Munster Derby

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Munster Derby
Location Munster, Ireland
Teams Cork City and Waterford FC
Cork City and Limerick FC
Cork City and Treaty United
First meeting21 October 1984 (Cork City V Limerick FC)
Stadiums Markets Field, Turners Cross, Waterford Regional Sports Centre

Munster Derby is the name given to a football derby contested by teams from the larger football clubs in Munster.

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The term is frequently used to describe games between Cork City FC and Waterford FC, [1] [2] [3] as well as games between Cork City and Limerick-based teams like Limerick FC and Treaty United. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It is also occasionally used to describe games between Waterford and Limerick-based teams. [9]

Cork v Limerick-based teams

Football clubs based in Cork and Limerick both have strong local support. Cork City, for example, have one of the biggest support bases in the League of Ireland, and as of early 2017 had average attendances of between four and five thousand per home game, compared to a league average of approximately 1,500. [10]

The first Munster Derby between Cork City F.C. and Limerick F.C. was played in Turners Cross in Cork for a Premier Division league match on Sunday 21 October 1984. The game ended 0-0. Limerick then won the second derby on Sunday 3 February 1985, 3-1 at Markets Field. Overall for a period of 10 years from the early 1980s to early 1990s, Limerick won more of the derby clashes. But when Limerick were relegated in 1994, they didn't meet Cork in a league match until 2010, a First Division clash on Friday 2 April 2010 at Jackman Park in Limerick. The clubs didn't meet in the league for a period, until Limerick won promotion to the Premier Division in 2012. After that, Cork had the advantage in derby results - although Limerick won several derby fixtures, including when relegation-fighting Limerick travelled to title-challengers Cork, and came out 3-2 winners. This result contributed to Dundalk FC's title win in the 2015 Premier Division.

Following the liquidation of Limerick F.C. in 2019, and the formation of Treaty United in its place in Limerick, the first meeting of Treaty United and Cork City (in the 2021 League of Ireland First Division) was billed as a "Munster derby". [11] [12]

Cork v Limerick results

League results (2010 - 2019)

SeasonDateHome TeamResultAway TeamStadium
2010 2 April Limerick FC 1 – 3 Cork City FORAS Jackman Park
25 June Cork City FORAS 1 – 2 Limerick FC Turners Cross
17 September Limerick FC 1 – 3 Cork City FORAS Jackman Park
2011 18 March Cork City 1 – 0 Limerick FC Turners Cross
30 May Limerick FC 0 – 0 Cork City Jackman Park
3 September Cork City 3 – 3 Limerick FC Turners Cross
2013 10 March Limerick FC 0 – 0 Cork City Thomond Park
6 May Cork City 2 – 3 Limerick FC Turners Cross
2 August Limerick FC 2 – 1 Cork City Thomond Park
2014 20 May Limerick FC 1 – 2 Cork City Thomond Park
27 June Cork City 3 – 0 Limerick FC Turners Cross
21 September Limerick FC 0 – 1 Cork City Thomond Park
2015 13 March Cork City 5 – 0 Limerick FC Turners Cross
16 May Limerick FC 0 – 1 Cork City Jackman Park
14 August Cork City 2 – 3 Limerick FC Turners Cross
2017 31 March Limerick FC 0 – 3 Cork City Markets Field
16 June Cork City 4 – 1 Limerick FC Turners Cross
22 September Limerick FC 2 – 1 Cork City Markets Field
2018 16 March Limerick FC 1 – 1 Cork City Markets Field [13]
5 May Cork City 2 – 1 Limerick FC Turners Cross [13]
21 May Limerick FC 0 – 2 Cork City Markets Field [13]
12 October Cork City 3 – 0 Limerick FC Turners Cross [13]

Cup competition (2008 - 2019)

SeasonDateHome TeamResultAway TeamStadiumCompetition
2008 29 April Cork City 3 – 0 Limerick 37' Turners Cross League of Ireland Cup
2008 6 June Limerick 37' 0 – 2 Cork City Jackman Park FAI Cup
2010 11 May Cork City FORAS 0 – 3 Limerick FC Turners Cross League of Ireland Cup
2012 9 April Limerick FC 3 – 0 Cork City Jackman Park League of Ireland Cup
2012 7 May Limerick FC 1 – 0 Cork City Jackman Park Munster Senior Cup
2014 10 March Cork City 4 – 0 Limerick FC Turners Cross League of Ireland Cup
2015 28 February Limerick FC 3 – 3 (AET) PENS 8 – 7 Cork City Askeaton Munster Senior Cup
2017 17 April Limerick FC 0 – 3 Cork City Markets Field League of Ireland Cup
2017 29 September Cork City 1 – 0 Limerick FC Turners Cross FAI Cup

Cork v Limerick statistics (2008 to 2019)

Competition Limerick wins Draws Cork City wins
League of Ireland [13] 5413
FAI Cup002
League of Ireland Cup203
Munster Senior Cup200
Overall9418

Cork v Waterford

The derby clashes between Cork City and Waterford were mainly contested in the 2000s - when Cork and Waterford were in the Premier Division and then again when Cork City Foras entered the First Division with Waterford in the early 2010s. Derby games between Cork and Waterford significantly declined when Cork City started challenging the top of the table in the Premier Division and Waterford dropped to the bottom end of the First Division around 2014. [14] When the clubs would draw each other in the cups, Waterford would usually be beaten. When Waterford played Cork in Turners Cross in the EA Sports Cup in 2016 they were beaten 7-0. [15] However the rivalry was rekindled in 2017 after a heavy challenge by Waterford's Patrick McClean on Cork's Sean Maguire caused controversy, it led to a dispute on social media between Waterford and Cork players with Irish internationals James McClean and Shane Duffy also getting involved. [16] [17] A move by Waterford-born Cork centre back Kenny Browne caused some controversy with Cork manager John Caulfield in 2017. [18] [19] Both clubs competed in the 2018 and 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division seasons.

Cork v Waterford results

League results (2005 to 2019)

Season [20] DateHome TeamResultAway Team
20192 Sep 2019Cork City1 - 2Waterford
201916 Aug 2019Waterford1 - 2Cork City
201919 Apr 2019Waterford2 - 0Cork City
201922 Feb 2019Cork City0 - 2Waterford
20183 Aug 2018Waterford1 - 2Cork City
20181 Jun 2018Cork City3 - 0Waterford
20186 Apr 2018Waterford2 - 1Cork City
201823 Feb 2018Cork City2 - 0Waterford
201020 Sep 2011Waterford1 - 3Cork City
201024 Jun 2011Cork City2 - 3Waterford
20108 Apr 2011Waterford1 - 2Cork City
200920 Aug 2010Cork City0 - 1Waterford
200921 May 2010Waterford1 - 1Cork City
200912 Mar 2010Cork City0 - 2Waterford
200624 Aug 2007Waterford0 - 3Cork City
200617 Jul 2007Cork City2 - 0Waterford
20053 Nov 2006Cork City4 - 1Waterford
20055 Aug 2006Waterford0 - 0Cork City
20055 May 2006Cork City2 - 0Waterford
20055 Aug 2005Cork City1 - 1Waterford

Cork v Waterford statistics (2005 to 2019)

Competition Cork City wins Draws Waterford wins
League of Ireland [20] 1037

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