Kerry Club Football Championship

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Current event clock.svg 2024 Kerry Club Football Championship
Irish Craobh Sinsear Club Chontae Chiarraí
TrophyMichael O'Connor Cup
Title holders Colours of Cork.svg Dingle (2nd title)
Most titles Colours of Monaghan.svg Castleisland Desmonds (9 titles)
SponsorsKerry Petroleum

The Kerry Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football championship played between senior clubs in County Kerry, in the south-west of Ireland.

Contents

In the event of the Kerry Senior Football Championship being won by a divisional team, the winner of this competition represents Kerry in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship (as divisional teams cannot play in the provincial competition).

The competition was not played in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Format

Group stage

The 8 clubs are divided into two groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed three group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The 2 group winners and 2 group runners-up contest this round. A group winner will play the runner-up of the other group. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

The two bottom-placed teams from the group stage advance to the relegation play-off, with the losing team being relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship.

Qualification to subsequent competitions

If a divisional team wins the Kerry Senior Football Championship, the winners of this championship will qualify instead as divisional teams cannot represent the county. If a club team wins the Kerry Senior Football Championship, the winners of this championship not qualify.

Teams

2024 Teams

TeamLocationDivisionColoursIn championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Cork.svg Dingle Dingle West Kerry Red and white200522023
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes Killarney East Kerry Black and amber198662018
Colours of Down.svg Kenmare Shamrocks Kenmare Kenmare District Black and red201711983
Colours of Limerick.svg Milltown/Castlemaine Milltown Mid Kerry Green and white202412004
Colours of Limerick.svg Na Gaeil Tralee St Brendan's White and green20220—
Colours of Cork.svg Rathmore Rathmore East Kerry Red and white202312011
Colours of Clare.svg Spa Killarney East Kerry Blue and gold20210—
Colours of Laois.svg Templenoe Templenoe Kenmare District Blue and white20200—

List of finals

Legend

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2024
2023 Dingle 1-09 Kenmare Shamrocks 0-11
2022 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-15 Templenoe 0-14
2021 [1] Austin Stacks 1-16 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-11
2020 Austin Stacks 1-17 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-14
2019 [2] Austin Stacks 1-21 Dr. Crokes 1-15
2018 Dr. Crokes 1-18 Dingle 1-08
2017 Dr. Crokes 3-20 Kenmare Shamrocks 2-20
2016 Austin Stacks 2-12 Dr. Crokes 1-14
2015 [3] Dingle 2-12 Dr. Crokes 0-14
2014 [4] Dr. Crokes 4-13 Killarney Legion 1-09
2013 Dr. Crokes 3-15 Killarney Legion 1-08
2012 [5] Dr. Crokes 0-14 Rathmore 0-06
2011 Rathmore 0-12 Laune Rangers 0-10
2010 Kerins O'Rahilly's 1–14 Rathmore 1–10
2009 Kerins O'Rahilly's 2–12 Ardfert 1-06
2006-08No championship
2005 An Ghaeltacht 2-08 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-06
2004 Milltown/Castlemaine 1-08 Laune Rangers 1-04
2003 Austin Stacks 1-09 An Ghaeltacht 0–11
2002 An Ghaeltacht 1–15 Laune Rangers 0-07
2001 An Ghaeltacht 0–11 Rathmore 1-06
2000 Glenflesk 1-08 An Ghaeltacht 0–10
1999 Laune Rangers 2–12 An Ghaeltacht 1-07
1998 Laune Rangers 0–11 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0–10
1997
1996 Dr. Crokes
1995 Castleisland Desmonds
1994 Killarney Legion Waterville
1993 Castleisland Desmonds
1992 Dr. Crokes
1991 Castleisland Desmonds Annascaul
1990 Dr. Crokes Castleisland Desmonds
1989 Annascaul St. Senan's
1988 Castleisland Desmonds Valentia Young Islanders
1987 Castleisland Desmonds
1986 Valentia Young Islanders
1985 Castleisland Desmonds
1984 Castleisland Desmonds
1983 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-09 Ardfert 1-04
1982 Castleisland Desmonds
1981 Castleisland Desmonds
1980 Gneeveguilla
1979 Austin Stacks
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974

Roll of honour

#TeamTitlesRunners-UpWinning yearsLosing years
1 Castleisland Desmonds 911981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 19951990
2 Dr. Crokes 831990, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 20182015, 2016, 2019
3 Austin Stacks 601979, 2003, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021—
4 An Ghaeltacht 332001, 2002, 20051999, 2000, 2003
Kerins O'Rahilly's 322009, 2010, 20221998, 2005
6 Laune Rangers 231998, 19992002, 2004, 2011
Dingle 212015, 20232018
8 Kenmare 1419832017, 2020, 2021, 2023
Rathmore 1320112001, 2010, 2012
Killarney Legion 1219942013, 2014
Valentia 1119861988
Annascaul 1119891991
Gneeveguilla 101980—
Glenflesk 102000—
Milltown/Castlemaine 102004—
16Ardfert02—1983, 2009
St Senans01—1989
Waterville01—1994
Templenoe01—2022

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References

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