2025 Junior A, B & C Championship Groups Confirmed at Tonight’s County Board Meeting

The groupings have now been determined after the draws for the Junior A, B, and C Football Championships were made at tonight’s County Board meeting.

The Junior A draw was seeded and the Junior B & C were open draws.

2025 Junior A Football Championship (10 Teams)

Format:

  • Two groups of 5 with each team playing each other in round-robin series.
  • The top Team in each group qualifies for the Semi-final, second and third-placed teams play each other 2 v 3 and 3 v 2 across the
    respective groups.
  • Semi-Final Draw to ensure that the top-placed teams avoid each other at this stage.
  • Winner of Junior A Football Championship promoted to IFC 2026.
  • The fifth-place team in each group is to be relegated to JFC B 2026.
  • The fourth-placed team in each group to play a relegation final with the defeated team also relegated to JFC B 2026.
  • Net Result: JFC A 2026 to comprise 10 teams.


Seeding 2025:

  • Pot A 2024 Defeated Finalist plus 2024 IFC Relegated Teams. (4 Teams)
    Aughavas
    Aughnasheelin
    Drumreilly
    Eslin
  • Pot B 2024 Beaten Semi-Finalists (2 Teams)
    Cloone
    Glencar/Manorhamilton
  • Pot C 2024 Beaten Quarter Finalists (2 Teams)
    Annaduff
    Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher
  • Pot D 2024 Remaining Team and Junior B Championship Winners 2024 (2 Teams)
    Melvin Gaels
    Mohill

 

Following the Seeded Draw the groups are:

  • 2025 Junior A – Group 1

    Aughavas
    Aughnasheelin
    Glencar/Manorhamilton
    Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher
    Melvin Gaels

 

  • 2025 Junior A – Group 2

    Eslin
    Drumreilly
    Cloone
    Annaduff
    Mohill

 

2025 Junior B Football Championship (8 Teams)

Format:

  • Two groups of 4, inclusive of the relegated team from the JFC A 2024, and the six remaining teams that
    competed in JFC B 2024 and JFC C winners 2024, with each team playing each other in the round-robin
    series.
  • The top two teams in each group will play semi-finals (1 v 2 and 2 v 1).
  • Winner of Junior B Football Championship promoted to JFC A 2026.
  • The bottom-placed team in each group shall play a relegation final, defeated team to be relegated to the Junior C Football Championship 2026.
  • There shall be no seeding in this draw.
  • Net Result: JFC B 2026 to comprise 10 teams.

Following the Open Draw the groups are:

  • 2025 Junior B – Group 1

    Allen Gaels
    Gortletteragh
    St Patrick’s Dromahair
    Fenagh St. Caillin’s

  • 2025 Junior B – Group 2

    Ballinamore Sean O Heslin’s
    Carrigallen
    Kiltubrid
    Leitrim Gaels

 

 

2025 Junior C Football Championship (10 Teams)

Format:

  • Two groups of 5, inclusive of the relegated team from the 2024 Junior B Championship, plus any additional
    teams that are eligible and participating in 2025.
  • The top two teams in each group will play semi-finals (1 v 2 and 2 v 1).
  • Winners of JFC C to be promoted to JFC B 2026.
  • There shall be no seeding in this draw.
  • Net Result: JFC C 2026 to comprise 10 teams.

Following the Open Draw the groups are:

  • 2025 Junior C – Group 1

    Mohill
    Leitrim Gaels
    St Mary’s Kiltoghert
    Aughawillan
    Drumkeerin

  • 2025 Junior C – Group 2

    Melvin Gaels
    Aughavas
    Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher
    Glencar/Manorhamilton
    Bornacoola


CCC Liatroma shall determine the order of games to be played at the round-robin stages of Junior A, Junior B and Junior C Football Championships.

In all of the above Championship Series GAA Code 11.1 TO 2025 shall be used to determine ties at
the concluding stages of Round Robin Championship formats