2021 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 2021 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 120th edition of Kerry GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams (8 club teams and 8 divisional teams), with the winners representing Kerry in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship if they are a club team. If the winners are a divisional team the winners of the Kerry Club Football Championship represent the county.

2021 Kerry SFC
Tournament details
CountyKerry
Year2021
TrophyBishop Moynihan Cup
SponsorGarvey's Supervalu
Teams16
Defending champions East Kerry
Winners
ChampionsAustin Stacks
Manager???
CaptainDylan Casey
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)Legion
Other
WebsiteKerry GAA

The championship usually has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship. This year however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic seen the competition employ a straight knockout format.

Format Structure Change

8 club teams and 8 divisional teams (16 in total) will take part in this year's S.F.C.

Kenmare District did not field a team for this year's S.F.C.

Relegation (See below): The club team to be relegated from the Senior County Championship will be the same team to be relegated from the Senior Club Championship (The 8 senior clubs play off against each other in two pools in the Club Championship. The two teams that finished bottom of the Group Pools enter a Relegation Final. This loser will be relegated to the I.F.C. for 2021. Should a club reach the final of the County championship they will be exempt from the Relegation process in the Club championship).

The winner of the 2021 I.F.C. will be promoted to the 2022 Senior County and Club Championships.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020 championship season.

Participating teams

The teams taking part in the 2021 Kerry Senior Football Championship are:

Team Team Location Club/Divisional Club's Divisional Side
Austin Stacks Tralee Club St. Brendan's
Dingle Dingle Club West Kerry
Dr. Crokes Killarney Club East Kerry
East Kerry x Divisional (Firies, Fossa, Glenflesk, Gneevguilla, Kilgarvan, Listry, Rathmore, Kilcummin, Tousist) x
Feale Rangers x Divisional (Clounmacon, Duagh, Finuge, Listowel Emmets, Moyvane, St. Senan's) x
Kenmare Shamrocks Kenmare Club East Kerry
Kerins O'Rahillys Tralee Club St. Brendan's
Spa Spa Club East Kerry
Killarney Legion Killarney Club East Kerry
Mid Kerry x Divisional (Beaufort, Cromane, Glenbeigh-Glencar, Keel, Laune Rangers, Milltown/Castlemaine) x
Shannon Rangers x Divisional (Asdee, Ballydonoghue, Ballyduff, Ballylongford, Beale, Tarbert) x
South Kerry x Divisional (Derrynane, Dromid Pearses, Renard, Skellig Rangers, Sneem, St. Mary's, St. Michael's/Foilmore, Valentia Young Islanders, Waterville) x
St. Brendan's x Divisional (Ardfert, Churchill, John Mitchell's, Na Gaeil, St. Patrick's Blennerville) x
St. Kieran's x Divisional (Ballymacelligott, Brosna, Castleisland Desmonds, Cordal, Currow, Knocknagoshel, Scartaglin) x
Templenoe Templenoe Club South Kerry
West Kerry x Divisional (An Ghaeltacht, Annascaul, Castlegregory, Lispole) x

Results

Round 1

[1] All 16 teams enter the competition in Round 1. The eight winners proceed to the Quarter-Finals while the eight losers are eliminated.

30 October 2021
15:00
Round 1
Spa 0-16 - 1-13
(aet)
Legion win 5-4 on penalties
Killarney Legion Fitzgerald Stadium
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
Evan Cronin (0-8, 5f), Michael Foley (0-2f), Niall McCarthy (0-2), Cian Tobin (0-2), Dan O’Donoghue (0-1), Dara Moynihan (0-1); Report Jamie O’Sullivan (0-4, 2f), Padraig Lucey (1-0), Conor Keane (0-2, 1f), James O’Donoghue (0-2f), Jonathan Lyne (0-1), Eoghan O’Sullivan (0-1), William Shine (0-1m), Billy McGuire (0-1), Rob Leen (0-1)

