Cork Junior A Football Championship

Established in 1895 as a championship for the second teams of clubs playing in the Cork Senior Championship, the junior championship was initially played on a countywide basis. With the creation of the Cork Intermediate Championship in 1909, victorious clubs in the junior grade were gained promotion to the intermediate grade. As more and more clubs were founded, the decision was taken in 1926 to organise the junior championship on a divisional basis. Each of the eight divisions provided their championship-winning team to represent their division in the county championship. After the intermediate grade was disbanded in 1939, the winners of the Cork Junior Championship gained promotion to the Cork Senior Championship. This system of promotion and relegation lasted until 1964 when the intermediate grade was reintroduced. In 2017 the eight divisional runners-up were also allowed to field teams in the junior championship. ==Sponsorship==

Since 2005 the Junior Championship has been sponsored by the Evening Echo. The championship was previously sponsored by Permanent TSB. ==Trophy==

The winning team is presented with the Donal O'Sullivan Cup. Donal O'Sullivan played club football with Lees, before winning back-to-back Munster medals in 1956 and 1957 with the Cork senior team. He later served in a number of administrative roles, including vice-chairman and chairman of the Cork County Board and chairman of the Munster Council. ==Teams==

Qualification 2025 Teams 75 clubs will compete in the 2025 Cork Junior A Football Championship: seven teams from Duhallow, eleven teams from Avondhu, twelve from Muskerry, sixteen teams from Carbery, ten teams from Seandún, seven teams from Carrigdhoun and twelve teams from Imokilly. ==Roll of honour==

By club By Division ==List of Finals==

List of Cork JAFC finals Notes • Midleton beat Bantry Blues in other semi-final but both were disqualified so Kilmurry were awarded the title • In 1923, Glanmire won title in replay • 1918 – Youghal and Meelin qualified for final which was not played • 1896 Midleton won title in replay ==Records==

Gaps • Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles: • 93 years: Youghal (1906–1999) • 52 years: Mitchelstown (1961–2013) • 51 years: Millstreet (1963–2014) • 45 years: Kilmurray (1924–1969) • 44 years: Bantry Blues (1928–1972) • 41 years: Ballincollig (1940–1981) • 40 years: Bandon (1975–2015) • 39 years: Fermoy (1936–1974) • 39 years: Canovee (1968–2007) • 38 years: Glanworth (1971–2009) Divisional winners by year Notes • 2017 — Knocknagree won the championship but did not win their division. • 2018 — Dromtarriffe won the championship but did not win their division. ==Other Junior championships==

Junior B Football Championship Junior B Inter-Divisional Football Championship Junior C Football Championship ==See also==