The 2012 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 77th staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 11 December 2011. The championship ran from 29 April to 14 October 2012.

The final was played on 14 October 2012 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Castletownbere and Éire Óg, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Castletownbere won the match by 1–12 to 0–13 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 26 years.

Castletownbere's Alan O'Regan was the championship's Top scorer with 2-24.

Results

First round

29 April 2012 First roundGrenagh1-18 - 0-07KillavullenMallow GAA Complex
D Dorgan 0-8, G Russell 1-2, P Sexton 0-3, T Kenny 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-2, T Walsh 0-1.A O'Driscoll 0-2, D Dorgan 0-2, E Sheehan 0-1, C O'Connell 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.
5 May 2012 First roundFermoy1-09 - 0-09GlanworthCastletownroche Grounds
J Campion 1-3, A O'Connor 0-2, R O'Callaghan 0-1, R O'Hagan 0-1, D O'Carroll 0-1, J Hutchings 0-1.P O'Driscoll 0-4, D Pyne 0-2, D Gallagher 0-2, M Sheehan 0-1.
5 May 2012 First roundBallydesmond1-12 - 0-08Cill na MartraDromtarriffe Grounds
D O'Connor 0-9, N Fleming 1-2, B O'Callaghan 0-1.C Ó hUidhir 0-6, M Ó Conchúir 0-1, C Ó Súilleabháin 0-1.
5 May 2012 First roundCanovee2-08 - 1-08AghabullogueKilmichael Grounds
P Dunlea 1-2, A Cronin 1-1, S O'Connor 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, E Lyons 0-1.M O'Sullivan 1-1, I O'Sullivan 0-3, D Cullinane 0-2, J Corkery 0-2.
5 May 2012 First roundGlanmire1-11 - 1-13KildorreryPáirc Bhríde
D Molden 1-6, K Kenneally 0-3, M Cussen 0-1, M Connolly 0-1.E O'Connor 0-5, D White 1-0, (pen), T Monaghan 0-3, P O'Brien 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1, W Fouhy 0-1.
5 May 2012 First roundYoughal1-10 - 0-10AdrigoleCastle Grounds
J Ormonde 1-1, A Frahill-O'Connor 0-3, K Dempsey 0-2, A Curtin 0-1, C Spillane 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1, B Goggin 0-1.K Goggin 0-4, K Ger O'Sullivan 0-3, D Harrington 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1.
12 May 2012 First roundCloyne1-05 - 1-12Éire ÓgRiverstown Sportsfield
Paul O'Sullivan 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-2, J Nyhan 0-2, C Lomasney 0-1.D Goulding 1-5, J Dineen 0-5, K Hallissey 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1.
13 May 2012 First roundCastletownbere0-07 - 1-07KanturkPáirc Traolach Mac Suibhne
D Fenton 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-2, A O'Regan 0-1, D Nolan 0-1.A Nash 1-0, D Duane 0-3, K Holland 0-2, M Healy 0-1, A Walsh 0-1.

Second round

3 June 2012 Second roundKillavullen1-06 - 1-09GlanworthMoore Park
A O'Driscoll 1-0, D Dorgan 0-3, B Norris 0-3.D Pyne 0-6, M Pyne 1-0, M Sheehan 0-1, B Gallagher 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1.
17 June 2012 Second roundCastletownbere0-11 - 1-14AdrigolePáirc Gairinis
A O'Regan 0-6, D Fenton 0-2, D Nolan 0-1, G Healy 0-1, S Bán O'Sullivan 0-1.K Goggin 0-6 B Jer O'Sullivan 1-1, K Jer O'Sullivan 0-3, D Harrington 0-2, E Jer O'Sullivan 0-1, T Joe O'Sullivan 0-1.
17 June 2012 Second roundCill na Martra1-13 - 0-10GlanmireJack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
S Kelleher 1-2, M Dineen 0-4, M O'Connor 0-4, K Hoare 0-1, D Óg O'Leary 0-1, D o'Connell 0-1.D Molden 0-4, K Kenneally 0-2, M Cussen 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, M Hopkins 0-1, A Barry 0-1.
27 June 2012 Second roundAghabullogue1-11 - 1-08CloynePáirc Uí Rinn
John Corkery 0-8, E O'Sullivan 1-0, N Buckley 0-1, Jerome Corkery 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1.D O'Sullivan 1-5, P O'Sullivan 0-1, C Smith 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.

Third round

8 July 2012 Third roundCastletownbere1-13 - 0-05GlanmireKilmichael Grounds
A O'Regan 1-5, D Fenton 0-4, D Murphy 0-2, D o'Sullivan 0-2.D Molden 0-2, M Connolly 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-1.
18 July 2012 Third roundCloyne3-10 - 1-08KillavullenCastlelyons] Grounds
D O'Sullivan 3-3, C Smyth 0-3, C O'Sullivan 0-2, C O'Lomasney 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.A O'Driscoll 0-5, L Cronin 1-0, D Dorgan 0-1, P Egan 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1.

Relegation playoff

5 August 2012 PlayoffGlanmire0-19 - 1-06KillavullenPáirc na Bríde
A Barry 0-4, F Reilly 0-3, B O'Connell 0-3, D tsu 0-2, D Molden 0-2, M Cussen 0-1, M Connolly 0-1, B O'Callaghan 0-1, M Hopkins 0-1, K Kennealy 0-1.P Egan 1-0, A O'Driscoll 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-2, D Dorgan 0-1, M Dineen 0-1.

