City Junior A Football Championship

The City Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Turf Solutions City Junior A Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the SeandĂșn Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior Gaelic football teams in Cork, Ireland.

City Junior A Football Championship
Founded1926 (1926)
Title holdersDelaney Rovers (5th title)
Most titlesSt. Anne's (10 titles)
SponsorsSports Turf Solutions

The series of games begin in May, with the championship culminating with the final in the autumn. The championship has always been run as a knock-out competition with no second chance for beaten teams.

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

10 clubs currently participate in the City Championship.

Delaney Rovers are the title-holders after defeating White's Cross by 1-11 to 0-12 in the 2017 championship final.

The championship

Participating teams

Team Location Colours
Bishopstown Bishopstown Maroon and white
Brian Dillons Montenotte Blue and white
Delaney Rovers Dublin Hill Green and yellow
Na Piarsaigh Fair Hill Black and yellow
Nemo Rangers South Douglas Road Black and green
Passage Passage West Green and white
St. Finbarr's Toger Blue and yellow
St. Michael's Blackrock Green and yellow
St. Nicholas' Blackpool Black and white
White's Cross Ballinvriskig Green and white

Roll of honour

# Team Wins Winning Years
1 St. Anne's 10 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940
2 St. Finbarr's 9 1941, 1947, 1951, 1960, 1961, 1988, 2011, 2013, 2014
Nemo Rangers 9 1957, 1967, 1979, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2007
St. Nicholas' 9 1930, 1943, 1958, 1963, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985
5 Mayfield 7 1959, 1968, 1975, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003
Brian Dillons 7 1936, 1938, 1977, 1978, 1991, 1998, 2016
7 Passage 7 1969, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2020
8 Douglas 5 1962, 1970, 1973, 2004, 2012
Delaney Rovers 5 1954, 1955, 1977, 2015, 2017
10 White's Cross 4 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Na Piarsaigh 4 1964, 1965, 1974, 2005
St. Michael's 4 1952, 1953, 1956, 1987
13 St. Vincent's 3 1946, 1950, 1966
St. Patrick's 3 1944, 1945, 1949
15 Bishopstown 2 1971, 1992
Commercials 2 1942, 1948
Geraldines 2 1926, 1928
18 Lough Rovers 1 1986

Records

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

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