Kerry Senior Football Championship

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Infobox GAA tournament The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 for the top Gaelic football teams in the county of Kerry in Ireland.

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months, with the county final currently being played in either Austin Stack Park or FitzGerald Stadium in October. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a double elimination format whereby each team is guaranteed at least two games.

The Kerry County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The winners of the Kerry county final join the champion clubs of the other five counties to contest the provincial championship. The winning team of the county championship also has the honour of naming the captain of the Kerry senior team for the following year.

The title has been won at least once by 22 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Dr. Crokes who have both won a total of 14 titles, the most recent being in 2024.

The winners receive the Bishop Moynihan Cup, named for Denis Moynihan, Catholic Bishop of Kerry in 1952–1969.[1][2][3]

Format

The Championship is contested annually by Kerry's Senior clubs for that year (the teams who compete in the Kerry Club Football Championship) and Kerry's divisional teams. The Championship has almost always being played using a knockout type format, with the exception being in 2022 and 2023 when a first round group phase was used to produce 8 quarter-finalists. The knockout type format has returned for 2024 with the first two rounds being a double-elimination format while a single-elimination format applies from then on.[4]

Relegation and promotion

Relegation from and promotion to the Championship is based on the Kerry Club Football Championship each year. Divisional sides are not affected by relegation. Due to the expansion of the Club Football Championship beginning in 2025, no teams will be relegated from the Senior Championship in 2024 or 2025.

Future expansion

With the Kerry Club Football Championship expanding to 9 teams in 2025 and then 10 in 2026, it was planned that the Kerry SFC would also increase its participants from 16 to 18 over the following two years. In this expanded format, the 8 divisional teams would play a double-elimination preliminary round which would see 6 of those teams join the 9 or 10 club sides in the first round proper of the Championship, which would then use a single-elimination format from then on.[5] However in April 2025 the Kerry County Board approved a proposal from Feale Rangers and Shannon Rangers that they would compete as a combined team (North Kerry) in the upcoming championship, thus reducing the number of Divisional sides to 7.[6]

Teams

2025 Teams

16 teams will compete in the 2025 Kerry Senior Football Championship: 9 clubs and 7 divisional teams.

Team Location Club/Division Club's Divisional Side Colours Position in 2024 In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Austin Stacks Tralee Club St Brendan's Black and amber N/A 2025 13 2021
File:Colours of Cork.svg Dingle Dingle Club West Kerry Red and white Runner-up 2005 6 1948
File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes Killarney Club East Kerry Black and amber Champions 1986 14 2024
File:Colours of Cork.svg East Kerry East Kerry Division N/A Red and white Semi-finals 1925 11 2023
File:Colours of Down.svg Kenmare Shamrocks Kenmare Club Kenmare District Black and red Quarter-finals 2017 0 —
File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mid Kerry Mid Kerry Division N/A Green and red Round 3 1947 4 2008
File:Colours of Limerick.svg Milltown/Castlemaine Milltown Club Mid Kerry Green and white Round 3 2024 0 —
File:Colours of Limerick.svg Na Gaeil Tralee Club St Brendan's White and green Round 2 2022 0 —
File:Colours of Sligo.svg North Kerry North Kerry Division N/A Black and white N/A 2025 0 —
File:Colours of Cork.svg Rathmore Rathmore Club East Kerry Red and white Quarter-finals 2023 0 —
File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg South Kerry South Kerry Division N/A Green and gold Round 2 1925 10 2015
File:Colours of Clare.svg Spa Killarney Club East Kerry Blue and gold Round 3 2021 0 —
File:Flag of Torhout.svg St Brendan's Tralee Division N/A Green, black and white Semi-finals 0 —
File:Colours of Limerick.svg St Kieran's Castleisland Division N/A Green and white Quarter-finals 1988 1 1988
File:Colours of Laois.svg Templenoe Templenoe Club Kenmare District Blue and white Quarter-finals 2020 0 —
File:Colours of Cork.svg West Kerry West Kerry Division N/A Red and white Round 2 1924 3 1990

