Munster set to seed Cork and Kerry in 2026 football championship

League positions, similar to the criteria for Sam Maguire involvement, would be the new Munster model of determining what two counties are seeded for the following year’s provincial draw

SEEDED? Munster GAA officials now seem to be in favour of seeding Cork and Kerry in the 2026 SFC amid poor provincial final crowds in recent years. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

MUNSTER GAA top-brass are in favour of seeding Cork and Kerry in next year’s Munster SFC, with a full provincial council vote on the matter to take place next month.

Under the current structure, which seeds the previous year’s finalists, Clare and five-in-a-row Munster champions Kerry are to receive semi-final draws for the third year in succession in 2026. Kerry and Clare can still be paired against one another in the last-four stage, but this has not happened on the two occasions they were the seeded duo.