Cork Junior B Hurling Championship

The Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior B Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JBHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the second tier junior clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland. It is the seventh tier overall in the entire Cork hurling championship system.

The Cork Junior B Championship was introduced in 1984 as a countywide competition for "weaker" junior teams. At the time of its creation it was the fourth tier of Cork hurling.

The Cork Junior B Championship is unlike all other championships in Cork in that it doesn't include a group stage. In its current format, the teams compete in a double-elimination tournament which culminates with a final. The winner of the Cork Junior B Championship qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 32 teams, 8 of which have won it more than once. Araglen, Ballyhooly, Buttevant, Castletownroche, Harbour Rovers, Lisgoold, O'Donovan Rossa and Randal Óg are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it 2 times each.

Ballyclough are the title holders, defeating Iveleary 3–09 to 1–14 in the 2025 final.

In 2015, a second Junior B Championship (known as Inter-Divisional Championship) was introduced to run parallel with the traditional Junior B Championship. Mirroring the Junior A Hurling Championship, this competition allows all the Junior B divisional champions an opportunity to win a county. Unlike the traditional Championship, second string teams can enter the divisional championships and potentially win the county championship.

Format

Group stage The 16 teams are divided into four group of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group. 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: The eight qualifying teams from the group stage contest this round. The four winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. The two winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Teams

2026 teams Source:

Team Location Division Colours In Championship since Championship titles Last championship titleAraglenAraglenAvondhuGreen and white202622020BallinacurraBallinacurraImokillyGreen and white202612009 BallyphehaneBallyphehaneSeandúnBlue and white20250— Bantry BluesBantryCarberyBlue and white20250— Brian DillonsMontenotteSeandúnBlue and white20250—CastlemagnerCastlemagnerDuhallowBlack and amber202612012 Castletownroche Castletownroche Avondhu Green and gold 2023 2 2019 Crosshaven Crosshaven Carrigdhoun Black and red 2024 0—Delaney RoversDublin HillSeandúnGreen, white and gold20260—DoneraileDoneraileAvondhuRed and green202612010 Gabriel Rangers Ballydehob, Schull Carbery Green and white— 1 1989Laochra ÓgMuskerry20250— Lough Rovers Carrigrohane Rd. Seandún Red and white— 0 — O'Donovan Rossa Skibbereen Carbery Red and white— 2 2013Oliver PlunkettsAhiohillCarberyBlack and white202622023 Rathpeacon Rathpeacon Seandún Blue and white 2024 0—

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upClubScoreClubScore 2026 Araglen 3-14 Castlemagner 1-08 2025 Ballyclough 3-09 Iveleary 1-14 2024 Buttevant 2-16 Iveleary 1-10 2023 St. Oliver Plunketts 2-20 Ballyclough 0-13 2022 Freemount 1-18 Randal Óg 1-17 2021 Belgooly 3-16 Randal Óg 1-15 2020 Araglen 2-12 Freemount 0-17 2019 Castletownroche 3-22 Lough Rovers 2-17 2018 White's Cross 0-12 O'Donovan Rossa 0-11 2017 Killavullen 2-14 Whites Cross 1-08 2016 Whitechurch 2-20 Killavullen 1-08 2015 Shanballymore 1-15 Bantry Blues 1-13 2014 Ballyclough 1–10, 1-19 (R) Dromtarriffe 1–10, 3-02 (R) 2013 O'Donovan Rossa 2-11 Ballyclough 0-12 2012 Castlemagner 0-14 Rathpeacon 1-07 2011 Kilmichael 1-18 Ballinacurra 0-08 2010 Doneraile 2-08 Rathpeacon 1-09 2009 Ballinacurra 4-12 Randal Óg 1-20 2008 Lisgoold 2-19 St Mary's 1-07 2007 St. Ita's 0–11, 0-12 (R) Castlemagner 0–11, 0-07 (R) 2006 Dohenys 0-09 Killavullen 0-06 2005 St. James 2-06 Lough Rovers 0-07 2004 O'Donovan Rossa 3-17 Lismire 1-07 2003 St. Colum's 3-11 Lisgoold 1-12 2002 St. Oliver Plunketts 0-11 Kilshannig 0-10 2001 Harbour Rovers 3-08 St Mary's 2-04 2000 Randal Óg 0-10 Lisgoold 0-06 1999 Araglen 1-11 St. Oliver Plunketts 0-10 1998 Castletownroche 2-12 Tullylease 0-05 1997 Carrignavar 1-10 Kilshannig 0-07 1996 Buttevant 1-11 Dohenys 0-05 1995 Ballyhooly 2-14 Tullylease 0-07 1994 Lisgoold 3-06 Buttevant 1-11 1993 Ballygiblin 4-12 Belgooly 1-12 1992 Randal Óg 3-16 Tullylease 2-03 1991 Castlelyons 2-07 Whites Cross 1-04 1990 Harbour Rovers 0-12 Rathpeacon 0-08 1989 Gabriel Rangers 3-07 Buttevant 0-11 1988 Kilshannig 0-10 Whitechurch 0-01 1987 Liscarroll 2-08 Randal Óg 1-07 1986 Iveleary 0-07 St Mary's 1-01 1985 Ballyhooley 4-08 Dromtarriffe 0-01 1984 Kilbree 4-03 Kilshannig 3-05

