Kerry Club Football Championship

Gaelic football competition

Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Football Championship

Current season or competition:
2025 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

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

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As the Championship has increased to 9 teams from 8 a new format will be used for 2025. The 9 teams were drawn into three groups of three teams with each team playing the other two teams, one at home and one away. The two group winners with the best records will advance to the semi-finals while the other group winner and all three runners-up will advance to the quarter-finals.[1]

As the Championship will see an increase in the number of teams again for 2026, there will be no relegation to the Intermediate Championship in 2025.[2]

## Teams

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### 2025 Teams

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Team  | Location  | Division  | Colours  | In championship since  | Championship Titles  | Last Championship Title

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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

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### Legend

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* Beige – Also Kerry Senior Football Championship winners

### List of finals

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Year  | Winners  | Runners-up

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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[3] | Austin Stacks | 1–16  | Kenmare Shamrocks | 1–11
2020  | Austin Stacks | 1–17  | Kenmare Shamrocks | 1–14
2019[4] | 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[5] | Dingle | 2–12  | Dr. Crokes | 0–14
2014[6] | Dr. Crokes | 4–13  | Killarney Legion | 1–09
2013  | Dr. Crokes | 3–15  | Killarney Legion | 1–08
2012[7] | 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

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#  | Team  | Titles  | Runners-Up  | Winning years  | Losing years

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1  | Dr. Crokes | 9  | 3  | 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

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* Kerry Senior Football Championship

## References

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1. ^ Brennan, Paul (11 February 2025). "Dr Crokes to start Kerry senior club championship title defence against Spa and Rathmore". The Kerryman. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
2. ^ "Kerry GAA delegates fully endorse proposal to increase to 10 the clubs in the County SFC and Senior Club Championship". The Kerryman. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
3. ^ Brennan, Paul (17 October 2021). "Austin Stacks complete Kerry club hat-trick". rte.ie.
4. ^ "Hungry Austin Stacks Dethrone Jaded Crokes". Irish Examiner. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
5. ^ "Kerry club SFC final: Dingle deny Crokes". Hogan Stand. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
6. ^ "Rampant Crokes show no mercy". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
7. ^ "Crokes serve early notice as wasteful Rathmore put to sword". Irish Examiner. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

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