East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

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

IrishCraobh Iomána Sóisear A Uí Mac Coille
CodeHurling
Founded1925; 101 years ago (1925)
Region Imokilly (GAA)
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East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Sóisear A Uí Mac Coille
CodeHurling
Founded1925; 101 years ago (1925)
Region Imokilly (GAA)
TrophyJamesy Kelleher Cup
No. of teams8
Title holders Cobh (4th title)
Most titles Castlemartyr (11 titles)
SponsorsEast Cork Oil
Official websiteEast Cork GAA
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Introduced in 1925 as the East Cork 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. The competition has since added a round-robin group stage.

In its current format, the East Cork Junior A Championship begins with a group stage in late summer. The eight participating teams are divided into two groups of four 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 East Cork Junior A Championship, as well as receiving the Jamesy Kelleher Cup, also qualifies for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship.

The competition has been won by 22 teams, 18 of which have won it more than once. Castlemartyr are the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 11 times. Cobh are the title holders, having beaten Bride Rovers by 3–19 to 3–11 in the 2025 final.

Format

Group stage

The eight 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.[1]

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals: Two lone quarter-finals featuring the second and third-placed teams from both groups contest this round. Two teams qualify for the next round.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the 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.

Relegation

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 for the following season.[2]

Teams

2025 teams

The 8 teams competing in the 2025 East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship were:[3][failed verification]

More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Colours Position in 2025 In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Bride Rovers Rathcormac Green, white and yellow Runners-up 2023 5 1998
Carrignavar Carrignavar Red and green Semi-finals ? 3 2023
Carrigtwohill Carrigtwohill Blue and gold Group stage ? 9 1994
Cobh Cobh Yellow and green Champions ? 4 2025
Fr O'Neill's Ballymacoda Green and red Relegated 2025 5 2005
Killeagh Killeagh Green and white Quarter-finals ? 6 2024
Sarsfields Glanmire Blue, white and black Quarter-finals ? 4 2016
St Ita's Gortroe White and green Semi-finals 2008 1 2021
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Roll of honour

By club

More information #, Team ...
# Team Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runners-up
1 Castlemartyr 11 4 1935, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1963, 1964, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014[4] 1962, 1967, 1975, 2011
2 Midleton 10 4 1925, 1929, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1945, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990[4] 1942, 1983, 1988, 1999
3 Carrigtwohill 9 5 1941, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1994[4] 1928, 1929, 1943, 1964, 1969
Cloyne 9 4 1938, 1939, 1944, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1976, 1986, 1987[4] 1945, 1959, 1974, 1978
5 Aghada 6 7 1931, 1933, 1940, 1980, 1991, 1992[4] 1927, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1979, 1989, 1990
Killeagh 6 6 1967, 1970, 1971, 1988, 1995, 2024[4] 1951, 1957, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2008
Erin's Own 6 5 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2007, 2022[4] 2001, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2021
8 Fr O'Neill's 5 7 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005[4] 1961, 1963, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2004
Bride Rovers 5 6 1930, 1932, 1968, 1969, 1998[4] 1931, 1938, 1972, 1973, 1997, 2025
10 Dungourney 4 8 1972, 2006, 2011, 2015[4] 1941, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1998, 2003, 2010
Sarsfields 4 6 1937, 1953, 2004, 2016[4] 1926, 1936, 1968, 2007, 2009, 2013
St Catherine's 4 6 1957, 1981, 1983, 2017[4] 1955, 1956, 1960, 1977, 1980, 2016
Cobh 4 4 1926, 1959, 1985,[4] 2025[citation needed] 1952, 1958, 2014, 2022
14 Carrignavar 3 4 2008,[4] 2012,[4] 2023[5] 1966, 2019, 2020, 2024
Watergrasshill 3 3 1974, 2000, 2003[4] 1982, 1985, 1995
Castlelyons 3 2 1955, 1993, 1997[4] 1954, 1996
Ballinacurra 3 0 1927, 1928, 1942[4] —
18 Russell Rovers 2 2 2018, 2019[4] 2006, 2017
19 Leeside 1 3 1949[4] 1930, 1932, 1933
Youghal 1 3 1952[4] 1953, 1965, 1984
St Ita's 1 3 2021[4] 2015, 2018, 2023
Lisgoold 1 0 2020[4] —
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List of finals

