Cork–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry
The Cork-Kerry rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Kerry, who first played each other in 1889. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Gaelic games. Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium, however, some of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
| Location | County Cork County Kerry |
|---|---|
| Teams | Cork Kerry |
| First meeting | Cork 0-2 - 0-1 Kerry 1889 Munster semi-final (27 July 1889) |
| Latest meeting | Kerry 0-23 - 0-11 Cork 2022 Munster semi-final (7 May 2022) |
| Stadiums | Fitzgerald Stadium (Kerry) Páirc Uí Chaoimh (Cork) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 121 |
| Most wins | Kerry (75) |
| Top scorer | Colm Cooper (5-77) |
| All-time series | Kerry 75-13-33 Cork |
| Largest victory | Kerry 4-22 - 1-9 Cork 2021 Munster Final (25 July 2021) |
While Kerry have the highest number of Munster titles and Cork are ranked second on the roll of honour, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 44 championship titles between them to date.
Regarded as, possibly, the greatest rivalry of all in Gaelic football, a Munster final between Cork and Kerry, is regarded as a special occasion.
As of 2021 the sides have met 120 times in the championship including meeting twice at the All-Ireland final stage. Kerry won both of these games.