# Duhallow Junior A Football Championship

The Duhallow Junior A Football Championship is the top footballing competition in the Duhallow division in Cork. It was first run after the formation of the Duhallow division in 1933. The Championship includes a group stage, therefore every team has at least 2 matches. The winners and runner up of this competition go on to compete in the Cork Junior A Football Championship.
Castlemagner are the title-holders, defeating Knocknagree by 2-11 to 0-07 in the 2024 championship final played in Lismire.

## Format
### Group stage

The 6 teams enter the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five 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. The top four teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

### Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The winners, runners-up, third-place and fourth-place from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

### Promotion and relegation

At the end of the championship, the winning team enters the Cork Junior A Football Championship and by winning this, they will be promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship for the following season. The bottom placed team from the group stage is relegated to the Duhallow Junior B Football Championship.

## Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Cork Junior A Football Championship.

## Teams

As of 2025, the teams included:
| Club | Location | Colours | Position in 2024 | In Championship since | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title |
| Castlemagner | Castlemagner | Black and amber | Champions | 2003 | 8 | 2024 |
| Kanturk | Kanturk | Green and white | Group stage | 2020 | 5 | 2011 |
| Kilbrin | Kilbrin | Blue and white | Semi-finals | 2023 | 0 | — |
| Knocknagree | Knocknagree | White and royal blue | Runners-up | — | 12 | 2016 |
| Lismire | Lismire | Black and amber | Junior B | 2025 | 0 | — |
| Lyre | Banteer | Black and white | Group stage | 2007 | 2 | 2013 |
| Millstreet | Millstreet | Green and yellow | — | 2025 | 7 | 2014 |

## Roll of honour
### By club

| # | Club | Titles | Runners-Up | Championships won | Championships runner-up |
| 1 | Dromtarriffe | 14 | 13 | 1933, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1995, 2005 | 1947, 1948, 1954, 1970, 1971, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2018 |
| 2 | Knocknagree | 12 | 11 | 1966, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2015, 2016 | 1940, 1962, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 2014, 2017, 2023, 2024 |
| 3 | Boherbue | 8 | 11 | 1935, 1972, 1988, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | 1936, 1944, 1967, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2001, 2008 |
| 3 | Newmarket | 8 | 7 | 1949, 1950, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1993, 1998 | 1934, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1952, 1978, 1989 |
| 3 | Castlemagner | 8 | 7 | 1947, 1948, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1961, 2023, 2024 | 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966 |
| 6 | Cullen | 7 | 6 | 1936, 1939, 1967, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2022 | 1937, 1965, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2021 |
| 6 | Rockchapel | 7 | 5 | 1976, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1987, 2001, 2012 | 1974, 1996, 2002, 2009, 2011 |
| 6 | Millstreet | 7 | 5 | 1941, 1944, 1955, 1963, 1993, 2003, 2014 | 1933, 1939, 1946, 1998, 2012 |
| 6 | Kiskeam | 7 | 4 | 1964, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, | 1960, 1985, 1991, 1995 |
| 10 | Kanturk | 5 | 10 | 1954, 1957, 1962, 2009, 2011 | 1943, 1950, 1961, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2010, 2022 |
| 11 | Ballydesmond | 4 | 5 | 1971, 1975, 1986, 2007 | 1969, 1972, 1976, 1979, 2005 |
| 12 | Lyre | 2 | 2 | 2010, 2013 | 2015, 2019 |
| 12 | Clondrohid | 2 | 1 | 1940, 1942 | 1938 |
| 14 | Banteer | 1 | 0 | 1937 | — |
| 15 | Araglin Desmonds | 0 | 2 | — | 1949, 1951 |
| 15 | Glenlara | 0 | 2 | — | 1956, 1958 |
| 15 | Kilcorney | 0 | 1 | — | 1935 |

