Clare Junior Football Championship
Clare Junior Football Championship Irish Craobh Soisear Péil an Chláir Founded 1922 Title holders Killimer (1st title)Most titles Éire Óg & Kilmurry-Ibrickane (7 titles)
The Clare Junior A Football Championship (abbreviated to Clare JAFC ) is an annual Gaelic football club competition organised by the Clare County Board of the GAA for clubs below the Intermediate and Senior grades. It is contested by the top-ranking Junior clubs in County Clare , Ireland . It is the third-tier adult competition of the Clare football pyramid.
The 2023 Clare Junior Champions are Killimer who defeated Éire Óg, Ennis to be crowned champions after extra time for their first at this grade.
History
The Clare JAFC was introduced in the early 1920s as a countywide competition for Gaelic football clubs deemed not eligible for the Senior or Intermediate grades, and also for the second- and third-string teams from higher-ranked clubs.
The winners of the Clare JAFC are promoted to the Clare Intermediate Football Championship for the following year.
Qualification for subsequent competitions
The winning club also qualifies to represent Clare in the Munster Junior Club Football Championship (the winners of which go on to compete in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship ). However, if a second- or third-string team wins the Clare JAFC they are replaced by the highest finishing first-string team. No Clare club has ever won the Munster title . 2001 champions Éire Óg, Ennis qualified for the Munster final but lost to St. Michael's-Foilmore of Kerry . 2007 champions O'Callaghan's Mills qualified for the Munster final but lost to Canovee of Cork . 2015 champions Coolmeen progressed to the Munster final but lost to Templenoe of Kerry .[ 1]
Roll of honour
#
Club
Wins
Years won
1.
Éire Óg, Ennis
7
1927 (as Ennis Dalcassians ) , 1943 (as Ennis Dalcassians ) , 1968, 1975, 2001, 2013, 2018[ 2]
Kilmurry-Ibrickane
1929, 1930, 1932, 1933 (as Quilty ) , 1950 (as Mullagh ) , 1994, 2006,2012
3.
Coolmeen
6
1922, 1958, 1964, 1983, 1999, 2015
Naomh Eoin, Cross
1948 (as Carrigaholt ) , 1991, 1997, 2005, 2014, 2017
5.
Kildysart
5
1945, 1953, 1966, 1984, 2008
Kilfenora
1931, 1934, 1947, 1977, 2010
St. Senan's, Kilkee
1926, 1970, 1974, 1990, 1996
8.
Clondegad
4
1942 (as Ballycorick ) , 1963 (as Moohane ) , 1969, 2000
Lissycasey
1938 (as Caherea ) , 1971, 1981, 1992
Michael Cusack's, Carron
1946 (as Belharbour ) , 1962, 1980, 2019
11.
Clarecastle
3
1936, 1982, 2012
Cooraclare
1965, 1988, 1998
Ennistymon
1973, 1987, 2021[ 3]
Kilmihil
1937, 1955, 1956 (as Cahermurphy )
Kilrush Shamrocks
1944, 1951 (as Ballykett ) , 1954 (as Ballykett )
O'Curry's, Doonaha
1940, 1961, 1995
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1923, 1924, 1949
18.
Clooney-Quin
2
2004, 2009
Doonbeg
1928, 1939
Liscannor
1985, 2022
Parteen-Meelick
2011 (as Meelick ) , 2016 (as Meelick )
Scariff
1952, 1960
Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda
1941, 1959
St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna
1935 (as Doolin ) , 1979
St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield
1989, 1993
Wolfe Tones, Shannon
1967, 1972
27.
Ballyvaughan-Fanore
1
2003 (as Ballyvaughan )
Corofin
1978
Cratloe
2002
Moy
1986
O'Callaghan's Mills
2007
Shannon Rangers
1957
St Cronan's, Ennis
1976
The Banner, Ennis
2020[ 4] [ 5]
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To Be Confirmed
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1925
See also
References
County Teams Stadium Championships