North Cork Junior A Football Championship

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North Cork Junior A Football Championship
Code Gaelic football
Founded1926;98 years ago (1926)
Region Colours of Kilkenny.svg Avondhu (GAA)
No. of teams10
Title holders Colours of Laois.svg Killavullen (4th title)
Most titles Colours of Down.svg Mitchelstown (24 titles)
SponsorsSynergy Fermoy Credit Union
Official website Official website

The North Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Synergy Fermoy Credit Union Junior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Avondhu Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior Gaelic football teams in the northern part of Cork.

Contents

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

The North Cork Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior Football Championship. The winners and runners-up of the North Cork championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.

10 clubs currently participate in the North Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by 17 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Mitchelstown, who have won a total of 24 titles.

Killavullen are the title-holders, defeating Charleville by 0-14 to 0-06 in the 2023 final.

Format

Group stage

The 10 teams are divided into two groups of three and one group 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 and by winning this, they will be promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship for the following season. There is no relegation to the North Cork Junior B Football Championship.

Teams

2024 teams

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2023 Championship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Kerry.svg Ballyclough Ballyclough Green and yellowGroup stage52016
Colours of Clare.svg Ballyhooly Ballyhooly Blue and yellowSemi-finals0—
Colours of Cork.svg Charleville Charleville Red and whiteRunners-up22020
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clyda Rovers Mourneabbey Black and amberQuarter-finals51989
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Fermoy Fermoy Black and yellowGroup stage72003
Colours of Waterford.svg Killavullen Killavullen Blue and whiteChampions42023
Colours of Clare.svg Kilshannig Glantane Blue and yellowGroup stage102019
Colours of Cork.svg Kilworth Kilworth Red and whiteGroup stage12021
Colours of Offaly.svg Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels Churchtown Green, white and yellowSemi-finals0—
Flag of Naples.svg Mallow Mallow Red and yellowQuarter-finals31984

Roll of honour

#ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
1 Colours of Down.svg Mitchelstown 2781928, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 20131930, 1931, 1953, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2003, 2012
2 Colours of Limerick.svg Glanworth 14111942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1971, 2006, 2008, 20091933, 1943, 1947, 1951, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1990, 2002
3 Colours of Clare.svg Kilshannig 1081959, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1996, 2014, 20191955, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1977, 1981, 2006, 2010
4 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Fermoy 781926, 1936, 1941, 1974, 1993, 1997, 20031928, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1973, 1979, 1999, 2016
5 Colours of Antrim.svg Grange 541964, 1966, 1970, 1977, 19791962, 1963, 1965, 1976
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clyda Rovers 541980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 19891978, 1983, 1984, 2011
Colours of Kerry.svg Ballyclough 522004, 2005, 2012, 2015, 20161980, 2014
8 Colours of Laois.svg Kildorrery 441978, 1990, 1994, 20071974, 1975, 1986, 1989
Colours of Laois.svg Killavullen 401998, 1999, 2000, 2023—
10 Flag of Naples.svg Mallow 3131929, 1933, 19841932, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1995, 2005
11 Colours of Cork.svg Charleville 272018, 20201926, 1934, 1936, 1937, 2015, 2022, 2023
Colours of Laois.svg Deel Rovers 261981, 19911982, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997,
Colours of Mayo.svg Doneraile 241983, 19921944, 1993, 1998, 2001
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Buttevant 242017, 20222013, 2018, 2020, 2021
Colours of Cork.svg Dromtarriffe 201930, 1932—
Colours of Kerry.svg Sons of Liberty 201931, 1938—
17 Colours of Cork.svg Kilworth 1420212007, 2008, 2017, 2019
Colours of Down.svg Newmarket 101927—
19 Colours of Limerick.svg Araglen 02—1949, 1950
Colours of Kerry.svg Abbey Rovers 02—1959, 1961
Colours of Laois.svg Oldcastletown 01—1927
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballindangan 01—1938
Funcheon Vale01—1939
Colours of Cork.svg Rathluirc Rovers 01—2004
Colours of Offaly.svg Churchtown 01—2009

Notes

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024
2023 Killavullen 0-14 Charleville 0-06
2022 Buttevant 1-09 Charleville 1-08
2021 Kilworth 4-11 Buttevant 1-15 [1]
2020 Charleville 2-16 Buttevant 0-10 [2]
2019 Kilshannig 3-16 Kilworth 0-07 [3]
2018 Charleville 4-14 Buttevant 1-12 [4]
2017 Buttevant 2-13 Kilworth 1-09 [5]
2016 Ballyclough 2-15 Fermoy 1-08 [6]
2015 Ballyclough 2-11 Charleville 1-12
2014 Kilshannig 2-15 Ballyclough 3-11
2013 Mitchelstown 0-15 Buttevant 0-07
2012 Ballyclough 0-10 Mitchelstown 0-07

Notes:

Records

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of North Cork Junior Football Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

See also

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