# 2023 Kerry Club Football Championship

The 2023 Kerry Club Football Championship was the 2023 instalment of the Kerry Club Football Championship. The tournament consisted of 8 teams. The final, in which Dingle defeated Kenmare Shamrocks, was held on 9 September 2023.

## Format

The 8 clubs were drawn into two groups of 4 teams each with each team playing the other three in their group once, having one home match, one away match and one at a neutral venue. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals with each group winner playing the runner-up in the other group at home. The semi-final winners then played each other in the final.
The teams that finished in last place in each group played against each other in the relegation play-off with the winner retaining their senior status for 2024, while the loser was relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship for 2024.

## Teams
### Team changes

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
* Rathmore
Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
* Austin Stacks

### Teams

| Team | Location | Club's Divisional Side | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title |
| Dingle | Dingle | West Kerry | 1 | 2015 |
| Dr Crokes | Killarney | East Kerry | 6 | 2018 |
| Kenmare Shamrocks | Kenmare | Kenmare District | 1 | 1983 |
| Kerins O'Rahilly's | Tralee | St Brendan's | 3 | 2022 |
| Na Gaeil | Tralee | St Brendan's | 0 | — |
| Rathmore | Rathmore | East Kerry | 1 | 2011 |
| Spa | Killarney | East Kerry | 0 | — |
| Templenoe | Templenoe | Kenmare District | 0 | — |

## Group stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Kenmare Shamrocks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Templenoe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Na Gaeil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -17 | 0 | Advance to relegation playoff |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dr Crokes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Dingle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +17 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Rathmore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -35 | 0 | Advance to relegation playoff |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3

## Knockout stage
### Semi-finals

* 2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 15:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final 1
* Report
| Spa | 1–12 (15) – (24) 2–18 | Dingle |
| (HT: 0–04 – 1–09) |||
| Gls: C Tobin 1 Pts: E Cronin 4 (2fs), M O'Donoghue 2, M Foley 1 (1f), L Spillane, S Cronin, D Moynihan, T Moynihan, C Spillane 1 each | | Gls: M Geaney 1 (1p), P Geaney 1 Pts: C Bambury 4, C Geaney 3 (1mk, 1f), D Geaney 3, P Geaney 2 (1mk), T O'Sullivan, M Geaney 2 each, L O'Connor, E de Hora 1 each |
* Tullig Referee: Paul Hayes (Kerins O'Rahilly's)
* 2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 18:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final 2
* Report
| Dr Crokes | 0–12 (12) – (17) 1–14 | Kenmare Shamrocks |
| (HT: 0–06 – 1–07) |||
| Pts: M Burns 7 (4fs), K O'Leary 1 (1f), M O'Shea, B Courtney, T Doyle, C McMahon 1 each | | Gls: D Ciuciu 1 Pts: S O'Shea 8 (4fs, 2mks, 1'45), S O'Brien 2, D O'Shea, D Hallissey, J Lehane, T O'Sullivan 1 each |
* Lewis Road Referee: D Clifford (Laune Rangers)

### Final

* 9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 19:00 IST (UTC+1) Final
* Report
| Dingle | 1–09 (12) – (11) 0–11 | Kenmare Shamrocks |
| (HT: 1–04 – 0–06) |||
| Gls: D Geaney 1 Pts: D Geaney 3 (1f), C Geaney 3 (2fs), P Geaney 3 (3fs) | | Pts: S O'Shea 9 (6fs), S O'Brien 2 |
* Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: B O'Shea (Keel)

### Relegation playoff

* 28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 16:30 IST (UTC+1) Relegation play-off
* Report
| Na Gaeil | 1–17 (20) – (16) 0–16 (a.e.t.) | Kerins O'Rahilly's |
| (HT: 0–05 – 0–08) (FT: 0–13 – 0–13) |||
| Gls: D Devine 1 Pts: J Sheehan 4 (1f), D Devine 3 (2fs), D Burns 2 (2fs), J O'Connor 2, D Reen 1 (1f), J Doyle, M Madden, D O'Connor, D Goggin, J Bourke 1 each | | Pts: J Savage 8 (7fs), B J Keane, C Hayes 2 each, J Foley, C Coffey, D Moran, S McElligott 1 each |
* Austin Stack Park Referee: E Walsh (Rathmore)
Note Kerins O'Rahilly's are relegated to the Intermediate Championship for 2024