Cork City Junior A Hurling Championship

Cork City Junior A Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Sóisear A Cathair Chorcaí
CodeHurling
Founded1926 (1926)
Region Seandún (GAA)
No. of teams8
Title holders Whitechurch (2nd title)
Most titles Glen Rovers (17 titles)
SponsorsAOS Security
Official websiteSeandún GAA

The Cork City Division Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AOS Security Cork City Division Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Seandún Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in Cork, Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group stage and knockout format.

Introduced in 1926 as the City Junior Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament. The competition went through a number of format changes since then, including the introduction of a back-door or second chance for beaten teams.

In its current format, the Cork City Junior A Championship begins with a group stage in late summer. The 10 participating teams are divided into three groups and play each other in a round-robin system. The two top-ranking teams in each group proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final. The winner of the Cork City Junior A Championship qualifies for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship.

The competition has been won by 17 teams, 12 of which have won it more than once. Glen Rovers are the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 17 times. Whitechurch are the title holders, having beaten Na Piarsaigh by 1–13 to 0–15 in the 2025 final replay.

Format

Group stage

The 8 teams are divided into two groups of four teams. 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 three 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.[1]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The two group winners and two group runners-up contest this round. The winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

There is no direct relegation in place to the Cork City Junior B Hurling Championship for the following season. Instead, clubs choose to regrade.

Teams

2026 teams

The 8 teams competing in the 2026 Cork City Junior A Hurling Championship include:[2]

Team Location Colours Position in 2025 In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Blackrock Blackrock Green and yellow Group stage ? 7 2013
Douglas Douglas Green, black and white hoops Semi-finals 2025 3 1984
Glen Rovers Blackpool Green, black and yellow Quarter-finals ? 17 2008
Na Piarsaigh Fair Hill Yellow and black Runners-up ? 6 1997
Passage West Passage West Green and white Semi-finals ? 1 2021
St Vincent's Knocknaheeny Green and white Group stage ? 3 1957
White's Cross Ballinvriskig Green and white Preliminary quarter-finals 2019 0 —
Whitechurch Whitechurch Purple and yellow Champions 2017 2 2025

Roll of honour

By club

# Club Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runners-up
1 Glen Rovers 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 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 12 6 1927, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2004, 2014 1945, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1982, 1992
4 Mayfield 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 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 7 5 1931, 1947, 1949, 1970, 1973, 2003, 2013 1936, 1958, 1963, 1976, 1999
7 Na Piarsaigh 6 8 1946, 1953, 1979, 1989, 1995, 1997 1952, 1967, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2025
8 Delaney Rovers 5 5 1974, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 1968, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1991
9 Lough Rovers 4 7 1932, 1948, 1952, 1959 1930, 1937, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1962, 1969
10 Douglas 3 5 1966, 1983, 1984 1960, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2008
St Vincent's 3 2 1951, 1954, 1957 1953, 2021
12 Whitechurch 2 3 2024, 2025 1997, 2019, 2023
13 Passage West 1 6 2021 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2020
Bishopstown 1 2 1977 1961, 1973
College Rovers 1 0 1926 —
St Anne's 1 0 1928 —
St Mary's 1 0 1933 —
18 Commons Road 0 1 — 1927
Rochestown 0 1 — 1974

Notes

  • Runners-up unknown — 1926, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1940