Clubs eligible for divisional teams

Division Clubs eligible for divisional team
East Kerry East Kerry: Firies, Fossa, Glenflesk, Gneevguilla, Listry, Kilcummin, Killarney Legion
Kenmare District: Tuosist
Mid Kerry Beaufort, Cromane, Glenbeigh-Glencar, Keel, Laune Rangers
North Kerry Asdee, Ballydonoghue, Ballyduff, Ballylongford, Beale, Clounmacon, Duagh, Finuge, Knockanure, Listowel Emmets, Moyvane, St. Senan's, Tarbert
South Kerry Dromid Pearses, Kilgarvan, Renard, Skellig Rangers, Sneem-Derrynane, St. Mary's, Valentia Young Islanders, Waterville, St.Michaels/Foilmore
St Brendan's St Brendan’s: Churchill, St. Patrick's Blennerville, Ardfert
Tralee: John Mitchels, Kerins O'Rahillys
St Kieran's Ballymacelligott, Brosna, Castleisland Desmonds, Cordal, Currow, Knocknagoshel, Scartaglin
West Kerry Annascaul, Castlegregory, Lispole, An Ghaeltacht

Note 1: Kenmare District no longer enter a divisional team so their affiliated clubs played for East Kerry until 2025 when Kilgarvan switched to South Kerry.

Note 2: Tralee no longer enter a divisional team so their affiliated clubs play for St Brendan’s.

Roll of honour

By club

# Team Titles Runners-Up Championships won Championships runner-up
1 File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes 14 9 1901, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1991, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024 1889, 1900, 1987, 1988, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2019
2 File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Austin Stacks 13 7 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1986, 1994, 2014, 2021 1929, 1933, 1980, 1981, 2001, 2010, 2013
3 File:Colours of Cork.svg East Kerry 11 3 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 1964, 1966, 1995
4 File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg John Mitchels 10 7 1929, 1937, 1947, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 1931, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1989
File:Colours of Laois.svg Laune Rangers 10 3 1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1900, 1911, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 1910, 1997, 2004
File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg South Kerry 10 3 1955, 1956, 1958, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015 1984, 2007, 2017
7 File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Tralee Mitchels 9 5 1896, 1897, 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1917, 1919 1890, 1897, 1911, 1912, 1914
8 File:Colours of Laois.svg Kerins O'Rahilly's 6 9 1933, 1939, 1953, 1954, 1957, 2002 1928, 1930, 1936, 1940, 1956, 1961, 1963, 2008, 2021
File:Colours of Cork.svg Dingle 6 6 1938, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1948 1937, 1939, 1947, 2012, 2018, 2024
10 File:Colours of Laois.svg Shannon Rangers 5 5 1942, 1945, 1964, 1972, 1977 1948, 1953, 1955, 1971, 1974
11 File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mid Kerry 4 9 1967, 1971, 1992, 2008 1965, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1990, 2014, 2020, 2022, 2023
File:Colours of Clare.svg Ballymacelligott 4 1 1891, 1894, 1895, 1918 1892
13 File:Colours of Clare.svg Feale Rangers 3 6 1978, 1980, 2007 1959, 1962, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1985
File:Colours of Cork.svg West Kerry 3 4 1984, 1985, 1990 1960, 1967, 1973, 1996
15 Killarney 2 2 1949, 1983 1950, 1986
File:Colours of Clare.svg Kenmare District 2 1 1974, 1987 2016
File:Colours of Cork.svg An Ghaeltacht 2 1 2001, 2003 2000
Tralee Division 2 0 1925, 1926 —
19 Caherciveen 1 3 1896 1901, 1904, 1905
File:Colours of Limerick.svg Killarney Legion 1 2 1946 1945, 2015
File:Colours of Laois.svg Castleisland 1 2 1950 1943, 1944
Irremore 1 1 1897 1894
File:Colours of Limerick.svg St Kieran's 1 1 1988 1998
Dick Fitzgeralds 1 0 1951 —
24 North Kerry 0 2 — 1932, 1938
Keel 0 2 — 1891, 1893
Kilcummin 0 2 — 1903, 1913
Dingle Gascons 0 2 — 1908, 1919
Farranfore 0 2 — 1917, 1918
Listowel Selection 0 2 — 1925, 1926
Lispole 0 1 — 1907
Castleisland Desmonds 0 1 — 1991

Performances by division

Division Titles Runners-up Total
File:Colours of Sligo.svg Tralee District 41 26 67
File:Colours of Cork.svg East Kerry 29 20 49
File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mid Kerry 14 14 28
File:Colours of Cork.svg West Kerry 11 14 25
File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg South Kerry 11 6 17
File:Colours of Laois.svg Shannon Rangers 8 5 13
File:Colours of Limerick.svg St Kieran's 6 5 11
File:Colours of Clare.svg Feale Rangers 4 9 13
File:Colours of Clare.svg Kenmare District 2 1 3

