The Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition, organised by Antrim GAA.
The championship forms the second-tier of Hurling in Antrim. It is contested by the eleven clubs ranked 9âÂÂ19 in the Antrim championship system. Each year, the champions are promoted to the Senior Championship and lowest finishing team is relegated to the Junior A Championship.
Carey Faughs GAC are the title holders, defeating Oisin's Glenariffe in the 2024 final.
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 group 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.
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.
The winners of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship are promoted to the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship.
At the end of the championship, two 5th-placed teams from the group stage take play-off, with the losing team being relegated to the Antrim Junior A Hurling Championship.
The winners of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship progress to the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
Sambo won the title in 2019. He was in charge of Naomh ÃÂanna at the time.
The 11 teams competing in the 2024 Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship are:
The Antrim Intermediate Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
Andersonstown Social Club have been the title sponsor of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship.
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Antrim IHC titles, is as follows: