The 2026 Kerry Senior Football Championship is scheduled to be the 125th edition of Kerry GAA's premier tournament for senior Gaelic football teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament is to consist of 17 teams (10 senior club teams and 7 divisional teams). The defending Champions are Dingle who won the Championship for a 7th time in 2025.
Format The Championship will be contested by 17 teams with the Divisional teams to play in two Preliminary Rounds which will use a double elimination format. The club teams will enter the championship at the First Round stage. The draw for the Preliminary Rounds was made on 31 August with 6 teams to play in the First Preliminary Round with the winners advancing to the First Round proper. The 3 losing teams along with the team that received a bye are to play in the Second Preliminary Round with the winners advancing to the First Round Proper.
The First Round will be contested by the senior club teams and the Divisional qualifiers from the Preliminary rounds. The competition will run on a single elimination format from then on.
Teams An Ghaeltacht were promoted to the championship having won the 2025 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship.
TeamLocationClub/DivisionClub's Divisional SidePosition in 2025In championship sinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title An Ghaeltacht Gallarus Club West Kerry N/A 2026 2 2003 Austin StacksTraleeClubSt Brendan's Runners-up 2025132021 Dingle Dingle Club West Kerry Champions 2005 7 2025 Dr Crokes Killarney Club East Kerry 1st Round 1986 14 2024 East Kerry East Kerry Division N/A Quarter-finals1929 11 2023 Kenmare Shamrocks Kenmare Club Kenmare DistrictQuarter-finals 2017 0— Mid Kerry Mid Kerry Division N/A Semi-finals1947 4 2008 Milltown/Castlemaine Milltown Club Mid Kerry 1st Round 2024 0— Na Gaeil Tralee Club St Brendan's 1st Round 2022 0— North Kerry North Kerry Division N/A 1st Round 2025 0 — Rathmore Rathmore Club East Kerry Semi-finals 2023 0— South Kerry South Kerry Division N/A 1st Round1930 10 2015 Spa Killarney Club East Kerry Quarter-finals 2021 0— St Brendan's Tralee Division N/A 2nd Prelim. Rnd 0— St Kieran's Castleisland Division N/A 2nd Prelim. Rnd1988 1 1988 Templenoe Templenoe Club Kenmare District 1st Round 2020 0— West Kerry West Kerry Division N/A Quarter-finals1930 3 1990
Preliminary stage Preliminary Round 1
Bye: East Kerry
Preliminary Round 2
Note: East Kerry still advance to the First Round proper despite losing to South Kerry as each Divisional team is guaranteed 2 matches
Source: Kerry GAA Fixtures/Results/Tables
Knockout stage The draw for the First Round proper of the championship was made on 26 September after the completion of the Preliminary stage. The draw for the Quarter-finals was made on Sunday, 4 October. First Round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
See also 2026 Kerry Club Football Championship 2026 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
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