Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship

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Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg2023 Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship
Irish Craobhchomórtas Peile Príomh-Shóisearach Chiarraí
Code Gaelic football
Founded2016;7 years ago (2016)
Region Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry (GAA)
TrophyTom Keane Perpetual Cup
No. of teams16
Title holders Colours of Kilkenny.svg Listowel Emmets (1st title)
SponsorsKerry Petroleum
Official website Official website

The Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Kerry Petroleum County Premier Junior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Kerry PJFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in the county of Kerry in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Kerry Gaelic football championship system.

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The Kerry Premier Junior Championship was introduced in 2016 following a restructuring of the entire Kerry Gaelic football championship system at all levels. [1]

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 Premier Junior Championship, as well as being presented with the Tom Keane Perpetual Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship.

The competition has been won by seven teams. Listowel Emmets are the title holders, after defeating Ballymacelligott in the 2023 final. [2]

History

Beginnings

The Kerry Premier Junior Championship was introduced in 2016 following a restructuring of the entire Kerry Gaelic football championship system at all levels.

Format

Competition format

Group stage: The 16 teams 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 at least three 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 knockout stage and the bottom team in each group enters the relegation playoffs.

Relegation Playoffs: After a series of playoffs involving the four teams, the loser of the final is relegated to the Kerry Junior Football Championship.

Quarter-finals: The eight group stage winners contest this round. the top team in each group is drawn against a second-placed team from another group. The four winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. The two winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions and gain automatic promotion to the following year's Kerry Intermediate Football Championship.

Teams

2023 Teams

ClubLocationClub's Divisional Side
Colours of Laois.svg Annascaul Annascaul West Kerry
Colours of Sligo.svg Ardfert Ardfert St Brendan's
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyduff Ballyduff Shannon Rangers
Colours of Clare.svg Ballymacelligott Ballymacelligott St Kieran's
Colours of Armagh.svg Brosna Brosna St Kieran's
Colours of Kerry.svg Castlegregory Castlegregory West Kerry
StFinbarrs.png Churchill Tralee St Brendan's
Colours of Galway.svg Dromid Pearses Dromid South Kerry
Colours of Dublin.svg Firies Firies East Kerry
Colours of Laois.svg KeelKeel Mid Kerry
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Listowel Emmets Listowel Feale Rangers
Colours of Limerick.svg ListryListry East Kerry
Colours of Kerry.svg Skellig Rangers Portmagee South Kerry
Colours of Cork.svg St Patrick’s, Blennerville Blennervulle St Brendan's
Colours of Clare.svg St Senan's Listowel Feale Rangers
Colours of Cork.svg Waterville Waterville South Kerry

2024 Teams

ClubDivisionIn championship since
Colours of Laois.svg Annascaul West Kerry
Colours of Sligo.svg Ardfert St Brendan's
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyduff Shannon Rangers
Colours of Clare.svg Ballymacelligott St Kieran's
Colours of Armagh.svg Brosna St Kieran's
Colours of Kerry.svg Castlegregory West Kerry
StFinbarrs.png Churchill St Brendan's
Colours of Cork.svg Currow St Kieran's 2024
Colours of Galway.svg Dromid Pearses South Kerry
Colours of Dublin.svg Firies East Kerry
Colours of Laois.svg Keel Mid Kerry
Colours of Limerick.svg Listry East Kerry
Colours of Laois.svg Reenard South Kerry 2024
Colours of Cork.svg St Patrick’s, Blennerville St Brendan's
Colours of Clare.svg St Senan's Feale Rangers
Colours of Cork.svg Waterville South Kerry

Sponsorship

Since 2019 the Premier Junior Championship has been sponsored by Kerry Petroleum. The competition was previously sponsored by Castleisland Mart.

Trophy and medals

The Tom Keane Perpetual Cup is the current prize for winning the championship. Colin McGillycuddy of Glenbeigh-Glencar was the first recipient of the cup when it was presented to him after the 2016 final replay. [3] In accordance with GAA rules, the County Board awards a set of gold medals to the championship winners. The medals depict a stylised version of the Kerry GAA crest.

Roll of honour

By club

#TeamTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
1 Colours of Limerick.svg Na Gaeil 1220192016, 2018
Colours of Kerry.svg Gneeveguilla 1120212020
Colours of Down.svg Glenbeigh-Glencar 102016—
Colours of Galway.svg Dromid Pearses 102017—
Colours of Clare.svg Beaufort 102018—
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballydonoghue 102020—
Colours of Down.svg Fossa 102022—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Listowel Emmets 102023—
9 Colours of Dublin.svg Firies01—2017
Colours of Tipperary.svg St Senan's 01—2019
Colours of Clare.svg Skellig Rangers 01—2021
Colours of Limerick.svg Listry01—2022
Colours of Clare.svg Ballymacelligott01—2023

By Division

#DivisionTitlesRunners-upTotal
1 East Kerry 235
Mid Kerry 202
3 St Brendan’s 123
South Kerry 112
Feale Rangers 112
Shannon Rangers 101
7 St Kieran’s 011
Kenmare District 000
West Kerry 000

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenue#
ClubScoreClubScore
2023 Listowel Emmets 0-24Ballymacelligott1-18 Austin Stack Park [4]
2022 Fossa 4-15 Listry 0-22 FitzGerald Stadium [5]
2021 Gneeveguilla 0-12 Skellig Rangers 0-09 FitzGerald Stadium [6]
2020 Ballydonoghue 3-20 Gneeveguilla 3-18 Austin Stack Park [7]
2019 Na Gaeil 3-14 St Senan's 1-10 Austin Stack Park [8]
2018 Beaufort 4-13 Na Gaeil 2-18 Austin Stack Park [9]
2017 Dromid Pearses 0-17 Firies 1-11 J. P. O'Sullivan Park [10]
2016 Glenbeigh-Glencar 1-16, 1-06 (R) Na Gaeil 0-12, 0-09 (R) FitzGerald Stadium [11] [12]

Team records and statistics

Performances by divisions

DivisionTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
East Kerry232021, 20222017, 2020, 2022
Mid Kerry202016, 2018—
St Brendan’s1220192016, 2018
South Kerry1120172021
Feale Rangers1120232019
Shannon Rangers102020—
St Kieran’s01—2023

See also

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