The Duhallow Junior A Football Championship is the top footballing competition in the Duhallow division in Cork. It was first run after the formation of the Duhallow division in 1933. The Championship includes a group stage, therefore every team has at least 2 matches. The winners and runner up of this competition go on to compete in the Cork Junior A Football Championship.

Castlemagner are the title-holders, defeating Knocknagree by 2-11 to 0-07 in the 2024 championship final played in Lismire.

Format

Group stage The 6 teams enter the group stage. 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 five 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 four teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage Semi-finals: The winners, runners-up, third-place and fourth-place 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. The bottom placed team from the group stage is relegated to the Duhallow Junior B Football Championship.

Qualification for subsequent competitions At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Cork Junior A Football Championship.

Teams

As of 2026, the teams included: ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2025 In Championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title BallydesmondBallydesmond Blue and goldPremier Junior relegated202642007 CastlemagnerCastlemagner Black and amberChampions200392025 KanturkKanturkGreen and whiteRunners-up202052011 KilbrinKilbrinBlue and white Semi-finals20230 — KnocknagreeKnocknagreeWhite and royal blueSemi-finals—122016 LismireLismireBlack and amberGroup stage20250— LyreBanteerBlack and whiteGroup stage200722013

Roll of honour

By club #ClubTitlesRunners-UpChampionships wonChampionships runner-up 1 Dromtarriffe 1413 1933, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1995, 20051947, 1948, 1954, 1970, 1971, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2018 2 Knocknagree 1211 1966, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2015, 20161940, 1962, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 2014, 2017, 2023, 20243 Castlemagner 97 1947, 1948, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1961, 2023, 2024, 20251953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 19664 Boherbue8111935, 1972, 1988, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 20211936, 1944, 1967, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2001, 2008 Newmarket 87 1949, 1950, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1993, 19981934, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1952, 1978, 19896 Cullen 76 1936, 1939, 1967, 2004, 2006, 2008, 20221937, 1965, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2021 Rockchapel 75 1976, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1987, 2001, 20121974, 1996, 2002, 2009, 2011 Millstreet 75 1941, 1944, 1955, 1963, 1993, 2003, 20141933, 1939, 1946, 1998, 2012 Kiskeam 74 1964, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002,1960, 1985, 1991, 199510 Kanturk 511 1954, 1957, 1962, 2009, 20111943, 1950, 1961, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2010, 2022, 202511 Ballydesmond 45 1971, 1975, 1986, 20071969, 1972, 1976, 1979, 200512 Lyre 22 2010, 20132015, 2019 Clondrohid 21 1940, 19421938 14 Banteer 10 1937 —15 Araglin Desmonds02 —1949, 1951 Glenlara02 —1956, 1958 Kilcorney01 —1935

