Kerry Junior Football Championship

Kerry Junior Football Championship
Kerry Junior Football Championship
Current season or competition:; 2024 Kerry Junior Football Championship
Code	Gaelic football
Founded	1971*
Region	Kerry (GAA)
No. of teams	16
Title holders	Duagh (2nd title)
First winner	Dingle
Most titles	Annascaul, Castlegregory, Finuge (3 titles)
Sponsors	Kerry Petroleum
Official website	Official website

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.

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.

Format

Group stage

The 16 clubs are divided into four 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 quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals: The 4 group winners and 4 group runners-up contest this round. A group winner will play a group runner-up of another group. The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. 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 and are promoted to the Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship.

Teams

2024 Teams

Club	Location	Colours	Division	In championship since	Championship titles	Last championship title
Asdee	Asdee		Shannon Rangers		0	—
Beale	Ballybunion	Green, red and black	Shannon Rangers		1	1980
Cordal	Cordal		St Kieran's		1	1986
Cromane	Cromane	Maroon and white	Mid Kerry		0	—
Duagh	Duagh		Feale Rangers		1	2006
Finuge	Finuge	Green and Gold	Feale Rangers		3	2004
Kilgarvan	Kilgarvan	Red and white	Kenmare District		0	—
Knocknagoshel	Knocknagoshel		St Kieran's		0	—
Lispole	Lispole		West Kerry		2	2018
Moyvane	Moyvane	Green and gold	Feale Rangers		0	—
Scartaglin	Scartaglen	Maroon and white	St Kieran's		0	—
Skellig Rangers	Portmagee	Green and yellow	South Kerry	2024	1	2008
Sneem-Derrynane	Derrynane and Sneem		South Kerry		1 (as Sneem)	1997
St Michael's/Foilmore	Ballinskelligs	Green and red	South Kerry	2023	1	2001
Tarbert	Tarbert	Red and black	Shannon Rangers		1	1995
Tuosist	Tuosist	Green and red	Kenmare District		0	—
Valentia Young Islanders	Valentia Island	Red and yellow	South Kerry	2023	1	1981

List of finals

Year	Winners		Runners-up
Year	Club	Score	Club	Score
2024	Duagh	2-11	Tarbert	1-11
2023	Reenard	1-14	Tarbert	0-06
2022^[2]	Firies	1-17	Cordal	0-11
2021^[3]	Castlegregory	3-17	Firies	0-12
2020	Annascaul	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	1-14	Glenbeigh-Glencar	1-06
2014	Brosna	0-08	Dromid Pearses	0-07
2013	Keel	1-09	Glenbeigh-Glencar	1-07
2012	Kenmare Shamrocks	0-13	Na Gaeil	0-10
2011	Dromid Pearses	0-08	Duagh	1-03
2010	St Mary's		Dromid Pearses
2009	Castlegregory		Beaufort
2008	Skellig Rangers		Beale
2007	Keel		Castlegregory
2006	Duagh		Renard
2005	Ardfert		Cordal
2004	Finuge		Lispole
2003	Annascaul		Currow
2002	Finuge		Castlegregory
2001	St Michael's/Foilmore		Dromid Pearses
2000	Gneeveguilla		Finuge
1999	Listowel Emmets		Beaufort
1998	Rathmore		Finuge
1997	Sneem		Beale
1996	St Senan's
1995	Tarbert		Beaufort
1994	St Patrick's, Blennerville		St Senan's
1993	An Ghaeltacht		Rathmore
1992	St Senan's
1991	Kilcummin
1990	Milltown/Castlemaine		Tarbert
1989	Brosna		Knocknagoshel
1988	Currow		Rathmore
1987	Ardfert
1986	Cordal
1985	St Senan's		An Ghaeltacht
1984	Lispole
1983	St Mary's		Cordal
1982	Finuge
1981	Valentia Young Islanders		Lispole
1980	Beale		St Mary's
1979	Annascaul		St Mary's
1978	Gneeveguilla		St Mary's
1977	Beaufort		Gneeveguilla
1976	An Ghaeltacht
1975	Templenoe		Moyvane
1974	Castlegregory
1973	Kilcummin
1972	Listowel Emmets		Glenflesk
1971	Dingle

Roll of honour

By club

#	Team	Titles	Runners-Up	Winning years	Losing years
1	Castlegregory	3	4	1974, 2009, 2021	2002, 2007, 2017, 2020
	Finuge	3	2	1982, 2002, 2004	1998, 2000
	Annascaul	3	0	1979, 2003, 2020	—
4	St Mary’s	2	3	1983, 2010	1978, 1979, 1980
	Lispole	2	2	1984, 2018	1981, 2004
	An Ghaeltacht	2	1	1976, 1993	1985
	Gneeveguilla	2	1	1978, 2000	1977
	Duagh	2	1	2006, 2024	2011
	Kilcummin	2	0	1973, 1991	—
	Listowel Emmets	2	0	1972, 1999	—
	Ardfert	2	0	1987, 2005	—
	Keel	2	0	2007, 2013	—
	Brosna	2	0	1989, 2014	—
	Templenoe	2	0	1975, 2015	—
15	Beale	1	4	1980	1997, 2008, 2016, 2018
	Beaufort	1	3	1977	1995, 1999, 2009
	Cordal	1	3	1986	1983, 2005, 2022
	Rathmore	1	3	1998	1988, 1993, 1996
	Dromid Pearses	1	3	2011	2001, 2010, 2014
	Tarbert	1	3	1995	1990, 2023, 2024
	Reenard	1	2	2023	2006, 2019
	St Senan's	3	1	1985 1992 1996	1994
	Currow	1	1	1988	2003
	Firies	1	1	2022	2021
	Dingle	1	0	1971	—
	Valentia Young Islanders	1	0	1981	—
	Milltown/Castlemaine	1	0	1990	—
	St Patrick’s, Blennerville	1	0	1994	—
	Sneem	1	0	1997	—
	St Michael's/Foilmore	1	0	2001	—
	Skellig Rangers	1	0	2008	—
	Kenmare Shamrocks	1	0	2012	—
	Fossa	1	0	2016	—
	Listry	1	0	2017	—
	Ballyduff	1	0	2019	—
36	Glenbeigh-Glencar	0	2	—	2013, 2015
	Glenflesk	0	1	—	1972
	Moyvane	0	1	—	1975
	Knocknagoshel	0	1	—	1989
	Na Gaeil	0	1	—	2012

References

^ O'Mahony, John (20 October 2014). "GAA proposes major SFC surgery". Killarney Today. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ Kearney, Dan (12 November 2022). "Flying Firies start lays foundation for comfortable Junior final victory over Cordal". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ O'Dowd, John (15 November 2021). "First half goals seal Junior title for Castlegregory as Firies rue missed chances". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ D'Arcy, Jimmy (1 September 2021). "Annascaul's firepower the decisive factor in clinching junior crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ O'Connor, Jason (10 May 2019). "Boyle strikes twice late on to catch out Renard". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[1] O'Mahony, John (20 October 2014). "GAA proposes major SFC surgery". Killarney Today. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[2] Kearney, Dan (12 November 2022). "Flying Firies start lays foundation for comfortable Junior final victory over Cordal". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[3] O'Dowd, John (15 November 2021). "First half goals seal Junior title for Castlegregory as Firies rue missed chances". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[4] D'Arcy, Jimmy (1 September 2021). "Annascaul's firepower the decisive factor in clinching junior crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[5] O'Connor, Jason (10 May 2019). "Boyle strikes twice late on to catch out Renard". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

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