Kerry Junior Football Championship

Kerry Junior Football Championship
Kerry Junior Football Championship
Current season or competition:; 2023 Kerry Junior Football Championship
Code	Gaelic football
Region	Kerry (GAA)
No. of teams	16
Sponsors	Kerry Petroleum
Official website	Official website

Last updated January 30, 2024

The Kerry Junior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Kerry Petroleum County Junior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Kerry JFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the second highest ranked junior clubs in the county of Kerry in Ireland. It is the fourth tier overall in the entire Kerry Gaelic football championship system.

In its current format, the 16 participating club are drawn into four groups of four teams and play each other in a round-robin system. The four group winners and the four runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at FitzGerald Stadium. The winner of the Kerry Junior Championship, as well as being presented with the Cup, are promoted to the Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship.

Teams

2024 Teams

Club	Location	Colours	Division	In championship since	Championship titles	Last championship title
Asdee	Asdee		Shannon Rangers		0	—
Beale	Ballybunion	Green, red and black	Shannon Rangers		1	1980
Cordal	Cordal		St Kieran's		1	1986
Cromane	Cromane	Maroon and white	Mid Kerry		0	—
Duagh	Duagh		Feale Rangers		1	2006
Finuge	Finuge	Green and Gold	Feale Rangers		3	2004
Kilgarvan	Kilgarvan	Red and white	Kenmare District		0	—
Knocknagoshel	Knocknagoshel		St Kieran's		0	—
Lispole	Lispole		West Kerry		2	2018
Moyvane	Moyvane	Green and gold	Feale Rangers		0	—
Scartaglin	Scartaglen	Maroon and white	St Kieran's		0	—
Skellig Rangers			South Kerry	2024	1	2008
Sneem-Derrynane		Derrynane and Sneem	South Kerry		1 (as Sneem)	1997
St Michael's/Foilmore	Ballinskelligs	Green and red	South Kerry	2023	1	2001
Tarbert	Tarbert	Red and black	Shannon Rangers		1	1995
Valentia Young Islanders	Valentia Island	Red and yellow	South Kerry	2023	1	1981

List of finals

Year	Winners		Runners-up
Year	Club	Score	Club	Score
2023	Reenard	1-14	Tarbert	0-06
2022^[2]	Firies	1-17	Cordal	0-11
2021 ^[3]	Castlegregory	3-17	Firies	0-12
2020	Annascaul	2-16 ^[4]	Castlegregory	0-10
2019	Ballyduff	2-09 ^[5]	Renard	0-12
2018	Lios Póil	1-11	Beale	1-08
2017	Listry	2-12	Castlegregory	2-11
2016	Fossa	2-12	Beale	0-08
2015	Templenoe	1-14	Glenbeigh-Glencar	1-06
2014	Brosna	0-08	Dromid Pearses	0-07
2013	Keel	1-09	Glenbeigh-Glencar	1-07
2012	Kenmare Shamrocks	0-13	Na Gaeil	0-10
2011	Dromid Pearses	0-08	Duagh	1-03
2010	St Mary's		Dromid Pearses
2009	Castlegregory		Beaufort
2008	Skellig Rangers		Beale
2007	Keel		Castlegregory
2006	Duagh		Renard
2005	Ardfert		Cordal
2004	Finuge		Lispole
2003	Annascaul		Currow
2002	Finuge		Castlegregory
2001	St Michael's/Foilmore		Dromid Pearses
2000	Gneeveguilla		Finuge
1999	Listowel Emmets		Beaufort
1998	Rathmore		Finuge
1997	Sneem		Beale
1996	Finuge		Rathmore
1995	Tarbert		Beaufort
1994	St Patrick's, Blennerville		St Senan's
1993	An Ghaeltacht		Rathmore
1992
1991	Kilcummin
1990	Milltown/Castlemaine		Tarbert
1989	Brosna		Knocknagoshel
1988	Currow		Rathmore
1987	Ardfert
1986	Cordal
1985	St Senan's		An Ghaeltacht
1984	Lispole
1983	St Mary's		Cordal
1982	Finuge
1981	Valentia Young Islanders		Lispole
1980	Beale		St Mary's
1979	Annascaul		St Mary's
1978	Gneeveguilla		St Mary's
1977	Beaufort		Gneeveguilla
1976	An Ghaeltacht
1975	Templenoe		Moyvane
1974	Castlegregory
1973	Kilcummin
1972	Listowel Emmets		Glenflesk
1971	Dingle

Roll of honour

#	Team	Titles	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
1	Castlegregory	3	4	1974, 2009, 2021	2002, 2007, 2017, 2020
	Finuge	3	2	1982, 2002, 2004	1998, 2000
	Annascaul	3	0	1979, 2003, 2020	—
4	St Mary’s	2	3	1983, 2010	1978, 1979, 1980
	Lispole	2	2	1984, 2018	1981, 2004
	An Ghaeltacht	2	1	1976, 1993	1985
	Gneeveguilla	2	1	1978, 2000	1977
	Kilcummin	2	0	1973, 1991	—
	Listowel Emmets	2	0	1972, 1999	—
	Ardfert	2	0	1987, 2005	—
	Keel	2	0	2007, 2013	—
	Brosna	2	0	1989, 2014	—
	Templenoe	2	0	1975, 2015	—
14	Beale	1	4	1980	1997, 2008, 2016, 2018
	Beaufort	1	3	1977	1995, 1999, 2009
	Cordal	1	3	1986	1983, 2005, 2022
	Rathmore	1	3	1998	1988, 1993, 1996
	Dromid Pearses	1	3	2011	2001, 2010, 2014
	Tarbert	1	2	1995	1990, 2023
	Reenard	1	2	2023	2006, 2019
	St Senan's	1	1	1985	1994
	Currow	1	1	1988	2003
	Duagh	1	1	2006	2011
	Firies	1	1	2022	2021
	Dingle	1	0	1971	—
	Valentia Young Islanders	1	0	1981	—
	Milltown/Castlemaine	1	0	1990	—
	St Patrick’s, Blennerville	1	0	1994	—
	Sneem	1	0	1997	—
	St Michael's/Foilmore	1	0	2001	—
	Skellig Rangers	1	0	2008	—
	Kenmare Shamrocks	1	0	2012	—
	Fossa	1	0	2016	—
	Listry	1	0	2017	—
	Ballyduff	1	0	2019	—
36	Glenbeigh-Glencar	0	2	—	2013, 2015
	Glenflesk	0	1	—	1972
	Moyvane	0	1	—	1975
	Knocknagoshel	0	1	—	1989
	Na Gaeil	0	1	—	2012

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