2025 Kerry Club Football Championship

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2025 Kerry Club Football Championship
Tournament details
County Kerry
Year2025
TrophyMichael O'Connor Cup
SponsorKerry Petroleum
Date8 August to September
Teams9
Defending champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes
Other
Matches played13
Total scored29–363 (450)
Website http://www.kerrygaa.ie/
  2024
2026 

The 2025 Kerry Club Football Championship (known as the Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Football Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 2025 edition of the Kerry Club Football Championship. The tournament consists of Kerry GAA's 9 senior club teams, an increase of one from 2024. Dr Crokes are defending champions after defeating reigning champions Dingle in the 2024 final. [1]

Contents

Format

As the championship has increased from 8 teams to 9, a new format is in place for 2025. The 9 teams were drawn into three groups of three teams with each team playing the other two teams, one at home and one away. Two group winners will advance to the semi-finals while the other group winner and all three runners-up will advance to the quarter-finals. [2]

As the 2026 competition is also due to see an increase in the number of teams, there will be no relegation to the Intermediate Championship in 2025. [3]

Teams

Austin Stacks were promoted to the championship having won the 2024 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship. [4]

TeamLocationClub's Divisional SideIn Championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Austin Stacks Tralee St Brendan's 202562021
Colours of Cork.svg Dingle Dingle West Kerry 20052 2023
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes Killarney East Kerry 19869 2024
Colours of Down.svg Kenmare Shamrocks Kenmare Kenmare District 201711983
Colours of Limerick.svg Milltown/Castlemaine Milltown Mid Kerry 202412004
Colours of Limerick.svg Na Gaeil Tralee St Brendan's 20220
Colours of Cork.svg Rathmore Rathmore East Kerry 202312011
Colours of Clare.svg Spa Killarney East Kerry 20210
Colours of Laois.svg Templenoe Templenoe Kenmare District 20200

Group Stage

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Limerick.svg Na Gaeil 2200+114Advance to Semi-finals or Quarter-finals
2 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Austin Stacks 2101+102Advance to Quarter-finals
3 Colours of Laois.svg Templenoe 2002-210

Source: Kerry GAA Fixtures/Results/Tables

Round 1

9 August 2025Round 1Austin Stacks1–18 (21)(8) 1–05TemplenoeConnolly Park 
16:30 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 0–09 - 0–02)
Gls: P Lane 1
Pts: A Heinrich 5, P Lane 4 (1tp), S Quilter 2 (1tp), D Kirby 2, R Shanahan, E Carroll, D O'Brien, F Mangan, S O'Callaghan 1 each
Report Gls: A Spillane 1
Pts: G Crowley 2 (1tp), T Morley, C Crowley, K Spillane 1 each
Referee: B Griffin (Clounmacon)


Round 2

15 August 2025Round 2Na Gaeil1–15 (18)(15) 1–12Austin StacksKilleen 
19:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 1–06 - 0–09)
Gls: O Maunsell 1
Pts: D O'Connor 5 (2tp), D Devine 2 (2fs), E O'Connor, O Maunsell 2 each, J Barry, J O'Connor, K O'Connor, J Sheehan 1 each
Report Gls: S Quilter 1
Pts: S Quilter 6 (1tpf, 1f, 1tp), J O'Connor, P Lane 2 (1tp) each, M Tansley 1 (1'45), A Heinrich 1
Referee: P O'Sullivan (Firies)


Round 3

23 August 2025Round 3Templenoe1–10 (13)(21) 1–18Na Gaeil Templenoe  
18:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 0–08 - 1–07)
Gls: G Crowley 1
Pts: K Spillane 7 (5fs), C Crowley 2 (1tpf), G Crowley 1
Report Gls: D O'Connor 1
Pts: D Devine 4 (3fs), O Maunsell 3, D O'Connor 2 (1f), J Doyle, J Barry 2 each, C Bohane 1 ('45), S Okunbor, F Barry, J Sheehan, K O'Connor 1 each
Referee: E Walsh (Rathmore)


Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Down.svg Kenmare Shamrocks 2110+133Advance to Semi-finals or Quarter-finals
2 Colours of Cork.svg Dingle 2101-12Advance to Quarter-finals
3 Colours of Limerick.svg Milltown/Castlemaine 2011-121

Source: Kerry GAA Fixtures/Results/Tables

Round 1

10 August 2025Round 1Kenmare Shamrocks2–20 (26)(13) 0–13Dingle Kenmare  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 0–05 - 0–10)
Gls: J McCarthy, T Murnane 1 each
Pts: S O'Shea 8 (2tpf, 3fs), T Murnane, P O'Connor 3 each, Z O'Shea, J Tangney 2 each, T Cronin, D O'Sullivan 1 each
Report
Pts: C Geaney 6 (3fs, 1tp), D Geaney 3 (1tp), D O'Sullivan, T de Brún, N Ryan, C Bambury 1 each
Referee: B Brosnan (Glenflesk)


Round 2

17 August 2025Round 2Dingle1–19 (22)(10) 0-10Milltown/Castlemaine Dingle  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 0–06 - 0–07)
Gls: P Geaney 1
Pts: P Geaney 8 (1tp, 2tpf, 1f), C Bambury 7 (3fs), C Flannery, T de Brún, M Geaney, L de Brún 1 each
Report
Pts: E O'Connor 6 (2tpf, 1f), D Roche, B Casey, D Horgan, C Moriarty 1 each
Referee: E Horan (Glenflesk)


Round 3

24 August 2025Round 3Milltown/Castlemaine3–17 (26)(26) 3–17Kenmare Shamrocks Milltown  
13:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 1–08 - 1–08)
Gls: G Horan, A Kelliher, C Moriarty 1 each
Pts: E O'Connor 6 (2fs, 1'45, 1tp), D Hogan 4, B Casey, C Moriarty 2 each, P Wren, D Roche, O Spring 1 each
Report Gls: K O'Sullivan, S O'Brien, D O'Sullivan 1 each
Pts: S O'Brien 5 (1tp), S O'Shea 4 (1f, 2'45), D O'Sullivan 3, K O'Sullivan 2 (1f), T Murnane 2, J Tangney 1
Referee: P Curtin (Brosna)


Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes 2200+94Advance to Semi-finals or Quarter-finals
2 Colours of Cork.svg Rathmore 2101+32Advance to Quarter-finals
3 Colours of Clare.svg Spa 2002-120

Source: Kerry GAA Fixtures/Results/Tables

Round 1

8 August 2025Round 1Spa0–13 (13)(20) 2–14Dr CrokesTullig 
19:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 0–08 - 1–06)

Pts: C Tobin 4 (4fs), E Cronin 3, D Moynihan 2, N McCarthy, M Foley, D Spillane, A Cronin 1 each
Report Gls: G O'Shea, C McMahon 1 each
Pts: T Brosnan 8 (1tpf, 3fs), D Shaw 3, G White, M Burns, B Looney 1 each
Referee: S Joy (Laune Rangers)


Round 2

17 August 2025Round 2Dr Crokes1–14 (17)(15) 0-15RathmoreLewis Road 
12:45 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 0–06 - 0–05)
Gls: A Hennigan 1
Pts: T Brosnan 5, D Shaw 4 (1tp, 1f), B Looney 3, M Burns 2
Report
Pts: D Rahilly 4, C Collins 2 (2fs), S Ryan 2 (1tpf), C Ryan, J Moynihan 2 each, A Dineen, P Murphy, P Moynihan 1 each
Referee: P Hayes (Kerins O'Rahilly's)