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2024 Dr Crokes 3-08 Dingle 0-11 [7]
2023 East Kerry 2-10 Mid Kerry 0-15 [8]
2022 East Kerry 1-16 Mid Kerry 0-10 [9]
2021 Austin Stacks 0-13 Kerins O'Rahillys 0-10 [10]
2020 East Kerry 2-15 Mid Kerry 0-09 [11]
2019 East Kerry 2-14 Dr Crokes 1-07 [12]
2018 Dr Crokes 1-15 Dingle 0-12 [13]
2017 Dr Crokes 0-17 South Kerry 1-12 [14][15]
2016 Dr Crokes 2-16 Kenmare District 1-12 [16]
2015 South Kerry 1-13 (R) Killarney Legion 1-12 (R) [17]
2014 Austin Stacks 2-13 (R) Mid Kerry 1-07 (R) [18][19][20]
2013 Dr Crokes 4-16 Austin Stacks 0-12 [21]
2012 Dr Crokes 2-13 Dingle 0-08 [22]
2011 Dr Crokes 2-08 Mid Kerry 0-09
2010 Dr Crokes 1-15 Austin Stacks 0-11
2009 South Kerry 1-08 Dr Crokes 0-10
2008 Mid Kerry 1-07 (R) Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-09 (R) [23]
2007 Feale Rangers 1-04 South Kerry 0-06 [24]
2006 South Kerry 0-12 Dr Crokes 1-08 [25][26]
2005 South Kerry 0-12 Dr Crokes 1-06
2004 South Kerry 1-13 Laune Rangers 2-05
2003 An Ghaeltacht 0-12 (R) Laune Rangers 2-04 (R)
2002 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-14 Kilcummin 0-05
2001 An Ghaeltacht 1-13 Austin Stacks 0-10
2000 Dr Crokes 1-04 An Ghaeltacht 0-06
1999 East Kerry 0–10 Feale Rangers 1–06
1998 East Kerry 2–13 St Kieran's 1–10
1997 East Kerry 1–11 (R) Laune Rangers 0–08 (R)
1996 Laune Rangers 2–07 West Kerry 1–09
1995 Laune Rangers 1–07 East Kerry 0–06
1994 Austin Stacks 0–12 (R) Dr. Crokes 1–05 (R)
1993 Laune Rangers 1–15 Annascaul 1–08
1992 Mid Kerry 3–09 St Brendan's 1-10
1991 Dr Crokes 2–10 Castleisland Desmonds 1–10
1990 West Kerry 4–09 Mid Kerry 0–07
1989 Laune Rangers 2-13 John Mitchels 1-06
1988 St Kieran's 0-10 Dr Crokes 0-03
1987 Kenmare District 3-10 (R) Dr Crokes 0-18 (R)
1986 Austin Stacks 1-11 Killarney 1-07
1985 West Kerry 0-11 Feale Rangers 1-05
1984 West Kerry 1-07 South Kerry 1-06
1983 Killarney 1-10 (R) Feale Rangers 1-04 (R) [27]
1982 South Kerry 0-07 Feale Rangers 0-05
1981 South Kerry 1-12 Austin Stacks 0-11
1980 Feale Rangers 1-10 Austin Stacks 1-07
1979 Austin Stacks 1-11 Castleisland 0-09
1978 Feale Rangers 0-08 Mid Kerry 0-03
1977 Shannon Rangers 0-10 Feale Rangers 0-06
1976 Austin Stacks 1-14 Kenmare 0-07
1975 Austin Stacks 1-07 Mid Kerry 1-04
1974 Kenmare 2-12 Shannon Rangers 1-05
1973 Austin Stacks 2-08 West Kerry 1-06
1972 Shannon Rangers 2-08 Mid Kerry 1-07
1971 Mid Kerry 0-12 (R) Shannon Rangers 1-06 (R)
1970 East Kerry 1-15 Waterville 0-15
1969 East Kerry 2-07 Waterville 1-08
1968 East Kerry 6-08 Waterville 1-09
1967 Mid Kerry 0-12 West Kerry 2-04
1966 John Mitchels 2-10 East Kerry 1-10
1965 East Kerry 0-10 (R) Mid Kerry 0-04 (R)
1964 Shannon Rangers 1-10 East Kerry 1-05
1963 John Mitchels 4-04 Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-03
1962 John Mitchels 1-09 (R) Feale Rangers 0-05 (R)
1961 John Mitchels 2-09 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-08
1960 John Mitchels 1-11 (R) West Kerry 0-03 (R)
1959 John Mitchels 3-09 (R) Feale Rangers 1-10 (R)
1958 South Kerry 1-13 St Brendan's 1-05
1957 Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-11 St Brendan's 3-01
