2023 Kerry Senior Football Championship Explained

2023 Kerry SFC
County:Kerry
Year:2023
Trophy:Bishop Moynihan Cup
Sponsor:Garvey's Supervalu
Date:15 September – 5 November
Num Teams:16
Defending Champions: East Kerry
Winners: East Kerry
Ordinal:11
Manager:Jerry O'Sullivan[1]
Captain:Paudie Clifford[2]
Runnersup: Mid Kerry
Runnerupmanager:Peter O'Sullivan[3]
Runnerupcaptain:Mike Breen[4]
Promoted: Milltown/Castlemaine[5]
Relegated: Kerins O'Rahilly's[6]
Matches:31
Total Scored:56–727
Topscorer:Dara Roche (East Kerry) 2–24
Website:https://www.kerrygaa.ie/garvey/
Previous:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 122nd edition of Kerry GAA's premier tournament for senior Gaelic football teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 16 teams (8 senior club teams and 8 divisional teams).[7] The Championship was won by East Kerry who retained their title.[8] As they are a divisional team, the winners of the 2023 Kerry Club Football Championship (Dingle) represented Kerry in the 2023 Munster Senior Club Football Championship.[9]

Format

The format for the 2023 Championship was the same as that used in 2022 beginning with a mini-league phase followed by a single-elimination phase. The eight senior club teams and eight divisional teams (16 in total) were divided into four groups of four teams each, playing a single round-robin format. Teams were awarded 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.[10] [11]

Teams

Team changes

Rathmore were promoted to the Kerry SFC for 2023 having won the 2022 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship.[12] They replaced Austin Stacks who in turn were relegated to the Intermediate Championship for 2023 having lost the 2022 Kerry Club Football Championship Relegation play-off to Kenmare Shamrocks.[13]

2023 Teams

TeamLocationClub/DivisionalClub's Divisional SideChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
DingleDingleClubWest Kerry61948
Dr CrokesKillarneyClubEast Kerry132018
East KerryEast KerryDivision102022
Feale RangersNorth KerryDivision32007
Kenmare ShamrocksKenmareClubKenmare District0
Kerins O'Rahilly'sTraleeClubSt Brendan's62002
Mid KerryMid KerryDivision42008
Na GaeilTraleeClubSt Brendan's0
RathmoreRathmoreClubEast Kerry0
Shannon RangersNorth KerryDivision51977
South KerrySouth KerryDivision102015
SpaKillarneyClubEast Kerry0
St Brendan'sTraleeDivision0
St Kieran'sCastleislandDivision11988
TemplenoeTemplenoeClubKenmare District0
West KerryWest KerryDivision31990

Group stage

Group 1[14] [15]

Team
1 East Kerry33005535+206Advanced to Quarter-finals
2 Templenoe32014143-24Advanced to Quarter-finals
3 South Kerry31022332-92
4 West Kerry30032736-90
Round 1[16] [17]

Round 2[18] [19]

Round 3[20] [21]

Group 2

Team
1 Rathmore32105440+145Advanced to Quarter-finals
2 St Kieran's31205946+134Advanced to Quarter-finals
3 Kenmare Shamrocks31113837+13
4 Feale Rangers30033058-280

Round 1[16] [17]

Round 2[18] [19]

Round 3[20] [21]

Group 3

Team
1 Mid Kerry33005138+136Advanced to Quarter-finals
2 Spa32015645+114Advanced to Quarter-finals
3 Kerins O'Rahilly's31024644+22
4 Shannon Rangers30034672-260

Round 1[16] [17]

Round 2[18] [19]

Round 3[20] [21]

Group 4

Team
1 Dingle33004227+156Advanced to Quarter-finals
2 Na Gaeil32013827+114Advanced to Quarter-finals
3 Dr Crokes31024537+82
4 St Brendan's30032155-340

Round 1[16] [17]

Round 2[18] [19]

Round 3[20] [21]

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

[22] [23] [24]

Semi-finals

[25]

Final

[26] [27] [28]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerry SFC Final: Managing East Kerry juggernaut no easy task for Jerry O'Sullivan. The Kerryman. 2 November 2023. 1 February 2024.
  2. Web site: East Kerry captaincy puts Paudie Clifford in line to lead Kingdom in 2024. Irish Independent. 7 November 2023. 1 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Kerry SFC: Mid Kerry manager Peter O'Sullivan full of praise for top team Dingle. The Kerryman. 20 October 2023. 1 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Kerry SFC: Mid Kerry buck the trend to comfortably see off Spa. The Kerryman. 18 September 2023. 1 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Kerry IFC final: Brendan Casey's two goals deliver title for Milltown/Castlemaine. The Kerryman. 19 November 2023. 26 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Na Gaeil boss blasts Kerry system as Kerins O'Rahilly's relegated. Irish Examiner. 29 October 2023. 12 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Kerry SFC draw. The Kerryman. 21 August 2023. 12 February 2024.
  8. Web site: East Kerry retain Kerry SFC title. hoganstand.com. 6 November 2023. 1 February 2024.
  9. Web site: O'Sullivan knows added importance of Dingle winning Kerry GAA senior club title. balls.ie. 19 September 2023.
  10. Web site: Kerry SFC draw takes place. hoganstand.com. 22 August 2023. 23 February 2024.
  11. Web site: Paudie Clifford would like Kerry SFC to revert back to old format. Irish Examiner. 31 August 2023. 1 February 2024.
  12. Web site: Kerry All-Ireland winners celebrate as they help Rathmore return to senior ranks. the42.ie. 13 November 2022. 1 February 2024.
  13. Web site: Austin Stacks relegated to Intermediate after loss to Kenmare. kerrygaa.ie. 23 October 2022. 1 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Kerry SFC round-up. kerrygaa.ie. 1 October 2023. 16 February 2024.
  15. Web site: Kerry county SFC. finalwhistle.ie. 16 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20231227221754/https://www.finalwhistle.ie/gaelic/kerry-county-sfc/. 27 December 2023.
  16. Web site: Kerry SFC Round 1 fixtures. kerrygaa.ie. 10 September 2023. 23 February 2024.
  17. Web site: Kerry SFC: Round 1 times, dates and venues confirmed. The Kerryman. 25 August 2023. 23 February 2024.
  18. Web site: Kerry SFC Round 2 fixtures. kerrygaa.ie. 19 September 2023. 23 February 2024.
  19. Web site: Kerry SFC Round 2 fixtures, times and venues confirmed. The Kerryman. 18 September 2023. 23 February 2024.
  20. Web site: Kerry SFC Round 3 fixtures. kerrygaa.ie. 30 September 2023. 1 February 2024.
  21. Web site: Kerry SFC: Round 3 dates, times and venues confirmed. The Kerryman. 25 September 2023. 23 February 2024.
  22. Web site: Kerry SFC quarter-final draw. Irish Examiner. 2 October 2023. 14 February 2024.
  23. Web site: Kerry SFC Quarter-final fixtures. kerrygaa.ie. 10 October 2023. 23 February 2024.
  24. Web site: Kerry SFC quarter-finals dates, times and venues released. The Kerryman. 3 October 2023. 14 February 2024.
  25. Web site: Kerry SFC semi-final pits East Kerry against Rathmore with Dingle to face Mid Kerry. The Kerryman. 15 October 2023. 15 February 2024.
  26. Web site: County Senior Football Championship Final. kerrygaa.ie. 1 November 2023. 23 February 2024.
  27. Web site: County final preview. killarneyadvertiser.ie. 4 November 2023. 15 February 2024.
  28. Web site: East Kerry appear to still hold more aces in their hand though Mid Kerry should be no busted flush this time. The Kerryman. 4 November 2023. 23 February 2024.