Clare Junior Football Championship

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Clare Junior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Soisear Péil an Chláir
Founded1922
Title holders Colours of Kerry.svg Killimer (1st title)
Most titles Éire Óg & Kilmurry-Ibrickane (7 titles)

The Clare Junior A Football Championship (abbreviated to Clare JAFC) is an annual Gaelic football club competition organised by the Clare County Board of the GAA for clubs below the Intermediate and Senior grades. It is contested by the top-ranking Junior clubs in County Clare, Ireland. It is the third-tier adult competition of the Clare football pyramid.

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The 2023 Clare Junior Champions are Killimer who defeated Éire Óg, Ennis to be crowned champions after extra time for their first at this grade.

History

The Clare JAFC was introduced in the early 1920s as a countywide competition for Gaelic football clubs deemed not eligible for the Senior or Intermediate grades, and also for the second- and third-string teams from higher-ranked clubs.

The winners of the Clare JAFC are promoted to the Clare Intermediate Football Championship for the following year.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Munster Club Football Championship

The winning club also qualifies to represent Clare in the Munster Junior Club Football Championship (the winners of which go on to compete in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship). However, if a second- or third-string team wins the Clare JAFC they are replaced by the highest finishing first-string team. No Clare club has ever won the Munster title. 2001 champions Éire Óg, Ennis qualified for the Munster final but lost to St. Michael's-Foilmore of Kerry. 2007 champions O'Callaghan's Mills qualified for the Munster final but lost to Canovee of Cork. 2015 champions Coolmeen progressed to the Munster final but lost to Templenoe of Kerry. [1]

Roll of honour

#ClubWinsYears won
1. Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 71927 (as Ennis Dalcassians), 1943 (as Ennis Dalcassians), 1968, 1975, 2001, 2013, 2018 [2]
Colours of Mayo.svg Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933 (as Quilty), 1950 (as Mullagh), 1994, 2006,2012
3. Colours of Kilkenny.svg Coolmeen 61922, 1958, 1964, 1983, 1999, 2015
Colours of Cork.svg Naomh Eoin, Cross1948 (as Carrigaholt), 1991, 1997, 2005, 2014, 2017
5. Colours of Dublin.svg Kildysart51945, 1953, 1966, 1984, 2008
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilfenora1931, 1934, 1947, 1977, 2010
Colours of Laois.svg St. Senan's, Kilkee 1926, 1970, 1974, 1990, 1996
8. Colours of Down.svg Clondegad 41942 (as Ballycorick), 1963 (as Moohane), 1969, 2000
Colours of Galway.svg Lissycasey 1938 (as Caherea), 1971, 1981, 1992
Blue Gold GAA Flag.png Michael Cusack's, Carron 1946 (as Belharbour), 1962, 1980, 2019
11. Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle 31936, 1982, 2012
Colours of Dublin.svg Cooraclare 1965, 1988, 1998
White Black GAA Flag.png Ennistymon 1973, 1987, 2021 [3]
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilmihil 1937, 1955, 1956 (as Cahermurphy)
Colours of Limerick.svg Kilrush Shamrocks 1944, 1951 (as Ballykett), 1954 (as Ballykett)
Yellow Green GAA Flag.png O'Curry's, Doonaha 1940, 1961, 1995
Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 1923, 1924, 1949
18. Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 22004, 2009
Colours of Sligo.svg Doonbeg 1928, 1939
Colours of Galway.svg Liscannor 1985, 2022
Blue Red GAA Flag.png Parteen-Meelick 2011 (as Meelick), 2016 (as Meelick)
Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff 1952, 1960
Colours of Cork.svg Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda 1941, 1959
Colours of Galway.svg St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna 1935 (as Doolin), 1979
Colours of Galway.svg St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 1989, 1993
Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon 1967, 1972
27. Orange Black GAA Flag.png Ballyvaughan-Fanore 12003 (as Ballyvaughan)
Colours of Cork.svg Corofin 1978
Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 2002
Colours of Limerick.svg Moy 1986
Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills 2007
Shannon Rangers1957
St Cronan's, Ennis1976
Colours of Clare.svg The Banner, Ennis 2020 [4] [5]
 ?To Be Confirmed ?1925

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References

  1. ↑ "Temple of doom for Coolmeen as Templenoe inflict hammering". Irish Examiner . 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Junior A Football Final 2018". Clare GAA.
  3. ↑ "Ennistymon Crowned Junior Champions". The Clare Echo. 23 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Banner Overcome Ballyvaughan To Secure Junior Double". The Clare Echo. 24 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Banner's Great Day Was A Long Time Coming". The Clare Echo. 29 July 2021.
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