All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship

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All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2023–24 All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
IrishCraobh Shóisireach Peile Chlub na hÉireann
CodeGaelic football
Founded2001–02
RegionIreland (GAA)
Title holders Arva (1st title)
SponsorsAllied Irish Banks (AIB)

The All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the GAA. It is played between the Junior championship winners from each of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Each team competes in their own provincial championship, with the four provincial winners competing in the All-Ireland. The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in 2002 as an unofficial tournament, and has been an official GAA championship since the 2004–05 edition.

Kerry clubs have had the most success, winning the competition eleven times. No club has won the championship more than once. The current champions are Arva from Cavan.

Teams[edit]

Qualification[edit]

Province Championship Qualifying Team
Britain All-Britain Junior Club Football Championship Champions
Connacht Connacht Junior Club Football Championship Champions
Leinster Leinster Junior Club Football Championship Champions
Munster Munster Junior Club Football Championship Champions
Ulster Ulster Junior Club Football Championship Champions

List of finals[edit]

List of All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Ref.
County Club County Club
2001–02[a] Cavan Drumgoon 1–14 – 0–12 Mayo Belmullet Shamrock Park, Cremartin [1]
2002–03[a] Meath Nobber 2–13 – 1–13 Mayo Kilmeena Shamrock Park, Cremartin [2]
2003–04[a] Meath Wolfe Tones 0–14 – 0–10 Cork Carbery Rangers Shamrock Park, Cremartin [3]
2004–05 Kerry Finuge 1–14 – 0–06 Tyrone Stewartstown Harps O'Moore Park, Portlaoise [4]
2005–06 Kerry Ardfert 1–07 – 0–09 Galway Loughrea Croke Park, Dublin [5]
2006–07 Tyrone Greencastle 0–13 – 0–12 Kerry Border Duagh Croke Park, Dublin [6]
2007–08 Cork Canovee 1–08 – 0–05 Tyrone Rock St Patrick's Croke Park, Dublin [7]
2008–09 Kerry Skellig Rangers 0–10 – 0–09 Lancashire John Mitchels Croke Park, Dublin [8]
2009–10 Kerry Castlegregory 1–14 – 0–15 Mayo Kiltimagh Croke Park, Dublin [9]
2010–11 Kerry St Mary's 3–13 – 1–05 Cavan Swanlinbar Croke Park, Dublin [10]
2011–12 Galway Clonbur 1–08 – 1–07 Tyrone Derrytresk Croke Park, Dublin [11]
2012–13 Galway Ballinasloe 0–14 – 0–10 Kerry Kenmare Shamrocks Croke Park, Dublin [12]
2013–14 Kildare Two Mile House 5–07 – 1–11 Roscommon Fuerty Croke Park, Dublin [13]
2014–15 Kerry Brosna 0–08 – 0–05 Lancashire John Mitchels Croke Park, Dublin [14]
2015–16 Kerry Templenoe 4–13 – 1–10 Mayo Ardnaree Sarsfields Croke Park, Dublin [15]
2016–17 Kerry Glenbeigh-Glencar 1–14 – 1–11 Tyrone Rock St Patrick's Croke Park, Dublin [16]
2017–18 Cork Knocknagree 3–13 – 3–09 Westmeath Multyfarnham Croke Park, Dublin [17]
2018–19 Kerry Beaufort 3–17 – 0–05 Sligo Easkey Croke Park, Dublin [18]
2019–20 Kerry Na Gaeil 3–20 – 1–05 Wexford Rathgarogue-Cushinstown Croke Park, Dublin [19]
2020–21 Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Mayo Kilmeena 0–11 – 1–06 Kerry Gneeveguilla Croke Park, Dublin [20]
2022–23 Kerry Fossa 0–19 – 1–13 Tyrone Stewartstown Harps Croke Park, Dublin [21]
2023–24 Cavan Arva 0–13 – 0–10 Kerry Listowel Emmets Croke Park, Dublin [22]

Performances[edit]

By county[edit]

Performances in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship by county
County Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Kerry 11 4 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 2007, 2013, 2022, 2024
Cavan 2 1 2002, 2024 2011
Cork 2 1 2008, 2018 2004
Galway 2 1 2012, 2013 2006
Meath 2 0 2003, 2004
Tyrone 1 5 2007 2005, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2023
Mayo 1 4 2022 2002, 2003, 2010, 2016
Kildare 1 0 2014
Lancashire 0 2 2009, 2015
Roscommon 0 1 2014
Westmeath 0 1 2018
Sligo 0 1 2019
Wexford 0 1 2020

By club[edit]

Performances in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship by club
Club Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Kilmeena 1 1 2022 2003
Drumgoon 1 0 2002
Nobber 1 0 2003
Wolfe Tones 1 0 2004
Finuge 1 0 2005
Ardfert 1 0 2006
Greencastle 1 0 2007
Canovee 1 0 2008
Skellig Rangers 1 0 2009
Castlegregory 1 0 2010
St Mary's 1 0 2011
borderx Clonbur 1 0 2012
Ballinasloe 1 0 2013
Two Mile House 1 0 2014
Brosna 1 0 2015
Templenoe 1 0 2016
Glenbeigh-Glencar 1 0 2017
Knocknagree 1 0 2018
Beaufort 1 0 2019
Na Gaeil 1 0 2020
Fossa 1 0 2023
Arva 1 0 2024
Stewartstown Harps 0 2 2005, 2023
Rock St Patrick's 0 2 2008, 2017
John Mitchels 0 2 2009, 2015
Belmullet 0 1 2002
Carbery Rangers 0 1 2004
Loughrea 0 1 2006
Duagh 0 1 2007
Kiltimagh 0 1 2010
Swanlinbar 0 1 2011
Derrytresk 0 1 2012
Kenmare Shamrocks 0 1 2013
Fuerty 0 1 2014
Ardnaree Sarsfields 0 1 2016
Multyfarnham 0 1 2018
Easkey 0 1 2019
Rathgarogue-Cushinstown 0 1 2020
Gneeveguilla 0 1 2022
Listowel Emmets 0 1 2024

By province[edit]

Performances in finals by province
Province Titles Runners-up Total
Munster 13 5 18
Connacht 3 7 10
Ulster 3 6 9
Leinster 3 2 5
Britain 0 2 2

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Unofficial tournament

References[edit]

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