Kerry Junior Football Championship
The Kerry Junior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Kerry Petroleum County Junior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Kerry JFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the second highest ranked junior clubs in the county of Kerry in Ireland. It is the fourth tier overall in the entire Kerry Gaelic football championship system.
| Kerry Junior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2023 Kerry Junior Football Championship | |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Region |  Kerry (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Sponsors | Kerry Petroleum |
| Official website | Official website |
The Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship was introduced in 2016 following a restructuring of the entire Kerry Gaelic football championship system at all levels.[1] As a result, the champions no longer enter the Munster Junior Club Football Championship.
In its current format, the 16 participating club are drawn into four groups of four teams and play each other in a round-robin system. The four group winners and the four runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at FitzGerald Stadium. The winner of the Kerry Junior Championship, as well as being presented with the Cup, are promoted to the Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship.
Teams
2023 Teams
| Team | Location | Club's Divisional Side | In championship since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asdee | Asdee | Shannon Rangers | |
| Beale | Ballybunion | Shannon Rangers | |
| Cordal | Cordal | St Kieran's | |
| Cromane | Cromane | Mid Kerry | |
| Duagh | Duagh | Feale Rangers | |
| Finuge | Finuge | Feale Rangers | |
| Kilgarvan | Kilgarvan | Kenmare District | |
| Knocknagoshel | Knocknagoshel | St Kieran's | |
| Lios Póil | Lios Póil | West Kerry | |
| Moyvane | Moyvane | Feale Rangers | |
| Reenard | Reenard | South Kerry | |
| Scartaglin | Scartaglen | St Kieran's | |
| Sneem-Derrynane | Derrynane and Sneem | South Kerry | |
| St Michael's/Foilmore | Ballinskelligs | South Kerry | 2023 |
| Tarbert | Tarbert | Shannon Rangers | |
| Valentia Young Islanders | Valentia Island | South Kerry | 2023 |
List of finals
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | ||
| 2023 | |||||
| 2022[2] | Firies | 1-17 | Cordal | 0-11 | |
| 2021 [3] | Castlegregory | 3-17 | Firies | 0-12 | |
| 2020 | Aunascaul | 2-16 [4] | Castlegregory | 0-10 | |
| 2019 | Ballyduff | 2-09 [5] | Renard | 0-12 | |
| 2018 | Lios Póil | 1-11 | Beale | 1-08 | |
| 2017 | Listry | 2-12 | Castlegregory | 2-11 | |
| 2016 | Fossa | 2-12 | Beale | 0-08 | |
| 2015 | Templenoe | Glenbeigh-Glencar | |||
| 2014 | Brosna | Dromid Pearses | |||
| 2013 | Keel | Glenbeigh-Glencar | |||
| 2012 | Kenmare | Na Gaeil | |||
| 2011 | Dromid Pearses | Duagh | |||
| 2010 | St. Mary's | Dromid Pearses | |||
| 2009 | Castlegregory | Beaufort | |||
Roll of honour
| # | Team | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fossa | 1 | — | 2016 | — |
| 2 | Listry | 1 | — | 2017 | — |
| 3 | Lios Póil | 1 | — | 2018 | — |
| 4 | Ballyduff | 1 | — | 2019 | — |
| 5 | Annascaul | 1 | — | 2020 | — |
| 6 | Castlegregory | 1 | 2 | 2021 | 2017, 2020 |
| 7 | Firies | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2021 |
| 8 | Beale | — | 2 | — | 2016, 2018 |
2023 Championship
Group 1
Tarbert, Cromane, Finuge, Scartaglin
Group 2
Knocknagoshel, Reenard, Kilgarvan, Beale
Group 3
Cordal, Duagh, Asdee, Sneem-Derrynane
Group 4
St Michaels/Foilmore, Valentia, Lispole, Moyvane
Quarter-finals
Sneem-Derrynane v Cromane in Derrynane
Reenard v Cordal in Reenard
Tarbert v St Michael's/Foilmore in Tarbert
Moyvane v Beale in Moyvane
(Matches on the weekend of September 2/3, 2023)
See also
- Kerry Senior Football Championship (Tier 1)
- Kerry Intermediate Football Championship (Tier 2)
- Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship (Tier 3)
- Kerry Novice Football Championship (Tier 5)
References
- O'Mahony, John (20 October 2014). "GAA proposes major SFC surgery". Killarney Today. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/sport/gaa/flying-firies-start-lays-foundation-for-comfortable-junior-final-victory-over-cordal/42139610.html
- https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/sport/gaa/first-half-goals-seal-junior-title-for-castlegregory-as-firies-rue-missed-chances/41052890.html
- https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/sport/gaa/annascauls-firepower-the-decisive-factor-in-clinching-junior-crown/40806137.html
- https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/sport/gaa/boyle-strikes-twice-late-on-to-catch-out-renard/38089301.html
- "2023 draw".