# 2022 Cork Senior A Football Championship

The 2022 Cork Senior A Football Championship was the third staging of the Cork Senior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The championship ran from 22 July and 30 October 2022.
The final was played on 30 October 2022 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Michael's and Knocknagree, in what was their first meeting in a final in this grade. St. Michael's won the match by 2-07 to 0-06 to claim their first ever championship title.
O'Donovan Rossa's Kevin Davis was the championship's top scorer with 0-31.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
* Newmarket
Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
* Ilen Rovers

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
* Mallow
Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
* Bantry Blues

## Group A
### Group A table

Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Clyda Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 5 |
| O'Donovan Rossa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 4 |
| Ilen Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 2 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 56 | -13 | 1 |

### Group A results
## Group B
### Group B table

Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 5 |
| Dohenys | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 4 |
| Kiskeam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 3 |
| Bandon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 0 |

### Group B results
## Group C
### Group C table

Advance to knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| St. Michael's | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 40 | 23 | 6 |
| Knocknagree | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 2 |
| Bishopstown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 2 |
| Fermoy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 2 |

### Group C results
## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh (Muskerry) | 0-15 | | | | |
| Knocknagree (Duhallow) | 1-15 | | | | |
| Knocknagree (Duhallow) | 1-15 | Clyda Rovers (Avondhu) | 1-15 | | |
| | | Knocknagree (Duhallow) | 1-17 | | |
| | | | | Knocknagree (Duhallow) | 0-06 |
| | | | | St. Michael's (Seandun) | 2-07 |
| Dohenys (Carbery) | 0-08 | | | | | St. Michael's (Seandun) | 2-07 |
| O'Donovan Rossa (Carbery) | 0-13 | | | | |
| O'Donovan Rossa (Carbery) | 0-13 | St. Michael's (Seandun) | 2-21 | | |
| | | O'Donovan Rossa (Carbery) | 2-11 | | |

### Quarter-finals
#### Semi-finals
#### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Top scorer overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Kevin Davis | O'Donovan Rossa | 0-31 | 31 | 5 | 6.20 |
| 2 | Fintan O'Connor | Knocknagree | 2-22 | 28 | 6 | 5.66 |
| 3 | Conor O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 1-24 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Adam Hennessy | St. Michael's | 4-12 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 5 | Robbie Cotter | St. Michael's | 1-18 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 6 | Dan Mac Eoin | Ilen Rovers | 2-13 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 7 | Dan O'Callaghan | Clyda Rovers | 3-09 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 8 | Jamie O'Sullivan | Bishopstown | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 9 | Ryan O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 4-04 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Ben Seartan | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 0-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Ryan O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 4-03 | 15 | Bandon |
| 2 | Dan O'Callaghan | Clyda Rovers | 2-03 | 9 | O'Donovan Rossa |
| 2 | Seán O'Sullivan | Kiskeam | 1-06 | 9 | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh |
| 2 | Mark Sugrue | Bandon | 1-06 | 9 | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh |
| 2 | Dan Mac Eoin | Ilen Rovers | 1-06 | 9 | Clyda Rovers |
| 2 | Conor O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 1-06 | 9 | Clyda Rovers |
| 2 | Fintan O'Connor | Knocknagree | 1-06 | 9 | St. Michael's |
| 2 | Robbie Cotter | St. Michael's | 1-06 | 9 | O'Donovan Rossa |
| 9 | Adam Hennessy | St. Michael's | 2-02 | 8 | Knocknagree |
| 9 | Kevin Davis | O'Donovan Rossa | 0-08 | 8 | Newmarket |
| 9 | Conor O'Keeffe | Newmarket | 0-08 | 8 | Ilen Rovers |
| 9 | Jamie O'Sullivan | Bishopstown | 0-08 | 8 | St. Michael's |