Round 3

24 August 2025Round 3Rathmore2–15 (21)(16) 2–10Spa Rathmore  
16:00 IST (UTC+1)(HT: 2–07 - 1–07)
Gls: P Murphy, C Collins 1 each
Pts: D Rahilly, C Collins 3 each, A Dineen 2 (1tp), B Friel 2, S Ryan, P Moynihan, A Moynihan, D Nagle, M Reen 1 each
Report Gls: D O'Donoghue, C Tobin 1 each
Pts: C Tobin 4 (1tp, 1f), E Cronin 4, D Moynihan, D Spillane 1 each
Referee: S Mulvihill (St. Senan's)


Knockout stage

Group winners Dr Crokes and Kenmare Shamrocks received a bye to the semi-finals when the draw for the quarter-finals was made. [5]

Quarter-finals

30 August 2025
17:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-final
Dingle Colours of Cork.svg 0–17 (17)(18) 1–15 Colours of Limerick.svg Na Gaeil
(HT: 0–02 - 1–10)

Pts: P Geaney 12 (3tp, 3tpf), T de Brún 2 (1tp), C Flannery, T O'Sullivan, C Bambury 1 each
Gls: D O'Connor 1
Pts: D Devine 4 (1tp, 2fs), J Sheehan 3 (1tp), J Barry, D O'Connor 2 each, N O'Mahony, A Barry, O Maunsell, K O'Connor 1 each
Austin Stack Park
Referee: E Horan (Glenflesk)
30 August 2025
19:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-final
Austin Stacks Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1–13 (16)(18) 2–12 Colours of Cork.svg Rathmore
(HT: 1–05 - 0–03)
Gls: C Purcell 1
Pts: P Lane 9 (1tpf, 2fs),C Purcell 2, G Horan, D Kirby 1 each
Gls: C Collins 1 (1p), B Friel 1
Pts: S Ryan 3 (1tpf, 1'45), B O'Keeffe 2 (1tp), A Dineen B Friel, P Murphy, J Moynihan, C Collins, M Ryan, M Reen 1 each
Austin Stack Park
Referee: B Griffin (Clounmacon)

Semi-finals

6 September 2025
17:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-final
Na Gaeil Colours of Limerick.svg 0–16 (16)(15) 2–09 Colours of Cork.svg Rathmore
(HT: 0–07 - 2–02)

Pts: D O'Connor 4 (1f), D Devine 3 (3fs), J Barry 3 (1tpf), C Bohane 2 (1tpf), J Sheehan 2, T Ó hAiniféin, D Reen 1 each
Gls: C Collins, J Moynihan 1 each
Pts: C Collins 3 (1f), S Ryan 2 (1tpf), A Dineen 2 (1tp), P Murphy, F Murphy 1 each
Lewis Road
Referee: S Joy (Laune Rangers)
7 September 2025
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-final
Dr Crokes Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0–17 (17)(12) 1–09 Colours of Down.svg Kenmare Shamrocks
(HT: 0–11 - 0–04)

Pts: T Brosnan 8 (1tpf), B Courtney 2 (2'45), M Burns, C McMahon 2 each, D Shaw, G O'Shea, T Doyle 1 each
Gls: T Murnane 1
Pts: K O'Sullivan 2, D O'Sullivan (1f), D O'Connor, S O'Shea, S O'Brien, D O'Sullivan, T Murnane, P O'Connor 1 each
Austin Stack Park
Referee: S Mulvihill (St Senan's)

Final

14 September 2025
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Na Gaeil Colours of Limerick.svg v Colours of Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes

See also

References

  1. "Brosnan stars as Dr Crokes dethrone Dingle". RTE.ie. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. Brennan, Paul (11 February 2025). "Dr Crokes to start Kerry senior club championship title defence against Spa and Rathmore". The Kerryman . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  3. "Kerry GAA delegates fully endorse proposal to increase to 10 the clubs in the County SFC and Senior Club Championship". The Kerryman . 19 April 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. Brennan, Paul (9 November 2024). "Kerry IFC final: Austin Stacks restore senior status after one-sided replay win over Laune Rangers". The Kerryman . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. Brennan, Paul (24 August 2025). "Defending Kerry Senior Club champions Dr Crokes receive bye to semi-finals". The Kerryman . Retrieved 24 August 2025.