Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Annual Gaelic football competition

Fenian Cup

Current season or competition:
2024 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
Irish| Corn Fíníneach
Code| Gaelic football
Founded| 1931
Region|  Kerry (GAA)
Trophy| Fenian Cup
Title holders|  Austin Stacks (1st title)
Most titles|  Kenmare Shamrocks,  Milltown/Castlemaine (5 titles)
Sponsors| Kerry Petroleum[1]
Official website| kerrygaa.ie

The Kerry Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Kerry GAA clubs.

Austin Stacks are the title holders, having defeated Laune Rangers 1–14 to 0–05 in the 2024 final replay.[2]

## History

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The competition was revived in 1959, and District Boards had the right to enter teams. [3]

Kerry senior players play in the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship. 2014 All-Ireland winner Peter Crowley had a season-ending cruciate injury from playing for Laune Rangers in it in 2019 and missed the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship as a result.[4][5] 2021 winners Na Gaeil boasted ex-Australian Football League professional Stefan Okunbor, Diarmuid O'Connor and brothers Jack and Andrew Barry in their ranks.[6][7]

### Honours

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The winners can be promoted to play in the Kerry Club Football Championship in the year after they win this competition.

The winners of the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship progress to the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship, representing Kerry, later that year, or, as was the case in 2021, the following year. They often do well there and recent winners include Templenoe in 2019 and Na Gaeil winning in 2022 after winning the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship in 2021.[8][9] Kilcummin made it 12 wins for Kerry out of 13 in 2018.[10] The winners can then go on and win the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship title like Milltown/Castlemaine did in 2012.[11]

Teams beaten in the first round take part in the Intermediate Football Shield. The winners collect the Fenian Cup.[12]

## Format

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### Group stage

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The 16 clubs are divided into four 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 quarter-finals and the bottom team in each group advance to the relegation playoffs.

### Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals: The 4 group winners and 4 group runners-up contest this round. A group winner will play a group runner-up of another group. The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. 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 and are promoted to the Kerry Senior Football Championship.

### Relegation playoffs

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Relegation semi-finals: The 4 group losers contest this round. The two losers from these two games advance to the relegation finals.

Relegation finals: The two semi-final losers contest the relegation final. The losing team are relegated to the Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship.

### Qualification

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At the end of the championship, the winning club qualify to the subsequent Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

## Teams

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### 2025 Teams

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The 16 teams competing in the 2025 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship are:

Team  | Location  | Colours  | Division  | Position in 2024 | In championship since  | Championship titles  | Last championship title

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An Ghaeltacht | Ghaeltacht | White with Red sash  | West Kerry | Group stage  | 2019  | 3  | 2017
Ballydonoghue | Lisselton | Green and White  | Shannon Rangers | Group stage  | 2021  | 0  | —
Beaufort | Beaufort | Blue and yellow  | Mid Kerry | Quarter-finals  | 2019  | 2  | 2000
Castleisland Desmonds | Castleisland | White and blue  | St Kieran's | Group stage  | 2004  | 3  | 1981
Firies | Firies | Blue and navy  | East Kerry | Champions (Kerry PJFC)  | 2025  | 0  | —
Fossa | Fossa | Red and black  | East Kerry | Semi-finals  | 2023  | 0  | —
Glenbeigh-Glencar | Glenbeigh | Red and black  | Mid Kerry | Semi-finals  | 2017  | 0  | —
Glenfesk | Glenflesk | Blue and yellow  | East Kerry | Quarter-finals  | 2004  | 0  | —
Gneeveguilla | Gneeveguilla | Yellow and green  | East Kerry | Group stage  | 2022  | 1  | 2010
John Mitchels | Tralee | Green and yellow  | Tralee | Group stage  | 2009  | 0  | —
Kerins O'Rahilly's | Tralee | Blue and white  | Tralee | Quarter-finals  | 2024  | 0  | —
Laune Rangers | Killorglin | Blue and white  | Mid Kerry | Runners-up  | 2016  | 0  | —
Listowel Emmets | Listowel | Black and amber  | Feale Rangers | Group stage  | 2024  | 1  | 2002
Kilcummin | Kilcummin | Red and green  | East Kerry | Group stage  | 2021  | 2  | 2018
Killarney Legion | Killarney | Green and white  | East Kerry | Quarter-finals  | 2022  | 1  | 2005
St. Mary’s | Cahersiveen | White and blue  | South Kerry | Group stage  | —  | 2  | 2015

## List of finals

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### Legend

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* Gold – All-Ireland intermediate club champions
* Silver – All-Ireland intermediate club runners-up

### List of Kerry IFC finals

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Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | #

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Club  | Score  | Club  | Score
2024 | Austin Stacks | (0-12) 1-14 R  | Laune Rangers | (2-06) 0-05 R  | [13]
2023 | Milltown/Castlemaine | 2-13  | Fossa | 0-18  |
2022  | Rathmore | 1-13  | An Gaeltacht | 0-14  |
2021  | Na Gaeil | 0-13  | Beaufort | 1-07  | [14][15]
2020  | Spa | 4-18  | Beaufort | 1-19  | [16]
2019  | Templenoe | 2-14  | An Gaeltacht | 0-12  | [17]
2018  | Kilcummin | 3-05  | Glenflesk | 1-08  |
2017  | An Gaeltacht | 1-12  | Templenoe | 0-14  | [18]
2016  | Kenmare Shamrocks | 2-11  | Templenoe | 1-06  | [19]
2015  | St Mary's | 1-13  | Spa | 0-13  | [20]
2014  | Ardfert | 1-12  | Spa | 0-10  | [21]
2013  | Currow  | 2-11  | St Mary's | 0-14  |
2012  | Finuge | 1-12  | Spa | 0-12  |
2011  | Milltown/Castlemaine | 3-09  | Waterville | 1-06  |
2010  | Gneeveguilla | 1-06  | Finuge | 1-05  |
2009  | Spa | 1-12  | Currow | 0-07  |
2008  | St Michael's/Foilmore | 1-09  | Gneeveguilla | 0-10  |
2007  | Annascaul | 0-10  | Listowel Emmets | 0-06  |
2006  | Ardfert | 3-7  | Annascaul | 0-10  |
2005  | Legion | 0-08  | Finuge | 0-06  |
2004  | Dingle | 1-11  | Annascaul | 0-10  |
2003  | Milltown/Castlemaine | 1-07  | Waterville | 0-05  |
2002  | Listowel Emmets | 1-12  | Dingle | 0-09  |
2001  | St Mary's | 1-17  | Ballymacelligott  | 1-09  |
2000  | Beaufort | 2-07  | Ballymacelligott  | 1-02  |
1999  | Rathmore | 0-15  | Glenflesk | 0-09  |
1998  | An Gaeltacht | 2-14  | Dingle | 0-04  |
1997  | Kilcummin |  | Currow |  |
1996  | Dingle | 2-12  | Milltown/Castlemaine | 2-10  | [22]
1995  | Valentia | 3-10  | Spa | 0-08  | [23]
1994  | Milltown/Castlemaine |  | An Gaeltacht |  |
1993  | Waterville |  | Milltown/Castlemaine |  |
1992  | Annascaul |  | St Mary's |  |
1991  | Milltown/Castlemaine |  | Kenmare Shamrocks |  |
1990  | Kenmare Shamrocks |  |  |  |
1989  | Dingle | 2-09  | Kenmare Shamrocks | 1-10  | [24]
1988  | Dingle | 1-09  | Templenoe | 0-10  | [25]
1987  | Annascaul | 1-10  | Spa | 1-07  |
1986  | Valentia | 1-10  | Annascaul | 1-07  |
1985  | Dr Crokes | 0-13  | Moyvane | 0-06  | [26]
1984  | Beale | 2-05  | Moyvane | 1-06  | [27]
1983  | No championship  |
1982  | Annascaul | 2-03  | Beale | 1-05  | [28]
1981  | Castleisland Desmonds |  |  |  |
1980  | Beaufort | 5-04  | Dingle | 0-08  | [29]
1979  | Castleisland Desmonds |  |  |  |
1978  | Castleisland Desmonds |  |  |  |
1977  | Tarbert | 2-07  | Keel  | 2-03  | [30]
1976  | Ballylongford | 1-09  | Tarbert | 0-04  | [31]
1975  | Castlegregory |  | Tarbert |  |
1974  | Spa | 0-11  | Waterville | 1-06  | [32]
1973  | No championship  |
1972  | Ballylongford | 5-09  | Kenmare Shamrocks | 0-06  | [33]
1971  | Ballylongford |  | Dr Crokes |  |
1970  | Kenmare Shamrocks | 2-15  | Ballylongford | 2-05  | [34]
1969  | Keel  | 0-07  | Tarbert | 0-04  | [35]
1968  | Kenmare Shamrocks | 1-07  | Finuge | 0-06  | [36]
1960–1967  | No championship  |
1959  | Castleisland District  | 1-10  | East Kerry | 0-02  | [37]
1949  | North Kerry  |  | Kenmare District |  | [38]
1944–1948  | No championship  |
1943  | Army Ballymullen Barracks | 1-07  | Currow | 1-01  | [39]
1942  | Castlegregory | 3-08  | Kenmare District | 2-02  | [40]
1941  | No championship  |
1940  | Kenmare Shamrocks | 3-06  | Listry | 1-08  | [41]
1934–1939  | No championship  |
1933  | An Ghaeltacht | 0-05  | South Kerry | 0-01  | [42]
1932  | North Kerry  | 3-02  | South Kerry | 2-04  | [43]
1931  | North Kerry  | 0-08  | South Kerry | 1-03  | [44]

