2017 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2017 Kerry SFC

Tournament details
County	Kerry
Year	2017
Trophy	Bishop Moynihan Cup
Sponsor	Garvey's Supervalu
Date	6 May - 22 October
Teams	17
Defending champions	Dr. Crokes
Winners
Champions	Dr. Crokes (12th win)
Manager	Pat O'Shea
Captain	Daithi Casey
Qualify for	Munster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	South Kerry
Manager	William Harmon
Captain	Bryan Sheehan
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Kilcummin
Other
Website	Kerry GAA
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The 2017 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 116th edition of Kerry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams (8 club teams and 9 divisional teams), with the winners representing Kerry in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship if they are a club team. If the winners are a divisional team, the winners of the Kerry Club Football Championship represent the county.

The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.

This was Kenmare Shamrocks return to the senior ranks, meaning they will no longer provide players to the Kenmare District panel for this season. Milltown/Castlemaine (who were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2017) will provide the Mid-Kerry Divisional side with players for the S.F.C.

Dr. Crokes were the defending champions after they defeated Kenmare District in the 2016 final.^[1]

Dr. Crokes won the 2017 senior club championship having defeated Kenmare Shamrocks 3-20 to 2-20 in the final in Fitzgerald Stadium after extra time on 10 September 2017.

Kilcummin were relegated to the 2018 I.F.C. after losing to Kerin's O'Rahillys in the Senior Club Championship Relegation Playoff. This ended their 20 year tenure as a senior club after claiming the 1997 Kerry I.F.C. title. This period involved a County final appearance in 2002 as well as Munster S.C.F.C. semi-final appearance in 2007.