The Cork–Donegal rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Donegal, whose first championship meeting was in 2006. The fixture has been an infrequent one in the history of the championship, and therefore the rivalry is not as intense between the two teams. Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Donegal's home ground is MacCumhaill Park; however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
While Cork have the second highest number of Munster titles and Donegal are sixth on the roll of honour in Ulster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 9 championship titles between them to date.
Statistics
Team All-Ireland Provincial National League Total Cork 7 37 8 52 Donegal 2 8 1 11 Combined 9 45 9 63
All-time results
Legend
Cork winDonegal win
Senior
No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage 1. 5 August 2006 Cork 1-11 - 1-10 Donegal Croke Park All-Ireland quarter-final 2. 2 August 2009 Cork (2) 1-27 - 2-10 Donegal Croke Park All-Ireland quarter-final 3. 26 August 2012 Donegal 0-16 - 1-11 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final 4. 30 July 2016 Donegal (2) 0-21 - 1-15 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland qualifier 5. 1 June 2024 Cork (3) 3-09 - 0-16 Donegal Páirc Uí Rinn All-Ireland qualifier 6. 13 June 2026 Cork (4) 0-17 - 1-13 Donegal MacCumhaill Park All-Ireland qualifier
Junior
No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage 1. 3 September 1933 Donegal 1-09 - 2-05 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
Minor
No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage 1. 1 August 1985 Cork 2-05 - 0-09 Donegal Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final 2. 11 August 1991 Cork (2) 0-12 - 1-06 Donegal Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final 3. 30 July 2016 Donegal 2-13 - 0-13 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland quarter-final
Records
Scorelines
Biggest championship win: For Cork: Cork 1-27 - 2-10 Donegal, All-Ireland quarter-final, Croke Park, 2 August 2009 For Donegal: Donegal 0-16 - 1-11 Cork, All-Ireland semi-final, Croke Park, 26 August 2012 Highest aggregate: Cork 1-27 - 2-10 Donegal, All-Ireland quarter-final, Croke Park, 2 August 2009
Top scorers
Team Player Score Total Cork Paul Kerrigan 2-7 13 Donegal Michael MurphyPatrick McBrearty 0-11 11
Attendance
Highest attendance: 55,169 - Donegal 0-16 - 1-11 Cork, All-Ireland semi-final, Croke Park, 26 August 2012
References