Down Intermediate Football Championship

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Down Intermediate Football Championship
Current season or competition: 2022 Down Intermediate Football Championship
Irish	Cluiche Ceannais Péil An Dúin
Founded	1973
Trophy	WJ Farrell Cup
Title holders	An Riocht (1st title)
Most titles	Ballyholland Harps Atticall Warrenpoint (3 titles)
Sponsors	The Parador Lodge

The Down Intermediate Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between mid-tier clubs in Down that have not yet qualified for the Down Senior Football Championship.

16 clubs compete in this competition. The title holder is An Riocht, which defeated Darragh Cross in the 2021 final.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Down IFC winner 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.

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

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.

Down Senior Football Championship

The winner of the Down IFC also qualifies to play in the Down Senior Football Championship.

Winners listed by club

#	Team	Wins	Years won
1	Ballyholland Harps	3	1994, 1999, 2003
	Atticall	3	1997, 2000, 2004
	Warrenpoint	3	2001, 2012, 2014
4	Glenn	2	1991, 2019
	Ballymartin	2	1993, 2009
	RGU Downpatrick	2	2005, 2007
	Drumgath	2	2006, 2013
	Bredagh	2	2016, 2018
9	Greencastle	1	1973
	Dromara	1	1990
	Drumaness	1	1992
	Saval	1	1995
	Newry Bosco	1	1996
	Liatroim Fontenoys	1	1998
	Longstone	1	2002
	Annaclone	1	2008
	Tullylish	1	2010
	Kilclief	1	2011
	Loughinisland	1	2015
	Rostrevor	1	2017
	Saul	1	2020
	An Riocht	1	2021

Finals listed by year

Also won the Ulster and All-Ireland competitions in the same season

Also won the Ulster competition in the same season

Year	Winner	Score	Score	Opponents
2021	An Riocht	2–06	0–11	Darragh Cross
2020	Saul	3–10	0–14	Drumgath
2019	Glenn	1–12	1–10	Newry Shamrocks
2018	Bredagh	3–13	1–17	Liatroim Fontenoys
2017	Rostrevor	1–10	1–06	Annaclone
2016	Bredagh	3–13	1–10	An Riocht
2015	Loughinisland	3–11	0–08	An Riocht
2014	Warrenpoint	1–22	1–09	Ballymartin
2013	Drumgath	0–15	1–07	Newry Bosco
2012	Warrenpoint	1–08	0–08	Newry Bosco
2011	Kilclief	1–09	0–09	Ballymartin
2010	Tullylish	4–07	4–06	Annaclone
2009	Ballymartin	0–15	0–07	Darragh Cross
2008	Annaclone	1–13	0–13	Darragh Cross
2007	RGU Downpatrick	0–12	0–09	Ballymartin
2006	Drumgath			Atticall
2005	RGU Downpatrick
2004	Atticall
2003	Ballyholland Harps
2002	Longstone			Saval
2001	Warrenpoint			Longstone
2000	Atticall
1999	Ballyholland Harps
1998	Liatroim Fontenoys
1997	Atticall			Annaclone
1996	Newry Bosco
1995	Saval
1994	Ballyholland Harps			Annaclone
1993	Ballymartin
1992	Drumaness			Ballymartin
1991	Glenn			Drumaness
1990	Dromara
1973	Greencastle