West Cork Junior A Football Championship

West Cork Junior A Football Championship
Founded 1926 (1926)
Title holders Kilmacabea (2nd title)
Most titles Bandon (16 titles)
Sponsors Rowa/Rowex Pharma

The West Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Rowa/Rowex Pharma West Cork Junior A Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Carbery Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior Gaelic football teams in the Barony of Carbery in County Cork, Ireland.

The series of games begin in April, with the championship culminating with the final in the autumn. The championship includes a knock-out stage and a "back door" for teams defeated in the first round.

The West Cork Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior Football Championship. The winners and runners-up of the West Cork championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.

18 clubs currently participate in the West Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by 21 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Bandon, who have won a total of 16 titles.

Kilmacabea are the title-holders after defeating Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh's by 0-15 to 0-10 in the 2018 championship final replay. It was their second title in succession.[1]

The championship

Overview

The West Cork Junior Championship is effectively a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random — there are no seeds.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match ends as a draw there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

Format

Preliminary round: Four teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the two pairings. The two winning teams advance to the latter stages of the championship. The two losing teams advance directly to Round 1.

Round 1: Sixteen teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the eight pairings. The eight winning teams of these games advance directly to Round 3. The eight losing teams advance directly to Round 2.

Round 2: Eight teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the four pairings. The four winning teams of these games advance directly to the quarter-finals. The four losing teams enter the relegation play-offs.

Round 3: Eight teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the four pairings. The four winning teams of these games advance directly to the quarter-finals. The four losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Relegation play-offs: Four teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the two pairings. The two losing teams advance to the final. The losing team from that game is relegated from the championship.

Quarter-finals: Eight teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the eight pairings. The four winning teams advance directly to the semi-finals. The four losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round. An open draw is made to determine the two pairings. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

Participating teams

Team Location Colours
Ballinascarthy Ballinascarthy Red and white
Barryroe Barryroe Blue and navy
Carbery Rangers Rosscarbery Green, white and gold
Castlehaven Castlehaven Blue and white
Clann na nGael Drimoleague Green, white and black
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's Castletown-Kinneigh Blue and gold
Dohenys Dunmanway Green and white
Ilen Rovers Baltimore Green and white
Kilbrittain Kilbrittain Black and yellow
Kilmacabea Leap Green and yellow
Kilmeen Rossmore Blue and white
Muintir Bháire Durrus Maroon and white
O'Donovan Rossa Skibbereen Red and white
St. Oliver Plunkett's Ahiohill Black and white
St. Colum's Kealkill Black and orange
St. James's Rosscarbery Green and gold
St. Mary's Enniskean Green and gold
Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh's Caheragh Red and yellow

Roll of honour

# Team Wins Winning Years
1 Bandon 16 1929, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1986, 1989, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015
2 Dohenys 12 1927, 1931, 1935, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1993
3 Carbery Rangers 10 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1998, 2003
4 Bantry Blues 9 1928, 1932, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1985
5 O'Donovan Rossa 7 1945, 1961, 1963, 1974, 1979, 1982, 2005
6 Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh's 6 1995, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2012
7 Clonakilty 4 1930, 1948, 1949, 1977
Newcestown 4 1964, 1967, 1988, 1990
Ilen Rovers 4 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
10 Enniskean 3 1933, 1934, 1936
Clann na nGael 3 1941, 1942, 1981
12 Darrara 2 1954, 1955
Castlehaven 2 1973, 1976
Ballinascarthy 2 1978, 1983
St. Mary's 2 2009, 2014
Gabriel Rangers 2 2010, 2016
Kilmacabea 1 2017, 2018
18 Kilbrittain 1 1926
Rock Rovers 1 1943
Argideen Rangers 1 1994
St. Colum's 1 2013

Records

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of West Cork Junior Football Championship titles, is as follows:

Successful defending

10 teams of the 21 who have won the championship have successfully defended the title. These are:

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

References

  1. ↑ McCarthy, Kieran (10 September 2017). "HISTORY! Kilmacabea crowned South West JAFC champs for the first time". The Southern Star. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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