The Kerry Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football championship played between senior clubs in County Kerry, in the south-west of Ireland.
| Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2024 Kerry Club Football Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Sinsear Club Chontae Chiarraí |
| Trophy | Michael O'Connor Cup |
| Title holders |  Dr Crokes (9th title) |
| Most titles |  Castleisland Desmonds, Dr Crokes (9 titles) |
| Sponsors | Kerry Petroleum |
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
editGroup stage
editThe 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
editSemi-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
editThe 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
editIf 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
edit2024 Teams
edit| 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
editLegend
edit- Beige – Also Kerry Senior Football Championship winners
List of finals
editRoll of honour
edit| # | 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Brennan, Paul (17 October 2021). "Austin Stacks complete Kerry club hat-trick". rte.ie.
- ^ "Hungry Austin Stacks Dethrone Jaded Crokes". Irish Examiner. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Kerry club SFC final: Dingle deny Crokes". Hogan Stand. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Rampant Crokes show no mercy". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Crokes serve early notice as wasteful Rathmore put to sword". Irish Examiner. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.