Donegal Junior Football Championship


The Donegal Junior Football Championship is an annual club football competition organised by Donegal GAA.
The winning club qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship, and are also promoted to the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship for the following season.
The winning club receive the Dr McCloskey Cup. The competition has been won by 43 clubs, 23 of which have won it more than once. Castlefinn Robert Emmet's are the most successful club with seven titles to their credit.

History

Donegal county team manager Declan Bonner brought national attention to the competition when he lined out for his club Na Rossa in 2019, notably making saves while playing as goalkeeper when his team's regular goalkeeper transferred to New York.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Ulster Junior Club Football Championship

The Donegal JFC winners qualify for the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Donegal to qualify for this competition. The Donegal JFC winners may enter the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage.

All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship

The Donegal 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.

Winners and finalists

Results by team

Finals listed by year

Explanatory notes