South East Junior A Football Championship

South East Junior A Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peile Sóisear A Carrigdhoun
CodeGaelic football
Founded1929; 96 years ago (1929)
Region Carrigdhoun (GAA)
No. of teams7
Title holdersBorder Ballygarvan (7th title)
Most titlesBorder Kinsale (18 titles)
SponsorsThe Huntsman Bar & Restaurant
Official websiteCarrigdhoun GAA

The South East Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Huntsman Bar & Restaurant Junior A Football Championship) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Carrigdhoun Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by junior-ranked teams in the southeastern region of County Cork, Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format.

Introduced in 1929 as the South East Junior Football 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 present format, the seven teams are drawn into two groups and play each other in a single round-robin system. The two group winners and two group runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final.[1] The winner of the South East Junior A Championship qualifies for the subsequent Cork Junior A Football Championship.

The title has been won at least once by 14 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Kinsale, who have won a total of 18 titles. Ballygarvan are the title-holders after defeating Carrigaline by 5-11 to 2-11 in the 2024 final.

Teams

2024 Teams

The 7 teams competing in the 2024 South East Junior A Hurling Championship are:

Club Location Colours Position in 2024 In Championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Ballinhassig Ballinhassig Blue and white Group stage 1929 4 2021
Ballygarvan Ballygarvan Red and white Champions 1980 7 2024
Ballymartle Riverstick Green and gold Semi-finals 1983 1 2018
Carrigaline Carrigaline Blue and yellow Runners-Up 2019 13 1992
Courcey Rovers Ballinspittle Red and white Group stage 2011 5 2011
Shamrocks Shanbally Green and white Group stage 1965 13 2016
Valley Rovers Innishannon Green and white Semi-finals 1929 16 2020

Roll of Honour

By club

# Club Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runner-up
1 Kinsale 18 15 1930, 1932, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2022 1937, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1954, 1963, 1964, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002
2 Valley Rovers 16 5 1937, 1943, 1947, 1951, 1970, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2017, 2020 1936, 1949, 1957, 1994, 2018
3 Shamrocks 13 13 1931, 1933, 1934, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2016 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2010, 2015
Carrigaline 13 11 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1990, 1991, 1992 1952, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2024
5 Crosshaven 9 7 1929, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1998 1930, 1931, 1935, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961
6 Ballygarvan 7 5 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2023, 2024 1993, 1995, 2007, 2011, 2021
7 Courcey Rovers 5 7 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011 1975, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2005, 2014
8 Ballinhassig 4 6 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 1981, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023
9 Tracton 3 8 1983, 2007, 2010 1943, 1967, 1969, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012
Robert Emmets 3 2 1950, 1954, 1956 1958, 1962
11 Passage 1 3 1944 1934, 1945, 1946
Ballymartle 1 2 2018 2019, 2020
Belgooly 1 1 2013 2017
Banba 1 0 1935 —
15 Knockavilla 0 3 — 1933, 1939, 1940
Naval Services 0 2 — 1950, 1951
Rochestown 0 1 — 1932
Douglas 0 1 — 1944