1956 South Kerry 1-11 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-10
1955 South Kerry 2-05 (R) Shannon Rangers 0-09 (R)
1954 Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-01 Kenmare District 1-02
1953 Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-04 Shannon Rangers 0-05
1952 John Mitchels 3-06 Kenmare District 0-06
1951 Dick Fitzgeralds 1-07 John Mitchels 0-03
1950 Castleisland 1-07 (R) Killarney 1-04 (R)
1949 Killarney 2-07 John Mitchels 2-03
1948 Dingle 2-10 Shannon Rangers 0-05
1947 John Mitchels 2-05 Dingle 0-09
1946 Killarney Legion 0-07 John Mitchels 0-05
1945 Shannon Rangers 1-07 Killarney Legion 0-05
1944 Dingle 1-03 Castleisland 0-04
1943 Dingle 3-06 Castleisland 2-02
1942 Shannon Rangers 2-04 John Mitchels 1-03
1941 Dingle 3-06 John Mitchels 2-00
1940 Dingle Kerins O'Rahilly's
1939 Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-08 Dingle 1-03
1938 Dingle 3-03 North Kerry 2-05
1937 John Mitchels 1-03 Dingle 0-00
1936 Austin Stacks 0-06 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-04
1935 Championship was not played
1934 Final (Austin Stacks v Kerins O'Rahilly's) was not played
1933 Kerins O'Rahilly's 5-05 Austin Stacks 0-05
1932 Austin Stacks 2-03 North Kerry 1-05
1931 Austin Stacks 2-07 John Mitchels 1-03
1930 Austin Stacks 4-04 Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-05
1929 John Mitchels 3-04 Austin Stacks 0-04
1928 Austin Stacks 3-04 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-07
1927 Championship was not played [28]
1926 Tralee Division 7-07 Listowel Selection 2-01
1925 Tralee Division 1-05 Listowel Selection 0-04
1924 Championship was not played
1923 Championship not finished
1922 Championship was not played
1921 Championship was not played
1920 Championship not finished
1919 Tralee Mitchels 3-03 Dingle Gascons 2-02
1918 Ballymacelligott Farranfore
1917 Tralee Mitchels Farranfore
1916 Not finished
1915 Not played
1914 Killarney Crokes 1-02 Tralee Mitchels 1-00
1913 Killarney Crokes 3-01 Kilcummin 1-00
1912 Killarney Crokes 1-06 Tralee Mitchels 0-00
1911 Laune Rangers 1-03 Tralee Mitchels 1-01
1910 Tralee Mitchels 3-04 Laune Rangers 0–04
1909 Combined with 1910 championship
1908 Tralee Mitchels 0-08 Dingle Gascons 0-04
1907 Tralee Mitchels 0-11 Lispole 0-01
1906 Not played
1905 Tralee Mitchels W/O Caherciveen
1904 Tralee Mitchels W/O Caherciveen
1903 Tralee Mitchels W/O Kilcummin
1902 Tralee Mitchels (Awarded)
1901 Killarney Crokes 1-02 Caherciveen 0-02
1900 Laune Rangers 3-04 Killarney Crokes 0-03
1899
1898
1897 Irremore Tralee Mitchels
1896 Caherciveen and Tralee Mitchels (Shared)
1895 Ballymacelligott
1894 Ballymacelligott W/O Irremore
1893 Laune Rangers 1-01 Keel 0-02
1892 Laune Rangers 3-07 Ballymacelligott 1-07
1891 Ballymacelligott 1-08 Keel 0-01 [29]
1890 Laune Rangers 1-04 Tralee Mitchels 0-01
1889 Laune Rangers 0-06 Killarney Crokes 0-03 [30]

Records and statistics

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Kerry Senior Football Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

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See also

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