Cork Junior B Hurling Championship

Cork Junior B Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobh Iomána Shóisearach B Chorcaí
Code	Hurling
Founded	1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Region	Cork (GAA)
Trophy	No name
No. of teams	7
Title holders	Freemount (1st title)
Most titles	Ballyhooly (2 titles) Castletownroche (2 titles) Harbour Rovers (2 titles) Lisgoold (2 titles) O'Donovan Rossa (2 titles) Randal Óg (2 titles)
Sponsors	Co-Op Superstores
Official website	Cork 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.

As of 2023, Freemount were the reigning champions, having beaten Randal Óg by 1-18 to 1-17 in the 2022 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	0	—
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

Roll of honour

Junior B Inter-Divisional Hurling Championship

List of finals

Roll of honour

#	Team	Wins	Runner-up	Years won	Years 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
	Watergrasshill	1	0	2018	-
	Aghabullogue	1	0	2019	-
	Midleton	1	0	2020	-
	Belgooly	1	0	2021	-
9	Killavullen	0	1	-	2017
	Mallow	0	1	-	2018
	Newtownshandrum	0	1	-	2021

See also

• Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
• Cork Senior A Hurling Championship (Tier 2)
• Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 3)
• Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship (Tier 4)
• Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship (Tier 5)
• Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (Tier 6)

References

This page was last edited on 24 March 2024, at 18:35