The Derry Junior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Premier Electrics Derry Junior Football Championship) is an annual

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competition contested by lower-tier

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clubs. The competition receives coverage in the national media. Craigbane are the title holders (2022) defeating Ballerin in the Final.

History

It was once (around 2011) The Derry Credit Union Derry Junior Football Championship for sponsorship reasons but no more. It had, by 2015 at the latest, become the Premier Electrics Derry Junior Football Championship. 2018 champions

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faced losing

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to the

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(AFL), the professional

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competition. In 2022, Craigbane bridged an eleven-year gap to win. The final has been played at

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and at Owenbeg.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the ? The winners of the Derry Junior Football Championship qualify to represent their county in the

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. They often do well there, with the likes of

(2018), Faughanvale (2015),

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(2008),

(2003) and Ballerin (2002)Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Friday, 21 March 2003; Page: 6 among the clubs from Derry to play in at least one Ulster Championship final after winning the Derry Junior Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the

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List of finals

Wins listed by club

References

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