South East Junior A Football Championship

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. 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.

Teams

2025 Teams The 7 teams competing in the 2025 South East Junior A Football Championship are: ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2025In Championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title BallinhassigBallinhassigBlue and whiteGroup stage192942021 BallygarvanBallygarvanRed and whiteChampions198082025 BallymartleRiverstickGreen and goldSemi-finals198312018 CarrigalineCarrigalineBlue and yellowRunners-Up2019131992 Courcey RoversBallinspittleRed and whiteGroup stage201152011 ShamrocksShanballyGreen and whiteSemi-finals1965132016 Valley RoversInnishannonGreen and whiteGroup stage1929162020

Roll of Honour

By club #ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runner-up 1 Kinsale 1815 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 165 1937, 1943, 1947, 1951, 1970, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2017, 20201936, 1949, 1957, 1994, 2018 3 Shamrocks 1313 1931, 1933, 1934, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1994, 20161966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2010, 2015 Carrigaline 1312 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1990, 1991, 19921952, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2024, 2025 5 Crosshaven 97 1929, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 19981930, 1931, 1935, 1955, 1956, 1959, 19616 Ballygarvan 85 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2023, 2024, 20251993, 1995, 2007, 2011, 20217 Courcey Rovers 57 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 20111975, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2005, 2014 8 Ballinhassig 46 2012, 2015, 2019, 20211981, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2022, 20239 Tracton 38 1983, 2007, 20101943, 1967, 1969, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012 Robert Emmets 32 1950, 1954, 19561958, 196211 Passage 13 19441934, 1945, 1946 Ballymartle 12 20182019, 2020 Belgooly 11 20132017 Banba 10 1935—15 Knockavilla03—1933, 1939, 1940 Naval Services02—1950, 1951 Rochestown01—1932 Douglas01—1944

