The 2018 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 117th edition of Kerry GAA's premier

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tournament for senior teams in

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. The tournament consists of 17 teams (8 club teams and 9 divisional teams), with the winners representing Kerry in the

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if they are a club team. If the winners are a divisional team the winners of the

Kerry Club Football Championship The Kerry Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football championship played between senior clubs in Kerry, south-west Ireland. In the event of the Kerry Senior Football Championship being won by a divisional team, the winner of this competit ...

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 An Ghaeltacht's return to the senior ranks, meaning they will no longer provide players to the West Kerry District panel for this season. Kilcummin (who were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2018) will provide the East Kerry Divisional side with players for the S.F.C.

Dr. Crokes Dr Crokes is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Notable players include Colm Cooper. Founded in 1886, the club's successes include the capture of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship i ...

were the 2017 champions after they defeated South Kerry in the final.

Format Structure Change

8 club teams and 9 divisional teams (17 in total) will take part in this year's S.F.C. It was decided that only 8 divisional sides would take part in the competition proper so the 2 lowest ranked divisional sides from the previous 5 years would play off in a qualification match with the winner entering the draw for the 2017 County Championship proper. 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 Round 1 of the Club Championship. The 4 losers enter a relegation playoff with the losers entering a relegation final. This loser will be relegated to the I.F.C. for 2017. 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 2017 I.F.C. will be promoted to the 2018 Senior County and Club Championships.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the

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* An Ghaeltacht

From Championship

Relegated to the

* Kilcummin

Participating teams

The teams taking part in the 2018 Kerry Senior Football Championship are:

Results

Preliminary round

Round 1

Round 2A

Round 2B

Round 3

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Relegation

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 Round 1 of the Club Championship. The 4 losers enter a relegation playoff with the losers entering a relegation final. This loser will be relegated to the I.F.C. for 2019. 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

;Overall ;In a single game

Miscellaneous

Colm Cooper Colm "the Gooch" Cooper (born 3 June 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer whose league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen years from 2002 to 2017. Born in Killarney, County Kerry, Cooper was born ...

and

Eoin Brosnan Eoin Brosnan,born c.1980,is an Irish Gaelic football player who plays at centre forward. He is a former member of the Kerry senior county team and plays his club football for Dr Crokes. As of late 2021, he was a practicing solicitor, working f ...

win a record 8th SFC medal. *

overtook

Austin Stacks Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1917, the club has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...

to go top of the roll of honour for the first time with a 13th title. *

set a new record of seven titles in a single decade. * An Ghaeltacht returned to the senior championship for the first time since 2009.

References

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