2021 Kerry Senior Football Championship Gaelic football tournament
The 2021 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 120th edition of Kerry GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior teams in County Kerry, Ireland . The tournament consists of 16 teams (8 club teams and 8 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 usually 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 year however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic seen the competition employ a straight knockout format.
8 club teams and 8 divisional teams (16 in total) will take part in this year's S.F.C.
Kenmare District did not field a team for this year's S.F.C.
Relegation (See below): The club team to be relegated from the Senior County Championship will be the same team to be relegated from the Senior Club Championship (The 8 senior clubs play off against each other in two pools in the Club Championship. The two teams that finished bottom of the Group Pools enter a Relegation Final. This loser will be relegated to the I.F.C. for 2021. Should a club reach the final of the County championship they will be exempt from the Relegation process in the Club championship).
The winner of the 2021 I.F.C. will be promoted to the 2022 Senior County and Club Championships.
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2020 championship season.
To S.F.C.
Promoted from 2020 I.F.C.
Spa - (Intermediate Champions)
From S.F.C.
Relegated to 2020 I.F.C.
Participating teams
The teams taking part in the 2021 Kerry Senior Football Championship are:
Team
Team Location
Club/Divisional
Club's Divisional Side
Austin Stacks
Tralee
Club
St. Brendan's
Dingle
Dingle
Club
West Kerry
Dr. Crokes
Killarney
Club
East Kerry
East Kerry
x
Divisional (Firies, Fossa, Glenflesk, Gneevguilla, Kilgarvan, Listry, Rathmore, Kilcummin, Tousist)
x
Feale Rangers
x
Divisional (Clounmacon, Duagh, Finuge, Listowel Emmets, Moyvane, St. Senan's)
x
Kenmare Shamrocks
Kenmare
Club
East Kerry
Kerins O'Rahillys
Tralee
Club
St. Brendan's
Spa
Spa
Club
East Kerry
Killarney Legion
Killarney
Club
East Kerry
Mid Kerry
x
Divisional (Beaufort, Cromane, Glenbeigh-Glencar, Keel, Laune Rangers, Milltown/Castlemaine)
x
Shannon Rangers
x
Divisional (Asdee, Ballydonoghue, Ballyduff, Ballylongford, Beale, Tarbert)
x
South Kerry
x
Divisional (Derrynane, Dromid Pearses, Renard, Skellig Rangers, Sneem, St. Mary's, St. Michael's/Foilmore, Valentia Young Islanders, Waterville)
x
St. Brendan's
x
Divisional (Ardfert, Churchill, John Mitchell's, Na Gaeil, St. Patrick's Blennerville)
x
St. Kieran's
x
Divisional (Ballymacelligott, Brosna, Castleisland Desmonds, Cordal, Currow, Knocknagoshel, Scartaglin)
x
Templenoe
Templenoe
Club
South Kerry
West Kerry
x
Divisional (An Ghaeltacht, Annascaul, Castlegregory, Lispole)
x
Results
Round 1
[ 1]
30 October 2021
Spa 0-16 - 1-13
Killarney Legion Fitzgerald Stadium
Evan Cronin (0-8, 5f), Michael Foley (0-2f), Niall McCarthy (0-2), Cian Tobin (0-2), Dan O’Donoghue (0-1), Dara Moynihan (0-1);
Report
Jamie O’Sullivan (0-4, 2f), Padraig Lucey (1-0), Conor Keane (0-2, 1f), James O’Donoghue (0-2f), Jonathan Lyne (0-1), Eoghan O’Sullivan (0-1), William Shine (0-1m), Billy McGuire (0-1), Rob Leen (0-1)
30 October 2021
Feale Rangers 0-05 - 2-16
South Kerry Milltown/Castlemaine
Eamon O’Falherty 0-2, Jack McElligott 0-1, Tom McCarthy 0-1, Darragh Lynch 0-1
Report
Eanna O’Connor 1-5 (0-1f), Daragh O’Sullivan 0-2, Niall O’Shea 0-2 (1m), Ronan O’Shea 0-1, Jack Daly 0-1, Conor O’Shea 0-1, , Aidan Walsh 0-1, Dilan Donoghue 1-0
30 October 2021
St Kieran's 0-09 - 1-16
Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
Paul Walsh (0-4, 2f), James Walsh (0-2), Adam Barry (0-2, 1f), Philip O’Connor (0-1),
Report
Jack Savage (1,5, 3f), Tommy Walsh (0-6, 3 marks), Conor Hayes (0-4), Barry John Keane (0-1)
30 October 2021
Austin Stacks 1-07 - 1-05
East Kerry Austin Stack Park
Joseph O’Connor 1-0, Fiachna Mangan 0-2, Jack O’Shea 0-2, Dylan Casey 0-1, Kieran Donaghy 0-1, Wayne Guthrie 0-1 ‘45’
Report
Paul O’Shea 1-0, David Clifford 0-2 (f), Paudie Clifford 0-2 (1 ‘45’), Darragh Roche 0-1 (f),
31 October 2021
Templenoe 1-09 - 0-05
Shannon Rangers Fitzgerald Stadium
