Kerry Junior Football Championship

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Kerry Junior Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Kerry Junior Football Championship
Code Gaelic football
Founded1971*
Region Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry (GAA)
No. of teams16
Title holders Colours of Laois.svg Reenard (1st title)
First winner Colours of Cork.svg Dingle
Most titles Colours of Laois.svg Annascaul, Colours of Kerry.svg Castlegregory, Colours of Kerry.svg Finuge (3 titles)
SponsorsKerry Petroleum
Official website Official website

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.

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The Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship was introduced in 2016 following a restructuring of the entire Kerry Gaelic football championship system at all levels. [1] As a result, the champions no longer enter the Munster Junior Club Football Championship.

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.

Format

Group stage

The 16 clubs are divided into four 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 quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals: The 4 group winners and 4 group runners-up contest this round. A group winner will play a group runner-up of another group. The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. 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 and are promoted to the Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship.

Teams

2024 Teams

ClubLocationColoursDivisionIn championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Asdee Asdee Shannon Rangers 0—
Colours of Mayo.svg Beale Ballybunion Green, red and black Shannon Rangers 11980
Colours of Clare.svg Cordal Cordal St Kieran's 11986
Colours of Galway.svg Cromane Cromane Maroon and white Mid Kerry 0—
Flag of Rome.svg Duagh Duagh Feale Rangers 12006
Colours of Kerry.svg Finuge Finuge Green and Gold Feale Rangers 32004
Colours of Cork.svg Kilgarvan Kilgarvan Red and white Kenmare District 0—
Colours of Kerry.svg Knocknagoshel Knocknagoshel St Kieran's 0—
Colours of Kerry.svg Lispole Lispole West Kerry 22018
Colours of Kerry.svg Moyvane Moyvane Green and gold Feale Rangers 0—
Colours of Galway.svg Scartaglin Scartaglen Maroon and white St Kieran's 0—
Colours of Kerry.svg Skellig Rangers Portmagee Green and yellow South Kerry 202412008
Ogonnelloe flag.JPG Sneem-Derrynane Derrynane and Sneem South Kerry 1 (as Sneem)1997
Colours of Mayo.svg St Michael's/Foilmore Ballinskelligs Green and red South Kerry 202312001
Colours of Down.svg Tarbert Tarbert Red and black Shannon Rangers 11995
Colours of Mayo.svg Tuosist Tuosist Green and red Kenmare District 0—
Flag of Naples.svg Valentia Young Islanders Valentia Island Red and yellow South Kerry 202311981

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2023 Reenard 1-14 Tarbert 0-06
2022 [2] Firies1-17Cordal0-11
2021 [3] Castlegregory 3-17Firies0-12
2020 Annascaul 2-16 [4] Castlegregory 0-10
2019 Ballyduff 2-09 [5] Renard 0-12
2018Lios Póil1-11 Beale 1-08
2017Listry2-12 Castlegregory 2-11
2016 Fossa 2-12 Beale 0-08
2015 Templenoe 1-14 Glenbeigh-Glencar 1-06
2014Brosna0-08 Dromid Pearses 0-07
2013Keel1-09 Glenbeigh-Glencar 1-07
2012 Kenmare Shamrocks 0-13 Na Gaeil 0-10
2011 Dromid Pearses 0-08Duagh1-03
2010 St Mary's Dromid Pearses
2009 Castlegregory Beaufort
2008 Skellig Rangers Beale
2007Keel Castlegregory
2006Duagh 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 St Senans


1995 Tarbert Beaufort
1994St Patrick's, Blennerville St Senan's
1993 An Ghaeltacht Rathmore
1992 St Senans
1991 Kilcummin
1990 Milltown/Castlemaine Tarbert
1989BrosnaKnocknagoshel
1988 Currow Rathmore
1987 Ardfert
1986Cordal
1985 St Senan's An Ghaeltacht
1984Lispole
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

By club

#TeamTitlesRunners-UpWinning yearsLosing years
1 Colours of Kerry.svg Castlegregory 341974, 2009, 20212002, 2007, 2017, 2020
Colours of Kerry.svg Finuge 321982, 2002, 20041998, 2000
Colours of Laois.svg Annascaul 301979, 2003, 2020—
4 Colours of Waterford.svg St Mary’s 231983, 20101978, 1979, 1980
Colours of Kerry.svg Lispole221984, 20181981, 2004
Colours of Cork.svg An Ghaeltacht 211976, 19931985
Colours of Kerry.svg Gneeveguilla 211978, 20001977
Colours of Mayo.svg Kilcummin 201973, 1991—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Listowel Emmets 201972, 1999—
Colours of Sligo.svg Ardfert 201987, 2005—
Colours of Laois.svg Keel202007, 2013—
Colours of Armagh.svg Brosna201989, 2014—
Colours of Laois.svg Templenoe 201975, 2015—
14 Colours of Mayo.svg Beale 1419801997, 2008, 2016, 2018
Colours of Clare.svg Beaufort 1319771995, 1999, 2009
Colours of Clare.svg Cordal 1319861983, 2005, 2022
Colours of Cork.svg Rathmore 1319981988, 1993, 1996
Colours of Galway.svg Dromid Pearses 1320112001, 2010, 2014
Colours of Down.svg Tarbert 1219951990, 2023
Colours of Laois.svg Reenard 1220232006, 2019
Colours of Clare.svg St Senan's 311985 1992 1996


1994
Colours of Cork.svg Currow 1119882003
Flag of Rome.svg Duagh 1120062011
Colours of Dublin.svg Firies1120222021
Colours of Cork.svg Dingle 101971—
Flag of Naples.svg Valentia Young Islanders 101981—
Colours of Limerick.svg Milltown/Castlemaine 101990—
Colours of Cork.svg St Patrick’s, Blennerville101994—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Sneem 101997—
Colours of Mayo.svg St Michael's/Foilmore 102001—
Colours of Kerry.svg Skellig Rangers 102008—
Colours of Down.svg Kenmare Shamrocks 102012—
Colours of Down.svg Fossa 102016—
Colours of Limerick.svg Listry 102017—
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyduff 102019—
36 Colours of Down.svg

Glenbeigh-Glencar

02—2013, 2015
Colours of Tipperary.svg Glenflesk 01—1972
Colours of Kerry.svg Moyvane 01—1975
Colours of Kerry.svg Knocknagoshel01—1989
Colours of Limerick.svg Na Gaeil 01—2012

See also

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