Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship

The Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Ross Oil 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.

Roll of honour

 * Note: The runners-up in 1942, 1946, 2009 and 2010 are unknown

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 (1926), Ballincollig (1927), Naomh Abán (1928) and Iveleary (1929)
 * 1930s: 5 for Ballincollig (1930-33-36-37-38)
 * 1940s: 5 for Canovee (1943-46-47-48-49)
 * 1950s: 3 each for Canovee (1950-55-57) and Kilmichael (1953-56-59)
 * 1960s: 3 for Canovee (1961-62-68)
 * 1970s: 3 for Naomh Abán (1970-71-73)
 * 1980s: 3 for Kilmurry (1980-84-86)
 * 1990s: 3 for Ballinora (1990-96-97)
 * 2000s: 3 for Grenagh (2000-01-06)
 * 2010s: 4 for Kilmurry (2012-14-16-17)

Gaps
Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:
 * 55 years: Blarney (1954-2009)
 * 46 years: Macroom (1945-1991)
 * 39 years: Naomh Abán (1928-1967)
 * 38 years: Kilmurry (1931-1969)
 * 32 years: Éire Óg (1976-2008)
 * 31 years: Donoughmore (1952-1983)
 * 30 years: Iveleary (1985-2015)
 * 27 years: Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh (1965-1992)
 * 27 years: Iveleary (1958-1985)
 * 26 years: Kilmichael (1987-2013)
 * 26 years: Kilmurry (1986-2012)