The winning club receives the Dr McCloskey Cup. The winning club is
promoted to the
Donegal Intermediate Football Championship for the following season. The Donegal JFC winner qualifies for the
Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Donegal to qualify for this competition. The Donegal JFC winner may enter the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage. It often does well there, with the likes of Naomh Colmcille and Red Hugh's among the clubs from Donegal to win at least one Ulster Championship after winning the Donegal Junior Football Championship. The Donegal JFC winner — by winning the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship — may qualify for the
All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, at which it would enter at the semi-final stage, providing it hasn't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals. This is what happened to Naomh Pádraig Uisce Chaoin in the
2024–25 All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. The club defeated Tara in the quarter-final in London, then defeated
Kilmurry of Cork on penalties in the semi-final, before losing the final at
Croke Park. ==Winners and finalists==