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East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Region Imokilly (GAA)
TrophyJamesy Kelleher Cup
No. of teams8
Title holders Carrignavar (3rd title)
Most titles Castlemartyr (11 titles)
SponsorsMichael O'Connor Motor Factors
Official websiteEast Cork GAA

The East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael O'Connor Motor Factors East Cork Junior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Imokilly Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior hurling teams in East Cork.

The series of games begin in June, with the championship culminating with the final in September. The championship includes a knock-out stage and a "back door" for teams defeated in the first round.

The East Cork Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners and runners-up of the East Cork championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.

11 clubs currently participate in the East Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by 20 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Castlemartyr who have won 11 titles.

Carrignavar are the 2023 title-holders, having defeated St Ita's by 0-18 to 1-14 in the 2023 final.[1]

Format

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Group stage

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The 8 teams are divided into two groups of 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 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.[citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals: The two group winners and the two runners-up 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.[citation needed]

Relegation

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The two bottom-placed teams from the group stage take part in a playoff, with the losing team being relegated to the East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship.[citation needed]

Qualification and promotion

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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.[citation needed]

Teams

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2024 teams

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The 8 teams competing in the 2024 East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship are:[2]

Team Location Colours Position in 2023 In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Bride Rovers Rathcormac Green, white and yellow Quarter-finals 2023 5 1998
Carrignavar Carrignavar Red and green Champions ? 3 2023
Carrigtwohill Carrigtwohill Blue and gold Quarter-finals ? 9 1994
Cobh Cobh Yellow and green Semi-finals ? 3 1985
Killeagh Killeagh Green and white Semi-finals ? 5 1995
Midleton Midleton Black and white Group stage 2021 9 1990
Sarsfields Glanmire Blue, white and black Group stage ? 4 2016
St. Ita's Gortroe White and green Runners-up 2008 1 2021

Roll of honour

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# Team Wins Runners-up Years won Years Runners-up
1 Castlemartyr 11 4 1935, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1963, 1964, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014[3] 1962, 1967, 1975, 2011
2 Midleton 10 4 1925, 1929, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1945, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990[3] 1942, 1983, 1988, 1999
3 Carrigtwohill 9 5 1941, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1994[3] 1928, 1929, 1943, 1964, 1969
Cloyne 9 4 1938, 1939, 1944, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1976, 1986, 1987[3] 1945, 1959, 1974, 1978
5 Aghada 6 7 1931, 1933, 1940, 1980, 1991, 1992[3] 1927, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1979, 1989, 1990
Erin's Own 6 5 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2007, 2022[3] 2001, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2021
7 Fr. O'Neill's 5 7 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005[3] 1961, 1963, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2004
Killeagh 5 6 1967, 1970, 1971, 1988, 1995[3] 1951, 1957, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2008
Bride Rovers 5 5 1930, 1932, 1968, 1969, 1998[3] 1931, 1938, 1972, 1973, 1997
10 Dungourney 4 8 1972, 2006, 2011, 2015[3] 1941, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1998, 2003, 2010
Sarsfields 4 6 1937, 1953, 2004, 2016[3] 1926, 1936, 1968, 2007, 2009, 2013
St. Catherine’s 4 6 1957, 1981, 1983, 2017[3] 1955, 1956, 1960, 1977, 1980, 2016
13 Cobh 3 4 1926, 1959, 1985[3] 1952, 1958, 2014, 2022
Watergrasshill 3 3 1974, 2000, 2003[3] 1982, 1985, 1995
Carrignavar 3 3 2008,[3] 2012,[3] 2023[1] 1966, 2019, 2020
Castlelyons 3 2 1955, 1993, 1997[3] 1954, 1996
Ballinacurra 3 0 1927, 1928, 1942[3] —
18 Russell Rovers 2 2 2018, 2019[3] 2006, 2017
19 Leeside 1 3 1949[3] 1930, 1932, 1933
Youghal 1 3 1952[3] 1953, 1965, 1984
St. Ita's 1 3 2021[3] 2015, 2018, 2023
Lisgoold 1 0 2020[3] —

