Kerry and Cork set to be seeded for 2026 Munster SFC

August 01, 2025

Kerry's David Clifford and Daniel O'Mahony of Cork ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Newly crowned All-Ireland champions Kerry and Cork are set to be seeded in opposite sides of the semi-finals in the 2026 Munster senior football championship.

Munster Council have accepted a proposal that the top two teams from the southern province in the previous year's Allianz Football League will be seeded.

The Kingdom captured the Division 1 league title this past March, while the Rebels finished fifth in Division 2 with Clare next in the pecking order after having finished third in Division 3.

The proposal to seed the highest ranking team from the Allianz League was ratified by Munster Council for a three-year period starting in 2026.

At tonight's Munster Council meeting, a proposal that the highest 2 ranking teams from the Allianz Football League are placed on opposite sides of the Semi Final Draw for the following year's Munster Senior Football Championship draw was ratified for a 3 year period beginning in… pic.twitter.com/vpV8CuAgDt
— Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan (@MunsterGAA) July 31, 2025