Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the MKJ Oils Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Muskerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior hurling teams in the Muskerry region in County Cork, Ireland.

The series of games begin in May, with the championship culminating with the final in September. The championship includes a group stage and a knockout stage which guarantees each club 2 championship matches.

The Mid Cork Junior A Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners of the Mid Cork championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.

Nine clubs currently participate in the Mid Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by ten different teams. The all-time record-holders are Cloughduv, who have won a total of 25 titles.

Ballinora are the title-holders after defeating Dripsey by 0-15 to 1-09 in the 2023 final.

Group stage
The 9 teams are divided into three groups of three. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least two games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage
Quarter-finals: Two lone quarter-finals featuring the four lowest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage. Two teams qualify for the next round.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the top two highest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Qualification for subsequent competitions
The Mid Cork Junior A Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

 * Note: 1925, 1926, 1930 and 1931 runners-up are unknown

By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by the number of Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:


 * 1920s: 2 each for Bride Valley (1925–26) and Ballinora (1928–29)
 * 1930s: 3 each for Blarney (1931-34-36) and Cloughduv (1933-38-39)
 * 1940s: 4 for Inniscarra (1941-42-45-47)
 * 1950s: 6 for Cloughduv (1950-51-53-56-57-59)
 * 1960s: 3 for Éire Óg (1960-61-62)
 * 1970s: 3 each for Éire Óg (1971-72-77) and Aghabullogue (1973-74-76)
 * 1980s: 6 for Aghabullogue (1981-83-84-86-88-89)
 * 1990s: 2 each for Aghabullogue (1991–98), Blarney (1992–93), Grenagh (1995–99) and Ballinora (1996–97)
 * 2000s: 6 for Grenagh (2000-01-03-04-05-07)
 * 2010s: 7 for Cloughduv (2010-11-14-15-17-18-19)

Gaps
Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:


 * 53 years: Ballinora (1929-1982)
 * 45 years: Inniscarra (1975-2020)
 * 31 years: Ballincollig (1932-1963)
 * 30 years: Éire Óg (1930-1960)
 * 29 years: Grenagh (1966-1995)
 * 24 years: Ballincollig (1963-1987)
 * 24 years: Cloughduv (1970-1994)
 * 23 years: Blarney (1946-1969)
 * 19 years: Ballinora (1997-2016)
 * 18 years: Aghabullogue (1955-1973)