30 October 2021
15:00
Round 1
Feale Rangers 0-05 - 2-16 South Kerry Milltown/Castlemaine
Referee: Donal Casey
Eamon O’Falherty 0-2, Jack McElligott 0-1, Tom McCarthy 0-1, Darragh Lynch 0-1 Report Eanna O’Connor 1-5 (0-1f), Daragh O’Sullivan 0-2, Niall O’Shea 0-2 (1m), Ronan O’Shea 0-1, Jack Daly 0-1, Conor O’Shea 0-1, , Aidan Walsh 0-1, Dilan Donoghue 1-0

30 October 2021
17:00
Round 1
St Kieran's 0-09 - 1-16 Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
Referee: Billy O'Shea
Paul Walsh (0-4, 2f), James Walsh (0-2), Adam Barry (0-2, 1f), Philip O’Connor (0-1), Report Jack Savage (1,5, 3f), Tommy Walsh (0-6, 3 marks), Conor Hayes (0-4), Barry John Keane (0-1)

30 October 2021
19:00
Round 1
Austin Stacks 1-07 - 1-05 East Kerry Austin Stack Park
Referee: Brendan Griffin
Joseph O’Connor 1-0, Fiachna Mangan 0-2, Jack O’Shea 0-2, Dylan Casey 0-1, Kieran Donaghy 0-1, Wayne Guthrie 0-1 ‘45’ Report Paul O’Shea 1-0, David Clifford 0-2 (f), Paudie Clifford 0-2 (1 ‘45’), Darragh Roche 0-1 (f),

31 October 2021
13:00
Round 1
Templenoe 1-09 - 0-05 Shannon Rangers Fitzgerald Stadium
Referee: Brendan Brosnan
Stephen O’Sullivan 1-2, Brian Crowley 0-2, Gavin Crowley 0-1, John Rice 0-1, Adrian Spillane 0-1, Teddy Doyle 0-1 (f), Colin Crowley 0-1 (f) Report Jack Kennelly 0-3 (2f), Michael Foley 0-1, Mark Buckley 0-1,

31 October 2021
15:00
Round 1
Kenmare Shamrocks 0-10 - 2-09 St Brendan's Board Fitzgerald Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Griffin
Sean O’Shea 0-6 (4f, 1’45), David Hallissey (0-1), Stephen O’Brien (0-1), Tom Murnane (0-1), Paul O’Connor (0-1) Report Enda O’Connor (1-0), Liam O’Donnell (1-0), Mikey Kelliher (0-3), Thomas Kearns (0-1), Diarmuid O’Connor (0-1), Daithi Griffin (0-1), Dan Goggin (0-1), Alan O’Donoghue (0-1f),James Duggan (0-1f)

31 October 2021
15:00
Round 1
West Kerry 1-03 - 0-13 Dr Crokes Austin Stack Park
Referee: Paul Hayes
Éanna Ó Conchúir (1-0), Colm ‘Vegas’ Ó Muircheartaigh (0-1), Cathal Ó Beaglaoich (0-1), Cian O’Grady (0-1, 1 mark) Report David Shaw (0-4, 3f), Micheál Burns (0-3, 1f), Johnny Buckley (0-2), Tony Brosnan (0-2f ), Kieran O’Leary (0-2)

31 October 2021
17:00
Round 1
Dingle 1-07 - 0-08 Mid Kerry Austin Stack Park
Referee: Eddie Walsh
Conor Geaney 1-3 (0-2f), Paul Geaney 0-3 (1 f),Tom O’Sullivan 0-1 Report Jack O’Connor 0-2 (1 ’45, 1f), Cathal Moriarty 0-2, Gavan O’Grady 0-2f, Mike Breen 0-1, Fiachra Clifford 0-1,

Quarter-finals

6 November 2021
17:00
Quarter-Final
Dingle 0-13 - 2-16 Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
Paul Geaney 0-7 (4f), Conor Geaney 0-3 (1f), Tom O’Sullivan 0-1. Barry O’Sullivan 0-1, Dylan Geaney 0-1 Report Jack Savage 0-6 (4f), Conor Hayes 1-2, Gavin O’Brien 1-1; Barry John Keane 0-3, Tommy Walsh 0-2 (1m), Darragh McElligott 0-1, David Moran 0-1

