North Cork Junior A Football Championship
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The North Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Synergy Fermoy Credit Union Junior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Avondhu Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior Gaelic football teams in the northern part of Cork.
North Cork Junior A Football Championship | |
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Code | Gaelic football |
Founded | 1926; 98 years ago (1926) |
Region | Avondhu (GAA) |
No. of teams | 10 |
Title holders | Killavullen (4th title) |
Most titles | Mitchelstown (24 titles) |
Sponsors | Synergy Fermoy Credit Union |
Official website | Official website |
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 North Cork Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior Football Championship. The winners and runners-up of the North Cork championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.
10 clubs currently participate in the North Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by 17 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Mitchelstown, who have won a total of 24 titles.
Killavullen are the title-holders, defeating Charleville by 0-14 to 0-06 in the 2023 final.