Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2024 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship | |
Irish | Craobhchomórtas Peile Príomh Idirmheánach Chorcaí |
Code | Gaelic football |
Founded | 2006 |
Region | Cork (GAA) |
Trophy | Billy Long Cup |
No. of teams | 12 |
Title holders | Kilshannig (1st title) |
Most titles | Newmarket (2 titles) Mallow (2 titles) Valley Rovers (2 titles) St. Vincent's (2 titles) |
Sponsors | McCarthy Insurance Group |
Official website | Official website |
The Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as McCarthy Insurance Group Cork County Premier Intermediate Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking intermediate clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Cork Gaelic football championship system.
The Cork Premier Intermediate Championship was introduced in 2006 following a split in the existing Cork Intermediate Football Championship. At the time of its creation it was the second tier of Cork Gaelic football.
In its current format, the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship begins in April. The 12 participating club are drawn into three groups of four teams and play each other in a round-robin system. The three group winners and the three runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Páirc Uí Rinn in October. The winner of the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Billy Long Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship.
The competition has been won by 15 teams. Mallow, Newmarket, Valley Rovers and St. Vincent's are the only teams to have won the championship on more than one occasion. Kilshannig are the title holders, defeating Aghabullogue by 2–10 to 1–09 in the 2024 final replay.