page_title: Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
section_title: Early rounds
hierarchical_section_title: Cork Intermediate A Football Championship / Venues / Early rounds
caption_attribution_description: English: Páirc Uí Chaoimh Cork G.A.A.
context_page_description: The Cork Intermediate A Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the second tier intermediate clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland. It is the fourth tier overall in the entire Cork football championship system.
  The Cork Intermediate Championship was introduced in 1909 as a competition that would bridge the gap between the senior grade and the junior grade. At the time of its creation it was the second tier of Cork football.
  In its soon-to-be introduced format, the Cork Intermediate Championship will begin in April. The 16 participating club teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams and play each other in a round-robin system. The two group winners proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Páirc Uí Rinn in October. The winner of the Cork Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Seán Ó Súilleabháin Cup, will gain automatic promotion to the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship for the following season.
  Bantry Blues is the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it six times.
context_section_description: Fixtures in the opening rounds of the championship are usually played at a neutral venue that is deemed halfway between the participating teams.
caption: The rebuilt Páirc Uí Chaoimh hosted the 2018 final between Cill na Martra and Aghabullogue.
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