Cork City Junior A Hurling Championship Explained

City Junior A Hurling Championship
Sponsors:Sports Turf Solutions
Teams:10
Current: Nemo Rangers
Currentordinal:15
Most: Glen Rovers
Mostordinal:17
Firstwin:College Rovers (1926)
Code:Hurling

The City Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the BCE Consulting Engineers City Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Seandún Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior-graded hurling teams in Cork, Ireland.

The series of games is usually played during the summer months. The championship uses a double elimination format whereby each team is guaranteed at least two games.

The City Junior Championship is part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners of the City Championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.

As of 2024, 10 clubs participate in the City Championship.

Nemo Rangers are the title-holders after defeating Whitechurch by 3-17 to 1-10 in the 2023 final.[1]

Format

Championship

First round: Ten teams contest the five first round matches with one team receiving a bye to the second round. The winners advance to the quarter-finals and the losers advance to the second round.

Second round: The five first round losers join the team given a bye to contest the three second round matches. The winners advance to the quarter-finals and the losers are eliminated from the championship.

Quarter-finals: The three second round winners join the five first round winners to contest the four quarter-final matches. The winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners compete in the two semi-final matches, with the winners advancing to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team is declared the champion.

Promotion and relegation

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. There is no direct relegation to the Cork City Junior B Hurling Championship.

Teams

2024 teams

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2023In championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
BishopstownBishopstownMaroon and whiteQuarter-finals11977
BlackrockBlackrockGreen and yellowRound 272013
Brian DillonsMontenotteBlue and whiteRound 2102020
Glen RoversBlackpoolGreen, black and yellowSemi-finals172008
Na PiarsaighFair HillYellow and blackQuarter-finals61997
Passage WestPassage WestGreen and whiteQuarter-finals12021
St Finbarr'sTogherBlue and yellowRound 2122014
St Vincent'sKnocknaheenyGreen and whiteSemi-finals31957
White's CrossBallinvriskigGreen and whiteQuarter-finals0
WhitechurchWhitechurchPurple and yellowRunners-up0

Roll of honour

ClubTitlesRunners-upWinning yearsRunners-up years
1 Glen Rovers17131929, 1930, 1934, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1958, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 20081938, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1957, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1986, 2007, 2009
2 Nemo Rangers1551960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2022, 20231989, 1993, 2013, 2014, 2015
3 St Finbarr's1261927, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2004, 20141945, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1982, 1992
4 Mayfield11101935, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 20161928, 1933, 1939, 1941, 1966, 1975, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2012
5 Brian Dillons10151936, 1937, 1938, 1965, 1968, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2019, 20201931, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1950, 1954, 1959, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
6 Blackrock751931, 1947, 1949, 1970, 1973, 2003, 20131936, 1958, 1963, 1976, 1999
7 Na Piarsaigh671946, 1953, 1979, 1989, 1995, 19971952, 1967, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1996
8 Delaney Rovers551974, 1980, 1982, 1986, 19881968, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1991
9 Lough Rovers471932, 1948, 1952, 19591930, 1937, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1962, 1969
10 Douglas351966, 1983, 19841960, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2008
St Vincent's321951, 1954, 19571953, 2021
12 Passage West1620211990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2020
Bishopstown1219771961, 1973
College Rovers101926
St Anne's101928
St. Mary's101933
17 Whitechurch031997, 2019, 2023
Commons Road011927
Rochestown011974

