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Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship (abbreviated to the Cork LIHC) was a hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for two seasons from 2020 to 2021. It was contested by the third tier intermediate clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland and was the fifth tier overall in the entire Cork hurling championship system.
The Cork LIHC contained 12 clubs, divided into three groups of four. The round robin stage was followed by a knockout stage for the top two teams in each group. The final was usually played at Páirc Uí Rinn.
The championship was created in an effort to restructure the entire Cork hurling championship system and ceased to exist after 2021. The fifth tier championship was rebranded as the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship.
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates after an expensive review process of the entire Cork championship system. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams, as well as straight relegation and promotion. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which provided for one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with inter-county players available.
Prior to the restructuring there were 61 hurling teams spread across Senior (19), Premier Intermediate (16) and Intermediate (26). The plan proposed to gradually reduce the number of teams to 48 come the beginning of the 2022 championships. In order to achieve this figure, the Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship was to be in operation for 2020 and 2021. At the end of 2021, it was proposed that these additional teams be regraded to Junior and the championship be discontinued.
The inaugural championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. When the championship resumed, time constraints led to a revision of the format, with the play-offs for the second best and third best third placed teams being abolished. The knockout stage was further reduced, with the two best-ranking teams from the group stage receiving byes to the semi-finals and the other four qualifying teams contesting two lone quarter-finals. The very first matches eventually took place on 1 August 2020, with St. Catherine's claiming the very first victory after a 0-15 to 0-14 win over Tracton.
On 1 February 2022, the Cork County Board took a vote on the future of the club junior and intermediate championships. Delegates voted in favour of Option B which saw the Lower Intermediate Championship being rebranded as the Premier Junior Championship.
The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team played once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams were ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualified for the knockout stage.
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Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship (abbreviated to the Cork LIHC) was a hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for two seasons from 2020 to 2021. It was contested by the third tier intermediate clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland and was the fifth tier overall in the entire Cork hurling championship system.
The Cork LIHC contained 12 clubs, divided into three groups of four. The round robin stage was followed by a knockout stage for the top two teams in each group. The final was usually played at Páirc Uí Rinn.
The championship was created in an effort to restructure the entire Cork hurling championship system and ceased to exist after 2021. The fifth tier championship was rebranded as the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship.
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates after an expensive review process of the entire Cork championship system. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams, as well as straight relegation and promotion. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which provided for one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with inter-county players available.
Prior to the restructuring there were 61 hurling teams spread across Senior (19), Premier Intermediate (16) and Intermediate (26). The plan proposed to gradually reduce the number of teams to 48 come the beginning of the 2022 championships. In order to achieve this figure, the Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship was to be in operation for 2020 and 2021. At the end of 2021, it was proposed that these additional teams be regraded to Junior and the championship be discontinued.
The inaugural championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. When the championship resumed, time constraints led to a revision of the format, with the play-offs for the second best and third best third placed teams being abolished. The knockout stage was further reduced, with the two best-ranking teams from the group stage receiving byes to the semi-finals and the other four qualifying teams contesting two lone quarter-finals. The very first matches eventually took place on 1 August 2020, with St. Catherine's claiming the very first victory after a 0-15 to 0-14 win over Tracton.
On 1 February 2022, the Cork County Board took a vote on the future of the club junior and intermediate championships. Delegates voted in favour of Option B which saw the Lower Intermediate Championship being rebranded as the Premier Junior Championship.
The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team played once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams were ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualified for the knockout stage.