Cork’s win over Armagh in Abbotstown on Sunday saw the All-Ireland champions through to another Lidl National Football League semi-final.
They will now face Dublin, the team that has come closest to knocking them off the top in recent years, in the last four.
The Rebels beat Armagh 2-16 to 4-07 in the only top flight game of the day to secure a second placed finish in the table.
Defeat means the Orchard County finished fifth on the ladder and miss out on the semis, with Kerry going through instead thanks to their superior scoring difference.
The Kingdom will take on table-toppers Mayo, who are the only team to have won all seven of their Division 1 games this season. Those fixtures will take place on Saturday, April 23.
Elsewhere, Meath were relegated from Division 2 after losing out to Sligo in a tight encounter, 2-12 to 2-14 the final score.
Waterford and Tipperary will contest the Division 3 final after wins over Leitrim and Wexford respectively and Limerick will meet Antrim in the Division 4 final after wins over Wicklow and Longford
Lidl National Football League Division 1, Round 7
Cork 2-16 Armagh 4-07
Lidl NFL Division 2 relegation play-off
Meath 2-12 Sligo 2-14
Lidl NFL Division 3 semi-finals
Waterford 7-15 Leitrim 0-06
Tipperary 5-11 Wexford 4-07
Lidl NFL Division 4 semi-finals
Longford 0-13 Antrim 2-11
Wicklow 2-06 Limerick 0-14
