Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship
The Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Mid Cork Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by junior-ranked teams in the Muskerry region in County Cork, Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format.
Introduced in 1926 as the Mid Cork 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 12 teams are drawn into three groups of four teams and play each other in a single round-robin system. The four group winners and four group runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final. The winner of the Mid Cork Junior A Championship, as well as being presented with the cup, qualifies for the subsequent Cork Junior A Football Championship.
The title has been won at least once by 18 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Canovee, who have won a total of 17 titles. Canovee are the title-holders after defeating Inniscarra by 1-15 to 2-06 in the 2023 final.
Teams
2025 Teams
The 12 teams competing in the 2025 Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship are:| Team | Location | Colours | Position in 2025 | In championship since | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title |
| Aghinagh | Rusheen | Blue and white | Runners-up | — | 1 | 2021 |
| Ballincollig | Ballincollig | Green and white | Quarter-finals | — | 13 | 1981 |
| Ballinora | Ballinora | Green and red | Group stage | 2024 | 3 | 1997 |
| Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | Ballingeary | Red and black | Quarter-finals | — | 4 | 2005 |
| Blarney | Blarney | Red and white | Group stage | — | 4 | 2010 |
| Clondrohid | Clondrohid | Blue and white | Group stage | — | 1 | 1995 |
| Donoughmore | Donoughmore | Black and white | Champions | — | 5 | 2025 |
| Dripsey | Dripsey | Red and blue | Group stage | — | 0 | — |
| Éire Óg | Ovens | Red and white | Semi-finals | — | 2 | 2008 |
| Grenagh | Grenagh | Blue and gold | Semi-finals | — | 4 | 2006 |
| Kilmichael | Kilmichael | Blue and gold | Group stage | — | 7 | 2013 |
| Kilmurry | Kimurry | Green and gold | Group stage | — | 11 | 2022 |
Qualification for subsequent competitions
The Mid Cork Junior A Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Football Championship.Records
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Mid Cork Junior Football Championship titles, is as follows:- 1920s: 1 each for Macroom, Ballincollig, Naomh Abán and Iveleary
- 1930s: 5 for Ballincollig
- 1940s: 5 for Canovee
- 1950s: 3 each for Canovee and Kilmichael
- 1960s: 3 for Canovee
- 1970s: 3 for Naomh Abán
- 1980s: 3 for Kilmurry
- 1990s: 3 for Ballinora
- 2000s: 3 for Grenagh
- 2010s: 4 for Kilmurry
Gaps
Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:- 55 years: Blarney
- 46 years: Macroom
- 39 years: Naomh Abán
- 38 years: Kilmurry
- 32 years: Éire Óg
- 31 years: Donoughmore
- 30 years: Iveleary
- 27 years: Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh
- 27 years: Iveleary
- 26 years: Kilmichael
- 26 years: Kilmurry