Hogan Cup
Gaelic football competition and trophy
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::summary Gaelic football competition and trophy ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | All-Ireland PPS Hogan Cup |
| currentlyrunning | 2023 Hogan Cup |
| irish | Craobh Peile Iarbhunscoileanna na hÉireann |
| code | Gaelic football |
| founded | |
| region | Ireland |
| trophy | Hogan Cup |
| teams | 4 |
| firstwin | [[File:Colours of Armagh.svg |
| title holders | [[File:Colours of Monaghan.svg |
| currentordinal | 6 |
| most titles | [[File:Colours of Galway.svg |
| mostordinal | 12 |
| sponsors | Masita |
| tv | TG4 |
| website | Hogan Cup at gaa.ie |
| :: |
| name = All-Ireland PPS Hogan Cup | currentlyrunning = 2023 Hogan Cup | image = | caption = | irish = Craobh Peile Iarbhunscoileanna na hÉireann | code = Gaelic football | founded = | firstspan1 = | firstspan2 = | abolished = | region = Ireland | trophy = Hogan Cup | teams = 4 | number of teams = | firstwin = [[File:Colours of Armagh.svg|20px|border]] St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh | title holders = [[File:Colours of Monaghan.svg|20px|border]] St Patrick's College, Maghera | currentordinal = 6 | most titles = [[File:Colours of Galway.svg|20px|border]] St Jarlath's College, Tuam | mostordinal = 12 | sponsors = Masita | tv = TG4 | motto = | website = Hogan Cup at gaa.ie The Hogan Cup (), also known as the All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior A Football Championship, is the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools (sometimes referred to as colleges) in Ireland. The competition itself is regularly referred to by the trophy's name.
The current champions are St Patrick's College, Maghera, who won the cup for the sixth time by defeating St Colman's College in the final.
St Jarlath's College, Tuam hold the record number of titles, winning their twelfth in 2002, and have appeared as runners-up in a further fourteen finals.
The competition commenced in 1946 but was not played in the years 1949 to 1956. The cup is named after Brother Thomas Hogan. The Hogan Stand in Croke Park is named after his brother Michael Hogan. Since its beginning, there have been three different cups presented. The original cup was last presented in 1960, and now resides in St Jarlath's College. A newly designed cup was introduced in 1961. This cup itself was replaced in 2014 with a new design.
To increase participation the Colleges All-Ireland senior "B" championship was created in 1975, and a senior "C" championship commenced in 2000.
Format
; Provincial Championships The four provinces each organise an A championship:
- Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship
- Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship
- Munster Colleges Senior Football Championship (Corn Uí Mhuirí)
- Ulster Colleges Senior Football Championship (MacRory Cup)
; All-Ireland The four provincial "A" champions compete in two knock-out semi-finals. The final is played at Croke Park on St.Patrick's Day.
Wins listed by college
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| # | Team | Wins | Years | Runners-up | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Jarlath's College, Tuam | 12 | 1947, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, | ||
| 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1984, | |||||
| 1994, 2002 | 15 | 1946, 1949, 1962, 1967, 1973, | |||
| 1976, 1979, 1983, 1990, 1992, | |||||
| 1993, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011 | |||||
| 2 | St Colman's College, Newry | 8 | 1967, 1975, 1986, 1988, 1993, | ||
| 1998, 2010, 2011 | 2 | 1957, 1978 | |||
| 3 | St Patrick's College, Maghera | 6 | 1989, 1990, 1995, 2003, 2013, 2025 | 6 | 1980, 1984, 1994, 1996, 2014, |
| 2016 | |||||
| 4 | St Mel's College, Longford | 4 | 1948, 1962, 1963, 1987 | 2 | 1961, 1988 |
| Coláiste Chríost Rí, Cork | 4 | 1968, 1970, 1983, 1985 | 1 | 1989 | |
| St Brendan's College, Killarney | 4 | 1969, 1992, 2016, 2017 | 5 | 1963, 1974, 2008, 2010,2022 | |
| 7 | Carmelite College, Moate | 3 | 1976, 1980, 1981 | 2 | 1975, 1977 |
| St Patrick's Classical School, Navan | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2004 | 3 | 2013, 2006, 1991 | |
| Omagh CBS | 3 | 2007, 2023, 2024 | |||
