Your Club League Set-up

[J70]

So a club's second team can't play IFC or JFC in Donegal then?

I'm a bit out of touch, but there used to be (and presumably still is) reserve championships as well.

[Ciarrai_thuaidh]

Kerry has 4 divisions of 12 teams each and Division 5 divided into North/South, 7 teams in each. 62 teams total. There are a few "non-league" teams who play in the junior leagues and have dabbled in the senior league.
Promotion/Relegation of top/bottom 2 teams from each division except division 5 has some playoff system I'm unfamiliar with.

Co League taken very seriously down here and provides 11 quality competitive games each year outside of c/ship action. Its a great competition IMO.

[Farrandeelin]

Mayo, 7 Divisions in the league. Thinking of cutting it back to 6 next year mind you as there won't be enough 'B' teams. There are 11 teams in the top 3 divisions. Then after that, there's lots of seconds teams, plus the few struggling first teams. One club, Crossmolina have a third team.

Not linked to championship at all.

[ardtole]

Antrim Football

10 teams in Div 1-4 (including some reserve teams in 3 & 4)

8 teams Div 5-6 (mostly reserve teams)

Championship has no reflection on league position as clubs are free to enter whatever championship they wish (subject to County Committee ratification)

This is an example of the unfairness in the ulster club intermediate and junior. Last years antrim junior champions are antrim champions again this year, surely they should be intermediate this year. In most other counties this would be the case, there should be some sort of uniformed rules across all counties that clearly classify what grade a team are operating in.

That would be almost impossible to dictate. Who decides what level selective teams are at in a county?

Surely final league position would determine this. If you win the jfc should that not automatically mean that you are an intermediate team the following year. Most counties have no difficulty distinguishing between the different grades. Antrim and Armagh clubs just seem to choose what level they play at. Apparently Killeavey dropped to intermediate in Armagh because they have a 100 anniversary and wanted silverware for the dinner dance. In most counties this wouldnt be allowed to happen.