| Cork Junior A Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2023 Cork Junior A Football Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Peile Shóisearach A Chorcaí |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Region |  Cork (GAA) |
| Trophy | Donal O'Sullivan Cup |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Title holders |  Canovee (4th title) |
| Most titles | Nils (7 titles) |
| Sponsors | Bon Secours |
| Official website | Cork GAA |
The Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Junior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland. It is the sixth tier overall in the entire Cork football championship system.[1]
The Cork Junior Championship was introduced in 1895 as a countywide competition for teams deemed not eligible for the senior grade or second-string senior teams. At the time of its creation it was the second tier of Cork football.
In its current format, the Cork Junior A Championship begins in September following the completion of the seven Divisional Junior Championships. The 7 participating teams compete in a single-elimination tournament which culminates with the final match at Páirc Uí Rinn in October or November. The winner of the Cork Junior A Championship, as well as being presented with the Donal O'Sullivan Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship and is promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship for the following season.
The competition has been won by 65 teams, 29 of which have won it more than once. Nils are the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 7 times. Canovee are the title holders, defeating Mayfield by 4-14 to 1-11 in the 2023 final.
- ^ Murphy, Éamonn (24 April 2021). "Cork club competitions to be cut to 48 teams in hurling and football". The Echo. Retrieved 18 November 2020.