# East Kerry Senior Football Championship

The East Kerry Senior Football Championship an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the East Kerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1925 for the top Gaelic football teams in the North Kerry in Ireland.
The championship currently uses a single-elimination tournament whereby each team is guaranteed one game.
The title has been won at least once by 11 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Dr Crokes who have won a total of 32 titles. Dr Crokes the title-holders (2023).
Most adult clubs in the division compete for this cup, even if they are playing at junior or intermediate grades. In recent years, the competition has been dominated by Dr Crokes, who won their thirtieth championship in December 2018. The winners receive the Dr O'Donoghue Cup. The main sponsor for many years is the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney.

## Teams
### Current teams

| Club | Location | Colours | Grade |
| Cordal | Cordal | Blue and Gold | Junior |
| Currow | Currow | Black and Amber | Junior |
| Dr Crokes | Killarney | Black and Amber | Senior |
| Firies | Farranfore | Sky Blue and Navy | Junior |
| Fossa | Fossa | Red and Black | Intermediate |
| Glenflesk | Glenflesk | Blue and Gold | Intermediate |
| Gneeveguilla | Gneeveguilla | Green and Gold | Intermediate |
| Kilcummin | Kilcummin | Green and Red | Intermediate |
| Killarney Legion | Killarney | Green and white | Intermediate |
| Listry | Faha | Green and white | Junior |
| Rathmore | Rathmore | Red and white | Senior |
| Scartaglin | Scartaglin | Maroon and White | Junior |
| Spa | Killarney | Blue and gold | Senior |

## Roll of honour

| # | Club | Titles | Years won |
| 1 | Dr Crokes | 34 | 1927, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| 2 | Spa | 10 | 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1989 |
| 3 | Rathmore | 9 | 1963, 1978, 1984, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024 |
| 4 | Listry | 6 | 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1970 |
| 4 | Glenflesk | 6 | 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 |
| 4 | Killarney Legion | 6 | 1929, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1976, 2019 |
| 7 | Gneeveguilla | 4 | 1979, 1980, 1983, 2003 |
| 8 | Kilcummin | 2 | 1925, 1973 |
| 8 | Currow | 2 | 1945, 1998 |
| 10 | Laune Rangers | 1 | 1932 |
| 10 | Headford | 1 | 1948 |

