Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

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Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2023 Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Code Hurling
Founded1925;99 years ago (1925)
Region Colours of Limerick.svg Muskerry (GAA)
No. of teams9
Title holders Colours of Mayo.svg Ballinora (9th title)
First winner Colours of Cork.svg Bride Valley (1925)
Most titles Colours of Kerry.svg Cloughduv (25 titles)
SponsorsMJK Oils
Official website Muskerry GAA

The Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the MKJ Oils Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Muskerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior hurling teams in the Muskerry region in County Cork, Ireland.

Contents

The series of games begin in May, with the championship culminating with the final in September. The championship includes a group stage and a knockout stage which guarantees each club 2 championship matches.

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

Nine clubs currently participate in the Mid Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by ten different teams. The all-time record-holders are Cloughduv, who have won a total of 25 titles.

Ballinora are the title-holders after defeating Dripsey by 0-15 to 1-09 in the 2023 final.

Format

Group stage

The 9 teams are divided into three groups of three. 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 two 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.

Teams

2024 Teams

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2023 In championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig Ballincollig Green and whiteGroup stage51990
Colours of Mayo.svg Ballinora Ballinora Green and redChampions9 2023
Colours of Cork.svg Blarney Blarney Red and whiteQuarter-finals131993
Colours of Sligo.svg Donoughmore Donoughmore Black and whiteGroup stage0—
Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Dripsey Dripsey Red and blueRunners-up 2023 12008
Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg Ovens Red and whiteQuarter-finals71977
Colours of Clare.svg Grenagh Grenagh Blue and goldSemi-finals2022112013
Colours of Laois.svg Inniscarra Inniscarra Blue and whiteGroup stage201992020
Colours of Clare.svg Kilmichael Kilmichael Blue and goldSemi-finals20120—

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Mid Cork Junior A Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

#ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
1 Colours of Kerry.svg Cloughduv 25101933, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 20191929, 1944, 1949, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1965, 2004, 2012, 2016
2 Colours of Limerick.svg Aghabullogue 1671937, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 19981938, 1940, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 2000
3 Colours of Cork.svg Blarney 13171931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1992, 19931939, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2005, 2015
4 Colours of Clare.svg Grenagh 1281958, 1966, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 20131945, 1946, 1954, 1964, 1967, 2010, 2011, 2022
5 Colours of Laois.svg Inniscarra 9141935, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1968, 1975, 20201937, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2021
Colours of Mayo.svg Ballinora 9101928, 1929, 1982, 1996, 1997, 2016, 2021, 2022, 20231927, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2018, 2020
7 Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg 781930, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 19771928, 1932, 1941, 1950, 1958, 1973, 1974, 2019
8 Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig 571927, 1932, 1963, 1987, 19901942, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1986, 1994, 2003
9 Colours of Cork.svg Bride Valley 201925, 1926—
10 Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Dripsey 1220082007, 2023
11 Colours of Sligo.svg Donoughmore 07—1933, 1935, 1943, 1952, 2001, 2008, 2013
Shournagh Valley02—1934, 1936
Colours of Clare.svg Kilmichael 02—2014, 2017
Colours of Clare.svg Gleann na Laoi 01—1993

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024
2023 Ballinora 0-15 Dripsey 1-09
2022 Ballinora 0-16 Grenagh 0-11
2021 Ballinora 0-17 Inniscarra 1-10 [1]
2020 Inniscarra 1-18 Ballinora 1-15 [2]
2019 Cloughduv 1-11 Éire Óg 0-11 [3]
2018 Cloughduv 2-23 Ballinora 0-09
2017 Cloughduv Kilmichael
2016 Ballinora Cloughduv
2015 Cloughduv Blarney
2014 Cloughduv Kilmichael
2013 Grenagh Donoughmore
2012 Grenagh Cloughduv
2011 Cloughduv Grenagh
2010 Cloughduv Grenagh
2009CloughduvInniscarra
2008DripseyDonoughmore
2007GrenaghDripsey
2006CloughduvBallinora
2005GrenaghBlarney
2004GrenaghCloughduv
2003GrenaghBallincollig
2002CloughduvBlarney
2001GrenaghDonoughmore
2000GrenaghAghabullogue

Records and statistics

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by the number of Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

See also

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References

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