Munster Football Association

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Munster Football Association
Formationoriginally 1901
reformed 1922
Headquarters Turners Cross
Location
Region served
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Parent organization
 Football Association of Ireland
Affiliations Irish Football Association (1901–1914)
Website munsterfootball.ie

The Munster Football Association (Irish: An Cumann Peile na Mumhan; also known as the Munster FA and the MFA), is the governing body for association football in the Irish province of Munster. It is affiliated to the Football Association of Ireland and is responsible for organising the Munster Senior Cup and the Munster Senior League as well as numerous other leagues and cup competitions for junior teams. There are 13 leagues and approximately 800 teams affiliated with the MFA. [1] [2]

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History

The Munster Football Association (MFA) was founded in October 1901 and affiliated to the Belfast-based Irish Football Association. [3] In the 1901–02 season the Munster Senior Cup was introduced. According to David Toms there were many civilian and British Army teams based throughout the province, most notably in Cork and Waterford, but also in Limerick and County Tipperary. [4] However the original MFA organising committee was dominated by the British Army, and it fell into abeyance following the outbreak of the First World War. [5] In March 1922 the MFA was re-established with the help of the Dublin–based Football Association of Ireland. One of the prime movers in reforming the association was a former Ireland international and then Fordsons player, Harry Buckle, who became its vice president and chairman. [6]

In 1929, the Munster FA acquired Turners Cross after GAA club Nemo Rangers were forced to close the ground due to costs. [7] [8] In order to provide a long-term home for the MFA and Cork soccer, the FAI negotiated a 98-year lease on Turners Cross with the land's owner Helena O'Sullivan. [9]

In February 2025, the Munster FA redesigned their crest. [10]

Representative games

Munster began playing representative games in as early as 1905. In that year they played an Ulster XI in Cork, losing 3-1. [11] A combined Leinster & Munster team finished as runners up in the 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup. They lost 2–1 to a team representing the Braga Football Association.

Cup competitions

Affiliated leagues

Men's

Women's

Youth


Source: [20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Munster Football Association". munsterfa.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  2. ↑ www.munsterfa.com
  3. ↑ Garnham, Neal (2004). Association Football and society in pre-partition Ireland. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN   1-903688-34-5.
  4. ↑ David Toms: The Garrison Game? Soccer’s ‘foreign’ image in Irish popular culture
  5. ↑ O'Mahony, Bertie (1998). Munster Football Association: 75 Years Service to the Beautiful Game 1922/1997. Cork: Munster Football Association. p. 27.
  6. ↑ Carey, Tadhg (2009). When We Were Kings: The Story of Athlone Town's 1924 FAI Cup Triumph. Athlone: Temple Printing.
  7. ↑ "Cork GAA Ground Closed". Irish Independent . 20 June 1929. Retrieved 16 May 2019– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  8. ↑ "Annual Meeting of Munster Association". Cork Examiner . 3 July 1929. Retrieved 16 May 2019– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  9. ↑ "Munster Council Chairman". Cork Examiner . 9 June 1947. Retrieved 16 May 2019– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  10. ↑ "Munster Football Association Launches New Redesigned Crest – Munster FA". Munsterfootball.ie. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  11. ↑ Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
  12. ↑ "Munster Football Associations Competitions – Munster Senior League". www.munsterseniorleague.ie. Archived from the original on 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  13. 1 2 "Previous Winners - Munster Football Association". www.munsterfa.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Munster Football Competitions Entry Forms – TSDL – Tipperary Southern & District League Ltd". TSDL - Tipperary Southern & District League Ltd. Archived from the original on 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  15. ↑ O'Mahony, John (2020-08-19). "Jewel in the crown for all-conquering Celtic". KillarneyToday.com. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  16. ↑ "Munster Champions Trophy – Munster FA". munsterfootball.ie. Archived from the original on 2025-09-07. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  17. ↑ "Munster League Champions Trophy Rules 2019–20.pdf" (PDF). Munster FA: 1.
  18. ↑ "Cork Youth Leagues". Cork Youth Leagues. 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-07-27. The CYLA was established in 2012 to offer elite training to soccer players in Cork aged between 16-19 years old.
  19. ↑ "The North Tipperary Schoolchildren's Football League (NTSFL) – Rearcross FC" . Retrieved 2025-07-27. The league now caters for players from under 6's to U16's in the boy's section & from U10 to U16 in the girls.
  20. ↑ "Affiliated Leagues – Munster FA". Munster Football Association. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
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