2013 Kerry Senior Football Championship
The 2013 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 113th edition of Kerry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament consists of 20 teams (11 club teams and 9 divisional teams), with the winners representing Kerry in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship if they are a club team. If the winners are a divisional team the winners of the Kerry Club Football Championship represent the county.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Kerry |
| Year | 2013 |
| Trophy | Bishop Moynihan Cup |
| Teams | 20 |
| Defending champions |  |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Dr. Crokes |
| Manager | Vince Casey & Noel O'Leary |
| Captain | Mike Moloney & Ambrose O'Donovan |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Austin Stacks |
| Manager | Stephen Stack |
The championship has a back-door format with the losers of the first round going into a knockout Round Two. The winners of Round One proceed to Round Three. After that the competition proceeds on a Knockout basis.
Dr. Crokes were the 2012 champions after they defeated Dingle in the final.
The winner of the 2013 I.F.C. will be promoted to the 2014 Senior County and Club Championships.
Round 1
The sixteen remaining teams play in eight matches in Round 1. The winners proceed to Round 2A while the losers play in Round 2B.
| 8 June 2013 Round 1 |
South Kerry | 2-17 - 1-11 | East Kerry | |
| 9 June 2013 Round 1 |
Dingle | 1-16 - 1-08 | Kenmare District | |
| 8 June 2013 Round 1 |
Laune Rangers | 2-06 - 0-11 | Kerins O'Rahillys | |
| 8 June 2013 Round 1 |
Dr Crokes | 2-18 - 0-7 | Legion | |
| 9 June 2013 Round 1 |
Feale Rangers | 0-19 - 1-15 | Mid Kerry | |
| 9 June 2013 Round 1 |
Rathmore | 1-12 - 0-14 | West Kerry | |
| 9 June 2013 Round 1 |
St Kierans | 0-20 - 0-11 | Kilcummin | |
| 9 June 2013 Round 1 |
Austin Stacks | 1-12 - 0-7 | Shannon Rangers | |
| 9 June 2013 Round 1 |
Milltown/Castlemaine | 3-14 - 2-13 | St. Brendan's Board | |
| 9 June 2013 Round 1 |
St. Michaels/Foilmore | 1-11 - 1-5 | Finuge | |
Round 2
The losers from Round 1 play each other in this round. The losing team in this round are eliminated from the competition.
| 15 June 2013 Round 2 |
St. Brendan's Board | 1-10 - 0-11 | Finuge | |
| 15 June 2013 Round 2 |
East Kerry | 1-18 - 2-11 | Kenmare District | |
| 15 June 2013 Round 2 |
West Kerry | 0-12 - 1-7 | Shannon Rangers | |
| 16 June 2013 Round 2 |
Kerins O'Rahillys | 0-15 - 1-7 | Kilcummin | |
| 16 June 2013 Round 2 |
Legion | 2-8 - 0-11 | Mid Kerry | |
Round 3
The 10 winners from Round 1 are joined by the 5 winners from Round 2 with Rathmore receiving a BYE into the Quarter Finals.
| 13 July 2013 Round 3 |
St. Kieran's | 2-13 - 1-12 | West Kerry | |
| 13 July 2013 Round 3 |
Feale Rangers | 1-13 - 0-13 | Dingle | |
| 14 July 2013 Round 3 |
St. Brendan's Board | 1-17 - 2-7 | Legion | |
| 14 July 2013 Round 3 |
Milltown/Castlemaine | 1-11 - 0-9 | Laune Rangers | |
| 14 July 2013 Round 3 |
Dr Crokes | 3-13 - 1-15 | East Kerry | Fitzgerald Stadium |
| 14 July 2013 Round 3 |
Austin Stacks | 2-16 - 1-5 | St. Michaels/Foilmore | |
| 14 July 2013 Round 3 |
St. Brendan's Board | 1-17 - 2-7 | Legion | |
| 14 July 2013 Round 3 |
Kerins O'Rahillys | 2-9 - 1-10 | South Kerry | |
| 14 July 2013 Round 3 |
Rathmore | - | BYE | |
Knock-Out Stage
Quarter-Finals
The seven Round 3 winners and Rathmore who received a Bye play each other in an open draw in the quarter-finals.
| 21 September 2013 Quarter-Final |
Kerins O'Rahillys | 1-15 - 0-12 | Milltown/Castlemaine | |
| 28 September 2013 Quarter-Final |
Dr Crokes | 3-16 - 0-9 | Rathmore | |
| 29 September 2013 Quarter-Final |
Austin Stacks | 2-12 - 1-10 | St. Kieran's | |
| 29 September 2013 Quarter-Final |
Feale Rangers | 3-12 - 0-15 | St. Brendan's Board | |
Semi-Finals
| 6 October 2013 Semi-Final |
Dr. Crokes | 0-14 - 0-4 | Kerins O'Rahillys | |
| 6 October 2013 Semi-Final |
Austin Stacks | 3-12 - 0-3 | Feale Rangers | |
Final
| 20 October 2013 Final |
Dr. Crokes | 4-16 - 0-12 | Austin Stacks | Fitzgerald Stadium |
| David Moloney; Kieran Ward (0-1), Luke Quinn, John Payne; Eoin Brosnan, Fionn Fitzgerald, Shane Myers; Ambrose O’Donovan (matchday Captain), Johnny Buckley (0-2); Alan O’Sullivan, Daithí Casey (1-2, 0-1 free), Brian Looney (0-1); Kieran O’Leary (1-4), Colm Cooper (1-4, 0-2 frees), Chris Brady (1-1). Subs used: Jamie Doolan (0-1) for Chris Brady, Michael Moloney (Captain) for Luke Quinn, Gavin O’Shea for Alan O’Sullivan, David O’Leary for Shane Myers, Shane Doolan for John Payne. | [1][2] | Darragh O’Brien; Fearghal McNamara (0-1), Daniel Bohane, John Dennis; Pa McCarthy, Denis McElligott (Captain), Ronan Shanahan; Barry Shanahan (0-2), Shane Carroll (0-5, 0-4 frees); Greg Horan (0-1), Paul O’Donoghue (0-1), Michael Collins; Darragh Long, Kieran Donaghy, Shane O’Callaghan (0-1). Subs used: David Mannix (0-1) for Darragh Long, Ciaran O’Connell for Denis McElligott, William Kirby for Shane O’Callaghan. |
Relegation
References
- "Dr Crokes GOALS v Austin Stacks 2013" – via www.youtube.com.
- "Kerry SFC Final: Clinical Cooper gets ball rolling in Crokes stroll". Independent.ie.