Fourth round

10 August 2012 Fourth roundAghabullogue0-05 - 1-14Cill na MartraPáirc Traolach Mac Suibhne
John Corkery 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1.D Ó Conaill 1-2, M Ó Conchúir 0-4, C Ó Súilleabháin 0-3, D Óg Ó Laoire 0-2, C Ó hUidhir 0-1, C Mac Suibhne 0-1, S Ó Duinnín 0-1.
18 August 2012 Fourth roundGrenagh1-06 - 2-05CastletownbereUíbh Laoire Grounds
J Russell 1-3, D Dorgan 0-1, T Kenny 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1.A O'Regan 1-4, G Healy 1-0, L Hanley 0-1.
1 September 2012 Fourth roundFermoy0-14 - 0-04CloynePáirc Lios gCúl
R O'Hagan 0-5, A O'Connor 0-3, J Campion 0-2, P de Róiste 0-2, J Hutchings 0-1, R O'Callaghan 0-1.C Smith 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
1 September 2012 Fourth roundBallydesmond1-17 - 0-13CanoveeClyda Rovers Grounds
D o'Connor 0-7, P Breen 1-3, N Fleming 0-4, N O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1.S O'Connor 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-3, M Verling 0-3, P Dunlea 0-2, D Ring 0-1.
2 September 2012 Fourth roundKildorrery1-10 - 3-11Éire ÓgBlarney Grounds
P O’Brien 1-1, E O’Connor 0-3, T Monaghan (frees) and W Fouhy (0-1 free) 0-2 each, A O’Brien and D Kelly 0-1 each.J Dineen 1-3 (0-1 free), D Herlihy and K Hallissey 1-2 each, D Goulding 0-3 (0-1 free), A O’Mahony 0-1.
7 September 2012 Fourth roundGlanworth2-11 - 2-09KanturkFr Con Buckley Park
P O'Driscoll 2-3, G O'Neill 0-2, M Pierce 0-2, B Gallagher 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1, R O'Driscoll 0-1, D Pyne 0-1.D Duane 1-1, K Holland 0-2, E O'Connor 0-2, A Walsh 0-2, M Healy 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.

Quarter-finals

18 August 2012 Quarter-finalAdrigole1-11 - 2-08YoughalCanovee Grounds
T O'Sullivan 1-2, K Jer O'Sullivan 0-2, B Jer O'Sullivan 0-2, K Goggin 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1, B Goggin 0-1, D Harrington 0-1.J O'Mahony 1-2, P Kelly 1-0, J Ormonde 0-3, A Frahill-O'Connor 0-3.
7 September 2012 Quarter-finalÉire Óg0-20 - 0-07BallydesmondMallow GAA Complex
K Hallissey 0-9, D Goulding 0-5, J Dineen 0-2, C Sheehan 0-2, A O'Connor 0-1, D O'Herlihy 0-1.D O'Connor 0-5, N Fleming 0-2.
8 September 2012 Quarter-finalCill na Martra1-11- 0-09FermoyBlarney Grounds
M Ó Duinnín 1-2, M Ó Conchúir 0-3, D Ó Conaill 0-2, C Ó Súilleabháin 0-2, S Ó Ceilleachair 0-1, C Ó hUidhir 0-1.R O'Hagan 0-3, P de Faoite 0-2, J Campion 0-1, J Hutchins 0-1, T Clancy 0-1, R O'Callaghan 0-1.
8 September 2010 Quarter-final replayAdrigole0-13 - 1-07YoughalCanovee Grounds
B O'Sullivan 0-5, K O'Sullivan 0-4, K Goggin 0-2, L Harrington 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.Barry Ring 1-0, Brendan Ring 0-3, A Frahill-O'Connor 0-3, B Goggin 0-1.
22 September 2012 Quarter-finalCastletownbere1-13 - 1-10GlanworthUíbh Laoire GAA Grounds
S O'Regan 1-2, D Murphy 0-4, A O'Sullivan 0-3, A O'Regan 0-3, T Collins 0-1.B Gallagher 1-2, P O'Driscoll 0-4, D Pyne 0-1, R O'Driscoll 0-1, C Quirke 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 September 2012 Semi-finalÉire Óg1-12 - 1-09Cill na MartraCoachford Sportsfield
K Hallissey 1-4, J Dineen 0-4, D Goulding 0-2, C Sheehan 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1.M Ó Duinnín 1-1, M Ó Conchúir 0-4, C Ó Súilleabháin 0-2, D Óg Ó Laoire 0-1, C Ó hUidhir 0-1.
29 September 2012 Semi-finalCastletownbere0-12 - 0-06AdrigolePáirc Gairinis
D Fenton 0-4, A O'Regan 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, S O'Regan 0-1, G Healy 0-1, T Collins 0-1, S Bán O'Sullivan 0-1.K Goggin 0-2, B Jer O'Sullivan 0-2, D Harrington 0-1, L Harrington 0-1.

Final

14 October 2012 FinalCastletownbere1-12 - 0-13Éire ÓgPáirc Uí Rinn
A O’Sullivan 1-2 (1-0pen, 1 45), A O’Regan 0-3 (1f), D Fenton 0-2, S O’Regan, D Murphy, J Walsh, C Murphy, L Hanley 0-1 each.D Goulding 0-7 (3fs, 1 45), K Hallissey 0-2, A O’Mahony, C Sheehan, J Dineen, A O’Connor 0-1 each.Referee: K Murphy (Nemo Rangers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Alan O'ReganCastletownbere2-243077.00
2Daniel GouldingÉire Óg1-222555.00
3Kevin HallisseyÉire Óg2-182454.80
4Diarmuid O'SullivanCloyne4-112345.75
5Donncha O'ConnorBallydesmond0-212137.00
6Pierre O'DriscollGlanworth2-121844.50
7Daniel MoldenGlanmire1-141744.25
8Kevin GogginAdrigole0-161653.20
Máirtín Ó ConchúirÉire Óg0-161653.20
10David FentonCastletownbere0-151572.14