2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
Dates3 July - 26 October 2025
Teams12 clubs
3 divisions
1 university
SponsorMcCarthy Insurance Group
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored30 (3.33 per match)
Points scored236 (26.22 per match)
Top scorer(s) Luke Murphy (2-13)
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The 2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship is the sixth staging of the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and the 137th staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking Gaelic football teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024.[1][2] The championship is scheduled to run from 3 July to 26 October 2025.[3]

Castlehaven are the defending champions.[4][5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Senior A Football Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Football Championship

Participating teams

Clubs

Team Location Colours Manager Captain
Ballincollig Ballincollig Green and white Podsie O'Mahony
Carbery Rangers Rosscarbery Green, white and gold Séamus Hayes
Carrigaline Carrigaline Blue and yellow Michael Meaney
Castlehaven Castlehaven Blue and white Seánie Cahalane
Clonakilty Clonakilty Green and red Martin O'Brien
Douglas Douglas Green, white and black
Mallow Mallow Red and yellow
Nemo Rangers Trabeg Black and green Robbie O'Dwyer Alan O'Donovan
Newcestown Newcestown Red and yellow Jim O'Sullivan
St Finbarr's Togher Blue and yellow Brian Roche
St Michael's Blackrock Green and yellow Pat Doyle
Valley Rovers Innishannon Green and white Denis Kiely

Divisions and colleges

Team Location Colours Manager Captain
Carbery West Cork Purple and yellow Colm Aherne
Duhallow Duhallow Orange and black Ger O'Sullivan Dan Buckley
Muskerry Mid Cork Green and white Conor Hurley Chris Óg Jones
University College Cork College Road Red and black

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Newcestown 1 1 0 0 22 16 6 2
Border Castlehaven 1 1 0 0 16 12 4 2
Border Mallow 1 0 0 1 12 16 -4 0
Border Valley Rovers 1 0 0 1 16 22 -6 0

Group 1 fixtures and results

26 July 2025 Round 1 Castlehaven 1-13 - 0-12 Mallow Ovens Grounds
M Collins 0-6 (0-3 f, 1 2pt), J Cahalane 1-0, C Maguire 0-3 (1 2pt), S Browne, C Cahalane, M Hurley, M Maguire 0-1 each. Report J Dillon 0-4 (1 2pt, 0-1 f), M O’Rourke 0-3, E Kelleher 0-2, S McDonnell (f), M Taylor, J Glynn 0-1 each.
26 July 2025 Round 1 Newcestown 1-19 - 0-16 Valley Rovers Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
D Buckley 0-12 (3 2ptf, 0-3 f, 1 2pt), S O’Sullivan 1-1, R O’Sullivan, T Twomey, S O’Donovan, E Collins, C Keane, J Meade 0-1 each. Report F Lynch 0-6 (1 2pt, 0-2 f), R O’Sullivan 0-3 (1 pt), C O’Leary, S McEntee 0-2 (1 pt) each, A Walsh Murphy, W Hurley, D Muckian 0-1 each.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Carrigaline 1 1 0 0 17 16 1 2
Border St Finbarr's 1 1 0 0 16 15 1 2
Border Carbery Rangers 1 0 0 1 16 17 -1 0
Border Clonakilty 1 0 0 1 15 16 -1 0

Group 2 fixtures and results

26 July 2025 Round 1 Clonakilty 1-12 - 1-13 St Finbarr's Charlie Hurley Park
C Daly 1-1, D Gough 0-4 (0-1 f), D Ó Sé (1 2pt f), S White 0-2 each, R Mannix, S McEvoy, D Lowney 0-1 each. Report S Sherlock 0-6 (0-4 f, 0-1 45), C Dennehy 1-1, W Buckley 0-3, J Wigginton-Barrett 0-2, F Crowley 0-1.
27 July 2025 Round 1 Carbery Rangers 1-13 - 2-11 Carrigaline Páirc Naomh Eoin
J O’Rourke 1-3 (0-1 f), P Hodnett 0-5 (2 2pt), T Cullinane 0-3 (0-1 f), James O’Riordan, B Hodnett 0-1 each. Report B Coakley 1-5 (1 2pt f), E Desmond 1-3 (0-2 f), B O’Driscoll, N Coakley (f), E Landers 0-1 each.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Douglas 1 1 0 0 15 4 11 2
Nemo Rangers 1 1 0 0 19 17 2 2
Border Ballincollig 1 0 0 1 17 19 -2 0
Border St Michael's 1 0 0 1 4 15 -11 0

Group 3 fixtures and results

25 July 2025 Round 1 Ballincollig 1-14 - 1-16 Nemo Rangers Páirc Uí Rinn
C Dorgan 0-5 (0-2 f, 1 2pt f), S O’Neill 1-1, S Kiely, B O’Connell, D O’Mahony 0-2 each, L Fahy, P O’Neill 0-1 each. Report M Cronin 0-8 (0-7 f), B Hayes 1-3, M A Martin (45), B Murphy, K O’Donovan, R Dalton, C Horgan 0-1 each.
26 July 2025 Round 1 Douglas 1-12 - 0-04 St Michael's Ted Hanley Memorial Park
C Russell 0-8 (0-4 f), S Powter 1-0, S Coakley 0-3 (1 2pt f), J Cunningham 0-1. Report K Hegarty 0-2, D Meaney, A Hennessy 0-1 each.

