Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
"See also Dublin Senior Football Championship" The Dublin Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between second tier Gaelic football clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. The winning team qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship, the winner of which goes on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. The winners of the Dublin IFC also qualify to play in the Dublin Senior Football Championship. In 2018, a second Intermediate Championship was added. The new championship was entitled the Dublin All County Intermediate Football  Championship. The 2018 Dublin Intermediate Championship will consist of 17 teams and does not include any club that also has a team in the senior championship. The all county championship is an intermediate championship that consists of clubs that are also at senior level. All County Championship. The Dublin All County Intermediate Football Championship which began in 2018, is a championship consisting of 12 clubs that have teams in the senior championship but also have a side that is at an intermediate level. The winners of this championship do not progress to the senior championship as they already have a  team at that level. The championship begins with four groups of three teams in a league format. The top two teams in the leagues progress to the knockout stage and opposition is decided through an open draw. The teams that finish at the bottom of each league must compete in a series of games to prevent relegation to the Dublin Junior Football Championship 1 (all county).