Roll of honour By club # Club Titles Runners-up Winning years Losing years1Randal Óg241992, 20001987, 2009, 2021, 2022Lisgoold221994, 20082000, 2003Buttevant221996, 20241989, 1994O'Donovan Rossa212004, 20132018Ballyhooly201985, 1995 —Harbour Rovers201990, 2001 —Castletownroche201998, 2019 —Araglen201999, 2020 —9Kilshannig1319881984, 1997, 2002Killavullen1220172006, 2016White's Cross1220181991, 2017St. Oliver Plunketts212002, 20231999Dohenys1120061996Ballinacurra1120092011Castlemagner1120122007Ballyclough1220142013, 2023Iveleary111986 2024 Whitechurch1120161988Belgooly1120211993Freemount1120222020Kilbree101984 —Liscarroll101987 —Gabriel Rangers101989 —Castlelyons101991 —Ballygiblin101993 —Carrignavar101997 —St. Colum's102003 —St. James102005 —St. Ita's102007 —Doneraile102010 —Kilmichael102011 —Shanballymore102015 —33Tullylease03 —1992, 1995, 1998St Mary’s03 —1986, 2001, 2008Rathpeacon 03 —1990, 2010, 2012Dromtarriffe02 —1985, 2014Lough Rovers02 —2005, 2019Lismire01 —2004Bantry Blues01 —2015

Junior B Inter-Divisional Hurling Championship List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upClubScoreClubScore 2025 Dungourney 4-13 Newtownshandrum 1-16 2024 Fr. O'Neill's 1–14 Aghabullogue 0–14 2023 Fermoy 4–11 Killeagh 1–09 2022 Ballyhea 5–10 St Finbarr's 4–08 2021 Belgooly 1–20 Newtownshandrum 1–16 2020 Midleton 2–10 Ballyhea 1–12 2019 Aghabullogue 1–10 Ballyhea 0–09 2018 Watergrasshill 0–13, 2–16 Mallow 0–13, 3–11 2017 Sarsfields 0–12, 1–19 Killavullen 2–06, 1–09 2016 Dromtarriffe 1–12, 0–14 Sarsfields 1–12, 0–11 2015 St. Finbarr's 1–10 Dromtarriffe 1–09

Roll of honour # Team Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runner-up1 Ballyhea 1 2 2022 2019, 2020 St. Finbarr's 1 1 2015 2022 Dromtarriffe 1 1 2016 2015 Sarsfields 1 1 2017 2016 Aghabullogue 1 1 2019 2024 Watergrasshill 1 0 2018 — Midleton 1 0 2020 — Belgooly 1 0 2021 —Fr. O'Neill's102024—10 Killavullen 0 1 — 2017 Mallow 0 1 — 2018 Newtownshandrum 0 1 — 2021

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