Duhallow Junior A Football Championship

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Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
Code Gaelic Football
Founded1933
Region Duhallow (GAA)
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castlemagner (7th title)
First winner Colours of Cork.svg Dromtarriffe (1933)
Most titles Colours of Cork.svg Dromtarriffe (14 titles)
SponsorsCastlecor Patatoes
Official website https://duhallowgaacork.com/

The Duhallow Junior A Football Championship is the top footballing competition in the Duhallow division in Cork. It was first run after the formation of the Duhallow division in 1933. The Championship includes a group stage, therefore every team has at least 2 matches. The winners and runner up of this competition go on to compete in the Cork Junior A Football Championship.

Contents

Castlemagner are the title-holders, defeating Knocknagree by 1-14 to 0-07 in the 2023 championship final played in Kiskeam.

Format

Group stage

The 6 teams enter the group stage. 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 five 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 four teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.[ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The winners, runners-up, third-place and fourth-place 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 enters the Cork Junior A Football Championship and by winning this, they will be promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship for the following season. The bottom placed team from the group stage is relegated to the Duhallow Junior B Football Championship.[ citation needed ]

Teams

As of 2024, the teams included: [1]

ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2023 In Championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title

Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castlemagner

Castlemagner Black and amberChampions200372023
Colours of Limerick.svg Kanturk Kanturk Green and whiteGroup stage202052011
Colours of Laois.svg Kilbrin Kilbrin Blue and whiteSemi-finals20230
Colours of Laois.svg Knocknagree Knocknagree White and royal blueRunners-up122016
Colours of Sligo.svg Lyre Banteer Black and whiteSemi-finals200722013
Colours of Kerry.svg Millstreet Millstreet Green and yellow202472014

Roll of honour

#ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
1 Colours of Cork.svg Dromtarriffe 14131933, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1995, 20051947, 1948, 1954, 1970, 1971, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2018
2 Colours of Waterford.svg Knocknagree 12101966, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2015, 20161940, 1962, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 2014, 2017, 2023
3 Colours of Kerry.svg Boherbue 8111935, 1972, 1988, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 1936, 1944, 1967, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2001, 2008
Colours of Down.svg Newmarket 871949, 1950, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1993, 19981934, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1952, 1978, 1989
5 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castlemagner 771947, 1948, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1961, 2023 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966
Colours of Clare.svg Cullen 761936, 1939, 1967, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2022 1937, 1965, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2021
Colours of Galway.svg Rockchapel 751976, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1987, 2001, 20121974, 1996, 2002, 2009, 2011
Colours of Kerry.svg Millstreet 751941, 1944, 1955, 1963, 1993, 2003, 20141933, 1939, 1946, 1998, 2012
Colours of Sligo.svg Kiskeam 741964, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002,1960, 1985, 1991, 1995
10 Colours of Limerick.svg Kanturk 5101954, 1957, 1962, 2009, 20111943, 1950, 1961, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2010, 2022
11 Colours of Tipperary.svg Ballydesmond 451971, 1975, 1986, 20071969, 1972, 1976, 1979, 2005
12 Colours of Sligo.svg Lyre 222010, 20132015, 2019
Colours of Laois.svg Clondrohid 211940, 19421938
14 Colours of Cork.svg Banteer 101937
15 Colours of Cork.svg Araglin Desmonds021949, 1951
Colours of Limerick.svg Glenlara 021956, 1958
Colours of Limerick.svg Kilcorney 011935

