# 2021 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

The 2021 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the 16th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021. The championship began on 4 September 2021 and ended on 5 December 2021.
The final, a Duhallow derby, was played on 5 December 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Newmarket and Kanturk, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Newmarket won the match by 0-12 to 0-11 to claim their second championship title overall and their first title in 10 years.
Newmarket's Conor O'Keeffe was the championship's top scorer with 0-32.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
* Rockchapel
Relegated from the Cork Senior A Football Championship
* St. Nicholas'

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior A Football Championship
* Knocknagree
Relegated to the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
* Gabriel Rangers

## Results
### Group A
#### Table

Advance to play-offs  Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Kanturk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-31 | 3-19 | 21 | 6 |
| Naomh Abán | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-41 | 4-29 | 9 | 4 |
| Macroom | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-32 | 4-34 | -2 | 2 |
| St.Nicholas' | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-20 | 3-42 | -28 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group B
#### Table

Advance to play-offs  Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Cill na Martra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-47 | 4-22 | 25 | 6 |
| Nemo Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-27 | 3-32 | 1 | 4 |
| Rockchapel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-26 | 3-39 | -7 | 2 |
| St. Vincent's | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-21 | 6-28 | -19 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group C
#### Table

Advance to play-offs
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Aghada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-32 | 1-34 | 7 | 5 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-34 | 1-36 | -2 | 3 |
| Castletownbere | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-36 | 4-28 | 2 | 2 |
| Na Piarsaigh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-30 | 4-34 | -7 | 2 |

#### Results
### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
#### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Conor O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 0-32 | 32 | 6 | 5.33 |
| 2 | Ian Walsh | Kanturk | 1-21 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 3 | Ryan O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 2-12 | 18 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Dan Dineen | Cill na Martra | 1-14 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 5 | Mikey Ó Duinnín | Naomh Abán | 0-16 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Gary Murphy | Castletownbere | 1-12 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Keith Buckley | Na Piarsaigh | 0-14 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 7 | Danny Creedon | Aghada | 0-14 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
| 9 | Darragh Ó Laoire | Naomh Abán | 2-07 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| 9 | Jack Coogan | Nemo Rangers | 0-13 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Mikey Ó Duinnín | Naomh Abán | 0-10 | 10 | Macroom |
| 2 | Gary Murphy | Castletownbere | 1-06 | 9 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 3 | Conor O'Donovan | Nemo Rangers | 2-02 | 8 | Cill na Martra |
| 3 | Ian Walsh | Kanturk | 1-05 | 8 | Naomh Abán |
| 3 | Dan Dineen | Cill na Martra | 1-05 | 8 | Nemo Rangers |
| 3 | Conor O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 0-08 | 8 | Aghada |
| 7 | Seán Kiely | Macroom | 2-01 | 7 | Naomh Abán |
| 7 | Cian Fleming | Aghada | 1-04 | 7 | Nemo Rangers |
| 7 | Ryan O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 1-04 | 7 | Naomh Abán |
| 7 | Dan Dineen | Cill na Martra | 0-07 | 7 | Rockchapel |
| 7 | Keith Buckley | Na Piarsaigh | 0-07 | 7 | Newmarket |
| 7 | Conor O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 0-07 | 7 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 7 | Conor O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 0-07 | 7 | Kanturk |