Cork Junior B Hurling Championship

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Cork Junior B Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomána Shóisearach B Chorcaí
Code Hurling
Founded1984;41 years ago (1984)
Region Colours of Cork.svg Cork (GAA)
TrophyNo name
No. of teams7
Title holders Colours of Kerry.svg Ballyclough (2nd title)
Most titles Colours of Limerick.svg Araglen (2 titles)
Colours of Tipperary.svg Ballyhooly (2 titles)
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Buttevant (2 titles)
Colours of Kerry.svg Castletownroche (2 titles)
Colours of Limerick.svg Harbour Rovers (2 titles)
Colours of Tipperary.svg Lisgoold (2 titles)
Colours of Cork.svg O'Donovan Rossa (2 titles)
Colours of Kerry.svg Randal Óg (2 titles)
Sponsors Co-Op Superstores
Official website Cork GAA

The Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior B Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JBHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the second tier junior clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland. It is the seventh tier overall in the entire Cork hurling championship system. [1]

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The Cork Junior B Championship was introduced in 1984 as a countywide competition for "weaker" junior teams. At the time of its creation it was the fourth tier of Cork hurling.[ citation needed ]

The Cork Junior B Championship is unlike all other championships in Cork in that it doesn't include a group stage. In its current format, the teams compete in a double-elimination tournament which culminates with a final. The winner of the Cork Junior B Championship qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship.[ citation needed ]

The competition has been won by 30 teams, 6 of which have won it more than once. Ballyhooly, Castletownroche, Harbour Rovers, Lisgoold, O'Donovan Rossa and Randal Óg are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it 2 times each.

Buttevant are the title holders, defeating Iveleary 2-16 to 1-10 in the 2024 final.

In 2015, a second Junior B Championship (known as Inter-Divisional Championship) was introduced to run parallel with the traditional Junior B Championship. Mirroring the Junior A Hurling Championship, this competition allows all the Junior B divisional champions an opportunity to win a county. Unlike the traditional Championship, second string teams can enter the divisional championships and potentially win the county championship.[ citation needed ]

Format

Group stage

The 10 teams are divided into one group 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

2025 teams

TeamLocationDivisionColoursIn Championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Kerry.svg Ballyclough Ballyclough Avondhu Green and yellow202222025
Colours of Laois.svg Ballyphehane Ballyphehane Seandún Blue and white20250
Colours of Laois.svg Bantry Blues Bantry Carbery Blue and white20250
Colours of Laois.svg Brian Dillons Montenotte Seandún Blue and white20250
Colours of Kerry.svg Castletownroche Castletownroche Avondhu Green and gold202322019
Colours of Down.svg Crosshaven Crosshaven Carrigdhoun Black and red20240
Colours of Limerick.svg Gabriel Rangers Ballydehob, Schull Carbery Green and white11989
Colours of Cork.svg Iveleary Inchigeelagh Muskerry Red and white202311986
Laochra Óg Muskerry 20250
Colours of Cork.svg Lough Rovers Carrigrohane Rd. Seandun Red and white0
Colours of Cork.svg O'Donovan Rossa Skibbereen Carbery Red and white22013
Colours of Laois.svg RathpeaconRathpeacon Seandun Blue and white20240

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2025 Ballyclough 3-09 Iveleary 1-14
2024 [2] Buttevant 2-16 Iveleary 1-10
2023 St. Oliver Plunketts 2-20 Ballyclough 0-13
2022 Freemount 1-18 Randal Óg 1-17
2021 Belgooly 3-16 Randal Óg 1-15
2020 Araglen 2-12 Freemount 0-17
2019 Castletownroche 3-22 Lough Rovers 2-17
2018 White's Cross 0-12 O'Donovan Rossa 0-11
2017 Killavullen 2-14 Whites Cross 1-08
2016 Whitechurch 2-20 Killavullen 1-08
2015 [3] Shanballymore 1-15 Bantry Blues 1-13
2014 Ballyclough 1–10, 1-19 (R) Dromtarriffe 1–10, 3-02 (R)
2013 O'Donovan Rossa 2-11 Ballyclough 0-12
2012 [4] Castlemagner 0-14Rathpeacon1-07
2011 Kilmichael 1-18 Ballinacurra 0-08
2010 Doneraile 2-08Rathpeacon1-09
2009 Ballinacurra 4-12 Randal Óg 1-20
2008 Lisgoold 2-19 St Mary's 1-07
2007 St. Ita's 0–11, 0-12 (R) Castlemagner 0–11, 0-07 (R)
2006 Dohenys 0-09 Killavullen 0-06
2005 St. James 2-06 Lough Rovers 0-07
2004 O'Donovan Rossa 3-17 Lismire 1-07
2003 St. Colum's 3-11 Lisgoold 1-12
2002 St. Oliver Plunketts 0-11 Kilshannig 0-10
2001 Harbour Rovers 3-08 St Mary's 2-04
2000 Randal Óg 0-10 Lisgoold 0-06
1999 Araglen 1-11 St. Oliver Plunketts 0-10
1998 Castletownroche 2-12 Tullylease 0-05
1997 Carrignavar 1-10 Kilshannig 0-07
1996 Buttevant 1-11 Dohenys 0-05
1995 Ballyhooly 2-14 Tullylease 0-07
1994 Lisgoold 3-06 Buttevant 1-11
1993 Ballygiblin 4-12 Belgooly 1-12
1992 Randal Óg 3-16 Tullylease 2-03
1991 Castlelyons 2-07 Whites Cross 1-04
1990 Harbour Rovers 0-12Rathpeacon0-08
1989 Gabriel Rangers 3-07 Buttevant 0-11
1988 Kilshannig 0-10 Whitechurch 0-01
1987 Liscarroll 2-08 Randal Óg 1-07
1986 Iveleary 0-07 St Mary's 1-01
1985 Ballyhooley 4-08 Dromtarriffe 0-01
1984 Kilbree 4-03 Kilshannig 3-05

