Introduced in 1925 as the North Cork Junior Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament.

The competition went through a number of format changes since then, including the introduction of a back-door or second chance for beaten teams.

In its current format, the North Cork Junior Championship begins with a group stage in late summer.

Since then the individual junior championships were organised on a divisional basis with the division winners progressing to contest the county series of games.

[citation needed] Since the 1960s, the championship was dominated by Kildorrery and Kilworth, who regularly won titles in each of the following decades.

[citation needed] Their county final defeat in 2000 brought the curtain down on their greatest era in the competition.

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.

Kildorrery, Mallow, Buttevant, Doneraile, Charleville, Kilshannig and Killavullen also hold the distinction of being dual North Cork Championship winning teams, however, these were not achieved in a single calendar year.

Combined teams Glanworth-Harbour Rovers and Ballygiblin-Mitchelstown have also won North Cork titles in both codes.