Kerry Club Football Championship

The Kerry Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football championship played between senior clubs in Kerry, south-west Ireland.

Michael O'Connor Cup
IrishCraobh Club Chontae Chiarraí
TrophyMichael O'Connor Cup
Title holdersKerins O'Rahilly's (3rd title)
SponsorsCastleisland Co-Op Mart

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

Group stage

The 8 clubs are divided into two 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 semi-finals.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The 2 group winners and 2 group runners-up contest this round. A group winner will play the runner-up of the other group. 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.

Relegation

The two bottom-placed teams from the group stage advance to the relegation play-off, with the losing team being relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship.

Qualification

If a divisional team wins the Kerry Senior Football Championship, the winners of this championship will qualify instead as divisional teams cannot represent the county. If a club team wins the Kerry Senior Football Championship, the winners of this championship not qualify.

Teams

2023 Teams
Team Location Club's Divisional Side Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Dingle Dingle West Kerry 1 2015
Dr Crokes Killarney East Kerry 6 2018
Kenmare Shamrocks Kenmare Kenmare District 1 1983
Kerins O'Rahillys Tralee St Brendan's 3 2022
Na Gaeil Tralee St Brendan's 0 —
Rathmore Rathmore East Kerry 1 2011
Spa Killarney East Kerry 0 —
Templenoe Templenoe Kenmare District 0 —

List of finals
Year Winners Runners-up
Club Score Club Score
2023 Dingle 1-9 Kenmare Shamrocks 0-11
2022 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-15 Templenoe 0-14
2021[1] Austin Stacks 1-16 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-11
2020 Austin Stacks 1-17 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-14
2019[2] 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[3] Dingle 2-12 Dr. Crokes 0-14
2014[4] Dr. Crokes 4-13 Killarney Legion 1-09
2013 Dr. Crokes 3-15 Killarney Legion 1-08
2012[5] 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
1987 Castleisland Desmonds
1986 Valentia
1985 Castleisland Desmonds
1984 Castleisland Desmonds
1983 Kenmare 1-09 Ardfert 1-04
1982 Castleisland Desmonds
1981 Castleisland Desmonds
1980 Gneeveguilla
1979 Austin Stacks
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974

Roll of honour
# Team Titles Years won
1 Castleisland Desmonds 9 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995
2 Dr. Crokes 8 1990, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
3 Austin Stacks 6 1979, 2003, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
4 An Ghaeltacht 3 2001, 2002, 2005
Kerins O'Rahilly's 3 2009, 2010, 2022
6 Laune Rangers 2 1998, 1999
7 Gneeveguilla 1 1980
Kenmare 1 1983
Valentia 1 1986
Annascaul 1 1989
Killarney Legion 1 1994
Glenflesk 1 2000
Milltown/Castlemaine 1 2004
Rathmore 1 2011
Dingle 1 2015

See also

References
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