Cork Junior B Football Championship

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Cork Junior B Football Championship
Irish Craobh Peile Shóisearach B Chorcaí
Code Gaelic football
Founded1984;40 years ago (1984)
Region Colours of Cork.svg Cork (GAA)
No. of teams14
Title holders Colours of Sligo.svg St Oliver Plunketts (3rd title)
Most titles Colours of Galway.svg Argideen Rangers (4 titles)
Sponsors Bon Secours
Official website Cork GAA

The Cork Junior B Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Junior B Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JBFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by junior clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland. It is the seventh tier overall in the entire Cork football championship system.

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The Cork Junior B Championship was introduced as a knockout tournament in 1984. In its current format, the championship is completed over the course of ten weeks. Unlike the Cork Junior A Football Championship, it is a countywide competition not limited to divisional champions. The championship includes a round robin followed by a knockout stage, which culminates with the final match at Páirc Uí Rinn.

The competition has been won by 27 teams, eight of which have won it more than once. Argideen Rangers are the most successful team in the competition's history, having won it four times. St Oliver Plunketts are the title holders after defeating Ballyphehane by 1–10 to 1–09 in the 2023 final. [1]

Format

Group stage

The 12 teams are divided into two groups of four and two groups of three. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals: The eight qualifying teams from the group stage contest this round. The four winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. The two winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Teams

2024 Teams

TeamLocationDivisionColoursIn Championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Limerick.svg Araglen Araglen Avondhu Green and white20220—
Colours of Cavan.svg BallyphehaneBallyphehane Seandún Blue and white20230—
Flag of Torhout.svg Clann na nGael Drimoleague Carbery Green, white and black202212006
Colours of Down.svg Crosshaven Crosshaven Carrigdhoun Red and black20240—
Colours of Cavan.svg Deel Rovers Milford Avondhu Blue and white20110—
Colours of Cork.svg Doneraile Doneraile Avondhu Red and white20200—
Colours of Kerry.svg Garnish Allihies Beara Green and yellow20200—
Colours of Mayo.svg Glengarriff Glengarriff Beara Green and red201711999
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Goleen Golems Carbery Yellow and black20170—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Lismire Lismire Duhallow Black and amber20240—
Colours of Galway.svg Muintir Bháire Durrus Carbery Maroon and white202312003
Colours of Down.svg Shanballymore Shanballymore Avondhu Red and black20110—
Colours of Wexford.svg St Catherine's Ballynoe Imokilly Purple and yellow20210—
Colours of Mayo.svg Tracton Tracton Carrigdhoun Green and red20240—

Sponsorship

In keeping with its sponsorship deal for all Cork hurling and football championships, Permanent TSB provided the sponsorship since 1994. The Evening Echo became the primary sponsors of all Cork hurling and football championships in 2005. In July 2020, Bon Secours Hospital were unveiled as the title sponsor of all of Cork's Gaelic football competitions. [2]

Roll of honour

#TeamTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
1 Colours of Galway.svg Argideen Rangers 401993, 2001, 2008, 2017—
2 Colours of Laois.svg Kilbrin 321985, 1996, 20102017, 2020
Colours of Clare.svg Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 301995, 2012, 2022—
Colours of Sligo.svg St Oliver Plunketts 301990, 2007, 2023—
5 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmeen 221984, 20152012, 2014
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilbrittain 201992, 2009—
Colours of Kerry.svg Castlelyons 201989, 2014—
Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Dripsey 202005, 2020—
9 Colours of Laois.svg Rathpeacon1219912003, 2004
Colours of Cork.svg Charleville 1220132010, 2011
Colours of Antrim.svg Grange 1220192015, 2018
Colours of Mayo.svg Glengarriff 1119991997
Colours of Laois.svg Belgooly 1120112002
Colours of Clare.svg Ballyhooly 1120162001
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballinacurra 1120182013
Colours of Kerry.svg Randal Óg 1120211999
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballinure 101986—
Colours of Laois.svg Inniscarra 101987—
Colours of Kerry.svg Abbey Rovers 101988—
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilmacabea 101994—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg St Colum's 101997—
Colours of Cork.svg Rathluirc Rovers 101998—
Colours of Offaly.svg Liscarroll 102000—
Colours of Dublin.svg Barryroe 102002—
Colours of Galway.svg Muintir Bháire 102003—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg St Mary's 102004—
Colours of Limerick.svg Clann na nGael 102006—
28 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Awbeg Rangers 03—1984, 1987, 1991
Colours of Cork.svg Kilworth 02—1985, 1995
Colours of Galway.svg Freemount 02—1992, 1998
Colours of Limerick.svg Araglen 02—2005, 2008
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Russell Rovers 02—1986, 2009
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Goleen 02—2019, 2021
Colours of Limerick.svg Ilen Rovers 01—1988
Flag of Naples.svg Whitechurch 01—1989
Burton Rovers01—1990
Colours of Laois.svg Killavullen 01—1993
Colours of Cork.svg Lough Rovers 01—1994
Colours of Mayo.svg Carrignavar 01—1996
Colours of Sligo.svg Lyre 01—2000
Colours of Offaly.svg Churchtown 01—2006
Colours of Kildare.svg Passage 01—2007
Colours of Kerry.svg Cobh 01—2016
Colours of Mayo.svg Fr. O'Neill's 01—2022
Colours of Cavan.svg Ballyphehane01—2023

By Division

#DivisionTitlesRunners-upTotal
1Carbery21627
2Avondhu61420
3Seandun3710
Duhallow358
Muskerry303
6Imokilly257
7Beara112
Carrigdhoun112

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Goleen 0-11Ballyphehane0-09
2023 St Oliver Plunkett's 1–10Ballyphehane1–09 [3]
2022 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 2–13 Fr. O'Neill's 1–09 [4]
2021 Randal Og 2–10 Goleen 1–06 [5]
2020 Dripsey 3–14 Kilbrin 1–09 [6]
2019 Grange 2–04 Goleen 0–07 [7]
2018 Ballinacurra 3–11 Grange 2–07 [8]
2017 Argideen Rangers 3–13 Kilbrin 3–07 [9]
2016 Ballyhooly 2–11 Cobh 1–08 [10]
2015 Kilmeen 5–14 Grange 0–05 [11]
2014 Castlelyons 1–06 Kilmeen 0–07 [12]
2013 Charleville 0–06 Ballinacurra 0–05 [13]
2012 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 2–09 Kilmeen 0–09 [14]
2011 Belgooly 2–14 Charleville 1–08 [15]
2010 Kilbrin 1–07 Charleville 1–05 [16]
2009 Kilbrittain 2–11 Russell Rovers 0–09 [17]
2008 Argideen Rangers 0–09 Araglen 1–02 [18]
2007 St Oliver Plunkett's 1–13 Passage 2–07 [19]
2006 Clan na Gael 1–14 Churchtown 0–09 [20]
2005 Dripsey 1–09 Araglen 0–05 [21]
2004 St Mary's 2–10Rathpeacon0–08 [22]
2003 Muintir Bháire 3–11Rathpeacon0–12 [23]
2002 Barryroe 2–11 Belgooly 0–04 [24]
2001 Argideen Rangers 1–15 Ballyhooly 1–09 [25]
2000 Liscarroll 1–13 Lyre 0–03 [26]
1999 Glengarriff 2–09 Randal Óg 1–07 [27]
1998 Rathluirc Rovers 1–06 Freemount 0–04
1997 St. Colum's 0–11 Glengarriff 0–05
1996 Kilbrin 2–10 Carrignavar 1–07
1995 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 2–09 Kilworth 2–05
1994 Kilmacabea 0–13 Lough Rovers 1–03
1993 Argideen Rangers 1–17 Killavullen 0–06
1992 Kilbrittain 3–10 Freemount 0–08
1991Rathpeacon0–10 Awbeg Rangers 1–06
1990 St. Oliver Plunkett's 1–06Burton Rovers0–07
1989 Castlelyons 3–04 Whitechurch 1–09
1988 Abbey Rovers 1–06 Ilen Rovers 0–06
1987 Inniscarra 1–07 Awbeg Rangers 0–04
1986 Ballinure 1–06 Russell Rovers 1–03
1985 Kilbrin 0–06 Kilworth 0–02
1984 Kilmeen 0–12 Awbeg Rangers 0–07

Notes:

Team records and statistics

Longest gaps between successive championship titles:

See also

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