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesRunners-upWinning yearsLosing years
1 Randal Óg 241992, 20001987, 2009, 2021, 2022
Lisgoold 221994, 20082000, 2003
Buttevant 221996, 20241989, 1994
O'Donovan Rossa 212004, 20132018
Ballyhooly 201985, 1995
Harbour Rovers 201990, 2001
Castletownroche 201998, 2019
Araglen 201999, 2020
9 Kilshannig 1319881984, 1997, 2002
Killavullen 1220172006, 2016
White's Cross 1220181991, 2017
St. Oliver Plunketts 212002, 20231999
Dohenys 1120061996
Ballinacurra 1120092011
Castlemagner 1120122007
Ballyclough 1220142013, 2023
Iveleary 1119862024
Whitechurch 1120161988
Belgooly 1120211993
Freemount 1120222020
Kilbree 101984
Liscarroll 101987
Gabriel Rangers 101989
Castlelyons 101991
Ballygiblin 101993
Carrignavar 101997
St. Colum's 102003
St. James 102005
St. Ita's 102007
Doneraile 102010
Kilmichael 102011
Shanballymore 102015
33 Tullylease 031992, 1995, 1998
St Mary’s 031986, 2001, 2008
Rathpeacon031990, 2010, 2012
Dromtarriffe 021985, 2014
Lough Rovers 022005, 2019
Lismire 012004
Bantry Blues 012015

Junior B Inter-Divisional Hurling Championship

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Fr. O'Neill's 1–14 Aghabullogue 0–14
2023 [5] Fermoy 4–11 Killeagh 1–09
2022 Ballyhea 5–10 St Finbarr's 4–08
2021 Belgooly 1–20 Newtownshandrum 1–16
2020 Midleton 2–10 Ballyhea 1–12
2019 Aghabullogue 1–10 Ballyhea 0–09
2018 Watergrasshill 0–13, 2–16 Mallow 0–13, 3–11
2017 Sarsfields 0–12, 1–19 Killavullen 2–06, 1–09
2016 Dromtarriffe 1–12, 0–14 Sarsfields 1–12, 0–11
2015 St. Finbarr's 1–10 Dromtarriffe 1–09

Roll of honour

#TeamTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runner-up
1 Colours of Sligo.svg Ballyhea 1220222019, 2020
Colours of Laois.svg St. Finbarr's 1120152022
Colours of Cork.svg Dromtarriffe 1120162015
Colours of Laois.svg Sarsfields 1120172016
Colours of Limerick.svg Aghabullogue 1120192024
Colours of Cork.svg Watergrasshill 102018
Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton 102020
Colours of Laois.svg Belgooly 102021
Fr. O'Neill's 102024
10 Colours of Laois.svg Killavullen 012017
Flag of Naples.svg Mallow 012018
Colours of Kerry.svg Newtownshandrum 012021

See also

References

  1. O'Connor, Christy (11 November 2017). "The Christy O'Connor column: Junior hurling on Leeside is hard to beat". Evening Echo. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. "Lenahan heroics help Buttevant to Cork JBHC glory". Irish Examiner . 13 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. "Shanballymore joy as brave Bantry fall just short". Irish Examiner . 25 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. "Glory for Castlemagner". Irish Examiner . 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  5. "Four-goal Fermoy pick Killeagh apart in ruthless fashion". Irish Examiner. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.