Kerry Club Football Championship

Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2026 Kerry Club Football Championship
IrishCraobh Sinsear Club Chontae Chiarraí
TrophyMichael O'Connor Cup
Title holders Rathmore
Most titles Dr Crokes (10 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

The Championship has seen an increase in the number of teams participating from 8 in 2024 to 10 in 2026. The teams play in three groups with each team playing the others once. The top two teams in each group advance to the knock-out stage, with 2 teams going straight to the semi-finals and the others playing in 2 quarter-finals. Teams who don't make the knock-out stage compete in the relegation play-offs, with the loser dropping down to the Intermediate Championship. However, if any team that plays in the relegation play-off final reach the final of the Senior Football Championship, they will not be relegated.

Teams

2026 Teams

Team Location Division Colours In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
An Ghaeltacht Gallarus West Kerry White and red 2026 3 2005
Austin Stacks Tralee St Brendan's Black and amber 2025 6 2021
Dingle Dingle West Kerry Red and white 2005 2 2023
Dr Crokes Killarney East Kerry Black and amber 1986 9 2024
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
2026 Rathmore 2–10 Dr Crokes 0–12
2025 Dr Crokes 0–20 Na Gaeil 1–12
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 Austin Stacks 1–16 Kenmare Shamrocks 1–11
2020 Austin Stacks 1–17 Kenmare Shamrocks 1–14
2019 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 Dingle 2–12 Dr. Crokes 0–14
2014 Dr. Crokes 4–13 Killarney Legion 1–09
2013 Dr. Crokes 3–15 Killarney Legion 1–08
2012 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 Castleisland Desmonds
1992 Dr. Crokes
1991 Castleisland Desmonds Annascaul
1990 Dr. Crokes Castleisland Desmonds
1989 Annascaul St. Senan's
1988 Castleisland Desmonds Valentia Young Islanders
1987 Castleisland Desmonds
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 10 4 1990, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2024, 2025 2015, 2016, 2019, 2026
2 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
Rathmore 2 3 2011, 2026 2001, 2010, 2012
Dingle 2 2 2015, 2023 2018, 2024
9 Kenmare Shamrocks 1 4 1983 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023
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 Senan's 0 1 — 1989
Waterville 0 1 — 1994
Templenoe 0 1 — 2022
Na Gaeil 0 1 — 2025

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stack, Damian (23 January 2026). "How the 2026 Kerry SFC will work". The Kerryman. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Brennan, Paul (20 September 2026). "Kerry Senior Club Football final: Rathmore bridge 15-year gap to win title against 14-man Dr Crokes". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  3. ↑ O'Dowd, John (14 September 2025). "Tony Brosnan and Gavin White ensure Dr Crokes defeat Na Gaeil to retain Kerry senior club title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Brennan, Paul (17 October 2021). "Austin Stacks complete Kerry club hat-trick". rte.ie.
  5. ↑ "Hungry Austin Stacks Dethrone Jaded Crokes". Irish Examiner. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kerry club SFC final: Dingle deny Crokes". Hogan Stand. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rampant Crokes show no mercy". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Crokes serve early notice as wasteful Rathmore put to sword". Irish Examiner. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.