The winners of the intermediate club championship in each county enter the competition.
[1] The 2016-17 champions were Westport from Mayo who defeated St. Colmcille's of Meath on 19 February 2017 to win their 1st title.
The format can be straight knockout, double-elimination, a league or a combination.
The All-Ireland intermediate final is normally played in Croke Park in early February.
Ballyboughal defeated Naomh Fionnbarra in the final and hence qualified to represent Dublin in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship.