Down Intermediate Hurling Championship
Annual hurling competition for Intermediate clubs in Down / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Down Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Morgan Fuels Down Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Down IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams in County Down in Northern Ireland.
Down Intermediate Hurling Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2023 Down Intermediate Hurling Championship | |
Irish | Craobhchomórtas Idirmhéanach Iomána an Dún |
Code | Hurling |
Region | Down (GAA) |
Trophy | Charlie Keown Memorial Cup |
No. of teams | 6 |
Title holders | Bredagh (th title) |
Sponsors | Morgan Fuels |
Official website | Down GAA |
In its current format, the Down Intermediate Championship begins with a group stage. The four group stage teams play each other in a round-robin system. The top two teams in the group proceed to the knockout stage, where they are joined by the bottom two teams from the Down SHC. The final is usually played at Páirc Esler in Newry. The winner of the Down Intermediate Hurling Championship qualifies for the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Championship.
Bredagh are the title holders after defeating Carryduff by 2-19 to 0-09 in the 2023 final.[1]