The Leitrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1928.
Melvin Gaels are the title holders, who produced an miraculous comeback to overcome an eight point deficit in injury time to triumph over Allen Gaels (3-08) to (2-10) in the final held in Páirc Sheán Ui Heislin.
[1] The Leitrim IFC winner qualifies for the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship.
The Leitrim IFC winner enters the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship at the quarter-final stage.
The Leitrim IFC winner — by winning the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at which it would enter at the semi-final stage, providing it has not been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.