East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

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East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2023 East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Colours of Cork.svg
Code Hurling
Founded1926;98 years ago (1926)
Region Colours of Cork.svg Imokilly (GAA)
TrophyJamesy Kelleher Cup
No. of teams9
Title holders Colours of Mayo.svg Carrignavar (3rd title)
Most titles Colours of Cork.svg Castlemartyr (11 titles)
SponsorsMichael O'Connor Motor Factors
Official website East Cork GAA

The East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael O'Connor Motor Factors East Cork Junior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Imokilly Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior hurling teams in East Cork.

Contents

The series of games begin in June, with the championship culminating with the final in September. The championship includes a knock-out stage and a "back door" for teams defeated in the first round.

The East Cork Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners and runners-up of the East Cork championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.

11 clubs currently participate in the East Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by 20 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Castlemartyr who have won 11 titles.

Carrignavar are the 2023 title-holders, having defeated St Ita's by 0-18 to 1-14 in the 2023 final. [1]

Format

Group stage

The 8 teams are divided into two 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.[ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The two group winners and the two runners-up 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.[ citation needed ]

Relegation

The two bottom-placed teams from the group stage take part in a playoff, with the losing team being relegated to the East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship.[ citation needed ]

Qualification and promotion

At the end of the championship, the winning team enters the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship and by winning this, they will be promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship for the following season.[ citation needed ]

Teams

As of 2024, the teams included: [2]

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2023 In championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Offaly.svg Bride Rovers Rathcormac Green, white and yellowQuarter-finals51998
Colours of Mayo.svg Carrignavar Carrignavar Red and greenChampions3 2023
Colours of Clare.svg Carrigtwohill Carrigtwohill Blue and goldQuarter-finals91994
Colours of Kerry.svg Cobh Cobh Yellow and greenSemi-finals31985
Colours of Limerick.svg Killeagh Killeagh Green and whiteSemi-finals51995
Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton Midleton Black and whiteGroup stage91990
Colours of Laois.svg Sarsfields Glanmire Blue, white and blackGroup stage42016
Colours of Limerick.svg St. Ita's Gortroe White and greenRunners-up12021

Roll of honour

#TeamWinsRunners-upYears wonYears Runners-up
1 Colours of Cork.svg Castlemartyr 1141935, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1963, 1964, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 [3] 1962, 1967, 1975, 2011
2 Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton 1041925, 1929, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1945, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990 [3] 1942, 1983, 1988, 1999
3 Colours of Clare.svg Carrigtwohill 951941, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1994 [3] 1928, 1929, 1943, 1964, 1969
Colours of Down.svg Cloyne 941938, 1939, 1944, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1976, 1986, 1987 [3] 1945, 1959, 1974, 1978
5 Colours of Limerick.svg Aghada 671931, 1933, 1940, 1980, 1991, 1992 [3] 1927, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1979, 1989, 1990
Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Erin's Own 651973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2007, 2022 [3] 2001, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2021
7 Colours of Mayo.svg Fr. O'Neill's 571996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005 [3] 1961, 1963, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2004
Colours of Limerick.svg Killeagh 561967, 1970, 1971, 1988, 1995 [3] 1951, 1957, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2008
Colours of Offaly.svg Bride Rovers 551930, 1932, 1968, 1969, 1998 [3] 1931, 1938, 1972, 1973, 1997
10 Colours of Kerry.svg Dungourney 481972, 2006, 2011, 2015 [3] 1941, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1998, 2003, 2010
Colours of Laois.svg Sarsfields 461937, 1953, 2004, 2016 [3] 1926, 1936, 1968, 2007, 2009, 2013
Colours of Wexford.svg St. Catherine’s 461957, 1981, 1983, 2017 [3] 1955, 1956, 1960, 1977, 1980, 2016
13 Colours of Kerry.svg Cobh 341926, 1959, 1985 [3] 1952, 1958, 2014, 2022
Colours of Cork.svg Watergrasshill 331974, 2000, 2003 [3] 1982, 1985, 1995
Colours of Mayo.svg Carrignavar 332008, [3] 2012, [3] 2023 [1] 1966, 2019, 2020
Colours of Kerry.svg Castlelyons 321955, 1993, 1997 [3] 1954, 1996
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballinacurra 301927, 1928, 1942 [3] —
18 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Russell Rovers 222018, 2019 [3] 2006, 2017
19 Leeside 131949 [3] 1930, 1932, 1933
Colours of Galway.svg Youghal 131952 [3] 1953, 1965, 1984
Colours of Limerick.svg St. Ita's 132021 [3] 2015, 2018, 2023
Colours of Clare.svg Lisgoold 102020 [3] —

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2023 Carrignavar 0-18 St. Ita's 1-14 [1]
2022 Erin's Own 4-12 Cobh 2-09
2021 St Ita's 1-14 Erin's Own 1-05 [4]
2020 Lisgoold 0-17 Carrignavar 0-11 [5]
2019 Russell Rovers 1-16 Carrignavar 0-16 [6]
2018 Russell Rovers 2-16 St. Ita's 1-12 [7]
2017 St. Catherine’s Russell Rovers
2016 Sarsfields St. Catherine’s
2015 Dungourney St. Ita's
2014 Castlemartyr Cobh
2013 Castlemartyr Sarsfields
2012 Carrignavar Erin's Own
2011 Dungourney Castlemartyr
2010 Castlemartyr Dungourney

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