Beara Junior A Football Championship
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The Beara Junior A Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Beara Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1927 for junior Gaelic football teams in the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland.
The championship is currently suspended because there are no teams categorised as junior A in the division. The title has been won at least once by eight different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Urhan, who have won a total of 28 titles.
The Beara Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Football Championship. The winners of the Beara championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.
Qualification for subsequent competitions
The Beara Junior A Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Football Championship.
Roll of honour
By club
| # | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Championships won | Championships runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urhan | 28 | 16 | 1927, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1944, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 | 1932, 1947, 1953, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 2 | Adrigole | 22 | 11 | 1929, 1938, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 | 1930, 1933, 1941, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1992 |
| 3 | Garnish | 18 | 23 | 1928, 1932, 1940, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 1929, 1935, 1938, 1944, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019 |
| 4 | Castletownbere | 10 | 14 | 1947, 1949, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 | 1942, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| 5 | Bere Island | 7 | 10 | 1930, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1981, 1985 | 1928, 1934, 1937, 1943, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1962, 1984, 1986 |
| 6 | St. Mary's, Ardgroom | 2 | 2 | 1954, 1964 | 1966, 1970 |
| 7 | Glengarriff | 1 | 7 | 2009 | 1952, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 |
| Allihies | 1 | 2 | 1935 | 1927, 1936 | |
| Lauragh | 1 | 1 | 1937 | 1948 | |
| 10 | Eyeries | 0 | 2 | — | 1939, 1940 |
| St. Brendan’s | 0 | 1 | — | 1968 |
List of finals
List of Beara JAFC finals
Notes
- 1947 - Game abandoned, and awarded to Castletownbere
- 1957 - Final Urhan vs Garnish not played - Urhan selected to represent Beara
- 1960 - Not played - Adrigole suspended and Urhan selected to represent Beara after beating Garnish in the semi final
Records and statistics
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Beara Junior A Football Championship titles, is as follows:
- 1920's: 1 each for Urhan (1926), Garnish (1928) and Adrigole (1929)
- 1930's: 3 each for Bere Island (1930, 36, 39) and Urhan (1931, 33, 34)
- 1940's: 2 each for Garnish (1940, 48), Bere Island (1941, 42), Urhan (1943, 44) and Castletownbere (1947, 49)
- 1950's: 5 for Urhan (1950, 55, 56, 58, 59)
- 1960's: 4 each for Adrigole (1961, 62, 66, 68) and Castletownbere (1963, 65, 67, 69)
- 1970's: 4 for Castletownbere (1974, 75, 76, 77)
- 1980's: 5 for Urhan (1980, 82, 83, 87, 88)
- 1990's: 4 for Adrigole (1993, 94, 98, 99)
- 2000's: 6 for Adrigole (2000, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06)
- 2010's: 5 each for Urhan (2010, 11, 12, 15, 19) and Garnish (2013, 14, 16, 17, 18)