Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship

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Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Intermediate Dublin Clubs. The finalists of this Championship qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling B Championship the following season. The winners of this competition play-off against the Senior B winners to determine which club represents Dublin in the Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship In the 2020 final Naomh Mearnóg held on for victory against Fingallians (1-11 to 1-10) to secure the honours in Parnell Park.

Format

Group stage

The 10 teams are divided into two groups of five. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least four games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top three teams in each group qualify for the knock-out stage.

Knockout stage

Following the completion of the group stage, the top two teams from each group receive byes to separate semi-finals. Quarter-finals: Teams that finished 2nd and 3rd in the group stage contest this round. The two 2nd placed teams play the 3rd placed teams from the opposite group. The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals. Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the two group winners contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final. Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

At the end of the championship, the two 5th-placed teams from the group stage are relegated to the Dublin Junior A Hurling Championship.

Teams

2025 Teams

The 10 teams competing in the 2025 Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship are:

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Roll of Honour

By club

List of finals

List of Dublin IHC finals

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