2024 Kerry Senior Football Championship Explained

2024 Kerry SFC
County:Kerry
Year:2024
Trophy:Bishop Moynihan Cup
Sponsor:Garvey's Supervalu
Date:September – November
Num Teams:16
Defending Champions: East Kerry
Website:https://www.kerrygaa.ie/garvey/
Previous:2023

The 2024 Kerry Senior Football Championship is the 123rd edition of Kerry GAA's premier tournament for senior Gaelic football teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament will consist of 16 teams (8 senior club teams and 8 divisional teams. The defending Champions are East Kerry who retained their title by defeating Mid Kerry in the 2023 final for the second year in a row.[1] The winners of the Championship, if they are a club side will represent Kerry in the 2024 Munster Senior Club Football Championship. If the winners are a Divisional side then the winners of the 2024 Kerry Club Football Championship will represent Kerry.

Format

The format for the 2024 Championship will be different to the one used in recent years and will revert to a knock-out type competition. There will be a double-elimination format for the first two rounds and then a single-elimination format will be used for the rest of the championship. All sixteen teams will play in Round 1 with the 8 winners advancing to Round 2A where the eight teams will be drawn against each other with the four winners advancing to the quarter-finals. The 8 losers of Round 1 will advance to Round 2B where they will be drawn to play against each other. The four winners will advance to Round 3 where they will be drawn against the four losers from Round 2A. The four winners in Round 3 will then advance to the quarter-finals to play the Round 2A winners.[2] [3]

Team changes

Milltown/Castlemaine were promoted to the Kerry SFC for 2024 having won the 2023 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship.[4] They replaced Kerins O'Rahilly's who in turn were relegated to the Intermediate Championship for 2024 having lost the 2023 Kerry Club Football Championship Relegation play-off to Na Gaeil.[5]

Teams

General information

TeamLocationClub/DivisionClub's Divisional SideColoursIn championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
DingleDingleClubWest KerryRed and white200561948
Dr CrokesKillarneyClubEast KerryBlack and amber1986132018
East KerryEast KerryDivisionN/ARed and white1925112023
Feale RangersNorth KerryDivisionN/AGold and blue195632007
Kenmare ShamrocksKenmareClubKenmare DistrictBlack and red20170
Mid KerryMid KerryDivisionN/AGreen and red194742008
Milltown/CastlemaineMilltownClubMid KerryGreen and white20240
Na GaeilTraleeClubSt Brendan'sWhite and green20220
RathmoreRathmoreClubEast KerryRed and white20230
Shannon RangersNorth KerryDivisionN/ABlue and white194051977
South KerrySouth KerryDivisionN/AGreen and gold1925102015
SpaKillarneyClubEast KerryBlue and gold20210
St Brendan'sTraleeDivisionN/AGreen, black and white0
St Kieran'sCastleislandDivisionN/AGreen and white198811988
TemplenoeTemplenoeClubKenmare DistrictBlue and white20200
West KerryWest KerryDivisionN/ARed and white192431990

Results

Round 1

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Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

In a single game

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Kerry retain Kerry SFC title. hoganstand.com. 6 November 2023. 1 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Kerry Senior Football Championship draw. The Kerryman. 12 August 2024. 13 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Kerry SFC draw. Irish Examiner. 12 August 2024. 13 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Milltown-Castlemaine edge out Fossa in thriller. Irish Examiner. 19 November 2023. 5 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Na Gaeil boss blasts Kerry system as Kerins O'Rahilly's relegated. Irish Examiner. 29 October 2023. 12 February 2024.