Last year’s Intermediate Championship finalists Derrylin will kick off this year's competition with a game at home to St Pat’s as Lisnaskea and Irvinestown also battle it out in Group A.

After losing a handful of players through injury and players moving, Derrylin suffered relegation from Division Two this year with manager Sean Donnelly having to call in retired O’Connell players to build up their squad throughout the league fixtures.

However, Donnelly is set to welcome back the majority of the squad that made it to last year’s final when the championship gets underway.

After defeating Tempo in last year’s semi-final they faced Teemore in a Knockninny Parish clash at Brewster Park.

Despite a lightning-fast start including a goal from midfielder James Dolan, the St Ninnidh’s side were eventually seen off by the Shamrocks in Enniskillen. They’ll be hoping to go one better this time around.

After defeating neighbours Lisnaskea on the final day of the league campaign, St Pat’s took a fourth-place finish in Division Two this season with six wins from nine games.

Donagh played in last year’s relegation game as they sent close rivals Newtownbutler back down to junior football but manager Gary Maguire will be hoping the foundations of a solid league campaign will set them on their way to brighter things in this year’s championship.

Lisnaskea are new additions to the intermediate this year after winning the Junior Championship with a comprehensive win in the final over Aghadrumsee as key player Joe McDade bagged a hat-trick in a one-sided affair.

John Reihill’s side netted a glut of goals in the Club Players’ Competition as they took maximum points heading into the league after a 5-05 to 1-11 win over Newtownbutler in the first-place play-off, however, three defeats on the trot to Tempo, Teemore and Irvinestown ended their chances of promotion to the top division.

Irvinestown suffered their first defeat of the year against Teemore earlier this month in the Division Two league final.

Shane McDermott’s youthful side have displayed some eye-catching football and will be one of the favourites to take this year’s championship.

In Group B, Belcoo, Maguiresbridge, Roslea and Tempo will battle it out for a knockout place.

Belcoo are the top-ranked team going into the competition, after clinching survival in Division One, they face bottom-ranked side Maguiresbridge in their opener.

Micky McGillen’s team will be aiming to maintain their high standards heading into a group that features two Division Two sides.

Meanwhile, Maguiresbridge manager Adrian Diver will be hoping his side can turn their fortunes around after a poor league campaign as he aims to bulk up his small squad for championship action.

Roslea’s wealth of championship experience and recent successes could be key in aiding them to a return to the Senior Championship after a relegation game defeat to Devenish at Canon Maguire Park last year.

Injuries derailed their efforts to stay in Division One this season as manager Ciaran Murphy now looks to steer them towards more championship glory.

Tempo went devastatingly close to promotion from Division Two, but lost out to Teemore by a point, in what was essentially a final-day promotion decider match.

The top two from both groups will go straight into the semi-final, while second and third will go to the quarter-finals and the bottom two teams in either group will meet in the dreaded relegation game.