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024
2023 Castlemagner 1-14 Knocknagree 0-07
2022 Cullen 4-16 Kanturk 1-02
2021 Boherbue 2-09 Cullen 1-10
2020 Boherbue 1-18 Cullen 0-06
2019 Boherbue 3-07 Lyre 0-10
2018 Boherbue 2-14, 0-07 (R) Dromtarriffe 2-14, 0-06 (R)
2017 Boherbue 1-14, 1-12 (R) Knocknagree 2-11, 0-14 (R) [2]
2016 Knocknagree 1-12 Cullen 0-13 [3]
2015 Knocknagree 1-12, 1-12 (R) Lyre 1-12, 0-04 (R) [4]
2014 Millstreet 2-13 Knocknagree 1-11
2013 Lyre 0-13 Cullen 2-05 [5]
2012 Rockchapel 1-11 Millstreet 0-10 [6]
2011 Kanturk 1-11 Rockchapel 1-06 [7]
2010 Lyre 1-09 Kanturk 0-09
2009 Kanturk 1-12 Rockchapel 1-06
2008 Cullen 3-08, 0-10 (R) Boherbue 1-14, 0-09 (R)
2007 Ballydesmond 1-10 Dromtarriffe 0-08
2006 Cullen 0-11 Dromtarriffe 0-10
2005 Dromtarriffe 1-14 Ballydesmond 0-12
2004 Cullen 0-07 Dromtarriffe 0-06
2003 Millstreet 3-05 Dromtarriffe 0-09
2002 Kiskeam 1-08 Rockchapel 0-06 [8]
2001 Rockchapel 0-09 Boherbue 0-05
2000 Kiskeam 0-11 Kanturk 0-08
1999 Kiskeam 0-08 Dromtarriffe 0-06
1998 Newmarket 0-13 Millstreet 1-09
1997 Kiskeam 2-06, 2-13 (R) Kanturk 1-09, 2-06 (R)
1996 Kiskeam 3-04 Rockchapel 1-06
1995 Dromtarriffe 1-09, 1-14 (R) Kiskeam 1-09, 1-09 (R)
1994 Kiskeam 1-09 Dromtarriffe 0-09
1993 Newmarket 2-14 Kanturk 2-05
1992 Millstreet 2-08 Dromtarriffe 3-03
1991 Knocknagree 1-13 Kiskeam 2-06
1990 Knocknagree 1-17 Boherbue 0-06
1989 Knocknagree 2-11 Newmarket 1-07
1988 Boherbue 1-12 Knocknagree 0-08
1987 Rockchapel 2-06 Kanturk 1-07
1986 Ballydesmond 2-08 Kanturk 1-08
1985 Rockchapel 0-10 Kiskeam 0-04
1984 Knocknagree 1-11 Boherbue 2-07
1983 Knocknagree 1-11 Boherbue 1-07
1982 Knocknagree 1-11 Boherbue 0-09
1981 Knocknagree 2-06 Boherbue 0-10
1980 Rockchapel 2-10 Knocknagree 1-07
1979 Knocknagree 1-11 Ballydesmond 1-09
1978 Knocknagree 1-10 Newmarket 0-04
1977 Rockchapel 1-07 Knocknagree 0-02
1976 Rockchapel 2-07 Ballydesmond 2-05
1975 Ballydesmond 3-10 Knocknagree 3-05
1974 Dromtarriffe 3-06 Rockchapel 1-05
1973 Dromtarriffe 2-08 Boherbue 2-04
1972 Boherbue 2-08 Ballydesmond 2-05
1971 Ballydesmond 2-08 Dromtarriffe 3-03
1970 Newmarket 1-08 Dromtarriffe 1-03
1969 Newmarket 1-07 Ballydesmond 0-06
1968 Newmarket 3-12 Knocknagree 0-02
1967 Cullen 0-09 Boherbue 0-04
1966 Knocknagree 1-10, 1-05 (R) Castlemagner 3-04, 0-07 (R)
1965 Newmarket 1-08 Cullen 1-07
1964 Kiskeam 0-11 Castlemagner 1-03
1963 Millstreet 2-13 Castlemagner 0-01
1962 Kanturk 3-05 (R) Knocknagree 1-06 (R)
1961 Castlemagner 3-00 Kanturk 1-03
1960 Castlemagner 2-05 Kiskeam 1-07
1959 Dromtarriffe 4-05 Castlemagner 2-06
1958 Castlemagner 5-08 Glenlara 2-03
1957 Kanturk 2-05 Castlemagner 1-04
1956 Dromtarriffe 1-06 Glenlara 2-01
1955 Millstreet 2-08 Castlemagner 2-04
1954 Kanturk 1-03, 1-02 (R) Dromtarriffe 0-06, 0-03 (R)
1953 Dromtarriffe 2-03 Castlemagner 0-01
1952 Castlemagner 1-07 Newmarket 0-04
1951 Dromtarriffe 1-03, 2-05 (R)Araglin Desmonds1-03, 1-03 (R)
1950 Newmarket 3-04 Kanturk 2-03
1949 Newmarket 0-03Araglin Desmonds0-01
1948 Castlemagner 1-03 Dromtarriffe 0-03
1947 Castlemagner 2-06 Dromtarriffe 1-01
1946 Dromtarriffe Millstreet
1945 Dromtarriffe Newmarket
1944 Millstreet 0-06, 3-05 (R) Boherbue 1-03, 0-02 (R)
1943 Dromtarriffe 1-04 Kanturk 1-02
1942 Clondrohid 3-06 Newmarket 0-07
1941 Millstreet 1-02 Newmarket 0-02
1940 Clondrohid 3-07 Knocknagree 0-05
1939 Cullen 2-07 Millstreet 2-01
1938 Dromtarriffe Clondrohid
1937 Banteer 1-01 Cullen 0-03
1936 Cullen 1-03 Boherbue 0-03
1935 Boherbue 3-05Kilcorney3-00
1934 Dromtarriffe 1-04 Newmarket 1-01
1933 Dromtarriffe 1-04 Millstreet 1-02

Records and statistics

Team results by championship

Legend

For each year, the number of teams in the championship (in brackets) are shown.

Team2019 (5)2020 (6)2021 (6)2022 (7)2023 (6)Years
Colours of Kerry.svg Boherbue 1st1st1st3
Colours of Clare.svg Cullen SF2nd2nd1st4
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castlemagner GSGSSFSF1st5
Colours of Down.svg Newmarket GSGS2
Colours of Laois.svg Kilbrin SF1
Colours of Limerick.svg Kanturk 2ndGS2
Colours of Sligo.svg Lyre 2ndGSSFSFSF5
Colours of Sligo.svg Kiskeam GSGSGS3
Colours of Laois.svg Knocknagree GSGSGSGS2nd5

See also

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