Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship
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The Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship is an inter county competition between the Intermediate Hurling county teams in the province of Ulster in Ireland.{{cite news |title=Setanta win Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship|access-date=17 February 2024 |url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2023/12/02/setanta-win-ulster-intermediate-hurling-championship/|work=Donegal Daily |date=2 December 2023}} The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council.
{{Infobox GAA tournament|name=Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship|currentlyrunning=|image=|caption=|irish=|code=Hurling|founded={{Start date and age|df=yes|1966}}|abolished=1998|region={{flagicon|IRL}} Ireland|trophy=|teams=9|title holders=File:Colours of Down.svg Down|currentordinal=4|super=st|most titles=File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim|promoted to=|relegated to=|mostordinal=5|sponsors=|tv=|motto=|website=[http://www.gaa.ie Official website]}}The winners of the Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship. The competition has not been played since 1999. In 2000, Down and London took part in open draw portion of the All-Ireland Championship. Hurling is not strong enough in the province to keep the championship in existence. Only Antrim is capable of fielding a second team. In fact, prior to the establishment of this championship, Antrim competed in the Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship from 1961 until 1965.
Roll of honour
= Performance by county =
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! scope="col" |County !Titles ! scope="col" |Runners-up ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Years won ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Years runner-up |
scope="row" |File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg Antrim
|5 |3 |1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973 |1968, 1971, 1972 |
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scope="row" |File:Colours_of_Down.svg Down
|4 |5 |1968, 1971, 1972, 1998 |1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973 |
scope="row" |File:Colours_of_Derry.svg Derry
|1 |0 |1997 |— |
scope="row" |London
|0 |1 |— |1998 |
scope="row" |File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg Armagh
|0 |1 |— |1997 |
= Performance by province =
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! scope="col" |County !Titles ! scope="col" |Runners-up !Total |
scope="row" |Ulster
|10 |9 |19 |
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scope="row" |Britain
|0 |1 |1 |
List of finals
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! rowspan="2" |Year ! colspan="2" |Winners ! colspan="2" |Runners-up |
County
!Score !County !Score |
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2000–
| colspan="4" | Discontinued |
1999
| colspan="4" | No competition |
1998
| Down |3-11 | London |2-12 |
1997
| Derry |6-18 | Armagh |1-06 |
1974–1996
| colspan="4" | No competition |
1973
| Antrim |3-11 | Down |1-06 |
1972
| Down |3-13, 2-09 | Antrim |5-07, 1-10 |
1971
| Down |5-08 | Antrim |1-12 |
1970
| Antrim |5-10 | Down |3-13 |
1969
| Antrim |5-06 | Down |3-09 |
1968
| Down |4-05 | Antrim |2-09 |
1967
| Antrim |6-13 | Down |2-07 |
1966
| Antrim |3-11 | Down |4-05 |
See also
- Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
- Ulster Junior Hurling Championship
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship}}
{{Ulster Council}}
Category:All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Category:1966 establishments in Ireland
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1966