Kerry Senior Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2024 Kerry Senior Football Championship | |
Irish | Craobh Sinsear Peile Chiarraí |
Code | Gaelic football |
Founded | 1889 |
Region | Kerry (GAA) |
Trophy | Bishop Moynihan Cup |
No. of teams | 16 |
Title holders | Dr. Crokes (14th title) |
Most titles | Dr. Crokes (14 titles) |
Sponsors | Garvey's SuperValu |
TV partner(s) | TG4, RTÉ 2 |
Official website | www |
The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 for the top Gaelic football teams in the county of Kerry in Ireland.
The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months, with the county final currently being played in either Austin Stack Park or FitzGerald Stadium in October. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a double elimination format whereby each team is guaranteed at least two games.
The Kerry County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The winners of the Kerry county final join the champion clubs of the other five counties to contest the provincial championship. The winning team of the county championship also has the honour of naming the captain of the Kerry senior team for the following year.
The title has been won at least once by 22 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Dr. Crokes who have both won a total of 14 titles, the most recent being in 2024.
The winners receive the Bishop Moynihan Cup, named for Denis Moynihan, Catholic Bishop of Kerry in 1952–1969.[1][2][3]