The 2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 122nd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship was suspended indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, but eventually ran from 19 June to 7 August 2021.
The final was played on 7 AUgust 2021 at the Mallow GAA Complex, between Iveleary and Boherbue, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Iveleary won the match by 3–11 to 1–06 to claim their first ever championship title.
Iveleary's Chris Óg Jones was the championship's top scorer with 6–17.
Format change
The championship had featured 16 teams, comprising the divisional champions and runners-up, since 2017. Because of time constraints as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it was decided to revert to the old system of allowing only the divisional champions take part.
Qualification
DivisionChampionshipChampions Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Charleville Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Urhan Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Kilmacabea Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Valley Rovers Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Boherbue Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Midleton Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Iveleary Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Passage
Results Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Chris Óg JonesIveleary6–1735311.662Denis McCarthyBoherbue0–141434.663Cathal VaughanIveleary1–101334.334Damien GoreKilmacabea0–09924.505Ian JonesIveleary2–01732.33Luke DineenMidleton2–01717.00Mark KavanaghCharleville1–04717.008Anthony KidneyPassage1–03623.00Ian JenningsKilmacabea1–03623.00Shane HowardPassage0–06623.00
References
External links 2020 Cork JAFC fixtures