List of finals

Year Winners[3] Runners-Up Notes
Club Score Club Score
2025 Whitechurch 1–13 Na Piarsaigh 0–15
2024 Whitechurch 0-25 Passage West 3-14
2023 Nemo Rangers 3-17 Whitechurch 1-10 [4]
2022 Nemo Rangers 0-13 Brian Dillons 1-06 [5]
2021 Passage West 6–10 St Vincent’s 1–10 [6]
2020 Brian Dillons 2–16 Passage West 1–17 [7]
2019 Brian Dillons 0–21 Whitechurch 0–12 [8]
2018 Nemo Rangers 2–17 Brian Dillons 1–17 [9]
2017 Nemo Rangers 2–17 Brian Dillons 0–17
2016 Mayfield 0-15 Brian Dillons 1-11
2015 Brian Dillons 2-20 (aet) Nemo Rangers 2-15
2014 St Finbarr's 3-11 Nemo Rangers 2-11
2013 Blackrock Nemo Rangers
2012 Brian Dillons Mayfield
2011 Mayfield Brian Dillons
2010 Mayfield Brian Dillons
2009 Nemo Rangers Glen Rovers
2008 Glen Rovers 2-13 Douglas 0-10
2007 Nemo Rangers 0-23 Glen Rovers 1-09
2006 Brian Dillons 1-13 Mayfield 0-11
2005 Mayfield 1-13 Brian Dillons 1-10
2004 St Finbarr's 4-06 Brian Dillons 2-11
2003 Blackrock 2-18 Passage West 1-13
2002 Mayfield 2-10 Passage West 0-09
2001 Glen Rovers 2-11 Mayfield 2-07
2000 Nemo Rangers 2-11 Passage West 0-12
1999 Mayfield 0-13 Blackrock 1-08
1998 Nemo Rangers 1-17 Mayfield 1-09
1997 Na Piarsaigh 1-10 Whitechurch 0-12
1996 Glen Rovers 1-16 Na Piarsaigh 2-12
1995 Na Piarsaigh 1-10 Passage West 1-05
1994 Nemo Rangers 1-18 Na Piarsaigh 2-13
1993 Glen Rovers 3-08 Nemo Rangers 1-11
1992 Glen Rovers 0-09 St Finbarr's 0-06
1991 Nemo Rangers 2-12 Delaney Rovers 2-06
1990 St Finbarr's 3-08 Passage West 1-09
1989 Na Piarsaigh 1-09 Nemo Rangers 1-08
1988 Delaney Rovers 2-13 Na Piarsaigh 1-08
1987 Glen Rovers 1-10 Delaney Rovers 0-12
1986 Delaney Rovers 3-16 Glen Rovers 2-09
1985 St Finbarr's 3-09 Na Piarsaigh 2-08
1984 Douglas 2-15 Glen Rovers 2-04
1983 Douglas 4-13 Na Piarsaigh 3-10
1982 Delaney Rovers 1-10, 1-14, 1-17 St Finbarr's 2-07, 3-08, 2-08
1981 St Finbarr's 1-12 Douglas 1-09
1980 Delaney Rovers 4-07 Glen Rovers 0-06
1979 Na Piarsaigh 1-12 Douglas 1-08
1978 Mayfield 3-09 Douglas 2-05
1977 Bishopstown 1-09 Glen Rovers 1-06
1976 Glen Rovers 1-15 Blackrock 2-06
1975 Glen Rovers 3-11 Mayfield 2-10
1974 Delaney Rovers 2-13 Rochestown 4-04
1973 Blackrock 4-10 Bishopstown 1-03
1972 St Finbarr's 3-09 Delaney Rovers 3-08
1971 Mayfield 2-09 Delaney Rovers 1-08
1970 Blackrock 2-10 St Finbarr's 3-02
1969 Mayfield 3-14 Lough Rovers 3-04
1968 Brian Dillons 3-09 Delaney Rovers 2-02
1967 Mayfield 6-07 Na Piarsaigh 0-05
1966 Douglas 2-06 Mayfield 1-07
1965 Brian Dillons 5-07 St Finbarr's 5-03
1964 Nemo Rangers 2-04 St Finbarr's 2-03
1963 Nemo Rangers 5-08 Blackrock 3-04
1962 Nemo Rangers 2-10 Lough Rovers 2-05
1961 Nemo Rangers Bishopstown
1960 Nemo Rangers 6-17 Douglas 2-03
1959 Lough Rovers 6-09 Brian Dillons 3-05
1958 Glen Rovers 5-08 Blackrock 4-09
1957 St Vincent’s Glen Rovers
1956 St Finbarr's 3-07 Glen Rovers 2-01
1955 St Finbarr's 3-04 Lough Rovers 0-07
1954 St Vincent’s 5-11 Brian Dillons 6-01
1953 Na Piarsaigh 5-04 St Vincent’s 1-01
1952 Lough Rovers 4-04 Na Piarsaigh 1-03
1951 St Vincent’s Lough Rovers
1950 Glen Rovers 1-05 Brian Dillons 0-01
1949 Blackrock 6-02 Lough Rovers 4-06
1948 Lough Rovers 4-04 Glen Rovers 3-03
1947 Blackrock 3-04 Glen Rovers 2-06
1946 Na Piarsaigh Glen Rovers
1945 Glen Rovers 3-02 St Finbarr's 3-01
1944 Glen Rovers 9-05 Brian Dillons 1-00
1943 Glen Rovers 4-01 Brian Dillons 2-02
1942 St Finbarr's 4-02 Glen Rovers 2-06
1941 St Finbarr's Mayfield
1940 St Finbarr's
1939 Glen Rovers Mayfield
1938 Brian Dillons Glen Rovers
1937 Brian Dillons 5-07 Lough Rovers 4-04
1936 Brian Dillons 4-04 Blackrock 3-04
1935 Mayfield 9-04 Brian Dillons 5-02
1934 Glen Rovers
1933 St.Marys 7-03 Mayfield 2-00
1932 Lough Rovers
1931 Blackrock 3-06 Brian Dillons 1-04
1930 Glen Rovers 4-01 Lough Rovers 2-03
1929 Glen Rovers
1928 St.Annee's 3-03 Mayfield 1-02
1927 St Finbarr's 5-05 Commons Road 3-06
1926 College Rovers

Notes

  • 1951 - St Vincent’s 2-01 - 2-01 Lough Rovers
  • 1952 - Lough Rovers 4-02 - 2-08 Na Piarsaigh
  • 2025 - Whitechurch 0-11 - 0-11 Na Piarsaigh

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Jim Foley hails 'crucial' Argideen Rangers win after hurlers won premier junior relegation play-off". The Southern Star. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Roll Of Honour JAHC Winners". seandungaa.ie.
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  5. ^ "Nemo Rangers are Seandun Junior A hurling champions after beating Brian Dillon's in final". Echo Live. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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