The Down Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Down GAA clubs. The national media covers the competition.
Saval are the title holders.
Format 16 clubs compete in the competition.
History Bredagh won their maiden title in 2016.
The 2022 final between Rostrevor and Saval pitted Benny Coulter and Danny Hughes (teammates when Down got as far as the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final) against each other on the sideline.
Honours The winner of the Down IFC qualifies to play in the Down Senior Football Championship. The Down IFC winner also qualifies for the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from Down to qualify for this competition. The Down IFC winner may enter the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage. They often do well there, with the likes of Rostrevor among the clubs from Down to play in at least one Ulster Championship final after winning the Down Intermediate Football Championship. Liatroim Fontenoys won Ulster in 1998. Warrenpoint won Ulster in 2014. Then Loughlinisland won Ulster in 2015.
The Down IFC winner — by winning the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at which it would enter at the semi-final stage, providing it hasn't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.
Finals listed by year
Also won the Ulster and All-Ireland competitions in the same seasonAlso won the Ulster competition in the same season
Year Winner Score Score Opponents 1973 Greencastle 1990 Dromara Ballymartin 1991 Glenn Drumaness 1992 Drumaness Ballymartin 1993 Ballymartin 1994 Ballyholland Harps Annaclone 1995 Saval Newry Bosco 1996 Newry Bosco 1997 Atticall Annaclone 1998 Liatroim Fontenoys 1999 Ballyholland Harps 2000 Atticall 2001 Warrenpoint Longstone 2002 Longstone Saval 2003 Ballyholland Harps 2004 Atticall 2005 RGU Downpatrick 2006 Drumgath Atticall 2007 RGU Downpatrick 0–12 0–09 Ballymartin 2008 Annaclone 1–13 0–13 Darragh Cross 2009 Ballymartin 0–15 0–07 Darragh Cross 2010 Tullylish 4–07 4–06 Annaclone 2011 Kilclief 1–09 0–09 Ballymartin 2012 Warrenpoint 1–08 0–08 Newry Bosco 2013 Drumgath 0–15 1–07 Newry Bosco 2014 Warrenpoint 1–22 1–09 Ballymartin 2015 Loughinisland 3–11 0–08 An Ríocht 2016 Bredagh 3–13 1–10 An Ríocht 2017 Rostrevor 1–10 1–06 Annaclone 2018 Bredagh 3–13 1–17 Liatroim Fontenoys 2019 Glenn 1–12 1–10 Newry Shamrocks 2020 Saul 3–10 0–14 Drumgath 2021 An Ríocht 2–06 0–11 Darragh Cross 2022 Saval 1–12 1–09 Rostrevor 2023 Liatroim Fontenoys 1–13 1–11 Rostrevor 2024 Drumgath 3–16 0–12 Clann na Banna 2025 Saval 3–11 0–09 Annaclone
Wins listed by club # Team Wins Years won 1 Ballyholland Harps 1994, 1999, 2003 Saval 1995, 2022, 2025 Atticall 1997, 2000, 2004 Warrenpoint 2001, 2012, 2014 Drumgath 2006, 2013, 2024 6 Glenn 1991, 2019 Ballymartin 1993, 2009 Liatroim Fontenoys 1998, 2023 RGU Downpatrick 2005, 2007 Bredagh 2016, 2018 11 Greencastle 1973 Dromara 1990 Drumaness 1992 Newry Bosco 1996 Longstone 2002 Annaclone 2008 Tullylish 2010 Kilclief 2011 Loughinisland 2015 Rostrevor 2017 Saul 2020 An Ríocht 2021
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