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Cork Junior B Hurling Championship

Cork Junior B Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Shóisearach B Chorcaí
CodeHurling
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Region Cork (GAA)
TrophyNo name
No. of teams7
Title holders Buttevant (2nd title)
Most titles Araglen (2 titles)
Ballyhooly (2 titles)
Buttevant (2 titles)
Castletownroche (2 titles)
Harbour Rovers (2 titles)
Lisgoold (2 titles)
O'Donovan Rossa (2 titles)
Randal Óg (2 titles)
SponsorsCo-Op Superstores
Official websiteCork GAA

The Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior B Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JBHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the second tier junior clubs in the county of Cork in Ireland. It is the seventh tier overall in the entire Cork hurling championship system.[1]

The Cork Junior B Championship was introduced in 1984 as a countywide competition for "weaker" junior teams. At the time of its creation it was the fourth tier of Cork hurling.[citation needed]

The Cork Junior B Championship is unlike all other championships in Cork in that it doesn't include a group stage. In its current format, the teams compete in a double-elimination tournament which culminates with a final. The winner of the Cork Junior B Championship qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship.[citation needed]

The competition has been won by 30 teams, 6 of which have won it more than once. Ballyhooly, Castletownroche, Harbour Rovers, Lisgoold, O'Donovan Rossa and Randal Óg are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it 2 times each.

Buttevant are the title holders, defeating Iveleary 2-16 to 1-10 in the 2024 final.

In 2015, a second Junior B Championship (known as Inter-Divisional Championship) was introduced to run parallel with the traditional Junior B Championship. Mirroring the Junior A Hurling Championship, this competition allows all the Junior B divisional champions an opportunity to win a county. Unlike the traditional Championship, second string teams can enter the divisional championships and potentially win the county championship.[citation needed]

Format

Group stage

The 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

Quarter-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

2024 teams

Team Location Division Colours In Championship since Championship titles Last championship title
Ballyclough Ballyclough Avondhu Green and yellow 2022 1 2014
Buttevant Buttevant Avondhu Black and yellow 2024 2 2024
Castletownroche Castletownroche Avondhu Green and gold 2023 2 2019
Crosshaven Crosshaven Carrigdhoun Black and red 2024 0 —
Doneraile Doneraile Avondhu Red and green — 1 2010
Gabriel Rangers Ballydehob, Schull Carbery Green and white — 1 1989
Gleann na Laoi Kerry Pike Muskerry Blue and gold 2023 0 —
Iveleary Inchigeelagh Muskerry Red and white 2023 1 1986
Lough Rovers Carrigrohane Rd. Seandun Red and white — 0 —
O'Donovan Rossa Skibbereen Carbery Red and white — 2 2013
Rathpeacon Rathpeacon Seandun Blue and white 2024 0 —

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up
Club Score Club Score
2024[2] Buttevant 2-16 Iveleary 1-10
2023 St. Oliver Plunketts 2-20 Ballyclough 0-13
2022 Freemount 1-18 Randal Óg 1-17
2021 Belgooly 3-16 Randal Óg 1-15
2020 Araglen 2-12 Freemount 0-17
2019 Castletownroche 3-22 Lough Rovers 2-17
2018 White's Cross 0-12 O'Donovan Rossa 0-11
2017 Killavullen 2-14 Whites Cross 1-08
2016 Whitechurch 2-20 Killavullen 1-08
2015[3] Shanballymore 1-15 Bantry Blues 1-13
2014 Ballyclough 1–10, 1-19 (R) Dromtarriffe 1–10, 3-02 (R)
2013 O'Donovan Rossa 2-11 Ballyclough 0-12
2012[4] Castlemagner 0-14 Rathpeacon 1-07
2011 Kilmichael 1-18 Ballinacurra 0-08
2010 Doneraile 2-08 Rathpeacon 1-09
2009 Ballinacurra 4-12 Randal Óg 1-20
2008 Lisgoold 2-19 St Mary's 1-07
2007 St. Ita's 0–11, 0-12 (R) Castlemagner 0–11, 0-07 (R)
2006 Dohenys 0-09 Killavullen 0-06
2005 St. James 2-06 Lough Rovers 0-07
2004 O'Donovan Rossa 3-17 Lismire 1-07
2003 St. Colum's 3-11 Lisgoold 1-12
2002 St. Oliver Plunketts 0-11 Kilshannig 0-10
2001 Harbour Rovers 3-08 St Mary's 2-04
2000 Randal Óg 0-10 Lisgoold 0-06
1999 Araglen 1-11 St. Oliver Plunketts 0-10
1998 Castletownroche 2-12 Tullylease 0-05
1997 Carrignavar 1-10 Kilshannig 0-07
1996 Buttevant 1-11 Dohenys 0-05
1995 Ballyhooly 2-14 Tullylease 0-07
1994 Lisgoold 3-06 Buttevant 1-11
1993 Ballygiblin 4-12 Belgooly 1-12
1992 Randal Óg 3-16 Tullylease 2-03
1991 Castlelyons 2-07 Whites Cross 1-04
1990 Harbour Rovers 0-12 Rathpeacon 0-08
1989 Gabriel Rangers 3-07 Buttevant 0-11
1988 Kilshannig 0-10 Whitechurch 0-01
1987 Liscarroll 2-08 Randal Óg 1-07
1986 Iveleary 0-07 St Mary's 1-01
1985 Ballyhooley 4-08 Dromtarriffe 0-01
1984 Kilbree 4-03 Kilshannig 3-05

