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Kildare Senior Football League Division 1 is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the Kildare GAA clubs. As of 2017, 12 clubs play 11 games and are awarded 2 points per win and 1 point per draw. The top two teams qualify to play in the League Final, the winner is presented with the "Leinster Leader Cup".
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 [1] | Naas | 1-14 | Sarsfields | 0-09 | ||
| 2023 [2] | Naas | 1-13 | Sarsfields | 0-14 | ||
| 2022 [3] | Naas | 1-13 | Athy | 0-12 | ||
| 2021 [4] | Raheens | 3-16 | Sarsfields | 2-18 | ||
| 2020 | No competition due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | |||||
| 2019 | Naas | 1-21 | Carbury | 1-17 | ||
| 2018 | Athy | 0-13 | Moorefield | 0-10 | ||
| 2017 | Moorefield | 2-14 | Naas | 0-16 | ||
| 2016 | Confey | 1-08 | Athy | 0-08 | ||
| 2015 | Moorefield | 3-13 | Sarsfields | 0-12 | ||
| 2014 | Celbridge | 1-10 | Athy | 1-08 | ||
| 2013 | Moorefield | 2-15 | Confey | 1-13 | ||
| 2012 | Sarsfields | 2-15 | Celbridge | 2-09 | ||
| 2011 | Moorefield | 1-10 | Sarsfields | 0-09 | ||
| 2010 | Moorefield | 1-09 | St Laurence's | 1-07 | ||
| 2009 [5] | St Laurence's | 2-10 | Moorefield | 1-12 | ||
| 2008 [6] | Moorefield | 0-13 | Celbridge | 0-04 | ||
| 2007 | Sarsfields | 1-12 | Carbury | 0-12 | ||
| 2006 [7] | Rathangan | 0-10 | Clane | 0-08 | ||
| 2005 | St Laurence's | Leixlip | ||||
| 2004 | Allenwood | 2-09 | Moorefield | 1-10 | ||
| 2003 | Kilcock | 1-09 | Allenwood | 0-05 | ||
| 2002 | Allenwood | 0-11 | Leixlip | 1-06 | ||
| 2001 | Kilcullen | Moorefield | ||||
| 2000 | St Laurence's | Moorefield | ||||
| 1999 | Leixlip | 3-06 | Allenwood | 1-09 | ||
| 1998 | Leixlip | 0-13 | Allenwood | 1-07 | ||
| 1997 | Clane | Leixlip | ||||
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