Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

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Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship
Code Hurling
Founded2022;2 years ago (2022)
Region Colours of Cork.svg Cork (GAA)
No. of teams12
Title holders Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Erin's Own (1st title)
First winner Colours of Cork.svg Ballygiblin (2022)
Most titles Colours of Cork.svg Ballygiblin, Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Erin's Own (1 titles)
Sponsors Co-Op Superstores
Official website Official website

The Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PJHC) is an annual hurling 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 hurling championship system.

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The Cork Premier Junior Championship was introduced in 2022 following a restructuring of the various intermediate and junior championships.

In its current format, the Cork Premier Junior Championship begins in mid-summer. The 12 participating club teams are 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 Rinn. The winner of the Cork Premier Junior Championship qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship.

Erin's Own are the title holders after defeating St Catherine's by 1-14 to 2-09 in the 2023 final. [1] [2]

History

In March 2019, Cork County Board delegates voted on the restructuring of the entire Cork hurling championship system following an extensive review process. [3] [4] The plan hoped to reduce the number of teams in the top four tiers to 48, a move which required a restructuring of the intermediate and junior grades. The result was the creation of the Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship, a two-year temporary championship which would result in several teams being regraded to Junior and the championship being eventually discontinued. [5] In February 2022, the County Board took a further vote on the future of the club junior and intermediate championships. [6] Delegates voted in favour of Option B which saw the Lower Intermediate Championship being rebranded as the Premier Junior Championship. [7]

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 was automatically promoted to the Cork Intermediate A Championship for the following season. The two worst-ranked teams from the group stage took part in a playoff, with the losing team being relegated to the Cork Junior A Championship.

Teams

2024 Teams

TeamLocationDivisionColoursPosition in 2023 In Championship sinceChampionship titles (JAHC)Last championship title (JAHC)
Colours of Galway.svg Argideen Rangers Timoleague Carbery Maroon and whiteGroup stage 2022 1 1996
Colours of Cork.svg Ballygarvan Ballygarvan Carrigdhoun Red and whiteGroup stage 2022 1 2004
Colours of Dublin.svg Barryroe Barryroe Carbery Blue and navySemi-finals 2022 1 2007
Flag of Torhout.svg Douglas Douglas Seandun Green, black and whiteGroup stage (Cork IAHC) 2024 0—
Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers Blackpool Seandun Green, yellow and blackSemi-finals 2022 2 1950
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilbrittain Kilbrittain Carbery Black and yellowQuarter-finals 2022 1 1985
Colours of Kerry.svg Meelin Meelin Duhallow Green and goldQuarter-finals 2023 1 2010
Colours of Laois.svg Milford Milford Avondhu Blue and whiteGroup stage 2022 1 1981
StFinbarrs.png Nemo Rangers Trabeg Seandun Black and greenChampions (Cork JAHC) 2024 2 2023
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Russell Rovers Shanagarry Imokilly Black and yellowGroup stage 2022 1 2019
Colours of Wexford.svg St. Catherine's Ballynoe Imokilly Purple and yellowRunners-up 2022 2 2017
Colours of Clare.svg St. Finbarr's Togher Seandun Blue and yellowGroup stage 2022 31956

Sponsorship

Co-Op Superstores were unveiled as the title sponsor for all of Cork GAA's hurling championships in July 2020. [8]

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Cork Premier Junior Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship. [9]

Trophy and medals

The Jimmy O'Mahony Cup is the current prize for winning the championship. It was commissioned to honour Jimmy O'Mahony who served as secretary of the Newcestown club from 1967 until his death in September 2020. [10]

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

#ClubTitlesRunners-upYears WonYears runners-up
1 Colours of Cork.svg Ballygiblin 10 2022 —
Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Erin's Own 10 2023 —
3 Colours of Mayo.svg Tracton 01— 2022
Colours of Wexford.svg St Catherine's 01— 2023

By Division

#DivisionWinsRunners-UpTotalMost recent success
1 Colours of Cork.svg Imokilly 1122023
2 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Avondhu 1012022
3 Colours of Cork.svg Carrigdhoun 011—

List of Finals

YearWinnersRunners-upWinning captain(s)Venue#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024
2023 Erin's Own 1-14 St Catherine's 2-09James McMahon
Tom Foley		 Páirc Uí Chaoimh
2022 Ballygiblin 2-19 Tracton 1-12Fionn Herlihy Páirc Uí Chaoimh [11]

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