2018 Munster Senior Football Championship

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2018 Munster SFC
Tournament details
Year2018
Winners
Champions Kerry
Runners-up
Runners-up Cork
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The 2018 Munster Senior Football Championship will be the 2018 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. [1] The fixtures were announced on 31 October 2017. [2] [3]

Contents

Kerry won the championship, defeating rivals Cork in the final.

Teams

The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Clare Portumna GAA colours.PNG Saffron and Blue Colm Collins Gary Brennan
Cork Cork colours.PNG Red and white Ronan McCarthy Paul Kerrigan
Kerry Gort GAA colours.png Green and gold Éamonn Fitzmaurice Fionn Fitzgerald
Limerick Limerick colours.PNG Green and white Billy Lee Donal O’Sullivan
Tipperary Tipperary colours.PNG Blue and gold Liam Kearns Robbie Kiely
Waterford Waterford colours.PNG White and blue Tom McGlinchey Paul Whyte

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 0-20
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 0-9 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 0-9
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-17
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2-4
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 3-18
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 0-32
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 0-14 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 0-10
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1-22

Fixtures

Quarter-finals

19 May 2018
7:00pm
Quarter-Final
Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 0-14 (14)(26) 1-23 Colours of Clare.svg Clare
(HT: 0-07 1-09)

Pts: S McSweeney 5 (5f), J Ryan 3 (2f), J Lee 3 (1f), D Neville 2, P White 1
Gls: K Malone 1
Pts: E Cleary 5, K Malone 3, D Tubridy 3 (1f), C Finucane 2, E Courtney 2, P Lillis 1, C O'Connor 1; J Malone 1, K Sexton 1, C Ó hAiniféin 1, G O'Brien 1, G Cooney 1, M O'Leary 1
Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Attendance: 2,304

19 May 2018
7:00pm
Quarter-Final
Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 0-20 (20)(9) 0-9 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
(HT: 0-07 0-03)

Pts: L McGrath 9 (7f), M Quinlivan 3, K O’Halloran 2, J Feehan 1, J Kennedy 1, J Keane 1, L Boland 1, P Austin 1, J Lonergan 1

Pts: J Curry 3 (1f, 1 sideline), S Prendergast 2, G Crotty 2, C Murray 1, JJ Hutchinson 1
Semple Stadium , Thurles
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Attendance: 1,658

Semi-finals

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
7:00 pm
Semi-Final
Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 0-9 (9)(20) 1-17 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
(HT: 0-04 1-08)

Pts: L McGrath 5 (4f), J Kennedy 1 (1f), M Quinlivan 1, P Austin 1, L Boland 1
Gls: C O’Neill 1
Pts: L Connolly 10 (5f), M Collins 3, P Kerrigan 2, S White 1, B Hurley 1
Semple Stadium , Thurles
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 3,339

3 June 2018
3:30 pm
Semi-Final
Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 0-32 (32)(10) 0-10 Colours of Clare.svg Clare
(HT: 0-16 – 0-4)

Pts: S O’Shea 7 (4f, 1 ’45), P Geaney 7 (1f), J O’Donoghue 4 (2f), S O’Brien 3, BJ Keane 3, M Burns 2, D Clifford 2 (1f), J Barry 1, A Maher 1, M Geaney 1, D O’Sullivan (1f)

Pts: E Cleary 5 (4f), D Tubridy 2 (1f), J Malone 2, P Lillis 1
Fitzgerald Stadium , Killarney
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Attendance: 16,729

Final

23 June 2018
7:00 pm
Munster Final
Cork Colours of Cork.svg 2-4 (10)(27) 3-18 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry
(HT: 2-01 – 1-11)
Gls: M Collins 1, L Connolly 1
Pts: L Connolly 2 (1f), M Collins 1, P Kelleher 1
Gls: P Geaney 2, S O’Brien 1
Pts: P Geaney 5, S O’Shea 4 (2 45, 1f), J O’Donoghue 3 (1f), D Clifford 2, P Murphy 2, G White 1, BJ Keane 1
Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
Referee: Ciarán Branagan (Down)
Attendance: 27,764

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