| 10 | St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon | 2 | 1997, 2008 | 1 | 2004 |
| Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Daingean Uí Chúis | 2 | 2014, 2015 | |||
| 12 | St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh | 1 | 1946 | 2 | 1947, 2000 |
| St Nathy's College, Ballaghaderreen | 1 | 1957 | 1 | 1959 | |
| St. Joseph's Fairview | 1 | 1959 | |||
| St Columb's College, Derry | 1 | 1965 | |||
| St Mary's CBS, Belfast | 1 | 1971 | |||
| St Patrick's College, Cavan | 1 | 1972 | 1 | 1948 | |
| Franciscan College, Gormanston | 1 | 1973 | 2 | 1958, 1974 | |
| St Colman's College, Claremorris | 1 | 1977 | 2 | 1981, 2025 | |
| Ardscoil Rís, Dublin | 1 | 1979 | |||
| St Fachtna's, Skibbereen | 1 | 1991 | 1 | 1982 | |
| Intermediate School, Killorglin | 1 | 1996 | |||
| Good Counsel College, New Ross | 1 | 1999 | 1 | 1995 | |
| Knockbeg College, Carlow | 1 | 2005 | |||
| Abbey CBS, Newry | 1 | 2006 | |||
| Coláiste na Sceilge, Caherciveen | 1 | 2009 | |||
| St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry | 1 | 2012 | 1 | 2009 | |
| St Ronan's College, Lurgan | 1 | 2018 | |||
| St Michael's College, Enniskillen | 1 | 2019 | 2 | 2002, 2012 | |
| Naas C.B.S. | 1 | 2022 | 1 | 2019 | |
| :: |
Finals listed by year
The most common Hogan Cup finals pairings both feature St Jarlath's College, Tuam . They have faced St Colman's College, Newry, four times, winning once, and St Patrick's College, Maghera, four times, winning twice.
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Wins listed by province
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| Province | Wins | Last win | Biggest contributor | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster | 26 | 2025 | ||
| St Patrick's College, Maghera | St Colman's Newry | 8 | ||
| Leinster | 16 | 2022 | ||
| Naas C.B.S. | St Mel's Longford | 4 | ||
| Connacht | 14 | 2002 | ||
| St Jarlath's Tuam | St Jarlath's Tuam | 12 | ||
| Munster | 13 | 2017 | ||
| St Brendan's Killarney | St Brendan's Killarney | |||
| Coláiste Chríost Rí | 4 | |||
| :: |
Records and statistics
Final
- Most wins: 12:
- St Jarlath's College (1947, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1994, 2002)
- Most consecutive wins: 2:
- St Jarlath's College (1960, 1961)
- St Mel's College (1962, 1963)
- Carmelite College (1980, 1981)
- St Patrick's College (1989, 1990)
- St Patrick's Classical School (2000, 2001)
- St Colman's College (2010, 2011)
- Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne (2014, 2015)
- St Brendan's College (2016, 2017)
- Omagh CBS (2023, 2024)
- Most second-place finishes: 15:
- St Jarlath's College (1946, 1949, 1962, 1967, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011)
- Most consecutive second-place finishes: 2:
- St Jarlath's College (1992, 1993)
- Most appearances: 27:
- St Jarlath's College (1946, 1947, 1949, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2011)
Teams
Gaps
Longest gaps between successive championship titles:
- 24 years: St Mel's College (1963-1987)
- 24 years: St Brendan's College (1992-2016)
- 23 years: St Brendan's College (1969-1992)
- 14 years: St Mel's College (1948-1962)
- 13 years: Coláiste Chríost Rí (1970-1983)
Sources
References
References
- Buckley, pg. 30-32
- Buckley, pg. 234-235
- Gaa.ie. (2024-03-16). "Omagh CBS impress in Masita Hogan Cup decider".
- (27 June 2020). "All-Ireland GAA PPS competitions cancelled". [[Hogan Stand]].
- (14 January 2021). "Post Primary All-Irelands cancelled but still hope for provincials". [[Hogan Stand]].
- (6 April 2019). "Hogan Cup: St Michael's, Enniskillen clinch thrilling one-point win". [[BBC Sport]].
- (7 April 2018). "Colleges: St. Ronan's pip Rice College for first Hogan Cup". [[Hogan Stand]].
- (3 April 2017). "St Brendan's shine to boost Kerry's Hogan record". [[Irish Independent]].
- (4 April 2016). "David Clifford the hero as St Brendan's end 24-year Hogan Cup wait". [[Irish Examiner]].
- (11 April 2015). "Back to Back Hogan Cup Glory for Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne". [[Irish Examiner]].
- (14 April 2013). "Maghera power way to fifth title". [[Irish Independent]].
- [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0409/1224314550363.html Report on 2012 final]
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