Cork Premier Junior Football Championship

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Cork Premier Junior Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2023 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship
Code Gaelic football
Founded2023;1 year ago (2023)
Region Colours of Cork.svg Cork (GAA)
TrophyDonal Hurley Cup
No. of teams12
Title holders Colours of Tipperary.svg St Finbarr's (1st title)
Sponsors Bon Secours Hospital
Official website Official website

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

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The Cork Premier Junior Championship was introduced in 2023 following a restructuring of the various intermediate and junior championships.

In its current format, the Cork Premier Junior Championship begins in early autumn. The 12 participating club teams are divided into three groups of four teams and play each other in a round-robin system. The three group winners and the three runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The winner of the Cork Premier Junior Championship qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship.

St Finbarr's are the title holders after defeating Kilmurry by 3-16 to 1-11 in the 2023 final. [1]

History

A restructuring process of the entire Cork football championship system had been underway since voted on by Cork County Board delegates in March 2019. [2] [3] [4] In February 2022, the County Board took a further vote on the future of the club junior and intermediate championships. [5] Delegates voted in favour of creating the Premier Junior Championship, comprising teams formed by the bottom four teams in Intermediate A football in 2022 along with the eight Divisional JAFC winners from 2022. [6]

Format

Group stage

The 12 teams are divided into three groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. 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: Two lone quarter-finals featuring the four lowest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage. Two teams qualify for the next round.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the top two highest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.

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

Promotion and relegation

At the end of the championship, the winning team is automatically promoted to the Cork Intermediate A Championship for the following season. The two worst-ranked teams from the group stage take part in a playoff, with the losing team being relegated to the Cork Junior A Football Championship into their respective divisional championship.

Teams

2024 Teams

TeamLocationDivisionColoursPosition in 2023 In Championship sinceChampionship Titles (JAFC)Last Championship Title (JAFC)
Colours of Clare.svg Ballydesmond Ballydesmond Duhallow Blue and yellowGroup stage20230—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Buttevant Buttevant Avondhu Black and yellowGroup stage20230—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Canovee Canovee Muskerry Black and yellowChampions (Cork JAFC)202442023
Colours of Kerry.svg Cobh Cobh Imokilly Green and yellowSemi-finals202321908
Colours of Clare.svg Cullen Cullen Duhallow Blue and yellowQuarter-finals20230—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Glenville Glenville Imokilly Black and goldGroup stage (Cork IAFC)202411995
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilmurry Kilmurry Muskerry Green and yellowRunners-up202352022
Colours of Laois.svg Kinsale Kinsale Carrigdhoun Blue and whiteGroup stage202321932
Colours of Kerry.svg Millstreet Millstreet Duhallow Green and yellowQuarter-finals202332014
Colours of Kerry.svg St. James' Ardfield Carbery Green and yellowGroup stage20230—
Colours of Sligo.svg St. Nicholas' Blackpool Seandun Black and whiteGroup stage20230—
Colours of Cork.svg Urhan Urhan Beara Red and whiteSemi-finals202341992

Sponsorship

In keeping with all championships in the Cork football system, Bon Secours Hospital are the title sponsor of the Cork Premier Junior Championship. [7]

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Cork Premier Junior Football Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Munster Junior Club Football Championship.

Trophy and medals

The Donal Hurley Cup is the current prize for winning the championship. It was donated in November 2022 to honour Donal Hurley who served as a St Finbarr's player, selector and administrator. [8] Alan McCarthy of St Finbarr's was the first recipient of the cup when it was presented to him after the 2023 final.

Traditionally, at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, the victory presentation takes place at a special rostrum in the main grandstand. The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup, which is held by the winning team until the following year's final.

In accordance with GAA rules, the County Board awards a set of gold medals to the championship winners. The medals depict a stylised version of the Cork GAA crest.

Roll of honour

By club

#TeamTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
1 Colours of Clare.svg St Finbarr's 10 2023 —
2 Colours of Kerry.svg Kilmurry 01— 2023

By Division

DivisionWinnersRunners-upTotalMost recent success
Colours of Cork.svg Seandún 101 2023
Colours of Limerick.svg Muskerry 011—

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upWinning captain(s)Venue#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024
2023 St Finbarr's 3-06 Kilmurry 1-11Alan McCarthy Páirc Uí Chaoimh [9]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Coleman, John (28 October 2023). "Late Madden goal seals Premier Junior crown for St Finbarr's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (26 March 2019). "Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Cork clubs vote down radical restructuring proposals". RTÉ Sport. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Cork County Championships – Review of Intermediate & Junior Competitions". Cork GAA website. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cork GAA clubs to vote on revamp of intermediate and junior hurling and football grades". Echo Live. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Tarrant, John (3 February 2022). "Clubs votes for new County Premier Junior grade". The Corkman. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  7. ↑ O'Connor, Colm (21 July 2020). "Bon Secours Hospital Cork to sponsor football championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Woods, Mark (10 November 2022). "New trophy is a fitting tribute to a Barrs legend". Echo Live. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "St Finbarr's stun Kilmurry with late goal to win the Premier JFC". Echo Live. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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