Cork City Junior A Hurling Championship
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| City Junior A Hurling Championship | |
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| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 1926 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Title holders |  Whitechurch (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Glen Rovers (17 titles) |
| Sponsors | Sports Turf Solutions |
The City Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the BCE Consulting Engineers City Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Seandún Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior-graded hurling teams in Cork, Ireland.
The series of games is usually played during the summer months. The championship uses a double elimination format whereby each team is guaranteed at least two games.
The City Junior Championship is part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners of the City Championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.
As of 2024, 10 clubs participate in the City Championship.
Whitechurch are the title-holders after defeating Passage West by 0-25 to 3-14 in the 2024 final.
Format
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The 10 teams are divided into three groups of three or four. 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 two 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 two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.
Knockout stage
[edit]Quarter-finals: Two lone quarter-finals featuring the four lowest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage. Two teams qualify for the next round.
Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the top two highest-placed qualifying teams 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
[edit]At the end of the championship, the winning team enters the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship and by winning this, they will be promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship for the following season. There is no direct relegation to the Cork City Junior B Hurling Championship.
Teams
[edit]The 11 teams due to compete in the 2025 Cork City Junior A Hurling Championship include:[1][failed verification]
| Team | Location | Colours | Position in 2024 | In championship since | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bishopstown
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Bishopstown | Maroon and white | — | 2025 | 1 | 1977 |
 Blackrock
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Blackrock | Green and yellow | Semi-finals | ? | 7 | 2013 |
 Brian Dillons
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Montenotte | Blue and white | Quarter-finals | ? | 10 | 2020 |
 Douglas
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Douglas | Green, black and white hoops | Relegated (Cork PJHC) | 2025 | 3 | 1984 |
| Glen Rovers
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Blackpool | Green, black and yellow | Quarter-finals | ? | 17 | 2008 |
 Na Piarsaigh
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Fair Hill | Yellow and black | Semi-finals | ? | 6 | 1997 |
 Passage West
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Passage West | Green and white | Final | ? | 1 | 2021 |
 St Finbarr's
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Togher | Blue and yellow | Round 3 | ? | 12 | 2014 |
| St Vincent's
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Knocknaheeny | Green and white | Quarter-finals | ? | 3 | 1957 |
| White's Cross
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Ballinvriskig | Green and white | Quarter-finals | ? | 0 | — |
| Whitechurch
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Whitechurch | Purple and yellow | Won | ? | 1 | 2024 |
Roll of honour
[edit]| # | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
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| 1 | Glen Rovers
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17 | 13 | 1929, 1930, 1934, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1958, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2008 | 1938, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1957, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1986, 2007, 2009 |
| 2 |  Nemo Rangers
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15 | 5 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 | 1989, 1993, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| 3 | St Finbarr's
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12 | 6 | 1927, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2004, 2014 | 1945, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1982, 1992 |
| 4 | Mayfield
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11 | 10 | 1935, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2016 | 1928, 1933, 1939, 1941, 1966, 1975, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2012 |
| 5 | Brian Dillons
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10 | 15 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1965, 1968, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020 | 1931, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1950, 1954, 1959, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| 6 | Blackrock
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7 | 5 | 1931, 1947, 1949, 1970, 1973, 2003, 2013 | 1936, 1958, 1963, 1976, 1999 |
| 7 | Na Piarsaigh
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6 | 7 | 1946, 1953, 1979, 1989, 1995, 1997 | 1952, 1967, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1996 |
| 8 |  Delaney Rovers
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5 | 5 | 1974, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 | 1968, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1991 |
| 9 | Lough Rovers
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4 | 7 | 1932, 1948, 1952, 1959 | 1930, 1937, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1962, 1969 |
| 10 | Douglas
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3 | 5 | 1966, 1983, 1984 | 1960, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2008 |
| St Vincent's
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3 | 2 | 1951, 1954, 1957 | 1953, 2021 | |
| 12 |  Passage West
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1 | 6 | 2021 | 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2020 |
| Whitechurch
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1 | 3 | 2024 | 1997, 2019, 2023 | |
| Bishopstown
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1 | 2 | 1977 | 1961, 1973 | |
| College Rovers
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1 | 0 | 1926 | ||
| St Anne's | 1 | 0 | 1928 | ||
| St. Mary's | 1 | 0 | 1933 | ||
| 18 | Commons Road
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0 | 1 | 1927 | |
| Rochestown
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0 | 1 | 1974 |
Notes
[edit]- Runners-up unknown — 1926, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1940[citation needed]
List of finals
[edit]Notes
[edit]- 1951 - St Vincent’s 2-01 - 2-01 Lough Rovers
- 1952 - Lough Rovers 4-02 - 2-08 Na Piarsaigh
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Jim Foley hails 'crucial' Argideen Rangers win after hurlers won premier junior relegation play-off". The Southern Star. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Roll Of Honour JAHC Winners".