All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship

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All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2023–24 All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
Irish Craobh Shóisireach Peile Chlub na hÉireann
CodeGaelic football
Founded 2001–02
Region Ireland (GAA)
Title holders Colours of Cavan.svg Arva (1st title)
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks (AIB)

The All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the GAA. It is played between the Junior championship winners from each of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Each team competes in their own provincial championship, with the four provincial winners competing in the All-Ireland. The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in 2002 as an unofficial tournament, and has been an official GAA championship since the 2004–05 edition.

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Kerry clubs have had the most success, winning the competition eleven times. No club has won the championship more than once. The current champions are Arva from Cavan.

Teams

Qualification

ProvinceChampionshipQualifying Team
Britain All-Britain Junior Club Football Championship Champions
Connacht Connacht Junior Club Football Championship Champions
Leinster Leinster Junior Club Football Championship Champions
Munster Munster Junior Club Football Championship Champions
Ulster Ulster Junior Club Football Championship Champions

List of finals

List of All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship finals
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueRef.
CountyClubCountyClub
2001–02 [lower-alpha 1] Cavan Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon 1–14 – 0–12 Mayo Colours of Cork.svg Belmullet Shamrock Park, Cremartin [1]
2002–03 [lower-alpha 1] Meath Colours of Kilkenny.svg Nobber 2–13 – 1–13 Mayo Metz flag.svg Kilmeena Shamrock Park, Cremartin [2]
2003–04 [lower-alpha 1] Meath Colours of Wexford.svg Wolfe Tones 0–14 – 0–10 Cork Colours of Offaly.svg Carbery Rangers Shamrock Park, Cremartin [3]
2004–05 Kerry Colours of Meath GAA.svg Finuge 1–14 – 0–06 Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg Stewartstown Harps O'Moore Park, Portlaoise [4]
2005–06 Kerry Colours of Sligo.svg Ardfert 1–07 – 0–09 Galway Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Loughrea Croke Park, Dublin [5]
2006–07 Tyrone Colours of Limerick.svg Greencastle 0–13 – 0–12 Kerry Flag of Rome.svg Duagh Croke Park, Dublin [6]
2007–08 Cork Colours of Kilkenny.svg Canovee 1–08 – 0–05 Tyrone Flag of Torhout.svg Rock St Patrick's Croke Park, Dublin [7]
2008–09 Kerry Colours of Meath GAA.svg Skellig Rangers 0–10 – 0–09 Lancashire Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg John Mitchels Croke Park, Dublin [8]
2009–10 Kerry Colours of Meath GAA.svg Castlegregory 1–14 – 0–15 Mayo Colours of Cavan.svg Kiltimagh Croke Park, Dublin [9]
2010–11 Kerry Colours of Waterford.svg St Mary's 3–13 – 1–05 Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg Swanlinbar Croke Park, Dublin [10]
2011–12 Galway Colours of Cavan.svg Clonbur1–08 – 1–07 Tyrone Colours of Cavan.svg Derrytresk Croke Park, Dublin [11]
2012–13 Galway Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballinasloe 0–14 – 0–10 Kerry Colours of Down.svg Kenmare Shamrocks Croke Park, Dublin [12]
2013–14 Kildare Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Two Mile House 5–07 – 1–11 Roscommon Colours of Kilkenny.svg Fuerty Croke Park, Dublin [13]
2014–15 Kerry Colours of Armagh.svg Brosna0–08 – 0–05 Lancashire Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg John Mitchels Croke Park, Dublin [14]
2015–16 Kerry Colours of Cavan.svg Templenoe 4–13 – 1–10 Mayo Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ardnaree Sarsfields Croke Park, Dublin [15]
2016–17 Kerry Colours of Down.svg Glenbeigh-Glencar 1–14 – 1–11 Tyrone Flag of Torhout.svg Rock St Patrick's Croke Park, Dublin [16]
2017–18 Cork Colours of Waterford.svg Knocknagree 3–13 – 3–09 Westmeath Colours of Galway.svg Multyfarnham Croke Park, Dublin [17]
2018–19 Kerry Colours of Clare.svg Beaufort 3–17 – 0–05 Sligo Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Easkey Croke Park, Dublin [18]
2019–20 Kerry White Green GAA Flag.png Na Gaeil 3–20 – 1–05 Wexford Colours of Meath GAA.svg Rathgarogue-Cushinstown Croke Park, Dublin [19]
2020–21Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Mayo Metz flag.svg Kilmeena 0–11 – 1–06 Kerry Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Gneeveguilla Croke Park, Dublin [20]
2022–23 Kerry Colours of Down.svg Fossa 0–19 – 1–13 Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg Stewartstown Harps Croke Park, Dublin [21]
2023–24 Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg Arva 0–13 – 0–10 Kerry Gold Black GAA Flag.png Listowel Emmets Croke Park, Dublin [22]

Performances

By county

Performances in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship by county
CountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Kerry 1142005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 20232007, 2013, 2022, 2024
Cavan 212002, 20242011
Cork 212008, 20182004
Galway 212012, 20132006
Meath 202003, 2004
Tyrone 1520072005, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2023
Mayo 1420222002, 2003, 2010, 2016
Kildare 102014
Lancashire 022009, 2015
Roscommon 012014
Westmeath 012018
Sligo 012019
Wexford 012020

By club

Performances in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship by club
ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Metz flag.svg Kilmeena 1120222003
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon 102002
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Nobber 102003
Colours of Wexford.svg Wolfe Tones 102004
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Finuge 102005
Colours of Sligo.svg Ardfert 102006
Colours of Limerick.svg Greencastle 102007
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Canovee 102008
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Skellig Rangers 102009
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Castlegregory 102010
Colours of Waterford.svg St Mary's 102011
Colours of Cavan.svg Clonbur102012
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballinasloe 102013
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Two Mile House 102014
Colours of Armagh.svg Brosna102015
Colours of Cavan.svg Templenoe 102016
Colours of Down.svg Glenbeigh-Glencar 102017
Colours of Waterford.svg Knocknagree 102018
Colours of Clare.svg Beaufort 102019
White Green GAA Flag.png Na Gaeil 102020
Colours of Down.svg Fossa 102023
Colours of Cavan.svg Arva 102024
Colours of Tyrone.svg Stewartstown Harps 022005, 2023
Flag of Torhout.svg Rock St Patrick's 022008, 2017
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg John Mitchels022009, 2015
Colours of Cork.svg Belmullet 012002
Colours of Offaly.svg Carbery Rangers 012004
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Loughrea 012006
Flag of Rome.svg Duagh012007
Colours of Cavan.svg Kiltimagh 012010
Colours of Cavan.svg Swanlinbar 012011
Colours of Cavan.svg Derrytresk 012012
Colours of Down.svg Kenmare Shamrocks 012013
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Fuerty012014
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ardnaree Sarsfields 012016
Colours of Galway.svg Multyfarnham 012018
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Easkey 012019
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Rathgarogue-Cushinstown012020
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Gneeveguilla 012022
Gold Black GAA Flag.png Listowel Emmets 012024

By province

Performances in finals by province
ProvinceTitlesRunners-upTotal
Munster 13518
Connacht 3710
Ulster 369
Leinster 325
Britain 022

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Unofficial tournament

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