Roll of honour

By club

# Club Titles Runners-up Winning years Losing years
1 Randal Óg 2 4 1992, 2000 1987, 2009, 2021, 2022
Lisgoold 2 2 1994, 2008 2000, 2003
Buttevant 2 2 1996, 2024 1989, 1994
O'Donovan Rossa 2 1 2004, 2013 2018
Ballyhooly 2 0 1985, 1995 —
Harbour Rovers 2 0 1990, 2001 —
Castletownroche 2 0 1998, 2019 —
Araglen 2 0 1999, 2020 —
9 Kilshannig 1 3 1988 1984, 1997, 2002
Killavullen 1 2 2017 2006, 2016
White's Cross 1 2 2018 1991, 2017
St. Oliver Plunketts 2 1 2002, 2023 1999
Dohenys 1 1 2006 1996
Ballinacurra 1 1 2009 2011
Castlemagner 1 1 2012 2007
Ballyclough 1 2 2014 2013, 2023
Iveleary 1 1 1986 2024
Whitechurch 1 1 2016 1988
Belgooly 1 1 2021 1993
Freemount 1 1 2022 2020
Kilbree 1 0 1984 —
Liscarroll 1 0 1987 —
Gabriel Rangers 1 0 1989 —
Castlelyons 1 0 1991 —
Ballygiblin 1 0 1993 —
Carrignavar 1 0 1997 —
St. Colum's 1 0 2003 —
St. James 1 0 2005 —
St. Ita's 1 0 2007 —
Doneraile 1 0 2010 —
Kilmichael 1 0 2011 —
Shanballymore 1 0 2015 —
33 Tullylease 0 3 — 1992, 1995, 1998
St Mary’s 0 3 — 1986, 2001, 2008
Rathpeacon 0 3 — 1990, 2010, 2012
Dromtarriffe 0 2 — 1985, 2014
Lough Rovers 0 2 — 2005, 2019
Lismire 0 1 — 2004
Bantry Blues 0 1 — 2015

Junior B Inter-Divisional Hurling Championship

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up
Club Score Club Score
2024 Fr. O'Neill's 1–14 Aghabullogue 0–14
2023[5] Fermoy 4–11 Killeagh 1–09
2022 Ballyhea 5–10 St Finbarr's 4–08
2021 Belgooly 1–20 Newtownshandrum 1–16
2020 Midleton 2–10 Ballyhea 1–12
2019 Aghabullogue 1–10 Ballyhea 0–09
2018 Watergrasshill 0–13, 2–16 Mallow 0–13, 3–11
2017 Sarsfields 0–12, 1–19 Killavullen 2–06, 1–09
2016 Dromtarriffe 1–12, 0–14 Sarsfields 1–12, 0–11
2015 St. Finbarr's 1–10 Dromtarriffe 1–09

Roll of honour

# Team Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runner-up
1 Ballyhea 1 2 2022 2019, 2020
St. Finbarr's 1 1 2015 2022
Dromtarriffe 1 1 2016 2015
Sarsfields 1 1 2017 2016
Aghabullogue 1 1 2019 2024
Watergrasshill 1 0 2018 —
Midleton 1 0 2020 —
Belgooly 1 0 2021 —
Fr. O'Neill's 1 0 2024 —
10 Killavullen 0 1 — 2017
Mallow 0 1 — 2018
Newtownshandrum 0 1 — 2021

See also

References

  1. ^ O'Connor, Christy (11 November 2017). "The Christy O'Connor column: Junior hurling on Leeside is hard to beat". Evening Echo. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Lenahan heroics help Buttevant to Cork JBHC glory". Irish Examiner. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Shanballymore joy as brave Bantry fall just short". Irish Examiner. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Glory for Castlemagner". Irish Examiner. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Four-goal Fermoy pick Killeagh apart in ruthless fashion". Irish Examiner. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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