List of East Cork JAHC finals

More information Year, Winners ...
Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2025 Cobh 3-19 Bride Rovers 3-11 [6]
2024 Killeagh 2–18 Carrignavar 2–16 [7]
2023 Carrignavar 0-18 St Ita's 1-14 [8]
2022 Erin's Own 4-12 Cobh 2-09 [9]
2021 St Ita's 1-14 Erin's Own 1-05 [10]
2020 Lisgoold 0-17 Carrignavar 0-11 [11]
2019 Russell Rovers 1-16 Carrignavar 0-16 [12]
2018 Russell Rovers 2-16 St Ita's 1-12 [13]
2017 St Catherine’s 1-12 Russell Rovers 1-10 [14]
2016 Sarsfields 1-25 St Catherine’s 1-12 [15]
2015 Dungourney 1-23 St Ita's 2-12 [16]
2014 Castlemartyr 1-16 Cobh 2-11 [17]
2013 Castlemartyr 2-16 Sarsfields 2-10 [18]
2012 Carrignavar 1-15 Erin's Own 1-10 [19]
2011 Dungourney 0-18 Carrignavar 1-14 [20]
2010 Castlemartyr 1-11 Dungourney 1-09 [21]
2009 Castlemartyr 0-23 Sarsfields 2-11 [22]
2008 Carrignavar 2-15 Killeagh 0-09 [23]
2007 Erin's Own 1-10 Sarsfields 0-11 [24]
2006 Dungourney 3-09 Russell Rovers 0-09 [25]
2005 Fr O'Neill's 1-11 Erin's Own 2-04 [26]
2004 Sarsfields 0-13 Fr O'Neill's 0-07 [27]
2003 Watergrasshill 4-12 Dungourney 2-12 [28]
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
1974 Watergrasshill Cloyne
1973 Erin's Own Bride Rovers
1972 Dungourney Killeagh
1971 Killeagh Dungourney
1970 Killeagh Dungourney
1969 Bride Rovers Carrigtwohill
1968 Bride Rovers Sarsfields
1967 Killeagh Castlemartyr
1966 Carrigtwohill Carrignavar
1965 Carrigtwohill Youghal
1964 Castlemartyr Carrigtwohill
1963 Castlemartyr Fr O'Neill's
1962 Carrigtwohill Castlemartyr
1961 Cloyne Fr O'Neill's
1960 Cloyne St Catherine’s
1959 Cobh Cloyne
1958 Cloyne Cobh
1957 St Catherine’s Killeagh
1956 Carrigtwohill St Catherine’s
1955 Castlelyons St Catherine’s
1954 Castlemartyr Castlelyons
1953 Sarsfields Youghal
1952 Youghal Cobh
1951 Castlemartyr Killeagh
1950 Castlemartyr O'Brien's
1949 Leeside Aghada
1948 Carrigtwohill O'Brien's
1947 Carrigtwohill O'Brien's
1946 Castlemartyr O'Brien's
1945 Midleton Cloyne
1944 Cloyne O'Brien's
1943 Midleton Carrigtwohill
1942 Ballinacurra Midleton
1941 Carrigtwohill Dungourney
1940 Aghada Ballymacoda
1939 Cloyne Aghada
1938 Cloyne Bride Rovers
1937 Sarsfields Ballymacoda
1936 Midleton Sarsfields
1935 Castlemartyr Aghada
1934 Midleton Sarsfields
1933 Aghada Leeside
1932 Bride Rovers Leeside
1931 Aghada Bride Rovers
1930 Bride Rovers Leeside
1929 Midleton Carrigtwohill
1928 Ballinacurra Carrigtwohill
1927 Ballinacurra Aghada
1926 Cobh Sarsfields
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Notes

  • 2003 - The first match ended in a draw: Dungourney 2-06, Watergrasshill 1-09.
  • 2011 - The first match ended in a draw: Dungourney 0-11, Carrignavar 1-08.
  • 2024 - The first match ended in a draw: Killeagh 0-13, Carrignavar 1-10.[29]

See also

References

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