## List of finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up | # |
| Year | Club | Score | Club | Score | # |
| 2024 | Castlemagner | 2-11 | Knocknagree | 0-07 | |
| 2023 | Castlemagner | 1-14 | Knocknagree | 0-07 | |
| 2022 | Cullen | 4-16 | Kanturk | 1-02 | |
| 2021 | Boherbue | 2-09 | Cullen | 1-10 | |
| 2020 | Boherbue | 1-18 | Cullen | 0-06 | |
| 2019 | Boherbue | 3-07 | Lyre | 0-10 | |
| 2018 | Boherbue | 2-14, 0-07 (R) | Dromtarriffe | 2-14, 0-06 (R) | |
| 2017 | Boherbue | 1-14, 1-12 (R) | Knocknagree | 2-11, 0-14 (R) | |
| 2016 | Knocknagree | 1-12 | Cullen | 0-13 | |
| 2015 | Knocknagree | 1-12, 1-12 (R) | Lyre | 1-12, 0-04 (R) | |
| 2014 | Millstreet | 2-13 | Knocknagree | 1-11 | |
| 2013 | Lyre | 0-13 | Cullen | 2-05 | |
| 2012 | Rockchapel | 1-11 | Millstreet | 0-10 | |
| 2011 | Kanturk | 1-11 | Rockchapel | 1-06 | |
| 2010 | Lyre | 1-09 | Kanturk | 0-09 | |
| 2009 | Kanturk | 1-12 | Rockchapel | 1-06 | |
| 2008 | Cullen | 3-08, 0-10 (R) | Boherbue | 1-14, 0-09 (R) | |
| 2007 | Ballydesmond | 1-10 | Dromtarriffe | 0-08 | |
| 2006 | Cullen | 0-11 | Dromtarriffe | 0-10 | |
| 2005 | Dromtarriffe | 1-14 | Ballydesmond | 0-12 | |
| 2004 | Cullen | 0-07 | Dromtarriffe | 0-06 | |
| 2003 | Millstreet | 3-05 | Dromtarriffe | 0-09 | |
| 2002 | Kiskeam | 1-08 | Rockchapel | 0-06 | |
| 2001 | Rockchapel | 0-09 | Boherbue | 0-05 | |
| 2000 | Kiskeam | 0-11 | Kanturk | 0-08 | |
| 1999 | Kiskeam | 0-08 | Dromtarriffe | 0-06 | |
| 1998 | Newmarket | 0-13 | Millstreet | 1-09 | |
| 1997 | Kiskeam | 2-06, 2-13 (R) | Kanturk | 1-09, 2-06 (R) | |
| 1996 | Kiskeam | 3-04 | Rockchapel | 1-06 | |
| 1995 | Dromtarriffe | 1-09, 1-14 (R) | Kiskeam | 1-09, 1-09 (R) | |
| 1994 | Kiskeam | 1-09 | Dromtarriffe | 0-09 | |
| 1993 | Newmarket | 2-14 | Kanturk | 2-05 | |
| 1992 | Millstreet | 2-08 | Dromtarriffe | 3-03 | |
| 1991 | Knocknagree | 1-13 | Kiskeam | 2-06 | |
| 1990 | Knocknagree | 1-17 | Boherbue | 0-06 | |
| 1989 | Knocknagree | 2-11 | Newmarket | 1-07 | |
| 1988 | Boherbue | 1-12 | Knocknagree | 0-08 | |
| 1987 | Rockchapel | 2-06 | Kanturk | 1-07 | |
| 1986 | Ballydesmond | 2-08 | Kanturk | 1-08 | |
| 1985 | Rockchapel | 0-10 | Kiskeam | 0-04 | |
| 1984 | Knocknagree | 1-11 | Boherbue | 2-07 | |
| 1983 | Knocknagree | 1-11 | Boherbue | 1-07 | |
| 1982 | Knocknagree | 1-11 | Boherbue | 0-09 | |
| 1981 | Knocknagree | 2-06 | Boherbue | 0-10 | |
| 1980 | Rockchapel | 2-10 | Knocknagree | 1-07 | |
| 1979 | Knocknagree | 1-11 | Ballydesmond | 1-09 | |
| 1978 | Knocknagree | 1-10 | Newmarket | 0-04 | |
| 1977 | Rockchapel | 1-07 | Knocknagree | 0-02 | |
| 1976 | Rockchapel | 2-07 | Ballydesmond | 2-05 | |
| 1975 | Ballydesmond | 3-10 | Knocknagree | 3-05 | |
| 1974 | Dromtarriffe | 3-06 | Rockchapel | 1-05 | |
| 1973 | Dromtarriffe | 2-08 | Boherbue | 2-04 | |
| 1972 | Boherbue | 2-08 | Ballydesmond | 2-05 | |
