| 2023 Kerry Club Football Championship | |
| County: | Kerry |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Trophy: | Michael O'Connor Cup[1] |
| Sponsor: | Kerry Petroleum[2] |
| Date: | 12 August - 28 October |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Defending Champions: | Kerins O'Rahilly's |
| Winners: | Dingle |
| Ordinal: | 2 |
| Manager: | Pádraig Corcoran[3] |
| Captain: | Paul Geaney |
| Qualify For: | 2023 Munster Senior Club Football Championship |
| Runnersup: | Kenmare Shamrocks |
| Runnerupmanager: | Kieran Moriarty |
| Runnerupcaptain: | Kieran Fitzgibbon |
| Promoted: | Milltown/Castlemaine[4] |
| Relegated: | Kerins O'Rahilly's |
| Website: | http://www.kerrygaa.ie/ |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 Kerry Club Football Championship was the 2023 instalment of the Kerry Club Football Championship. The tournament consisted of 8 teams.[5] The final, in which Dingle defeated Kenmare Shamrocks, was held on 9 September 2023.[6]
The 8 clubs were drawn into two groups of 4 teams each with each team playing the other three in their group once, having one home match, one away match and one at a neutral venue. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals with each group winner playing the runner-up in the other group at home. The semi-final winners then played each other in the final.
The teams that finished in last place in each group played against each other in the relegation play-off with the winner retaining their senior status for 2024, while the loser was relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship for 2024.[7]
Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
| 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'Rahilly's | 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 | — |
| Team | Qualification | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage | |
| 2 | Kenmare Shamrocks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Templenoe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Na Gaeil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -17 | 0 | Advance to relegation playoff |
Round 2[11]
Round 3[12]
| Team | Qualification | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Crokes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage | |
| 2 | Dingle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +17 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Rathmore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -35 | 0 | Advance to relegation playoff |
Round 2[11]
Round 3[12]
Note
Kerins O'Rahilly's are relegated to the Intermediate Championship for 2024[19]