Division/colleges section

Division/colleges seeded section semi-finals

3 July 2025 Semi-final University College Cork 4-12 - 4-18 Duhallow Mallow GAA Complex
C O’Mahony 0-5 (1 2pt f, 1 2pt, 0-1 45), E Daly 1-2, J Horgan 1-1, M Murphy, F O’Sullivan 1-0 each, F O’Brien 0-2, T Hannifin, S Aherne 0-1 each. Report L Murphy 1-7 (0-2 f), J Curtin 2-1, D O’Connor 1-2, S Hickey 0-3, S Meehan, C O’Callaghan, D Linehan, C Curtin, L Moynihan 0-1 each. Referee: R Whelan (Gleann na Laoi)
8 July 2025 Semi-final Carbery 1-18 - 7-11 Muskerry Castletown Grounds
O Corcoran 1-5 (1 2pt), D Gore 0-5 (0-3 f), R O’Donovan (0-1 f), K O’Driscoll, S Daly, K Casey 1 2pt) 0-2 each. Report C Óg Jones 3-3 (1-0 penalty, 1 2ptf), L O’Connor 1-3, I Jones 1-2, A Quinn 1-1, C O’Donovan 1-0, D Ó Laoire 0-1. Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers)

Division/colleges seeded section final

15 July 2025 Final Duhallow 4-09 - 0-13 Muskerry Páirc Nóra Ní Iarlaithe
L Murphy 1-6 (0-2 f), D Cashman 1-1, G O’Sullivan, J Curtin 1-0 each, D O’Connor 0-2. Report C Óg Jones 0-4 (0-3 f), L O’Connor 0-3 (0-2 f), D O’Leary 0-3 (tp), A O’Sullivan, C O’Donovan, I Jones 0-1 each.

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

26-28 September 2025 Playoff v

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

26-28 September 2025 Quarter-final v
26-28 September 2025 Quarter-final v
26-28 September 2025 Quarter-final v

Semi-finals

12 October 2025 Semi-final v SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
12 October 2025 Semi-final v SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Final

26 October 2025 Final v SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Luke Murphy Duhallow 2-13 19 2 9.50
2 Chris Óg Jones Muskerry 3-07 16 2 8.00
3 David Buckley Newcestown 0-12 12 1 12.00
4 Jack Curtin Duhallow 3-01 10 2 5.00
5 Liam O'Connor Muskerry 1-06 9 2 4.50
6 Brian Coakley Carrigaline 1-05 8 1 8.00
Olan Corcoran Carbery 1-05 8 1 8.00
Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 0-08 8 1 8.00
Conor Russell Douglas 0-08 8 1 8.00
10 Jack Curtin Duhallow 2-01 7 1 7.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Chris Óg Jones Muskerry 3-03 12 Carbery
David Buckley Newcestown 0-12 12 Valley Rovers
3 Luke Murphy Duhallow 1-07 10 UCC
4 Luke Murphy Duhallow 1-06 9 Muskerry
5 Brian Coakley Carrigaline 1-05 8 Carbery Rangers
Olan Corcoran Carbery 1-05 8 Muskerry
Conor Russell Douglas 0-08 8 St Michael's
Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 0-08 8 Ballincollig
9 Jack Curtin Duhallow 2-01 7 UCC
10 Éanna Desmond Carrigaline 1-03 6 Carbery Rangers
John O'Rourke Carbery Rangers 1-03 6 Carrigaline
Liam O'Connor Muskerry 1-03 6 Carbery
Bryan Hayes Nemo Rangers 1-03 6 Ballincollig
Fiachra Lynch Valley Rovers 0-06 6 Newcestown
Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 0-06 6 Clonakilty

References

  1. ^ "Cork GAA: Guide to the 2025 Premier SFC and SAFC draws". Echo Live. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (10 December 2024). "Cork championship draws: Promoted Glen Rovers to face Munster champions Sarsfields". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Master Fixture Plan 2025". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  4. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (27 October 2024). "Sensational Castlehaven now the standard bearers with Cork title retained". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ O'Mahony, Barry (27 October 2024). "Jack Cahalane and Michael Hurley star as Castlehaven see off Nemo to retain county title". Echo Live. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. ^ Coleman, John (27 October 2024). "Carrigaline book immediate return to top grade with win over Knocknagree". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Carbery Rangers dominate second half to relegate Éire Óg". Echo Live. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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