| 1971 | Ballydesmond | 2-08 | Dromtarriffe | 3-03 | |
| 1970 | Newmarket | 1-08 | Dromtarriffe | 1-03 | |
| 1969 | Newmarket | 1-07 | Ballydesmond | 0-06 | |
| 1968 | Newmarket | 3-12 | Knocknagree | 0-02 | |
| 1967 | Cullen | 0-09 | Boherbue | 0-04 | |
| 1966 | Knocknagree | 1-10, 1-05 (R) | Castlemagner | 3-04, 0-07 (R) | |
| 1965 | Newmarket | 1-08 | Cullen | 1-07 | |
| 1964 | Kiskeam | 0-11 | Castlemagner | 1-03 | |
| 1963 | Millstreet | 2-13 | Castlemagner | 0-01 | |
| 1962 | Kanturk | 3-05 (R) | Knocknagree | 1-06 (R) | |
| 1961 | Castlemagner | 3-00 | Kanturk | 1-03 | |
| 1960 | Castlemagner | 2-05 | Kiskeam | 1-07 | |
| 1959 | Dromtarriffe | 4-05 | Castlemagner | 2-06 | |
| 1958 | Castlemagner | 5-08 | Glenlara | 2-03 | |
| 1957 | Kanturk | 2-05 | Castlemagner | 1-04 | |
| 1956 | Dromtarriffe | 1-06 | Glenlara | 2-01 | |
| 1955 | Millstreet | 2-08 | Castlemagner | 2-04 | |
| 1954 | Kanturk | 1-03, 1-02 (R) | Dromtarriffe | 0-06, 0-03 (R) | |
| 1953 | Dromtarriffe | 2-03 | Castlemagner | 0-01 | |
| 1952 | Castlemagner | 1-07 | Newmarket | 0-04 | |
| 1951 | Dromtarriffe | 1-03, 2-05 (R) | Araglin Desmonds | 1-03, 1-03 (R) | |
| 1950 | Newmarket | 3-04 | Kanturk | 2-03 | |
| 1949 | Newmarket | 0-03 | Araglin Desmonds | 0-01 | |
| 1948 | Castlemagner | 1-03 | Dromtarriffe | 0-03 | |
| 1947 | Castlemagner | 2-06 | Dromtarriffe | 1-01 | |
| 1946 | Dromtarriffe | | Millstreet | | |
| 1945 | Dromtarriffe | | Newmarket | | |
| 1944 | Millstreet | 0-06, 3-05 (R) | Boherbue | 1-03, 0-02 (R) | |
| 1943 | Dromtarriffe | 1-04 | Kanturk | 1-02 | |
| 1942 | Clondrohid | 3-06 | Newmarket | 0-07 | |
| 1941 | Millstreet | 1-02 | Newmarket | 0-02 | |
| 1940 | Clondrohid | 3-07 | Knocknagree | 0-05 | |
| 1939 | Cullen | 2-07 | Millstreet | 2-01 | |
| 1938 | Dromtarriffe | | Clondrohid | | |
| 1937 | Banteer | 1-01 | Cullen | 0-03 | |
| 1936 | Cullen | 1-03 | Boherbue | 0-03 | |
| 1935 | Boherbue | 3-05 | Kilcorney | 3-00 | |
| 1934 | Dromtarriffe | 1-04 | Newmarket | 1-01 | |
| 1933 | Dromtarriffe | 1-04 | Millstreet | 1-02 | |

## Records and statistics
### Team results by championship

Legend
* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* SF/GS – Semi-finals/Group Stage
For each year, the number of teams in the championship (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2019 (5) | 2020 (6) | 2021 (6) | 2022 (7) | 2023 (6) | 2024 (5) | Years |
| Boherbue | 1st | 1st | 1st | — | — | — | 3 |
| Cullen | SF | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | — | — | 4 |
| Castlemagner | GS | GS | SF | SF | 1st | 1st | 6 |
| Newmarket | — | — | — | GS | GS | — | 2 |
| Kilbrin | — | — | — | — | GS | SF | 2 |
| Kanturk | — | — | — | 2nd | GS | GS | 3 |
| Lyre | 2nd | GS | SF | SF | SF | GS | 6 |
| Kiskeam | — | GS | GS | GS | — | — | 3 |
| Knocknagree | GS | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |