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 1966 for Under-21 Gaelic football teams in the southeastern region of County Cork, Ireland.
The title has been won at least once by 8 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Valley Rovers, who have won a total of 21 titles.
Carrigaline are the title-holders after defeating Valley Rovers by 2-15 to 1-16 in the 2026 championship final.
Teams
2026 teams
U21A Football TeamLocationColoursChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title CarrigalineCarrigalineBlue and yellow182026 Valley RoversInnishannonGreen and white212024 KinsaleKinsaleBlue and white122025
U21B Football TeamLocationColoursChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title BallymartleRiverstick Green and gold42023 BallinhassigBallinhassig Blue and white32024 Courcey RoversBallinspittle Red and white22019 Diarmuid O'Murchus (Shamrocks/Crosshaven)Shanbally/Crosshaven Green and Black0
U21C Football TeamLocationColoursChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title TractonTractonGreen and red0 BallygarvanBallygarvanRed and white0
Roll of honour # Team Wins Years won Years runners-Up 1 Valley Rovers 21 1976, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2024 1978, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2026 2 Carrigaline 18 1966, 1972, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2026 1982, 1984, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2024, 2025 3 Kinsale 12 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2025 2001, 2011 4 Shamrocks 4 1967, 1968, 1980, 2004 1970, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 19875 Ballymartle 1 2009 2013 Courcey Rovers 1 2001 1988, 1996, 2010 Crosshaven 1 1975 1966, 1974, 1990, 1992, 1993 Tracton1 1969 1967, 1972, 20086 Robert Emmets0 1979, 1980 Ballinhassig0 2009, 2014 Ballygarvan0 1990, 2002, 2007
List of finals YearWinnerScoreRunners-upScore 2026 Carrigaline 2-15 Valley Rovers 1-16 2025 Kinsale 2-17 Carrigaline 1-12 2024 Valley Rovers 3-11 Carrigaline 1-11 2023 Carrigaline 3-09 Valley Rovers 1-09 2022 Carrigaline 2-12 Valley Rovers 2-06 2019 Carrigaline 3-16 Valley Rovers 1-06 2018 Carrigaline 2-10 Valley Rovers 0-09 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 2-12 Ballymartle 1-07 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 0-12 Carrigaline 1-06 2005 Valley Rovers 6-09 Carrigaline 1-07 2004 Shamrocks 2-12 Carrigaline 2-09 2003 Carrigaline 1-10 Valley Rovers 1-05 2002 Valley Rovers Ballygarvan 2001 Courcey Rovers 2-10 Kinsale 3-06 2000 Kinsale Valley Rovers 1999 Kinsale 0-13 Carrigaline 1-09 1998 Carrigaline Valley Rovers 1997 Carrigaline Kinsale 1996 Valley Rovers 1-08 Courcey Rovers 2-02 1995 Valley Rovers Carrigaline 1994 Valley Rovers Carrigaline 1993 Valley Rovers 1-09 Crosshaven 0-04 1992 Carrigaline Crosshaven 1991 Valley Rovers Carrigaline 1990 Valley Rovers Crosshaven 1989 Carrigaline Valley Rovers 1988 Carrigaline 4-06 Courcey Rovers 0-04 1987 Valley Rovers 5-06 Shamrocks 1-06 1986 Valley Rovers Shamrocks 1985 Valley Rovers Shamrocks 1984 Valley Rovers Carrigaline 1983 Kinsale Valley Rovers 1982 Kinsale Shamrocks 1981 Valley Rovers 0-09 Shamrocks 0-02 1980 Shamrocks 0-09 Robert Emmets 1-04 1979 Carrigaline 2-05 Robert Emmets 0-03 1978 Kinsale Valley Rovers 1977 Kinsale Shamrocks 1976 Valley Rovers Shamrocks 1975 Crosshaven 2-06 Valley Rovers 2-04 1974 Kinsale Crosshaven 1973 Kinsale Carrigaline 1972 Carrigaline Tracton 1971 Kinsale 1970 Kinsale Shamrocks 1969 Tracton 2-05 Kinsale 0-03 1968 Shamrocks 1967 Shamrocks Tracton 1966 Carrigaline 3-07 Crosshaven 2-05
By decade The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of South-East Under 21A Football Championship titles, is as follows: 1960's: 2 for Shamrocks (1967-68) 1970's: 6 for Kinsale (1970-71-73-74-77-78) 1980's: 5 for Valley Rovers (1981-84-85-86-87) 1990's: 6 for Valley Rovers (1990-91-93-94-95-96) 2000's: 4 for Valley Rovers (20002-05-06-07) 2010's: 5 for Carrigaline (2011-12-17-18-19)
Gaps
Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:
24 years: Shamrocks (1980-2004) 16 years: Kinsale (1983-1999) 15 years: Kinsale (2010-2025) 12 years: Shamrocks (1968-1980) 10 years: Kinsale (2000-2010)
See also Cork Under-21 Football Championship
References
External links Carrigdhoun GAA website