Munster Senior Club Football Championship

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Munster Senior Club Football Championship
Current season or competition:
Current event clock.svg 2023 Munster Senior Club Football Championship
Irish Craobh na Mumhan
Code Gaelic football
Founded1964;60 years ago (1964)
Region Munster (GAA)
TrophyO'Connor Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours-of-Cavan.png Castlehaven (4th title)
Most titles StFinbarrs.png Nemo Rangers (17 titles)
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks
TV partner(s) TG4
MottoThe toughest.
Official website Munster GAA

The Munster Senior Club Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Football Senior Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition for the champion clubs of each county. It has been organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964.

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The series of games are played during the autumn and winter months with the final usually being played in late November. The prize for the winning team is the O'Connor Cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.

The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The winners of the Munster final join the champions of Connacht, Leinster and Ulster in the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Club Championship.

Six clubs currently participate in the Munster Championship. The title has been won at least once by 16 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Nemo Rangers who have won 17 championship titles.

The current holders are Castlehaven.

History

Overview

The Munster Championship is a single elimination tournament – a team is eliminated after their first defeat. The fixtures are determined by a random draw and there is no seeding.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn, two ten-minute periods of extra time are played. If the match is still level after extra time a replay takes place and so on until the game is won.

Format

Championship format

Quarter-finals: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advance directly to the semi-finals. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

Teams

Qualification

CountyChampionshipQualifying teams
Colours of Clare.svg Clare Clare Senior Football Championship Champions
Colours of Cork.svg Cork Cork Premier Senior Football Championship Champions
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Kerry Senior Football Championship Champions
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Limerick Senior Football Championship Champions
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Tipperary Senior Football Championship Champions
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Waterford Senior Football Championship Champions

Wins listed by club

TeamCountyWinsRunners UpYears wonYears runners up
1 Colours of Cork.svg Nemo Rangers Cork 1721972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2017, 20191977, 2015
2 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Dr Crokes Kerry 821990, 1991, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 20182010, 2017
3 Colours of Cork.svg St Finbarr's Cork 531979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 20211976, 1984, 1985
4 Colours of Cork.svg Castlehaven Cork 411989, 1994, 1997, 20232012
5 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg East Kerry Kerry 301965, 1968, 1970-
Colours of Cork.svg University College Cork Cork 311971, 1973, 19992011
7 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Austin Stacks Kerry 231976, 20141974, 1975, 2021
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Castleisland Desmonds Kerry 211984, 19851982
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Laune Rangers Kerry 201995, 1996-
Colours of Clare.svg Kilmurry-Ibrickane Clare 222004, 20091993, 2008
11 Colours of Tipperary.svg Clonmel Commercials Tipperary 1520151966, 1971, 1990, 1994, 2019
Colours of Clare.svg Doonbeg Clare 1419981972, 1983, 1991, 1999
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerins O'Rahilly's Kerry 1120222009
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Shannon Rangers Kerry 101964-
Colours of Cork.svg St Nicholas' Cork 101966-
Colours of Cork.svg Beara Cork 101967-
Colours of Limerick.svg Thomond College Limerick 101977-
Colours of Cork.svg O'Donovan Rossa Cork 101992
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg An Ghaeltacht Kerry 102003-
Colours of Limerick.svg Dromcollogher-Broadford Limerick 102008
20 Colours of Clare.svg St. Senan's, Kilkee Clare 04-1989, 1992, 2003, 2005
Colours of Clare.svg Kilrush Shamrocks Clare 03-1978, 1979, 1981
Colours of Waterford.svg The Nire Waterford 03-2006, 2014, 2016
Colours of Waterford.svg Stradbally Waterford 02-1980, 2004
Colours of Waterford.svg Kilrossanty Waterford 02-1986, 1988
Colours of Tipperary.svg Moyle Rovers Tipperary 02-1995, 1998
Colours of Tipperary.svg Fethard Tipperary 02-1997, 2001
Colours of Limerick.svg Newcastle West Limerick 02-1987, 2022
Colours of Clare.svg Cooraclare Clare 01-1965
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg John Mitchels Kerry 01-1967
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Mid Kerry Kerry 01-1968
Colours of Cork.svg Carbery Cork 01-1969
Colours of Cork.svg Muskerry Cork 01-1970
Colours of Tipperary.svg Loughmore-Castleiney Tipperary 01-1973
Colours of Cork.svg Clonakilty Cork 01-1996
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Glenflesk Kerry 01-2000
Colours of Limerick.svg Monaleen Limerick 01-2002
Colours of Waterford.svg Ballinacourty Waterford 01-2007
Colours of Clare.svg Cratloe Clare 01-2013
Colours of Clare.svg St Joseph's, Miltown Malbay Clare 01-2018
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Dingle Kerry 01-2023

Wins listed by county

Summary

CountyTitlesRunners-upTotal
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 31940
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 201131
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 31619
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 235
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 11011
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 088

Winning clubs by county

#CountyWinnersRunners-UpWinning ClubsRunner-Up Clubs
1 Cork 319 Nemo Rangers (16), St Finbarr's (5), Castlehaven (4), University College Cork (3), St Nicholas, Beara, O'Donovan Rossa St Finbarr's (3), Nemo Rangers (2), University College Cork, Castlehaven, Carbery, Muskerry, Clonakilty
2 Kerry 2011 Dr Crokes (8), East Kerry (3), Austin Stacks (3), Castleisland Desmonds (2), Laune Rangers (2), Shannon Rangers, An Ghaeltacht, Kerin's O'Rahilly's Dr Crokes (2), Austin Stacks (2), Castleisland Desmonds, John Mitchels, Mid Kerry, Glenflesk, Kerin's O'Rahilly's, Dingle
3 Clare 316 Kilmurry-Ibrickane (2), Doonbeg Doonbeg (4), St. Senan's, Kilkee (4), Kilrush Shamrocks (3), Kilmurry-Ibrickane (2), Cooraclare, Cratloe, St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
4 Limerick 23 Thomond College, Dromcollogher-Broadford Newcastle West (2), Monaleen
5 Tipperary 110 Clonmel Commercials Clonmel Commercials (5), Moyle Rovers (2), Fethard (2), Loughmore-Castleiney
6 Waterford 08None The Nire (3), Stradbally (2), Kilrossanty (2), Ballinacourty

List of finals

YearWinnerRunners-up
ClubCountyScoreClubCountyScore
2023 [1] Castlehaven Cork 0-13 (4 pen) Dingle Kerry 0-13 (3 pen)
2022 Kerins O'Rahillys Kerry 2-06 Newcastle West Limerick 1-08
2021 St Finbarr's Cork 2-09 Austin Stacks Kerry 1-10
2020Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019 Nemo Rangers Cork 0-15 Clonmel Commercials Tipperary 0-06
2018 Dr Crokes Kerry 1-21 St Joseph's, Miltown Malbay Clare 2-09
2017 Nemo Rangers Cork 0-16 Dr Crokes Kerry 0-11
2016 [2] Dr Crokes Kerry 3-15 The Nire Waterford 0-06
2015 [3] Clonmel Commercials Tipperary 1-07 Nemo Rangers Cork 0-09
2014 [4] Austin Stacks Kerry 3-05 The Nire Waterford 2-04
2013 [5] Dr Crokes Kerry 0-13 Cratloe Clare 0-12
2012 [6] Dr Crokes Kerry 0-19 Castlehaven Cork 0-12
2011 Dr Crokes Kerry 3-14 UCC Cork 2-10
2010 Nemo Rangers Cork 1-15 Dr Crokes Kerry 1-13
2009 Kilmurry-Ibrickane Clare 0-07 Kerins O'Rahillys Kerry 0-06
2008 Dromcollogher-Broadford Limerick 0-06 Kilmurry-Ibrickane Clare 0-05
2007 [7] [8] Nemo Rangers Cork 1-10 Ballinacourty Waterford 1-07
2006 Dr Crokes Kerry 2-05 The Nire Waterford 0-08
2005 Nemo Rangers Cork 2-12 St. Senan's, Kilkee Clare 1-06
2004 Kilmurry-Ibrickane Clare 0-09 0-09 (R) Stradbally Waterford 0-09 0-08 (R)
2003 An Ghaeltacht Kerry 1-08 St. Senan's, Kilkee Clare 1-06
2002 Nemo Rangers Cork 4-15 Monaleen Limerick 0-06
2001 Nemo Rangers Cork 1-11 Fethard Tipperary 0-10
2000 Nemo Rangers Cork 0-11 Glenflesk Kerry 0-07
1999 UCC Cork 1-17 Doonbeg Clare 0-07
1998 Doonbeg Clare 0-07 Moyle Rovers Tipperary 0-04
1997 Castlehaven Cork 1-14 Fethard Tipperary 1-08
1996 Laune Rangers Kerry 0-13 Clonakilty Cork 0-10
1995 Laune Rangers Kerry 3-19 Moyle Rovers Tipperary 2-04
1994 Castlehaven Cork 2-14 Clonmel Commercials Tipperary 1-04
1993 Nemo Rangers Cork 1-17 Kilmurry-Ibrickane Clare 0-04
1992 O'Donovan Rossa Cork 2-13 St. Senan's, Kilkee Clare 0-12
1991 Dr Crokes Kerry 2-10 Doonbeg Clare 0-08
1990 Dr Crokes Kerry 0-15 Clonmel Commercials Tipperary 0-10
1989 Castlehaven Cork 0-13 St. Senan's, Kilkee Clare 1-08
1988 Nemo Rangers Cork 1-06 Kilrossanty Waterford 1-02
1987 Nemo Rangers Cork 5-15 Newcastle West Limerick 2-03
1986 St Finbarr's Cork 2-15 Kilrossanty Waterford 1-05
1985 Castleisland Desmonds Kerry 1-11 St Finbarr's Cork 0-05
1984 Castleisland Desmonds Kerry 2-06 St Finbarr's Cork 0-09
1983 Nemo Rangers Cork 2-10 Doonbeg Clare 0-03
1982 St Finbarr's Cork 2-06 Castleisland Desmonds Kerry 0-06
1981 Nemo Rangers Cork 3-09 Kilrush Shamrocks Clare 1-06
1980 St Finbarr's Cork 3-12 Stradbally Waterford 1-08
1979 St Finbarr's Cork 0-10 Kilrush Shamrocks Clare 0-04
1978 Nemo Rangers Cork 0-08 Kilrush Shamrocks Clare 0-06
1977 Thomond College Limerick 0-12 Nemo Rangers Cork 1-03
1976 Austin Stacks Kerry 1-07 St Finbarr's Cork 0-08
1975 Nemo Rangers Cork 1-09 Austin Stacks Kerry 0-10
1974 Nemo Rangers Cork 2-06 Austin Stacks Kerry 1-07
1973 UCC Cork 2-08 Loughmore-Castleiney Tipperary 1-05
1972 Nemo Rangers Cork 3-09 Doonbeg Clare 0-05
1971 UCC Cork 2-09 Clonmel Commercials Tipperary 1-08
1970 East Kerry Kerry 0-07 Muskerry Cork 0-06
1969Championship not completed
1968 East Kerry Kerry 2-10 Carbery Cork 1-10
1967 Beara Cork 1-11Mid Kerry Kerry 2-07
1966 St Nicholas Cork 2-04 John Mitchels Kerry 1-06
1965 East Kerry Kerry 3-07 Clonmel Commercials Tipperary 0-07
1964 Shannon Rangers Kerry 2-07 Cooraclare Clare 0-04

