Mayo Intermediate Football Championship


The Mayo Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Mayo GAA clubs.
Ballyhaunis are the title holders defeating Kilmeena in the Final.

Honours

The winning club competes in the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship. They often do well there, with the likes of Westport, Hollymount Carraroe, Kiltane and Charlestown Sarsfields among the clubs from Mayo to win at least one Connacht Championship after winning the Mayo Intermediate Football Championship.
The winning club can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. In 2017, Westport, who counted among their players the reigning All Stars Footballer of the Year Lee Keegan, became the first club from Mayo to win an All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship after winning the Connacht and Mayo Intermediate Football Championships.
The winning club is promoted to the Mayo Senior Football Championship.
The trophy presented to the winners is the Sweeney Cup.

History

Each year, the final takes place in McHale Park, Castlebar.
The most successful team to date are ? who have won on ? occasions.
The competition has taken place each year since 1965. The inaugural winners of the Mayo IFC that year were Garrymore.
In the 2020 final, Balla defeated Kiltimagh in a shock result.

List of finals

YearWinnerOpponent
2024Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1:13Moy Davitts 0:12
2023Kilmeena 1-11Ballinrobe 1-09
2022Ballyhaunis 0-13Kilmeena 0-10
2021Mayo Gaels 1-11Ballyhaunis 1-09
2020Balla 1-08Kiltimagh 0-07
2019The Neale 1-12Ballyhaunis 1-11
2018BelmulletBurrishoole
2017Moy Davitts 2-10Kiltimagh 2-09
2016Westport 0-10Kiltimagh 0-04
2015Hollymount Carramore 0-11The Neale 0-07
2014BallyhaunisHollymount Carramore
2013KiltaneKilmaine
2012Charlestown Sarsfields
2011DavittsBurrishoole
2010Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 0-11Burrishoole 0-08
2009Westport 2-07Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 0-12
2008Aghamore 3-05Kilmaine 1-10
2007Ballintubber 0-09Kiltimagh 0-08
2006Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 1-11Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin 1-10
2005Castlebar Mitchels
2004BreaffyBallaghaderreen
2003LouisburghBallintubber
2002Ballinrobe
2001Kiltimagh
2000BallinrobeBallaghaderreen
1999SwinfordBallintubber
1998Mayo Gaels 0-09Ballinrobe 0-08
1997BonniconlonBallintubber
1996Moy Davitts
1995Louisburgh
1994Swinford 0-12Kilmaine 1-07
1993Charlestown Sarsfields
1992Burrishoole
1991Kiltimagh
1990Ballintubber
1989Hollymount Carramore
1988Ballyhaunis
1987SwinfordBallintubber
1986BonniconlonAchill
1985
1984Mayo Gaels 2-07Bonniconlon 0-04
1983Parke
1982Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 1-08Burrishoole 1-06
1981Davitts 0-08Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 1-04
1980Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1-07Davitts 0-06
1979BallinrobeCrossmolina Deel Rovers
1978KiltimaghDavitts
1977
1976BallintubberDavitts
1975IslandeadyBallinrobe
1974Béal an MhuirtheadCrossmolina Deel Rovers
1973KiltaneArdnaree
1972
1971BallaghaderreenWestport
1970
1969Garrymore 1-06Ballintubber 0-08
1968Ballintubber
1967BallyhaunisBallintubber
1966
1965GarrymoreBallintubber

Wins listed by club

  • Ballintubber : 1976, 1990, 2007
  • Swinford GAA : 1987, 1994, 1999
  • Mayo Gaels : 1984, 1998, 2021
  • Tuar Mhic Éadaigh : 1982, 2006, 2010
  • Bonniconlon : 1986, 1997
  • Kiltane : 1973, 2013
  • Belmullet : 1974, 2018
  • Westport : 2009, 2016
  • Crossmolina Deel Rovers : 1980, 2024
  • Davitts : 2011
  • Hollymount Carramore : 2015
  • Balla : 2020
  • Kilmeena: 2023
  • Louisburgh 1995,2003