The All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the GAA . It is played between the Junior championship winners from each of the thirty-two counties of Ireland . Each team competes in their own provincial championship, with the four provincial winners competing in the All-Ireland. The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in 2002 as an unofficial tournament, and has been an official GAA championship since the 2004–05 edition.
Kerry clubs have had the most success, winning the competition eleven times. No club has won the championship more than once. The current champions are Arva from Cavan .
List of All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship finals
Year
Winners
Score
Runners-up
Venue
Ref.
County
Club
County
Club
2001–02 [ a]
Cavan
Drumgoon
1–14 – 0–12
Mayo
Belmullet
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 1]
2002–03 [ a]
Meath
Nobber
2–13 – 1–13
Mayo
Kilmeena
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 2]
2003–04 [ a]
Meath
Wolfe Tones
0–14 – 0–10
Cork
Carbery Rangers
Shamrock Park, Cremartin
[ 3]
2004–05
Kerry
Finuge
1–14 – 0–06
Tyrone
Stewartstown Harps
O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
[ 4]
2005–06
Kerry
Ardfert
1–07 – 0–09
Galway
Loughrea
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 5]
2006–07
Tyrone
Greencastle
0–13 – 0–12
Kerry
Duagh
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 6]
2007–08
Cork
Canovee
1–08 – 0–05
Tyrone
Rock St Patrick's
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 7]
2008–09
Kerry
Skellig Rangers
0–10 – 0–09
Lancashire
John Mitchels
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 8]
2009–10
Kerry
Castlegregory
1–14 – 0–15
Mayo
Kiltimagh
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 9]
2010–11
Kerry
St Mary's
3–13 – 1–05
Cavan
Swanlinbar
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 10]
2011–12
Galway
Clonbur
1–08 – 1–07
Tyrone
Derrytresk
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 11]
2012–13
Galway
Ballinasloe
0–14 – 0–10
Kerry
Kenmare Shamrocks
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 12]
2013–14
Kildare
Two Mile House
5–07 – 1–11
Roscommon
Fuerty
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 13]
2014–15
Kerry
Brosna
0–08 – 0–05
Lancashire
John Mitchels
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 14]
2015–16
Kerry
Templenoe
4–13 – 1–10
Mayo
Ardnaree Sarsfields
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 15]
2016–17
Kerry
Glenbeigh-Glencar
1–14 – 1–11
Tyrone
Rock St Patrick's
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 16]
2017–18
Cork
Knocknagree
3–13 – 3–09
Westmeath
Multyfarnham
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 17]
2018–19
Kerry
Beaufort
3–17 – 0–05
Sligo
Easkey
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 18]
2019–20
Kerry
Na Gaeil
3–20 – 1–05
Wexford
Rathgarogue-Cushinstown
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 19]
2020–21
Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22
Mayo
Kilmeena
0–11 – 1–06
Kerry
Gneeveguilla
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 20]
2022–23
Kerry
Fossa
0–19 – 1–13
Tyrone
Stewartstown Harps
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 21]
2023–24
Cavan
Arva
0–13 – 0–10
Kerry
Listowel Emmets
Croke Park , Dublin
[ 22]
Performances in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship by county
County
Titles
Runners-up
Years won
Years runners-up
Kerry
11
4
2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023
2007, 2013, 2022, 2024
Cavan
2
1
2002, 2024
2011
Cork
2
1
2008, 2018
2004
Galway
2
1
2012, 2013
2006
Meath
2
0
2003, 2004
—
Tyrone
1
5
2007
2005, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2023
Mayo
1
4
2022
2002, 2003, 2010, 2016
Kildare
1
0
2014
—
Lancashire
0
2
—
2009, 2015
Roscommon
0
1
—
2014
Westmeath
0
1
—
2018
Sligo
0
1
—
2019
Wexford
0
1
—
2020
^ a b c Unofficial tournament
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