Notes

  • Runners-up unknown: 1929, 1938, 1971

List of Finals

Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2024 Ballygarvan 5-11 Carrigaline 2-11
2023 Ballygarvan 1-15 Ballinhassig 1-05 [2]
2022 Kinsale 2-15 Ballinhassig 0-04 [3]
2021 Ballinhassig 1-07 Ballygarvan 1-05 [4]
2020 Valley Rovers 1-14 Ballymartle 1-04 [5]
2019 Ballinhassig 1-14 Ballymartle 2-08 [6]
2018 Ballymartle 1-14 Valley Rovers 0-07 [7]
2017 Valley Rovers 1-12 Belgooly 0-09 [8]
2016 Shamrocks 0-09 Ballinhassig 0-08 [9]
2015 Ballinhassig 1-11 Shamrocks 1-09 [10]
2014 Ballygarvan 2-08 Courcey Rovers 1-10
2013 Belgooly 1-09 Ballinhassig 0-06
2012 Ballinhassig 1-10 Tracton 0-12
2011 Courcey Rovers 1-05 Ballygarvan 0-06
2010 Tracton 1-11 Shamrocks 2-02
2009 Ballygarvan 0-13 Tracton 1-04 [11]
2008 Ballygarvan 1-13 Ballinhassig 0-07
2007 Tracton 0-13 Ballygarvan 0-12
2006 Courcey Rovers 1-08 Tracton 0-09
2005 Kinsale 0-09 Courcey Rovers 1-05
2004 Courcey Rovers 1-06 Tracton 0-04
2003 Ballygarvan 0-13 Shamrocks 0-05
2002 Ballygarvan 2-11 Kinsale 2-04
2001 Kinsale 3-10 Courcey Rovers 1-11
2000 Courcey Rovers 3-04 Kinsale 1-09
1999 Kinsale 1-07 Tracton 1-06
1998 Crosshaven 2-09 Kinsale 1-10
1997 Courcey Rovers 1-09 Kinsale 0-06
1996 Valley Rovers 2-10 Carrigaline 1-07
1995 Valley Rovers 2-09 Ballygarvan 1-09
1994 Shamrocks 0-07 Valley Rovers 0-04
1993 Valley Rovers 0-12 Ballygarvan 1-01
1992 Carrigaline 2-05 Shamrocks 2-03
1991 Carrigaline 2-12 Shamrocks 1-05
1990 Carrigaline 2-15 Courcey Rovers 2-04
1989 Shamrocks 4-09 Kinsale 2-08
1988 Shamrocks 1-10 Carrigaline 0-04
1987 Valley Rovers 2-10 Courcey Rovers 0-06
1986 Valley Rovers 3-15 Courcey Rovers 0-08
1985 Valley Rovers 2-10 Shamrocks 2-09
1984 Valley Rovers 2-07 Shamrocks 2-06
1983 Tracton 1-02 Kinsale 0-02
1982 Shamrocks 2-09 Kinsale 1-09
1981 Valley Rovers 1-09 Ballinhassig 0-05
1980 Shamrocks 2-07 Carrigaline 0-05
1979 Valley Rovers 1-08 Kinsale 1-03
1978 Kinsale 3-07 Shamrocks 1-06
1977 Shamrocks 2-09 Carrigaline 2-05
1976 Kinsale 3-08 Shamrocks 1-12
1975 Shamrocks 0-14 Courcey Rovers 2-02
1974 Kinsale 2-09 Shamrocks 2-05
1973 Kinsale 0-16 Carrigaline 0-03
1972 Shamrocks 2-07 Carrigaline 1-02
1971 Shamrocks —
1970 Valley Rovers 3-07 Shamrocks 0-07
1969 Carrigaline 0-09 Tracton 1-03
1968 Carrigaline 1-05 Shamrocks 1-05
1967 Carrigaline 2-09 Tracton 1-01
1966 Crosshaven 1-06 Shamrocks 0-07
1965 Kinsale 3-07 Carrigaline 3-02
1964 Crosshaven 4-07 Kinsale 1-10
1963 Crosshaven 2-09 Kinsale 2-08
1962 Crosshaven 2-06 Robert Emmets 1-06
1961 Kinsale 4-10 Crosshaven 1-04
1960 Kinsale 2-09 Carrigaline 0-01
1959 Carrigaline 0-09 Crosshaven 0-07
1958 Kinsale 1-07 Robert Emmets 0-03
1957 Carrigaline 2-05 Valley Rovers 1-04
1956 Robert Emmets 2-06 Crosshaven 0-05
1955 Carrigaline 1-06 Crosshaven 0-01
1954 Robert Emmets 1-09 Kinsale 3-01
1953 Kinsale 2-05 Carrigaline 1-03
1952 Crosshaven 3-02 Carrigaline 1-02
1951 Valley Rovers 2-02 Naval Services 0-02
1950 Robert Emmets 2-04 Naval Services 0-04
1949 Kinsale 2-02 Valley Rovers 2-01
1948 No final
1947 Valley Rovers Kinsale
1946 Kinsale w/o Passage scr.
1945 Kinsale 1-07 Passage 1-03
1944 Passage 5-03 Douglas 1-00
1943 Valley Rovers Tracton
1942 Crosshave 1-04 Kinsale 1-03
1941 Crosshave 2-06 Kinsale 2-03
1940 Carrigaline 0-02 Knockavilla 0-00
1939 Carrigaline 1-05 Knockavilla 0-03
1938 Carrigaline —
1937 Valley Rovers 1-01 Kinsale 0-02
1936 Carrigaline Valley Rovers
1935 Banba 4-01 Crosshaven 0-01
1934 Shamrocks 2-04 Passage 1-01
1933 Shamrocks 1-06 Knockavilla 0-01
1932 Kinsale Rochestown
1931 Shamrocks Crosshaven
1930 Kinsale Crosshaven
1929 Crosshaven —

Notes:

  • 1948 - The championship declared null and void after finalists Kinsale and Valley Rovers were disqualified after objections and counter objections.
  • 1952 - The first match ended in a draw: Crosshaven 2-01, Carrigaline 1-04.
  • 1971 - Shamrocks were awarded the title after the other semi-finalists, Valley Rovers and Crosshaven, were disqualified.

Records

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of South-East Junior Football Championship titles, is as follows:

See also

References

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