Stephen O’Sullivan 1-2, Brian Crowley 0-2, Gavin Crowley 0-1, John Rice 0-1, Adrian Spillane 0-1, Teddy Doyle 0-1 (f), Colin Crowley 0-1 (f)
Report
Jack Kennelly 0-3 (2f), Michael Foley 0-1, Mark Buckley 0-1,
31 October 2021
Kenmare Shamrocks 0-10 - 2-09
St Brendan's Board
Fitzgerald Stadium
Sean O’Shea 0-6 (4f, 1’45), David Hallissey (0-1), Stephen O’Brien (0-1), Tom Murnane (0-1), Paul O’Connor (0-1)
Report
Enda O’Connor (1-0), Liam O’Donnell (1-0), Mikey Kelliher (0-3), Thomas Kearns (0-1), Diarmuid O’Connor (0-1), Daithi Griffin (0-1), Dan Goggin (0-1), Alan O’Donoghue (0-1f),James Duggan (0-1f)
31 October 2021
West Kerry 1-03 - 0-13
Dr Crokes Austin Stack Park
Éanna Ó Conchúir (1-0), Colm ‘Vegas’ Ó Muircheartaigh (0-1), Cathal Ó Beaglaoich (0-1), Cian O’Grady (0-1, 1 mark)
Report
David Shaw (0-4, 3f), Micheál Burns (0-3, 1f), Johnny Buckley (0-2), Tony Brosnan (0-2f ), Kieran O’Leary (0-2)
31 October 2021
Dingle 1-07 - 0-08
Mid Kerry Austin Stack Park
Conor Geaney 1-3 (0-2f), Paul Geaney 0-3 (1 f),Tom O’Sullivan 0-1
Report
Jack O’Connor 0-2 (1 ’45, 1f), Cathal Moriarty 0-2, Gavan O’Grady 0-2f, Mike Breen 0-1, Fiachra Clifford 0-1,
Quarter-finals
6 November 2021
Dingle 0-13 - 2-16
Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
Paul Geaney 0-7 (4f), Conor Geaney 0-3 (1f), Tom O’Sullivan 0-1. Barry O’Sullivan 0-1, Dylan Geaney 0-1
Report
Jack Savage 0-6 (4f), Conor Hayes 1-2, Gavin O’Brien 1-1; Barry John Keane 0-3, Tommy Walsh 0-2 (1m), Darragh McElligott 0-1, David Moran 0-1
6 November 2021
Legion 1-09 - 1-17
St Brendan's Board
Austin Stack Park
James O’Donoghue 0-5 (4f), Padraig Lucey 1-0, Conor Keane 0-1, Eoghan O’Sullivan 0-1, Darragh Lyne 0-1, Jamie O’Sullivan 0-1 (f)
Report
Dan Goggin 1-1, Alan O’Donoghue 0-3 (2f), James Duggan 0-3 (1f), Daithi Griffin 0-2, Andrew Barry 0-2, Eoghan O’Brien 0-1 (f), Enda O’Connor 0-1, Jack Barry 0-1, Mikey Kelliher (0-1), Ivan Parker (0-1)
7 November 2021
Templenoe 0-06 - 1-22
Dr Crokes Fitzgerald Stadium
Brian Crowley (0-3,2f), Tadhg Morley(0-1); Colin Crowley(0-1f), Stephen O’Sullivan (0-1f)
Report
Tony Brosnan 1-4 (1-0 pen, 1m, 2f), Brian Looney (0-5); Micheal Burns (0-3),David Shaw (0-3f), Kieran O’Leary (0-2), Jordan Kiely 0-3 (2f), Tom Doyle (0-1)
7 November 2021
Austin Stacks 0-14 - 0-06
South Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium
Darragh O’Brien 0-8 (6f), Kieran Donaghy 0-2 (1m), Michael O’Gara 0-1, Armin Heinrich 0-1; Shane O’Callaghan 0-1, Sean Quilter 0-1 (free)
Report
Eanna O’Connor 0-3 (3f), Jack Daly 0-1, Dilan Donoghue 0-1, Killian Young (Renard) 0-1
Semi-finals
20 November 2021
Austin Stacks 2-09 - 1-12
St Brendan's Board
Austin Stack Park
Darragh O’Brien 0-6 (3f), Sean Quilter 1-2 (0-1m, 0-1f), Michael O’Donnell 1-0, Brendan O’Sullivan 0-1
Report
Andrew Barry 0-1, Stefan Okunbor 0-1, Dan Goggin 0-1, James Duggan 0-1 (f), Ivan Parker 1-5 (0-1f), David O’Callaghan 0-1, Thomas Kearns 0-1
21 November 2021
Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-15 - 0-14
Dr Crokes Austin Stack Park
Jack Savage (0-8, 6f, 1 ‘45), Barry John Keane (0-3), Conor Hayes (0-3), Tommy Walsh (0-1)
Report
Tony Brosnan (0-6, 3f), Brian Looney (0-2), David Shaw (0-2, 1f), Kieran O’Leary (0-1), Micheál Burns (0-1), Jordan Kiely (0-1), Shane Murphy (0-1f)
Final
5 December 2021
Austin Stacks 0-13 - 0-10
Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
Darragh O’Brien 0-6 (0-5f), Seán Quilter 0-2 (0-1 mark, 0-1f), Joseph O’Connor, Michael O’Gara, Fiachna Mangan, Brendan O’Sullivan, Kieran Donaghy (0-1 mark) 0-1 each.
Report [1]
Jack Savage 0-6 (0-4f), Barry John Keane 0-2, Cormac Coffey, Conor Hayes 0-1 each.
Relegation play-off
The club team to be relegated from the Senior County Championship will be the same team to be relegated from the Senior Club Championship. The 8 senior clubs are placed into two groups containing four teams during the Club Championship. The teams to finish bottom of both groups will face off in the Relegation Final, with the loser being relegated to the I.F.C. for 2020. Should a club reach the final of the County championship they will be exempt from the Relegation process in the Club championship.
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Miscellaneous
References
External links
