2022 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 2022 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 121st 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.

Format structure change

Eight club teams and eight divisional teams will take part in the 2022 S.F.C.
The 16 teams are divided into four mini-leagues of four teams. Each team plays three matches and the top two teams will progress to the quarterfinals
Kenmare District did not field a team for this 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 2022 I.F.C. will be promoted to the 2023 Senior County and Club Championships.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Na Gaeil

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Legion

Participating teams

The teams taking part in the 2022 Kerry Senior Football Championship are:

Results

Round 1

All 16 teams enter the competition in Round 1 with four groups of four teams playing each other once. The top two teams in each group proceed to the Quarter-Finals while the bottom two teams are eliminated.

Group 1

Round 1
Round 2
'''Round 3'''

Group 2

Round 1
Round 2
'''Round 3'''

Group 3

Round 1
Round 2
'''Round 3'''

Group 4

Round 1
Round 2
'''Round 3'''

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 2023. 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	Seán O'Shea	Kenmare Shamrocks	0-39	39	5	7.80
2	Martin Stack	Feale Rangers	0-31	31	5	6.20
3	David Clifford	East Kerry	2-24	30	5	6.00
4	Paul Geaney	Dingle	4-16	28	5	5.60
5	Éanna O'Connor	Mid Kerry	0-27	27	5	5.40
6	Tony Brosnan	Dr. Crokes	1-23	26	4	6.50
7	Donnacha O'Connor	Na Gaeil	0-19	19	3	6.33
8	Cian McMahon	Dr. Crokes	3-06	15	4	3.75
8	Cillian Langan	Shannon Rangers	2-09	15	3	5.00
8	Paul Walsh	St. Kieran's	1-12	15	2	7.50
8	Paudie Clifford	East Kerry	1-12	15	5	3.00
8	Barry Dan O'Sullivan	Dingle	1-12	15	5	3.00

;In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	David Clifford	East Kerry	1-09	12	Mid Kerry
2	Paul Geaney	Dingle	2-05	11	Kerins O'Rahilly's
2	Tony Brosnan	Dr. Crokes	1-08	11	Shannon Rangers
2	Martin Stack	Feale Rangers	0-11	11	St. Brendan's
5	Seán O'Shea	Kenmare Shamrocks	0-10	10	St. Kieran's
5	Seán O'Shea	Kenmare Shamrocks	0-10	10	Dr. Crokes
7	Jack Sheehan	Na Gaeil	2-02	8	West Kerry
7	Stephen O'Sullivan	Templenoe	2-02	8	St. Brendan's
7	Ruairí Murphy	East Kerry	1-05	8	Kerins O'Rahilly's
7	Paul Walsh	St. Kieran's	0-08	8	Dr. Crokes
7	Éanna O'Connor	Mid Kerry	0-08	8	Na Gaeil
7	Donnacha O'Connor	Na Gaeil	0-08	8	West Kerry
7	Daniel Daly	South Kerry	0-08	8	St. Brendan's
7	Seán O'Shea	Kenmare Shamrocks	0-08	8	Austin Stacks

Miscellaneous

Na Gaeil make their first appearance at senior level.
Dingle get their first win over Dr. Croke's in the SFC.
Austin Stacks are relegated for the first time in their history.
Austin Stacks become the first club to relegated to the Intermediate championship after winning the senior title in the previous season.