2020 Kerry Senior Football Championship
The 2020 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 119th edition of Kerry GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 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.
The championship usually 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 year however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic seen the competition employ a straight knockout format.
It was Templenoe's first ever year as a senior club. Rathmore will provide the East Kerry Divisional side with players for the S.F.C.
Additionally, the Kenmare District board ceased to run competitions this year meaning that Kenmare Shamrocks, Kilgarvan, and Tousist will move to East Kerry to make it a 16-club division. The fourth club in the Kenmare District, Templenoe, who have been promoted to senior for 2020, joined the South Kerry Division.
East Kerry were the 2019 champions after they defeated Dr. Crokes in the final.
Format Structure Change
8 club teams and 8 divisional teams will take part in this year's S.F.C.Kenmare District did not field a team for this year's S.F.C.
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 winner of the 2020 I.F.C. will be promoted to the 2021 Senior County and Club Championships.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.To S.F.C.
Promoted from 2019 I.F.C.- Templenoe -
From S.F.C.
- Kenmare District -
- Rathmore
Participating teams
| Team | Team Location | Club/Divisional | Club's Divisional Side |
| Austin [Stacks GAA|Austin Stacks] | Tralee | Club | St. Brendan's |
| Dingle | Dingle | Club | West Kerry |
| Dr. Crokes | Killarney | Club | East Kerry |
| East Kerry | x | Divisional | x |
| Feale Rangers | x | Divisional | x |
| Kenmare Shamrocks | Kenmare | Club | East Kerry |
| Kerins O'Rahillys | Tralee | Club | St. Brendan's |
| Kilcummin | Kilcummin | Club | East Kerry |
| Killarney Legion | Killarney | Club | East Kerry |
| Mid Kerry | x | Divisional | x |
| Rathmore | Rathmore | Club | East Kerry |
| Shannon Rangers | x | Divisional | x |
| South Kerry | x | Divisional | x |
| St Brendan's [Board GAA|St Brendan's] | x | Divisional | x |
| St Kieran's | x | Divisional | x |
| Templenoe | Templenoe | Club | South Kerry |
| West Kerry | x | Divisional | x |
Results
Round 1
All 16 teams enter the competition in Round 1. The eight winners proceed to the Quarter-Finals while the eight losers are eliminated.Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Relegation play-off
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 are placed into two groups containing four teams during the Club Championship. The teams to finish bottom of both groups will face off in the Relegation Final, with the loser being relegated to the I.F.C. for 2020. Should a club reach the final of the County championship they will be exempt from the Relegation process in the Club championship.----
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Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Gavan O'Grady | Mid Kerry | 3-19 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Tony Brosnan | Dr. Crokes | 2-18 | 24 | 2 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Killian Spillane | Templenoe | 2-18 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 4 | David Clifford | East Kerry | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Darragh Roche | East Kerry | 2-15 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 6 | Liam Carey | Mid Kerry | 1-15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 7 | Ivan Parker | St. Brendan's Board | 0-16 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 8 | Paul O'Connor | Kenmare Shamrocks | 1-12 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Micheál Burns | Dr. Crokes | 1-12 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Eddie Horan | St. Brendan's Board | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
;In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Tony Brosnan | Dr. Crokes | 2-10 | 16 | Austin Stacks |
| 2 | Gavan O'Grady | Mid Kerry | 1-08 | 11 | Dr. Crokes |
| 3 | Gavan O'Grady | Mid Kerry | 1-07 | 10 | Kilcummin |
| 3 | Paul O'Connor | Kenmare Shamrocks | 1-07 | 10 | Mid Kerry |
| 5 | Ivan Parker | St. Brendan's Board | 0-09 | 9 | West Kerry |
| 6 | Killian Spillane | Templenoe | 1-05 | 8 | Kilcummin |
| 6 | Micheál Burns | Dr. Crokes | 1-05 | 8 | Mid Kerry |
| 6 | David Clifford | East Kerry | 1-05 | 8 | St. Kieran's |
| 6 | Eddie Horan | St. Kieran's | 0-08 | 8 | East Kerry |
| 6 | Tony Brosnan | Dr. Crokes | 0-08 | 8 | Templenoe |
Miscellaneous
- Templenoe make their first appearance at senior level.
- Kenmare District fail to field a team.