East Cork Junior A Football Championship

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East Cork Junior A Football Championship
Colours of Cork.svg
Code Gaelic Football
Founded1927;98 years ago (1927)
Region Colours of Cork.svg Imokilly (GAA)
TrophyJim Ryan Cup
No. of teams12
Title holders Colours of Cork.svg Castlemartyr (7th title)
Most titles Colours of Kerry.svg Glanmire (20 titles)
SponsorsMichael O'Connor Motor Factors

The East Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael O'Connor Motor Factors East Cork Junior A Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Imokilly Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1927 for junior Gaelic football teams in East Cork.

Contents

The series of games begin in March, with the championship culminating with the final in the autumn. The championship includes a group stage and a knockout stage which guarantees at least 3 championship matches.

The East Cork Junior A Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Football Championship. The winners of the East Cork championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.

As of 2024, 12 clubs were participating in the East Cork Championship. [1] The title has been won at least once by 17 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Glanmire, who have won a total of 20 titles.

Castlemartyr are the title-holders, defeating Carrigtwohill by 1–10 to 0–12 in the 2024 championship final.

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 enters the Cork Junior A Football Championship. The winner of this is automatically promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Football 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 East Cork Junior B Football Championship.

Teams

2025 teams

The 12 teams competing in the 2025 East Cork Junior A Football Championship are:

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2024In championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Limerick.svg Aghada Aghada Green and whiteGroup stage41989
Colours of Mayo.svg Carrignavar Carrignavar Green and redGroup stage?11975
Colours of Clare.svg Carrigtwohill Carrigtwohill Blue and yellowRunners-up?32000
Colours of Cork.svg Castlemartyr Castlemartyr Red and whiteChampions?72024
Colours of Down.svg Cloyne Cloyne Red and blackQuarter-finals?62016
Colours of Kerry.svg Dungourney Dungourney Green and goldGroup stage20240—
Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Erin's Own CaherlagRed and blueSemi-finals?62019
Colours of Mayo.svg Fr. O'Neill's Ballymacoda Red and greenGroup stage?42015
Colours of Limerick.svg Glenbower Rovers Killeagh Green and white—202542014
Colours of Clare.svg Lisgoold Lisgoold Blue and yellowQuarter-finals?12023
Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton Midleton Black and whiteSemi-finals?122020
Colours of Galway.svg Youghal Youghal Maroon, white and yellowRelegation playoff winners?71999

List of finals

List of East Cork JAFC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Castlemartyr 1-10 Carrigtwohill 0-12
2023 Lisgoold 2-09 Carrignavar 0-10
2022 Cobh 4-11 Castlemartyr 2-09
2021 Bride Rovers 3-09 Cobh 0-10
2020 Midleton Carrigtwohill [2]
2019 Erin's Own Cobh [2]
2018 Midleton Fr. O'Neill's [2]
2017 Erin's Own Glenbower Rovers [2]
2016 Cloyne Castlelyons [2]
2015 Fr. O'Neill's Erin's Own [2]
2014 Glenbower Rovers Carrigtwohill [2]
2013 Glenbower Rovers Lisgoold [2]
2012 Glenbower Rovers Fr. O'Neill's [2]
2011 Glenbower Rovers Lisgoold [2]
2010 Cloyne Erin's Own [2]
2009 Cloyne Glenbower Rovers [2]
2008 Cloyne Carrignavar
2007 Bride Rovers Carrigtwohill
2006 Fr. O'Neill's Bride Rovers
2005 Erin's Own Cobh
2004 Bride Rovers Fr. O'Neill's
2003 Erin's Own Bride Rovers
2002 Erin's Own Bride Rovers
2001 Cloyne Erin's Own
2000 Carrigtwohill Fr. O'Neill's
1999 Youghal Erin's Own
1998 Fr. O'Neill's Cobh
1997 Carrigtwohill Glenbower Rovers
1996 Fr. O'Neill's Youghal
1995 Glenville Aghada
1994 Erin's Own Glenville
1993 Carrigtwohill Erin's Own
1992 Midleton Carrigtwohill
1991 Castlemartyr St Catherine’s
1990 Castlemartyr Erin's Own
1989 Aghada Carrigtwohill
1988 Cobh Youghal
1987 Castlemartyr Aghada
1986 Castlemartyr Cobh
1985 Castlemartyr Glenville
1984 Youghal Glenville
1983 Aghada Glenville
1982 Castlemartyr Glenville
1981 Aghada Youghal
1980 Aghada Cloyne
1979 Glenville Youghal
1978 Glenville Youghal
1977 Glanmire Aghada
1976 Cloyne Youghal
1975 Carrignavar Glenville
1974 Midleton Glenville
1973 Glenville Midleton
1972 Glenville Glanmire
1971 Glanmire Glenville
1970 Glanmire Midleton
1969 Midleton Castlelyons
1968 Glanmire Midleton
1967 Midleton Glenbower Rovers
1966 Glanmire Midleton
1965 Glanmire Glenville
1964 Glanmire Midleton
1963 Glanmire Midleton
1962 Midleton Glanmire
1961 Glenville Youghal
1960 Cobh Glanmire
1959 Youghal Glanmire
1958 Glanmire Cobh
1957 Glanmire Midleton
1956 Cobh Youghal
1955 Cobh Youghal
1954 Cobh Youghal
1953 Cobh Youghal
1952 Youghal Russell Rovers
1951 Glanmire Youghal
1950 Glanmire Midleton
1949 Midleton Glanmire
1948 Glenville Youghal
1947 Cobh Russell Rovers
1946 Glanmire Russell Rovers
1945 Youghal Glenville
1944 Cobh Midleton
194319th Battalion
1942Combined Services Youghal
1941 Youghal Cobh
1940 Youghal Cobh
1939 Midleton Sarsfields
1938 Midleton Carrignavar
1937 Sarsfields Midleton
1936 Sarsfields Midleton
1935 Midleton
1934 Sarsfields Russell Rovers
1933 Sarsfields Castlemartyr
1932 Sarsfields Castlemartyr
1931 Russell Rovers Carrigtwohill
1930 Sarsfields Leeside
1929 Sarsfields Midleton
1928 Midleton Cobh
1927 Cobh

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesChampionship wins
1 Colours of Kerry.svg Glanmire 201929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1977
2 Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton 121928, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1992, 2018, 2020
3 Colours of Kerry.svg Cobh 101927, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1988, 2022
4 Colours of Galway.svg Youghal 71940, 1941, 1945, 1952, 1959, 1984, 1999 [2]
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Glenville 71948, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1995
Colours of Cork.svg Castlemartyr 71982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2024
7 Colours of Down.svg Cloyne 61976, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016
Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Erin's Own 61994, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019
9 Colours of Limerick.svg Aghada 41980, 1981, 1983, 1989
Colours of Mayo.svg Fr. O'Neill's 41996, 1998, 2006, 2015
11 Colours of Clare.svg Carrigtwohill 31993, 1997, 2000
Colours of Limerick.svg Glenbower Rovers 42011, 2012, 2013, 2014 [2]
Colours of Offaly.svg Bride Rovers 32004, 2007, 2021
14 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Russell Rovers 11931
Combined Services11942
19th Battalion11943
Colours of Mayo.svg Carrignavar 11975
Colours of Clare.svg Lisgoold 12023

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2023 final".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Roll Of Honour - Junior A Football Winners". eastcorkgaa.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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