6 November 2021
19:00
Quarter-Final
Legion 1-09 - 1-17 St Brendan's Board Austin Stack Park
Referee: Billy O Shea
James O’Donoghue 0-5 (4f), Padraig Lucey 1-0, Conor Keane 0-1, Eoghan O’Sullivan 0-1, Darragh Lyne 0-1, Jamie O’Sullivan 0-1 (f) Report Dan Goggin 1-1, Alan O’Donoghue 0-3 (2f), James Duggan 0-3 (1f), Daithi Griffin 0-2, Andrew Barry 0-2, Eoghan O’Brien 0-1 (f), Enda O’Connor 0-1, Jack Barry 0-1, Mikey Kelliher (0-1), Ivan Parker (0-1)

7 November 2021
12:45
Quarter-Final
Templenoe 0-06 - 1-22 Dr Crokes Fitzgerald Stadium
Referee: Padraig O Sullivan
Brian Crowley (0-3,2f), Tadgh Morley(0-1); Colin Crowley(0-1f), Stephen O’Sullivan (0-1f) Report Tony Brosnan 1-4 (1-0 pen, 1m, 2f), Brian Looney (0-5); Micheal Burns (0-3),David Shaw (0-3f), Kieran O’Leary (0-2), Jordan Kiely 0-3 (2f), Tom Doyle (0-1)

7 November 2021
2:45
Quarter-Final
Austin Stacks 0-14 - 0-06 South Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Griffin
Darragh O’Brien 0-8 (6f), Kieran Donaghy 0-2 (1m), Michael O’Gara 0-1, Armin Heinrich 0-1; Shane O’Callaghan 0-1, Sean Quilter 0-1 (free) Report Eanna O’Connor 0-3 (3f), Jack Daly 0-1, Dilan Donoghue 0-1, Killian Young (Renard) 0-1

Semi-finals

20 November 2021
5:30pm
Semi-Final
Austin Stacks 2-09 - 1-12
(AET, Austin Stacks win 5-3 on penalties)
St Brendan's Board Austin Stack Park
Referee: Eddie Walsh
Darragh O’Brien 0-6 (3f), Sean Quilter 1-2 (0-1m, 0-1f), Michael O’Donnell 1-0, Brendan O’Sullivan 0-1 Report Andrew Barry 0-1, Stefan Okunbor 0-1, Dan Goggin 0-1, James Duggan 0-1 (f), Ivan Parker 1-5 (0-1f), David O’Callaghan 0-1, Thomas Kearns 0-1

21 November 2021
2:30pm
Semi-Final
Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-15 - 0-14 Dr Crokes Austin Stack Park
Referee: Brendan Griffin
Jack Savage (0-8, 6f, 1 ‘45), Barry John Keane (0-3), Conor Hayes (0-3), Tommy Walsh (0-1) Report Tony Brosnan (0-6, 3f), Brian Looney (0-2), David Shaw (0-2, 1f), Kieran O’Leary (0-1), Micheál Burns (0-1), Jordan Kiely (0-1), Shane Murphy (0-1f)

Final

5 December 2021
2:00pm
Final
Austin Stacks 0-13 - 0-10 Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
Darragh O’Brien 0-6 (0-5f), Seán Quilter 0-2 (0-1 mark, 0-1f), Joseph O’Connor, Michael O’Gara, Fiachna Mangan, Brendan O’Sullivan, Kieran Donaghy (0-1 mark) 0-1 each. Report Jack Savage 0-6 (0-4f), Barry John Keane 0-2, Cormac Coffey, Conor Hayes 0-1 each.

Relegation play-off

The club team to be relegated from the Senior County Championship will be the same team to be relegated from the Senior Club Championship. The 8 senior clubs are placed into two groups containing four teams during the Club Championship. The teams to finish bottom of both groups will face off in the Relegation Final, with the loser being relegated to the I.F.C. for 2020. Should a club reach the final of the County championship they will be exempt from the Relegation process in the Club championship.


Relegation play-off
Dr Crokes2-18 - 1-08Killarney Legion
T Brosnan (0-7, 2f), B Looney (1-1), T Doyle (1-0), M Burns (0-3), G O’Shea and J Kiely (0-2 each), D Shaw, G White and D Casey (0-1). Report J O’Donoghue (0-5, 2f), C Keane (1-0), R O’Grady (0-2, 1f), C Gammell (0-1).
Referee: Eddie Walsh



Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

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