Armagh–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry

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.[1] 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.

Armagh-Kerry
LocationCounty Armagh
County Kerry
TeamsArmagh
Kerry
First meetingKerry 0-13 - 1-6 Armagh
1953 All-Ireland final
(27 September 1953)
Latest meetingArmagh 1-18 - 1-16 Kerry
2024 All Ireland semi-final
(13 July 2024)
Statistics
Meetings total7
All-time seriesKerry 4-1-2 Armagh

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 38 championship titles between them to date.

All-time results

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Legend

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Kerry win
Armagh win
Match was a draw

Senior

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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

References

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  1. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (9 February 2012). "Kerry and Armagh hampered by club duties". Irish Times. Retrieved 21 March 2016.