The Cork Junior C Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Junior C Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JCFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by junior clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland. It is the eight tier overall in the entire Cork football championship system.
| Cork Junior C Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2023 Cork Junior C Football Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Peile Shóisearach C Chorcaí |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Region |  Cork (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Title holders |  Lismire (1st title) |
| Most titles | Lough Rovers (2 titles) |
| Sponsors | Bon Secours |
| Official website | Cork GAA |
The Cork Junior C Championship was introduced in 2016. In its current format, the championship is completed over the course of ten weeks. Unlike the Cork Junior A Football Championship, it is a countywide competition not limited to divisional champions. The championship includes a round robin followed by a knockout stage, which culminates with the final match at Páirc Uí Rinn.
The competition has been won by 7 teams, 1 of which have won it more than once. Lough Rovers are the most successful team in the competition's history, having won it 2 times. Lismire are the title holders, defeating Ballinacurra by 2–09 to 0–13 in the 2023 final.
Format
editGroup stage
editThe 10 teams are divided into one group of four and two groups of three. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group. 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
editQuarter-finals: The eight qualifying teams from the group stage contest this round. The four winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. The two winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.
Teams
edit2024 Teams
edit| Team | Location | Division | Colours | In championship since | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abbey Rovers
|
Castletownroche | Avondhu | Green and gold | 2023 | 1 | 2018 |
 Ballinacurra
|
Ballinacurra | Imokilly | Green and white | 2021 | 0 | — |
 Freemount
|
Freemount | Duhallow | Maroon and white | 2017 | 0 | — |
 Grange
|
Grange | Avondhu | Yellow and white | 2023 | 0 | — |
 Gleann Na Laoi
|
Kerry Pike | Muskerry | Yellow and blue | 2016 | 0 | — |
| Lough Rovers
|
Carrigrohane | Seandun | Red and white | 2023 | 2 | 2020 |
 Rathpeacon
|
Rathpeacon | Seandun | Blue and white | 2019 | 0 | — |
| Rochestown
|
Rochestown | Seandun | Black and amber | 2022 | 0 | — |
 St John's
|
Kilcorney | Duhallow | Red and amber | 2021 | 1 | 2019 |
List of finals
edit| Year | Winners | Runners-up | # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | ||
| 2023 | Lismire | 2-09 | Ballinacurra | 0-13 | [1] |
| 2022 | Ballyphehane | 4-09 | Freemount | 0-06 | [2] |
| 2021 | Araglen | 4-09 | Lismire | 0-09 | [3] |
| 2020 | Lough Rovers | 2–13 | Freemount | 1-06 | [4] |
| 2019 | St John's | 2-09 | Ballyphehane | 1-05 | |
| 2018 | Abbey Rovers | 0–13 | Freemount | 0–11 | |
| 2017 | Lough Rovers | 2-07 | St John's | 0-09 | |
| 2016 | Goleen | 1–13 | Abbey Rovers | 3-05 | |
Roll of Honour
edit| # | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lough Rovers
|
2 | 0 | 2017, 2020 | — |
| 2 | Abbey Rovers
|
1 | 1 | 2018 | 2016 |
| St John's
|
1 | 1 | 2019 | 2017 | |
| Ballyphehane
|
1 | 1 | 2022 | 2019 | |
| Lismire
|
1 | 1 | 2023 | 2021 | |
| Goleen
|
1 | 0 | 2016 | — | |
| Araglen
|
1 | 0 | 2021 | — | |
| 8 | Freemount
|
0 | 3 | — | 2018, 2020, 2022 |
| Ballinacurra
|
0 | 1 | — | 2023 |
By Division
edit| # | Division | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seandun | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Duhallow | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Avondhu | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Carbery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Imokilly | 0 | 1 | 1 |