2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

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2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
Dates3 July - 26 October 2025
Teams12 clubs
3 divisions
1 university
SponsorMcCarthy Insurance Group
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored42 (2.63 per match)
Points scored396 (24.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Naples.svg David Buckley (0-23)
2024 (Previous)(Next) 2026

The 2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship is the sixth staging of the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and the 137th staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking Gaelic football teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024. [1] [2] The championship is scheduled to run from 3 July to 26 October 2025. [3]

Contents

Castlehaven are the defending champions. [4] [5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Senior A Football Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Football Championship

Participating teams

Clubs

TeamLocationColoursManagerCaptain
Ballincollig Ballincollig Green and white Podsie O'Mahony
Carbery Rangers Rosscarbery Green, white and goldSéamus Hayes
Carrigaline Carrigaline Blue and yellowMichael Meaney
Castlehaven Castlehaven Blue and whiteSeánie Cahalane Mark Collins
Clonakilty Clonakilty Green and redMartin O'Brien
Douglas Douglas Green, white and black
Mallow Mallow Red and yellowAndrew Cashman Matty Taylor
Nemo Rangers TrabegBlack and greenRobbie O'DwyerAlan O'Donovan
Newcestown Newcestown Red and yellowJim O'Sullivan Luke Meade
St Finbarr's Togher Blue and yellow Brian Roche
St Michael's Blackrock Green and yellowPat Doyle
Valley Rovers Innishannon Green and whiteDenis Kiely

Divisions and colleges

TeamLocationColoursManagerCaptain
Carbery West Cork Purple and yellowColm Aherne
Duhallow Duhallow Orange and blackGer O'SullivanDan Buckley
Muskerry Mid CorkGreen and whiteConor Hurley Chris Óg Jones
University College Cork College RoadRed and black

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Cavan.svg Castlehaven 22004427174
Flag of Naples.svg Newcestown 2200413294
Flag of Naples.svg Mallow 20022835-70
Colours of Limerick.svg Valley Rovers 20023150-190

Group 1 fixtures and results

26 July 2025Round 1 Castlehaven 1-13 - 0-12 Mallow Ovens Grounds
M Collins 0-6 (0-3 f, 1 2pt), J Cahalane 1-0, C Maguire 0-3 (1 2pt), S Browne, C Cahalane, M Hurley, M Maguire 0-1 each. Report J Dillon 0-4 (1 2pt, 0-1 f), M O’Rourke 0-3, E Kelleher 0-2, S McDonnell (f), M Taylor, J Glynn 0-1 each.
26 July 2025Round 1 Newcestown 1-19 - 0-16 Valley Rovers Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
D Buckley 0-12 (3 2ptf, 0-3 f, 1 2pt), S O’Sullivan 1-1, R O’Sullivan, T Twomey, S O’Donovan, E Collins, C Keane, J Meade 0-1 each. Report F Lynch 0-6 (1 2pt, 0-2 f), R O’Sullivan 0-3 (1 pt), C O’Leary, S McEntee 0-2 (1 pt) each, A Walsh Murphy, W Hurley, D Muckian 0-1 each.
22 August 2025Round 2 Mallow 1-13 - 0-19 Newcestown Castle Grounds
S McDonnell 0-5 (1 2pt, 1 2ptf), K Sheehan 0-3 (0-1 f), J Loughrey 1-0, M O’Rourke 0-2, E Kelleher, E Stanton, S Merritt (45) 0-1 each. Report D Buckley 0-11 (2 2ptf, 0-3 f), L Meade 0-3 (1 2pt), S O’Sullivan 0-2, T Twomey, C Keane 0-1 each.
23 August 2025Round 2 Valley Rovers 1-12 - 2-22 Castlehaven Ahamilla Complex
F Lynch 0-5 (1 2pt, 0-1 f), J O’Driscoll 1-0, A Walsh-Murphy 0-3, B Curtin 0-2 (1 2pt f), J Cottrell (f), C McCarthy 0-1 each. Report B Hurley 0-9 (0-8 f), M Collins 0-4, J Cahalane, R Minihane 1-1 each, M Maguire 0-3, C Cahalane 0-2, J O’Driscoll, Damien Cahalane 0-1 each.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Tipperary.svg Carrigaline 2200393264
Colours of Tipperary.svg St Finbarr's 2200292634
Colours of Offaly.svg Carbery Rangers 20022730-30
Colours of Mayo.svg Clonakilty 20023138-70

Group 2 fixtures and results

26 July 2025Round 1 Clonakilty 1-12 - 1-13 St Finbarr's Charlie Hurley Park
C Daly 1-1, D Gough 0-4 (0-1 f), D Ó Sé (1 2pt f), S White 0-2 each, R Mannix, S McEvoy, D Lowney 0-1 each. Report S Sherlock 0-6 (0-4 f, 0-1 45), C Dennehy 1-1, W Buckley 0-3, J Wigginton-Barrett 0-2, F Crowley 0-1.
27 July 2025Round 1 Carbery Rangers 1-13 - 2-11 Carrigaline Páirc Naomh Eoin
J O’Rourke 1-3 (0-1 f), P Hodnett 0-5 (2 2pt), T Cullinane 0-3 (0-1 f), James O’Riordan, B Hodnett 0-1 each. Report B Coakley 1-5 (1 2pt f), E Desmond 1-3 (0-2 f), B O’Driscoll, N Coakley (f), E Landers 0-1 each.
24 August 2025Round 2 Carrigaline 3-13 - 1-13 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park
N Coakley 1-2 (0-1 f), B O'Driscoll (1 2pt), E Desmond 0-3 each, R Delaney, C Barrett 1-0 each, B Coakley 0-2 (0-1 f), K O’Reilly, J McCarthy, C Kearney 0-1 each. Report C Daly 1-3 (0-2 f), D Gough (0-2 f), D Ó Sé 0-3 each, R Mannix 0-2, S White, B Ridgeway 0-1 each.
24 August 2025Round 2 St Finbarr's 1-10 - 0-11 Carbery Rangers Charlie Hurley Park
S Sherlock 1-4 (0-2 f), E Twomey 0-4, C Myers-Murray, I Maguire 0-1 each. Report J O’Rourke 0-3 (0-1 f), T Cullinane (0-1 f), C Twomey, P O’Rourke 0-2 each, P Shanahan (45), J Kevane 0-1 each.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Quarter-finalist

