The Armagh-Kerry rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Kerry and Armagh, who first played each other in 1953. It is a rivalry which reached its height during the first decade of the 21st century. Armagh's home ground is the Athletic Grounds and Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
While Kerry have the highest number of Munster titles and Armagh are fifth on the roll of honour in Ulster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 41 championship titles between them to date.
All-time results
Legend
Kerry winArmagh winMatch was a draw
Senior
No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage 1. 27 September 1953 Kerry 0-13 - 1-6 Armagh Croke Park All Ireland final 2. 15 August 1982 Kerry 3-15 - 1-11 Armagh Croke Park All Ireland semi-final 3. 20 August 2000 Kerry 2-11 - 2-11 Armagh Croke Park All Ireland semi-final 4. 2 September 2000 Kerry 2-15 - 1-15 Armagh Croke Park All Ireland semi-final replay 5. 22 September 2002 Armagh 1-12 - 0-14 Kerry Croke Park All Ireland final 6. 5 August 2006 Kerry 3-15 - 1-13 Armagh Croke Park All Ireland quarter-final 7. 13 July 2024 Armagh 1-18 - 1-16 Kerry Croke Park All Ireland semi-final 8. 29 June 2025 Kerry 0-32 - 1-21 Armagh Croke Park All Ireland quarter-final 8. 21 June 2026 Kerry 4-18 - 0-17 Armagh Fitzgerald Stadium All-Ireland qualifiers
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