While the other semi-final will see Galway and Derry compete for what would be considered a rare appearance in the All-Ireland Final these days, it’s business as usual for Dublin and Kerry.
Dublin’s 2011 success over Kerry kicked 0ff their era of dominance in the Championship, with the team from the capital having won eight finals during that period, while losing none.
As for Kerry, their most recent All-Ireland Final success came against Donegal in 2014, before they lost out to Dublin again, in both 2015 and 2019.
Whoever wins on Sunday will fancy their chances of overcoming either Galway or Derry in the final on July 24.
f the 1977 final will forever be remembered for Bomber Liston’s three goals against the Dubs, the 2001 All-Ireland quarter-final for that sideline point from Maurice Fitzgerald, and the 2009 meeting for the 1-7 that Colm Cooper scored, which matched Dublin’s total, then the 2011 All-Ireland final will be forever synonymous with another piece of ground-breaking GAA trivia.
On September 18 Stephen Cluxton became the first goalkeeper to kick the winning score in an All-Ireland football final, a pointed free that claimed a first All-Ireland title for Dublin since 1995.
Munster and Leinster champions respectively, Kerry overcame Limerick and Mayo to reach the final, with Dublin negotiating their way past Tyrone and then Donegal.
Caption: Dublin and Ballyboden’s Ryan Basquel in action against Dara Moynihan of Kerry during the Allianz Football League Division 1 match at Austin Stack Park in February
Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
* Dublin and Kerry last met in the semi-final in 2016 when the Dubs won by two points. The sides also met in the 2019 final which ended level, before Dublin won the replay.
* It’s one of the great rivalries in football and the latest instalment will be the 32nd championship meeting between the counties since they first met in 1892. Kerry have won 17 times to Dublin’s 11 while there were three draws from the previous 31 clashes.
LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS:
- 2019: Dublin 1-18 Kerry 0-15
- (All-Ireland final) Replay
- 2019: Dublin 1-16 Kerry 1-16
- (All-Ireland final) Draw
- 2016: Dublin 0-22 Kerry 2-14 (All-Ireland semi-final)
- 2015: Dublin 0-12 Kerry 0-9
(All-Ireland final)
- 2013: Dublin 3-18 Kerry 3-11
(All-Ireland semi-final)
LAST FIVE SEMI-FINALS – DUBLIN
- 2021: Mayo 0-17 Dublin 0-14 (aet)
- 2020: Dublin 1-24 Cavan 0-12
- 2019: Dublin 3-14 Mayo 1-10
- 2018: Dublin 1-24 Galway 2-12
- 2017: Dublin 2-17 Tyrone 0-11
- LAST FIVE SEMI-FINALS – KERRY
- 2021: Tyrone 3-14 Kerry 0-22 (aet)
- 2019: Kerry 1-18 Tyrone 0-18
- 2017: Mayo 2-16 Kerry 0-17 (replay)
- 2017: Kerry 2-14 Mayo 2-14 (Draw)
- 2016: Dublin 0-22 Kerry 2-14
PREVIOUS ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINAL MEETINGS
They have met in eleven semi-finals previously with Kerry winning six to Dublin’s four while one was drawn.
- 2016: Dublin 0-22 Kerry 2-14
- 2013: Dublin 3-18 Kerry 3-11
- 2007: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 0-16
- 1977: Dublin 3-12 Kerry 1-13
- 1965: Kerry 4-8 Dublin 2-6
- 1962: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 0-10
- 1959: Kerry 1-10 Dublin 2-5
- 1941: Kerry 2-9 Dublin 0-3 (replay)
- 1941: Kerry 0-4 Dublin 0-4 (draw)
- 1934: Dublin 3-8 Kerry 0-6
- 1932: Kerry 1-3 Dublin 1-1
DUBLIN v KERRY: DECADE BY DECADE
Eleven of 31 championship games have been in the last 21 years. Kerry won four and drew one between 2001 and 2009 but Dublin have been dominant since then, winning five and drawing one of six clashes. It leaves Kerry seeking their first championship win over Dublin since the 2009 All-Ireland quarter-final.
Kerry beat Dublin by seven points in Round 2 of this year’s Allianz League.
Dublin have reached the semi-final for a 13th successive year, having last failed to get there when losing to Kerry in the 2009 quarter-final. They won eight (v Mayo 2015-19, v Kerry 2013-2016, v Donegal 2011, v Tyrone 2017, v Galway 2018, v Cavan 2020) lost four (v Cork 2010, v Mayo 2012-2021, v Donegal 2014) and drew one (v Mayo 2015) of 13 games.
Jack O’Connor leads Kerry into the semi-final for the sixth time, having won the previous five in 2004-05-06-11-12.
Kerry conceded no goals in their three championship games so far against Cork, Limerick and Mayo. Dublin conceded two in their four outings against Wexford, Meath, Kildare and Cork.
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