## Roll of honour

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### By club

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#  | Team  | Titles  | Runners-Up  | Championships won  | Championships runner-up

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1  |  Kenmare Shamrocks | 5  | 3  | 1940, 1968, 1970, 1990, 2016  | 1972, 1989, 1991
Milltown/Castlemaine | 5  | 2  | 1991, 1994, 2003, 2011, 2023 | 1993, 1996
3  |  Dingle | 4  | 3  | 1988, 1989, 1996, 2004  | 1980, 1998, 2002
Annascaul | 4  | 3  | 1982, 1987, 1992, 2007  | 1986, 2004, 2006
5  |  Spa | 3  | 5  | 1974, 2009, 2020  | 1987, 1995, 2012, 2014, 2015
An Gaeltacht | 3  | 3  | 1933, 1998, 2017  | 1994, 2019, 2022
Ballylongford | 3  | 1  | 1971, 1972, 1976  | 1970
North Kerry  | 3  | 0  | 1931, 1932, 1949  | —
Castleisland Desmonds | 3  | 0  | 1978, 1979, 1981  | —
10  |  Beaufort | 2  | 2  | 1980, 2000  | 2020, 2021
St Mary's | 2  | 2  | 2001, 2015  | 1992, 2013
Castlegregory | 2  | 0  | 1942, 1975  | —
Valentia Young Islanders | 2  | 0  | 1986, 1995  | —
Ardfert | 2  | 0  | 2006, 2014  | —
Kilcummin | 2  | 0  | 1997, 2018  | —
Rathmore | 2  | 0  | 1999, 2022  | —
17  |  Tarbert | 1  | 3  | 1977  | 1969, 1975, 1976
Waterville | 1  | 3  | 1993  | 1974, 2003, 2011
Finuge | 1  | 3  | 2012  | 1968, 2005, 2010
Currow | 1  | 3  | 2013  | 1943, 1997, 2009
Templenoe | 1  | 3  | 2019  | 1988, 2016, 2017
Keel  | 1  | 1  | 1969  | 1977
Beale | 1  | 1  | 1984  | 1982
Dr Crokes | 1  | 1  | 1985  | 1971
Listowel Emmets | 1  | 1  | 2002  | 2007
Gneeveguilla | 1  | 1  | 2010  | 2008
Army Ballymullen Barracks | 1  | 0  | 1943  | —
Castleisland District  | 1  | 0  | 1959  | —
Killarney Legion | 1  | 0  | 2005  | —
St Michael's/Foilmore | 1  | 0  | 2008  | —
Na Gaeil | 1  | 0  | 2021  | —
Austin Stacks | 1  | 0  | 2024 | —
33  |  South Kerry | 0  | 3  | —  | 1931, 1932, 1933
Kenmare District | 0  | 2  | —  | 1942, 1949
Moyvane | 0  | 2  | —  | 1984, 1985
Ballymacelligott  | 0  | 2  | —  | 2000, 2001
Glenflesk | 0  | 2  | —  | 1999, 2018
Listry | 0  | 1  | —  | 1940
East Kerry | 0  | 1  | —  | 1959
Fossa | 0  | 1  | —  | 2023
Laune Rangers | 0  | 1  | —  | 2024

### By division

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Division  | Titles  | Runners-Up  | Total

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West Kerry | 13  | 9  | 22
East Kerry | 10  | 12  | 22
Mid Kerry | 8  | 7  | 15
Kenmare District | 6  | 8  | 14
South Kerry | 6  | 8  | 14
Shannon Rangers | 5  | 5  | 10
St Kieran's | 5  | 5  | 10
St Brendan's Board | 5  | 0  | 5
North Kerry  | 3  | 0  | 3
Feale Rangers | 2  | 6  | 8
Tralee District | 1  | 0  | 1

## Records and statistics

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### By decade

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The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Kerry Intermediate Football Championship titles, is as follows:

* 1930s: 2 for North Kerry (1931, 1932)
* 1940s: 1 each for Kenmare Shamrocks (1940), Castlegregory (1942), Army Ballymullen Barracks (1943) and North Kerry (1949)
* 1950s: 1 for Castleisland District (1959)
* 1960s: 1 each for Kenmare Shamrocks (1968) and Keel (1969)
* 1970s: 3 for Ballylongford (1971, 1972, 1976)
* 1980s: 2 each for Annascaul (1982, 1987) and Dingle (1988, 1989)
* 1990s: 2 for Milltown/Castlemaine (1991, 1994)
* 2000s: 1 each for ten clubs (2000–2009)
* 2010s: 1 each for ten clubs (2010–2019)
* 2020s: 1 each for five clubs (2020–2024)

## See also

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* Kerry Senior Football Championship (Tier 1)
* Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship (Tier 3)
* Kerry Junior Football Championship (Tier 4)
* Kerry Novice Football Championship (Tier 5)
* Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship
* Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship

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