LGFA Titles – IFC

Structure & Changes: Intermediate Championship was first introduced in 1999 while Junior Championship had been introduced the previous year in 1998. For the 1999 season, teams beaten in the early rounds (Round 1 or Quarter finals) of the Senior Championship would then play in the Junior Championship (which used to be called Senior ‘B’ from 1990 to 1997 and changed to Junior from 1998), while the beaten semi-finalists in Senior Championship went into the Intermediate Championship final. St. Helen’s won the first Intermediate Championship in 1999. By 2000, the Intermediate Championship expanded to include teams beaten in all rounds of SFC up to and including the semi-final. Intermediate competition didn’t become a stand-alone graded competition (involving Intermediate clubs rather than an offshoot of SFC) until 2010. It is worth noting that in 2008 there was also a separate Senior ‘B’ final played between the losing semi-finalists from the Intermediate ‘A’ Championship which Ballymore won by beating Rathcline. However this was not repeated in 2009, whereas the Intermediate ‘B’ Championship was played in both 2008 & 2009. Hence for record keeping purposes, the Intermediate ‘A’ winners in these two years are regarded as SFC winners and the Intermediate ‘B’ winners in those two years are regarded as Intermediate winners.

2024 & 2025 Championship: In 2004 a restructure of all Ladies Championships saw Killoe, Carrickedmond and St. Brigids Gaels graded as Intermediate clubs and competing in the Intermediate Championship while also competing in Senior Championship alongside two senior clubs (Longford Slashers & Clonguish). In 2025 Killoe and St. Brigids Gaels were both graded as Intermediate clubs and competing in the Intermediate Championship while also competing in Senior Championship alongside three Senior clubs (Longford Slashers, Clonguish and Carrickedmond). 

2008 & 2009 Clarification: The 2008 & 2009 Senior Championships were played under the banner of Intermediate A Championship. Teams knocked out of Intermediate ‘A’ Championship in first round then competed in Intermediate ‘B’ Championship. In terms of title allocation, the 2008 & 2009 Intermediate ‘A’ Championship is equivalent of Senior, while the 2008 & 2009 Intermediate ‘B’ Championship is equivalent of Intermediate. Prior to 2008 and 2009 the SFC winner would typically play in Leinster Club Senior competition. However following a series of heavy defeats in Leinster in the years prior, a decision was made to play the Longford SFC under the banner of ‘Intermediate A’ in 2008 & 2009 to enable the winner to play in the Leinster Intermediate Club competition. Hence Longford Senior Championship was instead played as an Intermediate ‘A’ Championship in 2008 and 2009 even though it was the exact same competition with same teams and same trophy as previous and subsequent SFC’s. In match reports for both years, you will see the decider labelled as Intermediate ‘A’ Championship. Teams knocked out of the Championship in the first round in 2008 & 2009 competed in Intermediate ‘B’ Championship. In terms of Rolls of Honour, the 2008 and 2009 IFC ‘A’ winners are designated as SFC winners for continuity, while the IFC ‘B’ winners are designated as IFC winners for continuity.

2004-2007 Records: No Intermediate Championship competition from 2004 to 2007.

2000 final delayed: 2000 Intermediate final was delayed and eventually played in July 2001.