The series of games begin in April, with the championship culminating with the final in the autumn.

The championship includes a knock-out stage and a "back door" for teams defeated in the first round.

The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the top two highest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage contest this round.

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of North Cork Junior Football Championship titles, is as follows: Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles: