Club Championships 2025

[u]

TG4 is a god send. Better than watching Premier Division dung.

[Ball Hopper]

Kerry Club Finals:

Senior - Dr. Crokes 0-20 Na Gaeil 1-12

Intermediate - An Ghaeltacht 0-19 Fossa 1-11

Premier Junior - Ballymacelligott 2-17 St. Senan's 3-14 AET.  Ballymacelligott win 4-1 on penalties.

[general_lee]

Armagh SFC at QF stage this weekend. St Peter's (who are relegated to Intermediate for 2026) the surprise package reaching the last 8. 


Cullyhanna v St Peter's
Crossmaglen v Carrickcruppen
Maghery v Madden
Clann Éireann v Killeavy

Should be fairly straight forward wins for the teams in bold, Maghery could well cause an upset v Madden

[Rossfan]

How can a team  still in the SFC be already relegated to IFC?

[Armagh18]

How can a team  still in the SFC be already relegated to IFC?

Well unless they win the senior. But if you'd like to bet on them I'll give you whatever odds you want lol.

[general_lee]

How can a team  still in the SFC be already relegated to IFC?

The grades are all linked in Armagh. St Peter's got relegated from the senior league, so unless they do the unthinkable and win the Senior championship, they're intermediate for next year.

[Rossfan]

That's sounds daft with all due respects.

[general_lee]

That's sounds daft with all due respects.

It's not really daft at all and it works well in Armagh.

[thebigfullforward]

That's sounds daft with all due respects.

What's daft about it? You weren't good enough all year in the league why should you be bailed out because of a couple of games in championship

[Rossfan]

Sure it's only th'oul League.
Do teams play League games without Co players?

[thebigfullforward]

Sure it's only th'oul League.
Do teams play League games without Co players?

In Tyrone 6 games this year without county players and 9 with them. When league is directly linked to championship it actually gives teams something to play for. League would be taken seriously here. A league game between 2 close rivals could draw in over a thousand

[general_lee]

Sure it's only th'oul League.
Do teams play League games without Co players?

Teams are seeded for championship in Armagh based on their league position. So it's taken a bit more seriously than it would have been before. No real dead rubbers either as leagues have been condensed into 8 teams. It also affords smaller clubs an easier path to reaching intermediate or senior football than under the previous system.

[Armagh18]

That's sounds daft with all due respects.

Great system I think.

[IronMike247]

Sure it's only th'oul League.
Do teams play League games without Co players?

Teams are seeded for championship in Armagh based on their league position. So it's taken a bit more seriously than it would have been before. No real dead rubbers either as leagues have been condensed into 8 teams. It also affords smaller clubs an easier path to reaching intermediate or senior football than under the previous system.

So are there just 4 division in the league in Armagh/Tyrone then? Senior/Inter/Junior/Junior B?

An example in my own county of Westmeath, the likes of Killucan would have a large amount of dual players, and a few involved in both county football and hurling squads.
So they play league matches down a lot of players, hence they are in division 3. But when all players are available, they are able to hold their own in the senior championship, have done for the last 20 years or so.

[general_lee]

Sure it's only th'oul League.
Do teams play League games without Co players?

Teams are seeded for championship in Armagh based on their league position. So it's taken a bit more seriously than it would have been before. No real dead rubbers either as leagues have been condensed into 8 teams. It also affords smaller clubs an easier path to reaching intermediate or senior football than under the previous system.

So are there just 4 division in the league in Armagh/Tyrone then? Senior/Inter/Junior/Junior B?

An example in my own county of Westmeath, the likes of Killucan would have a large amount of dual players, and a few involved in both county football and hurling squads.
So they play league matches down a lot of players, hence they are in division 3. But when all players are available, they are able to hold their own in the senior championship, have done for the last 20 years or so.

There are technically 6 leagues in Armagh. 1A & 1B (Senior) 2A & 2B (Intermediate) 3A & 3B (Junior & Junior B). There would only be two clubs that I can think of in Armagh that come close to that scenario and no amount of county player availability will change the fact they're both not SFC standard.