Derry Junior Hurling Championship

The Derry Junior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Leadon Timber Frame Derry Junior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Derry JHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

In its current format, the Derry Hurling Championship begins with a group stage. The eight participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. The last four teams proceed to a junior semi-final. The winner of this semi-final proceeds to the junior final at the Derry Centre of Excellence which is in essence a match for place 5. The winner of the Derry Junior Hurling Championship qualifies for the subsequent Ulster Junior Club Championship.

Swatragh are the title holders after defeating Ballinascreen by 3–30 to 4–22 in the 2026 final.

Format

Group stage The 8 teams in the Derry Hurling Championship are divided into two groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the othersplay each other in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three 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.

Knockout stage Senior final: The top two teams in each group contest the senior semi finals (nominally called the "Senior/Intermediate playoff").

Intermediate final: The losing senior semi-finalists contest the intermediate final.

Junior final: The 3rd and fourth placed teams contest a semi-final, for a place in the junior final.

Qualification for subsequent competitions The Derry Junior Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship. A team can only progress to the Ulster series of games in their respective grade if they retain their championship status from the previous season, or if they drop one grade. A senior team from the previous season cannot compete in Ulster at Junior level.

Roll of honour

By club #ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runner-up1Lavey312020, 2022, 202520242Swatragh202023, 2026—3Na Magha1220212019, 2022Eoghan Rua1120192021Ballinascreen11202420266Banagher03—2020, 2023, 2025

List of finals

Legend

– Ulster Junior Club Champions – Ulster Junior Club Runners-up

Year Winners Runners-up Club Score Club Score2026Swatragh3-30Ballinascreen4-22 2025Lavey 1-16 Banagher 1-07 2024Ballinascreen 2–16 Lavey 1–17 2023 Swatragh 3–17 Banagher 0-22 2022 Lavey 2-24 Na Magha 0–13 2021 Na Magha w/o Eoghan Rua scr 2020 Lavey 2–13 Banagher 0–15 2019Eoghan Rua 0–16 Na Magha 1-09

Derry Junior Hurling Championship

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