Kerry Club Football Championship

Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 Kerry Club Football Championship
IrishCraobh Sinsear Club Chontae Chiarraí
TrophyMichael O'Connor Cup
Title holders Dr Crokes (9th title)
Most titles Castleisland Desmonds, Dr Crokes (9 titles)
SponsorsKerry Petroleum

The Kerry Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football championship played between senior clubs in County Kerry, in the south-west of Ireland.

In the event of the Kerry Senior Football Championship being won by a divisional team, the winner of this competition represents Kerry in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship (as divisional teams cannot play in the provincial competition).

The competition was not played in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Format

Group stage

The 8 clubs are divided into two 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 semi-finals.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The 2 group winners and 2 group runners-up contest this round. A group winner will play the runner-up of the other group. 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.

Relegation

The two bottom-placed teams from the group stage advance to the relegation play-off, with the losing team being relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship.

Qualification to subsequent competitions

If a divisional team wins the Kerry Senior Football Championship, the winners of this championship will qualify instead as divisional teams cannot represent the county. If a club team wins the Kerry Senior Football Championship, the winners of this championship not qualify.

Teams

2024 Teams

Team Location Division Colours In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Dingle Dingle West Kerry Red and white 2005 2 2023
Dr Crokes Killarney East Kerry Black and amber 1986 6 2018
Kenmare Shamrocks Kenmare Kenmare District Black and red 2017 1 1983
Milltown/Castlemaine Milltown Mid Kerry Green and white 2024 1 2004
Na Gaeil Tralee St Brendan's White and green 2022 0 —
Rathmore Rathmore East Kerry Red and white 2023 1 2011
Spa Killarney East Kerry Blue and gold 2021 0 —
Templenoe Templenoe Kenmare District Blue and white 2020 0 —

List of finals

Legend

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up
Club Score Club Score
2024 Dr. Crokes 1-15 Dingle 0-11
2023 Dingle 1-09 Kenmare Shamrocks 0-11
2022 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-15 Templenoe 0-14
2021[1] Austin Stacks 1-16 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-11
2020 Austin Stacks 1-17 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-14
2019[2] Austin Stacks 1-21 Dr. Crokes 1-15
2018 Dr. Crokes 1-18 Dingle 1-08
2017 Dr. Crokes 3-20 Kenmare Shamrocks 2-20
2016 Austin Stacks 2-12 Dr. Crokes 1-14
2015[3] Dingle 2-12 Dr. Crokes 0-14
2014[4] Dr. Crokes 4-13 Killarney Legion 1-09
2013 Dr. Crokes 3-15 Killarney Legion 1-08
2012[5] Dr. Crokes 0-14 Rathmore 0-06
2011 Rathmore 0-12 Laune Rangers 0-10
2010 Kerins O'Rahilly's 1–14 Rathmore 1–10
2009 Kerins O'Rahilly's 2–12 Ardfert 1-06
2006-08 No championship
2005 An Ghaeltacht 2-08 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-06
2004 Milltown/Castlemaine 1-08 Laune Rangers 1-04
2003 Austin Stacks 1-09 An Ghaeltacht 0–11
2002 An Ghaeltacht 1–15 Laune Rangers 0-07
2001 An Ghaeltacht 0–11 Rathmore 1-06
2000 Glenflesk 1-08 An Ghaeltacht 0–10
1999 Laune Rangers 2–12 An Ghaeltacht 1-07
1998 Laune Rangers 0–11 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0–10
1997
1996 Dr. Crokes
1995 Castleisland Desmonds
1994 Killarney Legion Waterville
1993 Dr. Crokes
1992 Dr. Crokes
1991 Castleisland Desmonds Annascaul
1990 Dr. Crokes Castleisland Desmonds
1989 Annascaul St. Senan's
1988 Castleisland Desmonds Valentia Young Islanders
1987 Dr. Crokes
1986 Valentia Young Islanders
1985 Castleisland Desmonds
1984 Castleisland Desmonds
1983 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-09 Ardfert 1-04
1982 Castleisland Desmonds
1981 Castleisland Desmonds
1980 Gneeveguilla
1979 Austin Stacks
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974

Roll of honour

# Team Titles Runners-Up Winning years Losing years
1 Dr. Crokes 9 3 1987, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2024 2015, 2016, 2019
Castleisland Desmonds 9 1 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995 1990
3 Austin Stacks 6 0 1979, 2003, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 —
4 An Ghaeltacht 3 3 2001, 2002, 2005 1999, 2000, 2003
Kerins O'Rahilly's 3 2 2009, 2010, 2022 1998, 2005
6 Laune Rangers 2 3 1998, 1999 2002, 2004, 2011
Dingle 2 2 2015, 2023 2018, 2024
8 Kenmare Shamrocks 1 4 1983 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023
Rathmore 1 3 2011 2001, 2010, 2012
Killarney Legion 1 2 1994 2013, 2014
Valentia 1 1 1986 1988
Annascaul 1 1 1989 1991
Gneeveguilla 1 0 1980 —
Glenflesk 1 0 2000 —
Milltown/Castlemaine 1 0 2004 —
16 Ardfert 0 2 — 1983, 2009
St Senans 0 1 — 1989
Waterville 0 1 — 1994
Templenoe 0 1 — 2022

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Hungry Austin Stacks Dethrone Jaded Crokes". Irish Examiner. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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  4. ^ "Rampant Crokes show no mercy". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Crokes serve early notice as wasteful Rathmore put to sword". Irish Examiner. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.