The Armagh Junior Football Championship is an annual
Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier
Armagh GAA
The Armagh County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in Coun ...
clubs. The
Armagh County Board of the
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include t ...
has organised it since 1925. The national media covers the competition.
Naomh Mochua Derrynoose are the title holders (2022) defeating Lissummon in the Final.
History
From the launch of the Junior Championship in 1925 until 2013, five clubs won the title four times, with 42 other clubs winning it at least once.
The 2020 final went to a replay.
Honours
The trophy presented to the winners is the Sean Quinn Perpetual Cup.
Armagh GAA
The Armagh County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in Coun ...
, 29 September 2012, ''Clár Oifigiúil, Cluiche Ceannais, Craobh Sóiseareach Peile 2012'' (Official Programme of 2012 JFC final) The Armagh JFC winners qualify for the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Armagh to qualify for this competition. The Armagh JFC winners may enter the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage. 2005's winning club
Clonmore advanced to that year's Ulster Club JFC final. 2012's winning club An Port Mór went on to win the 2012 Ulster Club JFC.
The Armagh JFC winners — by winning the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.
List of finals
;Notes
† ''The 1964 winner was probably an amalgamated Dorsey and Cullyhanna team, Tom Williams GFC.''
References
External links
Armagh GAA Website
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Gaelic football competitions in County Armagh
Junior Gaelic football county championships