Notes

List of finals

YearWinners[2] Runners-Up
ClubScoreClubScore
2024
2023Nemo Rangers3-17Whitechurch1-10
2022Nemo Rangers0-13Brian Dillons1-06
2021Passage West6–10St Vincent’s1–10
2020Brian Dillons2–16Passage West1–17
2019Brian Dillons0–21Whitechurch0–12
2018Nemo Rangers2–17Brian Dillons1–17
2017Nemo Rangers2–17Brian Dillons0–17
2016Mayfield0-15Brian Dillons1-11
2015Brian Dillons2-20 (aet)Nemo Rangers2-15
2014St Finbarr's3-11Nemo Rangers2-11
2013BlackrockNemo Rangers
2012Brian DillonsMayfield
2011MayfieldBrian Dillons
2010MayfieldBrian Dillons
2009Nemo RangersGlen Rovers
2008Glen Rovers2-13Douglas0-10
2007Nemo Rangers0-23Glen Rovers1-09
2006Brian Dillons1-13Mayfield0-11
2005Mayfield1-13Brian Dillons1-10
2004St Finbarr's4-06Brian Dillons2-11
2003Blackrock2-18Passage West1-13
2002Mayfield2-10Passage West0-09
2001Glen Rovers2-11Mayfield2-07
2000Nemo Rangers2-11Passage West0-12
1999Mayfield0-13Blackrock1-08
1998Nemo Rangers1-17Mayfield1-09
1997Na Piarsaigh1-10Whitechurch0-12
1996Glen Rovers1-16Na Piarsaigh2-12
1995Na Piarsaigh1-10Passage West1-05
1994Nemo Rangers1-18Na Piarsaigh2-13
1993Glen Rovers3-08Nemo Rangers1-11
1992Glen Rovers0-09St Finbarr's0-06
1991Nemo Rangers2-12Delaney Rovers2-06
1990St Finbarr's3-08Passage West1-09
1989Na Piarsaigh1-09Nemo Rangers1-08
1988Delaney Rovers2-13Na Piarsaigh1-08
1987Glen Rovers1-10Delaney Rovers0-12
1986Delaney Rovers3-16Glen Rovers2-09
1985St Finbarr's3-09Na Piarsaigh2-08
1984Douglas2-15Glen Rovers2-04
1983Douglas4-13Na Piarsaigh3-10
1982Delaney Rovers1-10, 1-14, 1-17St Finbarr's2-07, 3-08, 2-08
1981St Finbarr's1-12Douglas1-09
1980Delaney Rovers4-07Glen Rovers0-06
1979Na Piarsaigh1-12Douglas1-08
1978Mayfield3-09Douglas2-05
1977Bishopstown1-09Glen Rovers1-06
1976Glen Rovers1-15Blackrock2-06
1975Glen Rovers3-11Mayfield2-10
1974Delaney Rovers2-13Rochestown4-04
1973Blackrock4-10Bishopstown1-03
1972St Finbarr's3-09Delaney Rovers3-08
1971Mayfield2-09Delaney Rovers1-08
1970Blackrock2-10St Finbarr's3-02
1969Mayfield3-14Lough Rovers3-04
1968Brian Dillons3-09Delaney Rovers2-02
1967Mayfield6-07Na Piarsaigh0-05
1966Douglas2-06Mayfield1-07
1965Brian Dillons5-07St Finbarr's5-03
1964Nemo Rangers2-04St Finbarr's2-03
1963Nemo Rangers5-08Blackrock3-04
1962Nemo Rangers2-10Lough Rovers2-05
1961Nemo RangersBishopstown
1960Nemo Rangers6-17Douglas2-03
1959Lough Rovers6-09Brian Dillons3-05
1958Glen Rovers5-08Blackrock4-09
1957St Vincent’sGlen Rovers
1956St Finbarr's3-07Glen Rovers2-01
1955St Finbarr's3-04Lough Rovers0-07
1954St Vincent’s5-11Brian Dillons6-01
1953Na Piarsaigh5-04St Vincent’s1-01
1952Lough Rovers4-04Na Piarsaigh1-03
1951St Vincent’sLough Rovers
1950Glen Rovers1-05Brian Dillons0-01
1949Blackrock6-02Lough Rovers4-06
1948Lough Rovers4-04Glen Rovers3-03
1947Blackrock3-04Glen Rovers2-06
1946Na PiarsaighGlen Rovers
1945Glen Rovers3-02St Finbarr's3-01
1944Glen Rovers9-05Brian Dillons1-00
1943Glen Rovers4-01Brian Dillons2-02
1942St Finbarr's4-02Glen Rovers2-06
1941St Finbarr'sMayfield
1940St Finbarr's
1939Glen RoversMayfield
1938Brian DillonsGlen Rovers
1937Brian Dillons5-07Lough Rovers4-04
1936Brian Dillons4-04Blackrock3-04
1935Mayfield9-04Brian Dillons5-02
1934Glen Rovers
1933St.Marys7-03Mayfield2-00
1932Lough Rovers
1931Blackrock3-06Brian Dillons1-04
1930Glen Rovers4-01Lough Rovers2-03
1929Glen Rovers
1928St.Annee's3-03Mayfield1-02
1927St Finbarr's5-05Commons Road3-06
1926College Rovers

Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nemo Rangers retain Seandún hurling title with classy win over Whitechurch .
  2. Web site: Roll Of Honour JAHC Winners .