Leinster Junior Club Football Championship

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The Leinster Junior Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between the winners of the Junior football competitions in 10 counties of Leinster, the Intermediate football champions of Kilkenny, the Intermediate football runners-up of Longford and the Senior football champions of Europe. The winner then contests the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship semi finals against the winners from one of the other three provinces.

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Teams

Qualification

CountyQualifying team
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Carlow Junior A Football ChampionshipChampions
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Dublin Junior A Football Championship Champions
Flag of European Union.svg Europe European Senior Football Championship Champions
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Kildare Junior Football Championship Champions
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship Champions
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Laois Junior Football Championship Champions
Colours of Longford.svg Longford Longford Intermediate Football ChampionshipRunners-Up
Colours of Louth.svg Louth Louth Junior Football ChampionshipChampions
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath Meath Junior Football Championship Champions
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Offaly Junior Football ChampionshipChampions
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Westmeath Junior Football ChampionshipChampions
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Wexford Junior Football ChampionshipChampions
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Wicklow Junior Football ChampionshipChampions

List of finals

YearWinnerRunners-up
CountyClubScoreCountyClubScore
2023 Kildare Milltown 1-09 Louth Glyde Rangers 1-04
2022 Meath Castletown0-12 Wexford St. Abban's, Adamstown0-06
2021 Offaly Clonbullogue5-03 Kildare Kilcullen 1-10
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 [1] Wexford Rathgarogue-Cushinstown0-13 Meath Clann na nGael 0-12
2018 Louth Young Irelands2-10 Offaly St Brigid's2-07
2017 [2] Westmeath Multyfarnham 2-06 Offaly Erin Rovers0-05
2016 [3] Laois Rosenallis 1-11 Offaly Bracknagh1-08
2015 [4] Meath Curraha3-10 Longford St Brigid's, Killashee1-11
2014 [5] Westmeath Moate All-Whites1-11 Kildare Straffan 0-10
2013 [6] Kildare Two Mile House 2-15 Louth Hunterstown Rovers 1-12
2012 [7] Dublin Castleknock 1-10 Wexford St Fintan's1-05
2011 Meath Ballivor1-15 Louth St Fechlin's1-08
2010 Meath Ballinabrackey0-11 Carlow St Andrew's0-05
2009 Meath Longwood2-13, 0-11 (R) Louth St Mochta's2-13, 0-10 (R)
2008 Meath Moynalvey 0-11 Westmeath St. Mary's 0-05
2007 Meath Clann na nGael 0-15 Westmeath Rosemount1-06
2006 Laois Park/Ratheniska 2-08 Meath St Ultan's1-08
2005 Westmeath Ballinagore 0-09 Kildare Grange 0-07
2004 Meath Ratoath 1-16 Offaly Kilclonfert1-05
2003 Meath Wolfe Tones 1-10 Wexford Kilmore0-06
2002 Meath Nobber 0-06 Kildare Moorefield 0-05
2001 Wicklow An Tóchar 0-15 Wexford Inisfails1-09
2000 Kildare Sallins 2-10 Dublin St Finian's 0-15

After replay & AET

1999 Offaly Clara 0-10 Wexford St Fintan's0-09
1998 Meath Drumree2-12 Laois Ballyroan 1-10

Roll of honour

#CountyTitlesYear
1 Meath 111998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2022
2 Westmeath 32005, 2014, 2017
Kildare 32000, 2013, 2023
4 Laois 22006, 2016
Offaly 21999, 2021
6 Wicklow 12001
Dublin 12012
Louth 12018
Wexford 12019

See also

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