## List of finals
### List of East Kerry SFC finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| Year | Club | Score | Club | Score |
| 2024 | Rathmore | 1-12 | Kilcummin | 2-07 |
| 2023 | Dr Crokes | 0-12 | Legion | 1-08 |
| 2022 | Dr Crokes | 1-18 | Spa | 1-07 |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games |
| 2020 | Dr Crokes | 3-09 | Spa | 2-09 |
| 2019 | Legion | 1-18 | Dr Crokes | 3-06 |
| 2018 | Dr Crokes | 3-24 | Kilcummin | 1-08 |
| 2017 | Rathmore | 0-11 | Legion | 0-10 |
| 2016 | Rathmore | 2-12 | Dr Crokes | 0-13 |
| 2015 | Rathmore | 3-11 | Legion | 2-07 |
| 2014 | Rathmore | 0-12, 1-11 (Replay) | Legion | 1-09, 1-10 (R) |
| 2013 | Dr Crokes | 1-18 | Legion | 1-08 |
| 2012 | Dr Crokes | 3-09 | Rathmore | 2-10 |
| 2011 | Dr Crokes | 0-17 | Rathmore | 1-09 |
| 2010 | Dr Crokes | 0-11 | Rathmore | 1-07 |
| 2009 | Dr Crokes | 0-14 | Gneeveguilla | 0-09 |
| 2008 | Dr Crokes | 0-07 | Kilcummin | 0-05 |
| 2007 | Dr Crokes | 2-13 | Rathmore | 0-05 |
| 2006 | Dr Crokes | 3-06 | Kilcummin | 2-06 |
| 2005 | Rathmore | 0-08 | Kilcummin | 0-07 |
| 2004 | Dr Crokes | 0-14 | Rathmore | 0-10 |
| 2003 | Gneeveguilla | 1-11 | Kilcummin | 0-12 |
| 2002 | Dr Crokes | 0-10 | Rathmore | 0-06 |
| 2001 | Glenflesk | 0-14 | Dr Crokes | 1-07 |
| 2000 | Dr Crokes | 0-14 | Gneeveguilla | 0-11 |
| 1999 | Glenflesk | 0-08 | Rathmore | 0-07 |
| 1998 | Currow | 0-08 | Glenflesk | 0-07 |
| 1997 | Glenflesk | 2-06 | Currow | 0-10 |
| 1996 | Glenflesk | 0-10 | Dr Crokes | 0-08 |
| 1995 | Dr Crokes | 3-13 | Glenflesk | 0-06 |
| 1994 | Glenflesk | 2-12 | Dr Crokes | 1-14 |
| 1993 | Dr Crokes | 2-12 | Rathmore | 0-13 |
| 1992 | Dr Crokes | 0-15 | Currow | 0-14 |
| 1991 | Dr Crokes | 1-09 | Gneeveguilla | 1-03 |
| 1990 | Dr Crokes | 1-10 | Gneeveguilla | 0-07 |
| 1989 | Spa | 0-08, 1-08 (R) | Gneeveguilla | 0-08, 1-03 (R) |
| 1988 | Glenflesk | 1-06 | Spa | 1-04 |
| 1987 | Spa | 1-09 | Dr Crokes | 0-05 |
| 1986 | Dr Crokes | 0-11 (Replay) | Gneeveguilla | 0-07 |
| 1985 | Spa | 2-07 | Dr Crokes | 1-04 |
| 1984 | Rathmore | 1-07 | Legion | 0-06 |
| 1983 | Gneeveguilla | 1-07 | Dr Crokes | 0-09 |
| 1982 | Dr Crokes | 1-10 | Gneeveguilla | 0-07 |
| 1981 | Dr Crokes | 3-08 | Gneeveguilla | 0-02 |
| 1980 | Gneeveguilla | 3-06, 2-08 (R) | Dr Crokes | 2-09, 1-08 (R) |
| 1979 | Gneeveguilla | 2-06 | Dr Crokes | 1-11 |
| 1978 | Rathmore | 1-09 | Dr Crokes | 1-05 |
| 1977 | Spa | 0-10 | Dr Crokes | 1-05 |
| 1976 | Legion | 2-10 | Spa | 2-06 |
| 1975 | Spa | 0-08 | Gneeveguilla | 1-03 |
| 1974 | Spa | 1-10 | Dr Crokes | 1-07 |
| 1973 | Kilcummin | 2-10, 1-09 (R) | Glenflesk | 2-10, 0-07 (R) |
| 1972 | Spa | 1-12 | Dr Crokes | 1-10 |
| 1971 | Spa | 1-13 | Dr Crokes | 0-09 |
| 1970 | Listry | 2-08 | Spa | 0-07 |
| 1969 | Spa | 0-12 | Dr Crokes | 0-08 |
| 1968 | Dr Crokes | 4-03 | Spa | 0-11 |
| 1967 | Legion | 1-11 | Rathmore | 2-04 |
| 1966 | Spa | 1-08 | Kilcummin | 1-04 |
| 1965 | Dr Crokes | 5-04 | Glenflesk | 1-04 |
| 1964 | Dr Crokes | 2-07 | St. Finan's | 0-04 |
| 1963 | Rathmore | 2-05 | Dr Crokes | 0-04 |
| 1962 | Dr Crokes | | Legion | |
| 1961 | Dr Crokes | 2-09 | Legion | 2-08 |
| 1960 | Dr Crokes | 2-04 | Legion | 1-02 |
| 1959 | Dr Crokes | 0-09 | Legion | 0-06 |
| 1958 | Dr Crokes | 0-14 | Legion | 0-06 |
| 1957 | Dr Crokes | 4-11 | Rathmore | 1-02 |
| 1956 | Dr Crokes | 1-03 | Legion | 1-01 |
| 1955 | Legion | 3-06 | Dr Crokes | 1-02 |
| 1954 | Legion | 1-08 | Kilcummin | 1-00 |
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| 1945 | Currow | | | |
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| 1941 | Listry | | | |
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| 1932 | Laune Rangers | | | |
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| 1929 | Legion | | | |
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| 1927 | Dr Crokes | | | |
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| 1925 | Kilcummin | | | |