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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	Saval (2nd title)
Most titles	Ballyholland Harps Atticall Warrenpoint (3 titles)
Sponsors	The Parador Lodge

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 (2022) defeating Rostrevor in the Final.

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.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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. 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.

All-Ireland 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.

Finals listed by year

Year	Winner	Score	Score	Opponents
2022	Saval	1–12	1–09	Rostrevor
2021	An Ríocht	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 Ríocht
2015	Loughinisland	3–11	0–08	An Ríocht
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			Ballymartin
1973	Greencastle

Wins 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
	Saval	2	1995, 2022
	RGU Downpatrick	2	2005, 2007
	Drumgath	2	2006, 2013
	Bredagh	2	2016, 2018
10	Greencastle	1	1973
	Dromara	1	1990
	Drumaness	1	1992
	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 Ríocht	1	2021

References

1. Malone, Steve (15 October 2022). "Saval to give Reds their fill". Newry Democrat. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
2. "Bredagh regain Down Intermediate Football honours". Belfastmedia.com. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
3. Bagnall, Tony (26 September 2016). "Alan Davidson and Daniel Hughes power Bredagh to title". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
4. "Bredagh crowned champions". Down Recorder. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2022. The brilliance of deadly duo Donal Hughes and Alan Davidson sent An Riocht packing as Bredagh claimed their first ever IFC title at Pairc Esler on Sunday.
5. "Previews: Down Senior, Intermediate and Junior Football finals". Gaelic Life. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022. Former teammates Benny Coulter and Danny Hughes, who helped Down reach the All-Ireland final in 2010, will face off on the sideline this weekend and this one could go right down to the wire.
6. Watters, Andy (3 November 2018). "Down champions Bredagh travel south for Ulster Intermediate clash with Cavan outfit Mullahoran". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 December 2022. Down champions Bredagh swap the city streets of south Belfast for small town county Cavan this afternoon for a run-in with the once all-conquering 'Dreadnoughts'.
7. Watters, Andy (12 November 2022). "Down champions Saval make Ulster championship debut against Monaghan's Corduff". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 December 2022. Seventy-three years since their foundation, Down champions Saval make their Ulster debut against a Corduff side that passed their first test at this level with a nerve-jangling victory over Armagh's Shane O'Neill's in last weekend's preliminary round.
8. Malone, Steve (15 October 2022). "Saval to give Reds their fill". Retrieved 3 December 2022. Rostrevor won the title in 2017 and reached the Ulster Final where they lost to Moy by a point, who went on to win the Intermediate All-Ireland.
9. Watters, Andy (12 November 2022). "Down champions Saval make Ulster championship debut against Monaghan's Corduff". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 December 2022. Saval clinched their maiden Down intermediate title with victory over Rostrevor on October 15
10. Malone, Steve (15 October 2022). "Saval to give Reds their fill". Retrieved 3 December 2022.
11. Casey, Shaun (4 December 2021). "An Ríocht chasing more glory days". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 3 December 2022. An Ríocht picked up their first ever championship success at senior level with a 2-6 to 0-11 win over Darragh Cross in the Intermediate final. It was a historic day for the Kingdom and a result that didn't look likely heading into the last water break. Bernie Ruane's side trailed 0-11 to 0-5 but late goals from Eoin Sloan and Kory Colgan completed a comeback that will live long in the memory. {{cite news}}: no-break space character in |quote= at position 3 (help)
12. O Meiscill, Padraig (21 September 2020). "Saul's hat-trick of majors ensures victory in Down IFC final". The Irish News.
13. Malone, Steve (16 October 2019). "Captains character inspires Glenn". Newry Democrat.
14. "Bredagh regain Down Intermediate Football honours". Belfastmedia.com. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
15. Watters, Andy (3 November 2018). "Down champions Bredagh travel south for Ulster Intermediate clash with Cavan outfit Mullahoran". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 December 2022. Jody Gormley steered Bredagh to the Down Intermediate title this year
16. Malone, Steve (15 October 2022). "Saval to give Reds their fill". Retrieved 3 December 2022. Rostrevor won the title in 2017 and reached the Ulster Final where they lost to Moy by a point, who went on to win the Intermediate All-Ireland.
17. Bagnall, Tony (26 September 2016). "Alan Davidson and Daniel Hughes power Bredagh to title". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
18. "Bredagh crowned champions". Down Recorder. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
19. "Kilcoo Take County Title". newry.ie. 23 October 2012.
20. Malone, Steve (15 October 2022). "Saval to give Reds their fill". Retrieved 3 December 2022. Saval last won the Championship in 1995

• Down GAA club championships
• Intermediate Gaelic football county championships