List of finals

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Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2023 Carrignavar 0-18 St. Ita's 1-14 [1]
2022 Erin's Own 4-12 Cobh 2-09
2021 St Ita's 1-14 Erin's Own 1-05 [4]
2020 Lisgoold 0-17 Carrignavar 0-11 [5]
2019 Russell Rovers 1-16 Carrignavar 0-16 [6]
2018 Russell Rovers 2-16 St. Ita's 1-12 [7]
2017 St. Catherine’s Russell Rovers
2016 Sarsfields St. Catherine’s
2015 Dungourney St. Ita's
2014 Castlemartyr Cobh
2013 Castlemartyr Sarsfields
2012 Carrignavar Erin's Own
2011 Dungourney Castlemartyr
2010 Castlemartyr Dungourney
2009 Castlemartyr Sarsfields
2008 Carrignavar 2-15 Killeagh 0-09
2007 Erin's Own 1-10 Sarsfields 0-11
2006 Dungourney 3-09 Russell Rovers 0-09
2005 Fr. O'Neill's 1-11 Erin's Own 2-04
2004 Sarsfields 0-13 Fr. O'Neill's 0-07
2003 Watergrasshill 1-09, 4-12 (R) Dungourney 2-06, 2-12 (R)
2002 Fr. O'Neill's 0-20 Erin's Own 3-09
2001 Fr. O'Neill's 3-13 Erin's Own 2-05
2000 Watergrasshill 1-11 Fr. O'Neill's 0-10
1999 Fr. O'Neill's 0-09 Midleton 0-04
1998 Bride Rovers 2-13 Dungourney 2-06
1997 Castlelyons 1-16 Bride Rovers 0-09
1996 Fr. O'Neill's 1-07 Castlelyons 0-09
1995 Killeagh 1-09 Watergrasshill 1-08
1994 Carrigtwohill 2-16 Killeagh 0-15
1993 Castlelyons 2-11 Killeagh 1-09
1992 Aghada 2-10 Fr. O'Neill's 1-10
1991 Aghada 2-12 Fr. O'Neill's 1-07
1990 Midleton 2-08 Aghada 0-09
1989 Midleton 2-09 Aghada 1-09
1988 Killeagh 1-05, 1-10 (R) Midleton 0-08, 1-08 (R)
1987 Cloyne 3-14 Fr. O'Neill's 3-07
1986 Cloyne 3-09 Killeagh 2-07
1985 Cobh 2-06 Watergrasshill 1-07
1984 Midleton 1-11, 3-07 (R) Youghal 1-11, 0-05 (R)
1983 St. Catherine’s 4-14 Midleton 3-07
1982 Midleton 4-12 Watergrasshill 1-08
1981 St. Catherine’s 3-12 Dungourney 1-07
1980 Aghada 3-06 St. Catherine’s 1-07
1979 Erin's Own 0-15 Aghada 2-01
1978 Carrigtwohill 2-17 Cloyne 0-09
1977 Erin's Own 1-10 St. Catherine’s 0-12
1976 Cloyne 2-12 Dungourney 2-05
1975 Erin's Own 4-07 Castlemartyr 3-06

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Carraig na bhFear win East Cork Junior A final for third time". irishexaminer.com. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2024 teams". 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Roll Of Honour - Junior A Hurling Winners". eastcorkgaa.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ^ Cashman, John (31 October 2021). "Junior hurling glory at last for St Ita's and Seamus Harnedy". Echo Live. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ Horgan, John (31 October 2021). "Lisgoold hurlers set sights on county glory after East Cork breakthrough". Echo Live. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 - J A Hurling Championship - Jamesy Kelleher Cup". East Cork GAA website. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  7. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/the-avondhu/20201001/283180085913017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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