Kerry Club Football Championship
| Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2026 Kerry Club Football Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Sinsear Club Chontae Chiarraí |
| Trophy | Michael O'Connor Cup |
| Title holders |  Rathmore |
| Most titles |  Dr Crokes (10 titles) |
| Sponsors | Kerry 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
[edit]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.[1]
Teams
[edit]2026 Teams
[edit]| 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
[edit]Legend
[edit]- Beige – Also Kerry Senior Football Championship winners
List of finals
[edit]Roll of honour
[edit]| # | 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Stack, Damian (23 January 2026). "How the 2026 Kerry SFC will work". The Kerryman. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