Notes

Runners-up unknown: 1929, 1938, 1971

List of Finals YearWinnersRunners-up#ClubScoreClubScore2025Ballygarvan1-14Carrigaline0-16 2024 Ballygarvan 5-11 Carrigaline 2-11 2023 Ballygarvan 1-15 Ballinhassig 1-05 2022 Kinsale 2-15 Ballinhassig 0-04 2021 Ballinhassig 1-07 Ballygarvan 1-05 2020 Valley Rovers 1-14 Ballymartle 1-04 2019 Ballinhassig 1-14 Ballymartle 2-08 2018 Ballymartle 1-14 Valley Rovers 0-07 2017 Valley Rovers 1-12 Belgooly 0-09 2016 Shamrocks 0-09 Ballinhassig 0-08 2015 Ballinhassig 1-11 Shamrocks 1-09 2014 Ballygarvan 2-08 Courcey Rovers 1-10 2013 Belgooly 1-09 Ballinhassig 0-06 2012 Ballinhassig 1-10 Tracton 0-12 2011 Courcey Rovers 1-05 Ballygarvan 0-06 2010 Tracton 1-11 Shamrocks 2-02 2009 Ballygarvan 0-13 Tracton 1-04 2008 Ballygarvan 1-13 Ballinhassig 0-07 2007 Tracton 0-13 Ballygarvan 0-12 2006 Courcey Rovers 1-08 Tracton 0-09 2005 Kinsale 0-09 Courcey Rovers 1-05 2004 Courcey Rovers 1-06 Tracton 0-04 2003 Ballygarvan 0-13 Shamrocks 0-05 2002 Ballygarvan 2-11 Kinsale 2-04 2001 Kinsale 3-10 Courcey Rovers 1-11 2000 Courcey Rovers 3-04 Kinsale 1-09 1999 Kinsale 1-07 Tracton 1-06 1998 Crosshaven 2-09 Kinsale 1-10 1997 Courcey Rovers 1-09 Kinsale 0-06 1996 Valley Rovers 2-10 Carrigaline 1-07 1995 Valley Rovers 2-09 Ballygarvan 1-09 1994 Shamrocks 0-07 Valley Rovers 0-04 1993 Valley Rovers 0-12 Ballygarvan 1-01 1992 Carrigaline 2-05 Shamrocks 2-03 1991 Carrigaline 2-12 Shamrocks 1-05 1990 Carrigaline 2-15 Courcey Rovers 2-04 1989 Shamrocks 4-09 Kinsale 2-08 1988 Shamrocks 1-10 Carrigaline 0-04 1987 Valley Rovers 2-10 Courcey Rovers 0-06 1986 Valley Rovers 3-15 Courcey Rovers 0-08 1985 Valley Rovers 2-10 Shamrocks 2-09 1984 Valley Rovers 2-07 Shamrocks 2-06 1983 Tracton 1-02 Kinsale 0-02 1982 Shamrocks 2-09 Kinsale 1-09 1981 Valley Rovers 1-09 Ballinhassig 0-05 1980 Shamrocks 2-07 Carrigaline 0-05 1979 Valley Rovers 1-08 Kinsale 1-03 1978 Kinsale 3-07 Shamrocks 1-06 1977 Shamrocks 2-09 Carrigaline 2-05 1976 Kinsale 3-08 Shamrocks 1-12 1975 Shamrocks 0-14 Courcey Rovers 2-02 1974 Kinsale 2-09 Shamrocks 2-05 1973 Kinsale 0-16 Carrigaline 0-03 1972 Shamrocks 2-07 Carrigaline 1-02 1971 Shamrocks — 1970 Valley Rovers 3-07 Shamrocks 0-07 1969 Carrigaline 0-09 Tracton 1-03 1968 Carrigaline 1-05 Shamrocks 1-05 1967 Carrigaline 2-09 Tracton 1-01 1966 Crosshaven 1-06 Shamrocks 0-07 1965 Kinsale 3-07 Carrigaline 3-02 1964 Crosshaven 4-07 Kinsale 1-10 1963 Crosshaven 2-09 Kinsale 2-08 1962 Crosshaven 2-06 Robert Emmets 1-06 1961 Kinsale 4-10 Crosshaven 1-04 1960 Kinsale 2-09 Carrigaline 0-01 1959 Carrigaline 0-09 Crosshaven 0-07 1958 Kinsale 1-07 Robert Emmets 0-03 1957 Carrigaline 2-05 Valley Rovers 1-04 1956 Robert Emmets 2-06 Crosshaven 0-05 1955 Carrigaline 1-06 Crosshaven 0-01 1954 Robert Emmets 1-09 Kinsale 3-01 1953 Kinsale 2-05 Carrigaline 1-03 1952 Crosshaven 3-02 Carrigaline 1-02 1951 Valley Rovers 2-02 Naval Services 0-02 1950 Robert Emmets 2-04 Naval Services 0-04 1949 Kinsale 2-02 Valley Rovers 2-01 1948 No final 1947 Valley Rovers Kinsale 1946 Kinsale w/o Passage scr. 1945 Kinsale 1-07 Passage 1-03 1944 Passage 5-03 Douglas 1-00 1943 Valley Rovers Tracton 1942 Crosshave 1-04 Kinsale 1-03 1941 Crosshave 2-06 Kinsale 2-03 1940 Carrigaline 0-02 Knockavilla 0-00 1939 Carrigaline 1-05 Knockavilla 0-03 1938 Carrigaline — 1937 Valley Rovers 1-01 Kinsale 0-02 1936 Carrigaline Valley Rovers 1935 Banba 4-01 Crosshaven 0-01 1934 Shamrocks 2-04 Passage 1-01 1933 Shamrocks 1-06 Knockavilla 0-01 1932 Kinsale Rochestown 1931 Shamrocks Crosshaven 1930 Kinsale Crosshaven 1929 Crosshaven — 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

See also

South East Junior A Hurling Championship

References

External links Carrigdhoun GAA website