South East Junior A Hurling Championship

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South East Junior A Hurling Championship
Colours of Cork.svg
Code Hurling
Founded1928;96 years ago (1928)
No. of teams10
Title holders Colours of Mayo.svg Tracton (8th title)
First winner Colours of Laois.svg Ballinhassig (1928)
Most titles Colours of Laois.svg Ballinhassig (29 titles)

The South East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Carrigdhoun Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for junior hurling teams in the southeastern region of County Cork, Ireland.

Contents

The series of games begin in July, with the championship culminating with the final in the autumn. The championship includes a group stage and a knockout stage which guarantees each team at least 2 championship games.

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

Tracton are the title-holders, defeating Valley Rovers by 1-20 to 3-09 in the 2024 final.

Format

Group stage

The 10 teams are divided into three 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 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

The 10 teams competing in the 2024 South East Junior A Hurling Championship are:[ citation needed ]

ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2023 In Championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Laois.svg Ballinhassig Ballinhassig Blue and whiteSemi-finals1929292014
Colours of Cork.svg Ballygarvan Ballygarvan Red and whiteGroup stage202022004
Colours of Kerry.svg Ballymartle Riverstick Green and goldSemi-finals2021162021
Colours of Laois.svg Belgooly Belgooly White and blueChampions202212023
Colours of Clare.svg Carrigaline Carrigaline Blue and yellowGroup stage201882003
Colours of Cork.svg Courcey Rovers Ballinspittle Red and whiteGroup stage197662019
Colours of Laois.svg Kinsale Kinsale Blue and whiteQuarter-finals192972020
Colours of Limerick.svg Shamrocks Shanbally Green and whiteQuarter-finals197252005
Colours of Mayo.svg Tracton Tracton Green and redGroup stage (Cork PJHC)202482024
Colours of Limerick.svg Valley Rovers Innishannon Green and whiteRunners-up1929102022

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesYears won
1 Colours of Laois.svg Ballinhassig 291928, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2 Colours of Kerry.svg Ballymartle 161936, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2021
3 Colours of Limerick.svg Valley Rovers 101937, 1941, 1949, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1988, 2016, 2017, [1] 2022
4 Colours of Clare.svg Carrigaline 81935, 1938, 1947, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1990, 2003
Colours of Mayo.svg Tracton 81929, 1942, 1944, 1950, 1957, 1979, 1987, 2024
6 Colours of Laois.svg Kinsale 71930, 1933, 1978, 1984, 1989, 2007, 2020
7 Colours of Cork.svg Courcey Rovers 61993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2018, 2019
8 Colours of Limerick.svg Shamrocks 51959, 1963, 1980, 1981, 2005
9 Colours of Kildare.svg Passage 31931, 1934, 1945
10 Colours of Cork.svg Ballygarvan 21977, 2004
11 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Rochestown 11932
Colours of Down.svg Crosshaven 11969
Colours of Laois.svg Belgooly 12023

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Tracton 1-20 Valley Rovers 3-09
2023 Belgooly 5-17 Valley Rovers 2-14
2022 Valley Rovers 0-16 Ballymartle 0-14
2021 Ballymartle 0-21 Valley Rovers 2-14 [2]
2020 Kinsale 1-22 Shamrocks 4-12 [3]
2019 Courcey Rovers 3-16 Tracton 1-18
2018 Courcey Rovers 0-14 Valley Rovers 0-13
2017 Valley Rovers 0-14 Tracton 1-08
2016 Valley Rovers 3-11 Courcey Rovers 2-07
2015 Ballymartle
2014 Ballinhassig
2013 Ballinhassig
2012 Ballinhassig
2011 Ballinhassig
2010 Ballymartle

Records

Gaps

Longest gaps between successive championship titles:

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of South-East Junior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

See also

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References

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  3. "Kinsale end long wait for divisional hurling title with a win over Shamrocks". Echo Live. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2020.