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up # Club Score Club Score2025Castlemagner1-07Kanturk1-062024Castlemagner2-11Knocknagree0-072023Castlemagner1-14Knocknagree0-07 2022 Cullen 4-16 Kanturk 1-02 2021 Boherbue 2-09 Cullen 1-10 2020 Boherbue 1-18 Cullen 0-06 2019 Boherbue 3-07 Lyre 0-10 2018 Boherbue 2-14, 0-07 (R) Dromtarriffe 2-14, 0-06 (R)2017 Boherbue 1-14, 1-12 (R) Knocknagree 2-11, 0-14 (R)2016 Knocknagree 1-12 Cullen 0-132015 Knocknagree 1-12, 1-12 (R) Lyre 1-12, 0-04 (R) 2014 Millstreet 2-13 Knocknagree 1-112013 Lyre 0-13 Cullen 2-052012 Rockchapel 1-11 Millstreet 0-102011 Kanturk 1-11 Rockchapel 1-06 2010 Lyre 1-09 Kanturk 0-09 2009 Kanturk 1-12 Rockchapel 1-06 2008 Cullen 3-08, 0-10 (R) Boherbue 1-14, 0-09 (R) 2007 Ballydesmond 1-10 Dromtarriffe 0-08 2006 Cullen 0-11 Dromtarriffe 0-10 2005 Dromtarriffe 1-14 Ballydesmond 0-12 2004 Cullen 0-07 Dromtarriffe 0-06 2003 Millstreet 3-05 Dromtarriffe 0-092002 Kiskeam 1-08 Rockchapel 0-06 2001 Rockchapel 0-09 Boherbue 0-05 2000 Kiskeam 0-11 Kanturk 0-08 1999 Kiskeam 0-08 Dromtarriffe 0-06 1998 Newmarket 0-13 Millstreet 1-09 1997 Kiskeam 2-06, 2-13 (R) Kanturk 1-09, 2-06 (R) 1996 Kiskeam 3-04 Rockchapel 1-06 1995 Dromtarriffe 1-09, 1-14 (R) Kiskeam 1-09, 1-09 (R) 1994 Kiskeam 1-09 Dromtarriffe 0-09 1993 Newmarket 2-14 Kanturk 2-05 1992 Millstreet 2-08 Dromtarriffe 3-03 1991 Knocknagree 1-13 Kiskeam 2-06 1990 Knocknagree 1-17 Boherbue 0-06 1989 Knocknagree 2-11 Newmarket 1-07 1988 Boherbue 1-12 Knocknagree 0-08 1987 Rockchapel 2-06 Kanturk 1-07 1986 Ballydesmond 2-08 Kanturk 1-08 1985 Rockchapel 0-10 Kiskeam 0-04 1984 Knocknagree 1-11 Boherbue 2-07 1983 Knocknagree 1-11 Boherbue 1-07 1982 Knocknagree 1-11 Boherbue 0-09 1981 Knocknagree 2-06 Boherbue 0-10 1980 Rockchapel 2-10 Knocknagree 1-07 1979 Knocknagree 1-11 Ballydesmond 1-09 1978 Knocknagree 1-10 Newmarket 0-04 1977 Rockchapel 1-07 Knocknagree 0-02 1976 Rockchapel 2-07 Ballydesmond 2-05 1975 Ballydesmond 3-10 Knocknagree 3-05 1974 Dromtarriffe 3-06 Rockchapel 1-05 1973 Dromtarriffe 2-08 Boherbue 2-04 1972 Boherbue 2-08 Ballydesmond 2-05 1971 Ballydesmond 2-08 Dromtarriffe 3-03 1970 Newmarket 1-08 Dromtarriffe 1-03 1969 Newmarket 1-07 Ballydesmond 0-06 1968 Newmarket 3-12 Knocknagree 0-02 1967 Cullen 0-09 Boherbue 0-04 1966 Knocknagree 1-10, 1-05 (R) Castlemagner 3-04, 0-07 (R) 1965 Newmarket 1-08 Cullen 1-07 1964 Kiskeam 0-11 Castlemagner 1-03 1963 Millstreet 2-13 Castlemagner 0-01 1962 Kanturk 3-05 (R) Knocknagree 1-06 (R) 1961 Castlemagner 3-00 Kanturk 1-03 1960 Castlemagner 2-05 Kiskeam 1-07 1959 Dromtarriffe 4-05 Castlemagner 2-06 1958 Castlemagner 5-08 Glenlara 2-03 1957 Kanturk 2-05 Castlemagner 1-04 1956 Dromtarriffe 1-06 Glenlara 2-01 1955 Millstreet 2-08 Castlemagner 2-04 1954 Kanturk 1-03, 1-02 (R) Dromtarriffe 0-06, 0-03 (R) 1953 Dromtarriffe 2-03 Castlemagner 0-01 1952 Castlemagner 1-07 Newmarket 0-04 1951 Dromtarriffe 1-03, 2-05 (R) Araglin Desmonds 1-03, 1-03 (R) 1950 Newmarket 3-04 Kanturk 2-03 1949 Newmarket 0-03 Araglin Desmonds 0-01 1948 Castlemagner 1-03 Dromtarriffe 0-03 1947 Castlemagner 2-06 Dromtarriffe 1-01 1946 Dromtarriffe Millstreet 1945 Dromtarriffe Newmarket 1944 Millstreet 0-06, 3-05 (R) Boherbue 1-03, 0-02 (R) 1943 Dromtarriffe 1-04 Kanturk 1-02 1942 Clondrohid 3-06 Newmarket 0-07 1941 Millstreet 1-02 Newmarket 0-02 1940 Clondrohid 3-07 Knocknagree 0-05 1939 Cullen 2-07 Millstreet 2-01 1938 Dromtarriffe Clondrohid 1937 Banteer 1-01 Cullen 0-03 1936 Cullen 1-03 Boherbue 0-03 1935 Boherbue 3-05 Kilcorney 3-00 1934 Dromtarriffe 1-04 Newmarket 1-01 1933 Dromtarriffe 1-04 Millstreet 1-02

Records and statistics

Team results by championship Legend

– Champions – Runners-up – Semi-finals/Group Stage

For each year, the number of teams in the championship (in brackets) are shown. Team2019 (5)2020 (6)2021 (6)2022 (7)2023 (6)2024 (5)Years Boherbue 1st 1st 1st — ——3 Cullen SF 2nd 2nd 1st ——4 Castlemagner GS GS SF SF1st1st6 Newmarket — — — GSGS—2 Kilbrin — — — —GSSF2 Kanturk — — — 2ndGSGS3 Lyre 2nd GS SF SFSFGS6 Kiskeam — GS GS GS ——3 Knocknagree GS GS GS GS2nd2nd6

See also Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship

References