Patrick Sarsfields | 0–16 | Carey Faughs | 0–07 | |
| 2016 | St Brigids Cloughmills | 2–17 | Naomh Éanna | 1–16 | |
| 2015 | Kickhams Creggan | | Carey Faughs | | |
| 2014 | O'Donovan Rossa | | Glen Rovers Armoy | | |
| 2013 | Clooney Gaels | 1–16 | Carey Faughs | 1–14 | |
| 2012 | St Brigid's Cloughmills | 1–12 | St Paul's | 1–11 | |
| 2011 | Lámh Dhearg | 2–09 | St Brigid's Cloughmills | 1–09 | |
| 2010 | St John's | | Carey Faughs | | |
| 2009 | St Gall's | | | | |
| 2008 | Gort na Móna | | | | |
| 2007 | Robert Emmets | | | | |
| 2006 | Gort na Móna | | | | |
| 2003–06 | | | | | |
| 2002 | Carey Faughs | | | | |
| 2001 | Con Magees Glenravel | | | | |
| 1998–2000 | | | | | |
| 1997 | St Gall's | | | | |
| 1996 | Gort na Móna | | Carey Faughs | | |
| 1993–1996 | | | | | |
| 1992 | Robert Emmets | | | | |
| 1991 | | | | | |
| 1990 | Carey Faughs | | | | |
| 1989 | Gort na Móna | | | | |
| 1974–1989 | | | | | |
| 1973 | Robert Emmets | | | | |
| 1972 | Patrick Sarsfields | | | | |
| 1953–1971 | | | | | |
| 1952 | Éire Óg Derriaghy | | | | |
| 1938–1951 | | | | | |
| 1937 | Éire Óg Derriaghy | | | | |

## Records and statistics
### Teams
#### By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Antrim IHC titles, is as follows:
* 1930s: 1 for Éire Óg Derriaghy (1937)
* 1950s: 1 for Éire Óg Derriaghy (1952)
* 1970s: 1 for Patrick Sarsfields (1972)
* 1990s: 1 for St Gall's (1997)
* 2000s: 1 each for Con Magees Glenravel (2001) and St Gall's (2009)
* 2010s: 2 for St Brigid's Cloughmills (2012-16)
* 2020s: 2 for Carey Faughs (2021-24)