2025 Cork Junior A Football Championship

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Dates1 November – 30 November 2025
Teams7
SponsorMcCarthy Insurance Group
Champions Kilmacabea (1st title)
Ian Jennings (captain)
Donie O'Donovan (manager)
2025 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates1 November – 30 November 2025
Teams7
SponsorMcCarthy Insurance Group
Champions Kilmacabea (1st title)
Ian Jennings (captain)
Donie O'Donovan (manager)
Runners-up Donoughmore
Daniel Forde (captain)
Liam O'Hanlon (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored11 (1.83 per match)
Points scored133 (22.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Damien Gore (0-15)
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The 2025 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 127th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 1 November to 30 November 2025.

The final was played on 30 November 2025 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kilmacabea and Donoughmore, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Kilmacabea won the match by 1–14 to 1–07 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]

Kilmacabea's Damien Gore was the championship's top scorer with 0-15.

Division Championship Champions #
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Charleville [4]
Carbery Carbery Junior A Football Championship Kilmacabea [5]
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Ballygarvan [6]
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Castlemagner [7]
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Carrignavar [8]
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Donoughmore [9]
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Nemo Rangers [10]

Divisional championships

Duhallow JAFC

Source:[11]

Semi-Finals Final
      
Castlemagner 1–17
Knocknagree 0–17
Castlemagner 1–07
Kanturk 1–06
Kilbrin 2–09
Kanturk 1–13

North Cork JAFC

Source:[12]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Ballyhooly 1–04
Charleville 3–08 Charleville 2–10
Mallow 0–08 Charleville 0–18
Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 0–13
Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 1–13
Killavullen 3–12 Killavullen 1–10
Ballyclough 0–14

Mid Cork JAFC

Source:[13]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Éire Óg 0–13
Ballincollig 1–11 Aghinagh 2–08
Aghinagh 3–16 Aghinagh 0–15, 2–14
Donoughmore 1–12, 2–15
Grenagh 0–07
Donoughmore 1–18 Donoughmore 2–14
Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh 1–07

Carbery JAFC

Source:[14]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
      
Tadhg McCarthaigh's 1–14
Goleen 1–13
Tadhg McCarthaigh's 0–21
St Mary's 2–17
St Mary's 0–10
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0–09
St Mary's 0–10
Kilmacabea 0–15
Kilmacabea 3–08
Barryroe 0–09
Kilmacabea 1–25
Kilbrittain 3–15
Kilbrittain 1–11
Argideen Rangers 2–05

Cork City JAFC

Source:[15]

Quarter-Final Playoffs Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
White's Cross 2–13
Nemo Rangers 3–14
Nemo Rangers 3–15
Mayfield 2–11
Mayfield 2–13
Douglas 0–14
Whitechurch 0–12
Glanmire 0–10 Douglas 0–15
Douglas 2–11

South East JAFC

Source:[16]

Semi-Finals Final
      
Ballygarvan 2–11
Ballymartle 1–12
Ballygarvan 1–14
Carrigaline 0–16
Carrigaline 2–13
Shamrocks 2–08

East Cork JAFC

Source:[17]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Carrigtwohill 1–10
Castlemartyr 1–06 Carrignavar 1–11
Carrignavar 3–06 Carrignavar 3–12
Erin's Own 1–08
Youghal 2–10
Erin's Own 0–07 Erin's Own 5–16
Aghada 0–06

Relegation playoff

Lisgoold 5–13 — 1–14 Glenbower Rovers

County championship

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
      
Nemo Rangers
(Seandún) 		2–11
Castlemagner
(Duhallow) 		1–08
Nemo Rangers
(Seandún) 		0–07
Donoughmore
(Muskerry) 		3–19
Donoughmore
(Muskerry) 		1–07
Kilmacabea
(Carbery) 		1–14
Charleville
(Avondhu) 		0–15
Ballygarvan
(Carrigdhoun) 		0–11
Charleville
(Avondhu) 		0–14
Kilmacabea
(Carbery) 		2–11
Carrignavar
(Imokilly) 		0–05
Kilmacabea
(Carbery) 		1–11

Quarter-finals

1 November 2025 Quarter-final Carrignavar 0-05 - 1-11 Kilmacabea Páirc Naomh Eoin
C Murphy 0-2, S O'Donoghue 0-2, S Whelan 0-1. Report D Gore 0-8, D O'Donovan 1-1, E Shanahan 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1.
2 November 2025 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 2-11 - 1-08 Castlemagner Mourneabbey Grounds
J Lyons 1-3, J Philpott 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, G Barrett 0-3, P O'Dwyer 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1. Report Cillian O'Sullivan 1-1, Cormac O'Sullivan 0-4, D Linehan 0-2, E Magner 0-1.
8 November 2025 Quarter-final Charleville 0-15 - 0-11 Ballygarvan Glenville Grounds
J Callaghan 0-5 (2 2pt f, 0-1 f), R Carroll 0-3, D Casey, D Butler 0-2 each, J Buckley, C Buckley, D Fitzgibbon 0-1 each. Report N Dowd 0-4 (1 2pt), D O'Connor 0-2 (2pt), E O'Connor 0-2 (0-1 f), D Mackey 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1, S Brady 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 November 2025 Semi-final Donoughmore 3-19 - 0-07 Nemo Rangers Glenville Grounds
S Barrett 2-1, D Holland 1-4 (1 tp), D McDonnell 0-5 (1 tp), D Keating 0-3 (0-2 f), G O’Sullivan 0-2 (tpf), K O’Connell, A Dinan, R Honohan, D Morrissey 0-1 each. Report J Lyons 0-4 (0-3 f), B Twohig, G Barrett, S O’Dwyer 0-1 each.
22 November 2025 Semi-final Charleville 0-14 - 2-11 Kilmacabea Páirc Uí Rinn
D Butler 0-7 (2tp, 1f), J O’Callaghan 0-3 (1f), J Smith 0-3 (1tp, 1 45), R Carroll 0-1. Report I Jennings 1-2 (1tp), D Gore 0-5 (1tp, 1f), L McCarthy 1-0, D McCarthy, D O’Callaghan, D O’Donovan, E Shanahan 0-1 each.

Final

30 November 2025 Final Donoughmore 1-07 - 1-14 Kilmacabea SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
G O’Sullivan 1-4 (0-1 f, 0-1 45), D McDonnell 0-2, S Barrett 0-1. Report E Shanahan 0-5 (1 2pt), R Shanahan 1-0, C McCarthy (1 2pt f), I Jennings (1 2pt), D Gore (0-1 f) 0-2 each, K Whelton, L McCarthy, D O’Donovan 0-1 each. Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan)

Championship statistics

References

External links

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