South-East Under 21A Football Championship

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South East Under 21 A Football Championship
Colours of Cork.svg
Founded1967;57 years ago (1967)
Title holders Colours of Clare.svg Carrigaline (16th title)
Most titles Colours of Limerick.svg Valley Rovers (20 titles)

The South East Cork Under-21 A Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Carrigdhoun Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1967[ citation needed ] for Under-21 Gaelic football teams in the southeastern region of County Cork, Ireland.

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The title has been won at least once by 7 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Valley Rovers, who have won a total of 20 titles.

Carrigaline are the title-holders after defeating Valley Rovers by 3-09 to 1-09 in the 2023 championship final.

Teams

2024 teams

U21A Football

TeamLocationColoursChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Cork.svg Ballygarvan Ballygarvan Red and white0
Colours of Clare.svg Carrigaline Carrigaline Blue and yellow172023
Colours of Limerick.svg Valley Rovers Innishannon Green and white202016
Colours of Laois.svg Kinsale Kinsale Blue and white112010
Colours of Kerry.svg Ballymartle Riverstick Green and gold12009

U21B Football

TeamLocationColoursChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Clare.svg Carrigaline (2nd team) Carrigaline Blue and yellow22010
Colours of Limerick.svg Valley Rovers (2nd team) Innishannon Green and white12015
Colours of Laois.svg Belgooly Belgooly White and blue12001
Colours of Laois.svg Ballinhassig Ballinhassig Blue and white32024
Colours of Cork.svg Courcey Rovers Ballinspittle Red and white22019
Colours of Mayo.svg Tracton Tracton Green and red0
StFinbarrs.png Diarmuid O Murchus (Shamrocks/Crosshaven) Shanbally/Crosshaven Black and Green0

Roll of honour

#TeamWinsYears wonYears runners-Up
1 Colours of Limerick.svg Valley Rovers 211976, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 20241978, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
2 Colours of Clare.svg Carrigaline 171966, 1972, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 20231982, 1984, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2024
3 Colours of Laois.svg Kinsale 111970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 20102001, 2011
4 Colours of Limerick.svg Shamrocks 31967, 1980, 20041970, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987
5 Colours of Kerry.svg Ballymartle 120092013
Colours of Cork.svg Courcey Rovers 120011988, 2010
Colours of Down.svg Crosshaven 119751966, 1974, 1992, 1993
6 Colours of Mayo.svg Tracton 01967, 1972, 2008
Colours of Sligo.svg Robert Emmets 01979, 1980
Colours of Laois.svg Ballinhassig 02009, 2014
Colours of Cork.svg Ballygarvan 01990, 2002, 2007

List of finals

YearWinnerScoreRunners-upScore
2024 Valley Rovers 3-11 Carrigaline 1-11 [1]
2023 Carrigaline 3-09 Valley Rovers 1-09
2022 Carrigaline 2-12 Valley Rovers 2-06 [2]
2019 Carrigaline 3-16 Valley Rovers 1-06 [3]
2018 Carrigaline 2-10 Valley Rovers 0-09 [4]
2017 Carrigaline 2-12 Valley Rovers 1-13
2016 Valley Rovers 1-15 Carrigaline 1-09
2015 Valley Rovers 1-11 Carrigaline 2-06
2014 Valley Rovers 1-11 Ballinhassig 1-07
2013 Valley Rovers Ballymartle
2012 Carrigaline 1-13 Valley Rovers 1-04
2011 Carrigaline 2-15 Kinsale 0-10
2010 Kinsale 4-11 Courcey Rovers 0-04
2009 Ballymartle 1-10 Ballinhassig 1-05
2008 Carrigaline 4-10 Tracton 0-04
2007 Valley Rovers 0-12 Ballygarvan 1-08
2006 Valley Rovers Carrigaline
2005 Valley Rovers 6-09 Carrigaline 1-07
2004 Shamrocks 2-12 Carrigaline 2-09 [5]
2003 Carrigaline
2002 Valley Rovers Ballygarvan
2001 Courcey Rovers 2-10 Kinsale 3-06
2000 Kinsale Valley Rovers

See also

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