South East Junior A Football Championship
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| South East Junior A Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Peile Sóisear A Carrigdhoun |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Region |  Carrigdhoun (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Title holders | Ballygarvan (8th title) |
| Most titles |  Kinsale (18 titles) |
| Sponsors | The Huntsman Bar & Restaurant |
| Official website | Carrigdhoun 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 1–14 to 0–16 in the 2025 final.
2025 Teams
The 7 teams competing in the 2025 South East Junior A Football Championship are:
| Club | Location | Colours | Position in 2025 | 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 | 8 | 2025 |
 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 | Semi-finals | 1965 | 13 | 2016 |
| Valley Rovers |
Innishannon | Green and white | Group stage | 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 | 12 | 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1990, 1991, 1992 | 1952, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2024, 2025 | |
| 5 |  Crosshaven |
9 | 7 | 1929, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1998 | 1930, 1931, 1935, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961 |
| 6 | Ballygarvan |
8 | 5 | 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2023, 2024, 2025 | 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
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:
- 37 years: Shamrocks (1934-1971)
- 32 years: Crosshaven (1966-1998)
- 24 years: Tracton (1983-2007)
- 22 years: Shamrocks (1994-2016)
- 21 years: Carrigaline (1969-1990)
- 21 years: Valley Rovers (1996-2017)
- 21 years: Kinsale (1978-1999)
- 19 years: Valley Rovers (1951-1970)
- 17 years: Kinsale (2005-2022)
- 15 years: Carrigaline (1940-1955)
- 12 years: Crosshaven (1929-1941)
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of South-East Junior Football Championship titles, is as follows:
- 1930's: Shamrocks (3) 1931-33-34 & Carrigaline (3) 1936-38-39
- 1940's: Kinsale (3) 1945-46-49
- 1950's: Robert Emmets (3) 1950-54-56 & Carrigaline 1955-57-59
- 1960's: Crosshaven (4) 1962-63-64-66
- 1970's: Shamrocks (5) 1971-72-75-76-77
- 1980's: Valley Rovers (5) 1981-84-85-86-87
- 1990's: Carrigaline (3) 1990-91-92 & Valley Rovers (3) 1993-95-96
- 2000's: Ballygarvan (4) 2002-03-08-09
- 2010's: Ballinhassig (3) 2012-15-19
- 2020's: Ballygarvan (2) 2023-24