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
StFinbarrs.png Nemo Rangers 21003727104
Flag of Torhout.svg Douglas 2101252232
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig 20113133-21
Flag of Naples.svg St Michael's 20111829-111

Group 3 fixtures and results

25 July 2025Round 1 Ballincollig 1-14 - 1-16 Nemo Rangers Páirc Uí Rinn
C Dorgan 0-5 (0-2 f, 1 2pt f), S O’Neill 1-1, S Kiely, B O’Connell, D O’Mahony 0-2 each, L Fahy, P O’Neill 0-1 each. Report M Cronin 0-8 (0-7 f), B Hayes 1-3, M A Martin (45), B Murphy, K O’Donovan, R Dalton, C Horgan 0-1 each.
26 July 2025Round 1 Douglas 1-12 - 0-04 St Michael's Ted Hanley Memorial Park
C Russell 0-8 (0-4 f), S Powter 1-0, S Coakley 0-3 (1 2pt f), J Cunningham 0-1. Report K Hegarty 0-2, D Meaney, A Hennessy 0-1 each.
22 August 2025Round 2 Nemo Rangers 1-15 - 1-07 Douglas Páirc Uí Rinn
M Cronin 0-6 (1 2pt, 1 2pt f, 0-1 f), C Horgan 1-2, R Dalton 0-3 (1 2pt), K O’Donovan 0-2, K Histon, B Hayes 0-1 each. Report S Kingston 0-5 (0-1 f), S Coakley 1-2 (0-1 f).
24 August 2025Round 2 St Michael's 0-14 - 1-11 Ballincollig Páirc Uí Rinn
L O’Herlihy 0-5 (0-4 f), F Leahy, A Hennessy 0-3 each, E Buckley, E Hickey, L O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Report C Dorgan 0-4 (0-3 f), D O’Mahony 1-0, S Kiely (0-1 45) 0-2, P O’Neill 0-2 (1 tpt), B O’Connell, S O’Neill, D Demond 0-1 each.

Division/colleges section

Division/colleges seeded section semi-finals

3 July 2025Semi-final University College Cork 4-12 - 4-18 Duhallow Mallow GAA Complex
C O’Mahony 0-5 (1 2pt f, 1 2pt, 0-1 45), E Daly 1-2, J Horgan 1-1, M Murphy, F O’Sullivan 1-0 each, F O’Brien 0-2, T Hannifin, S Aherne 0-1 each. Report L Murphy 1-7 (0-2 f), J Curtin 2-1, D O’Connor 1-2, S Hickey 0-3, S Meehan, C O’Callaghan, D Linehan, C Curtin, L Moynihan 0-1 each.Referee: R Whelan (Gleann na Laoi)
8 July 2025Semi-final Carbery 1-18 - 7-11 Muskerry Castletown Grounds
O Corcoran 1-5 (1 2pt), D Gore 0-5 (0-3 f), R O’Donovan (0-1 f), K O’Driscoll, S Daly, K Casey 1 2pt) 0-2 each. Report C Óg Jones 3-3 (1-0 penalty, 1 2ptf), L O’Connor 1-3, I Jones 1-2, A Quinn 1-1, C O’Donovan 1-0, D Ó Laoire 0-1.Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers)

Division/colleges seeded section final

15 July 2025Final Duhallow 4-09 - 0-13 Muskerry Páirc Nóra Ní Iarlaithe
L Murphy 1-6 (0-2 f), D Cashman 1-1, G O’Sullivan, J Curtin 1-0 each, D O’Connor 0-2. Report C Óg Jones 0-4 (0-3 f), L O’Connor 0-3 (0-2 f), D O’Leary 0-3 (tp), A O’Sullivan, C O’Donovan, I Jones 0-1 each.

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

26-28 September 2025Playoffv

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

Quarter-finals

26-28 September 2025Quarter-finalv
26-28 September 2025Quarter-finalv
26-28 September 2025Quarter-finalv

Semi-finals

12 October 2025Semi-finalv SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
12 October 2025Semi-finalv SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Final

26 October 2025Finalv SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 David Buckley Newcestown 0-2323211.50
2 Luke Murphy Duhallow 2-131929.50
3 Chris Óg Jones Muskerry 3-071628.00
4 Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 0-141427.00
5 Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 1-101326.50
6 Fiachra Lynch Valley Rovers 0-111125.50
7Jack Curtin Duhallow 3-011025.00
Conor Daly Clonakilty 2-041025.00
Brian Coakley Carrigaline 1-071025.00
Mark Collins Castlehaven 0-101025.00
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Chris Óg Jones Muskerry 3-0312 Carbery
David Buckley Newcestown 0-1212 Valley Rovers
3 David Buckley Newcestown 0-1111 Mallow
4 Luke Murphy Duhallow 1-0710 UCC
5 Brian Hurley Castlehaven 0-099 Valley Rovers
Luke Murphy Duhallow 1-069 Muskerry
7Brian Coakley Carrigaline 1-058 Carbery Rangers
Olan Corcoran Carbery 1-058 Muskerry
Conor Russell Douglas 0-088 St Michael's
Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 0-088 Ballincollig

References

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