Records and statistics

Final

Team

  • Most wins: 17:
    • Nemo Rangers (1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2019)
  • Most consecutive wins: 3:
  • Most appearances in a final: 19:
    • Nemo Rangers (1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019)
  • Most appearances in a final without losing (streak): 12
    • Nemo Rangers (1978, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010)
  • Most defeats: 5

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Munster Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top three longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Top scorers

All time

As of match played 1 December 2019.
RankNameTeamGoalsPointsTotal
1 Mikey Sheehy Austin Stacks 1791142
2 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 106797
3 Paul Kerrigan Nemo Rangers 55570
4 James Masters Nemo Rangers 55469
5 Daithí Casey Dr. Crokes 74566
6 Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 85165
7 Kieran O'Leary Dr. Crokes 63654
8 Colin Corkery Nemo Rangers 34251
9 Niall Curran Stradbally 14649
Brian Looney Dr. Crokes 34049
10 Franny Kelly Clonmel Commercials 33746

Overall

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1980Eoin O'Brien Stradbally 2-1117
1981Charlie Murphy Nemo Rangers 3-0615
1982
1983 Ephie Fitzgerald Nemo Rangers 2-1117
1984
1985 Dave Barry St. Finbarr's 0-1212
1986 Dave Barry St. Finbarr's 0-1515
1987Seán Gleeson Newcastle West 2-0511
Tony Nation Nemo Rangers 1-08
1988 Ephie Fitzgerald Nemo Rangers 2-0410
1989John Murray St. Senan's, Kilkee 2-1117
1990Franny Kelly Clonmel Commercials 0-1313
1991Gerry Killeen Doonbeg 0-1919
1992 Mick McCarthy O'Donovan Rossa 1-1316
1993 Colin Corkery Nemo Rangers 1-1619
1994Franny Kelly Clonmel Commercials 2-1218
1995Gerard Murphy Laune Rangers 3-1019
1996Terry Dillon Clonakilty 2-0814
1997 John Cleary Castlehaven 3-0716
1998 Declan Browne Moyle Rovers 1-1114
1999Paul Hehir Doonbeg 1-0912
Martin Power Rathgormack 0-12
2000 Johnny Crowley Glenflesk 1-058
2001Michael Reidy Dromcollogher/Broadford 1-1215
2002 Colin Corkery Nemo Rangers 2-1218
2003Michael O'Shea St. Senan's, Kilkee 1-047
Michael Keane St. Senan's, Kilkee 0-07
2004Niall Curran Stradbally 0-1919
2005 James Masters Nemo Rangers 1-1215
2006 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 3-0514
Barry Grogan Aherlow 1-11
2007 James Masters Nemo Rangers 0-1515
2008 Paul Kerrigan Nemo Rangers 2-0713
2009Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-0912
2010 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 2-0814
2011 Paul Geaney UCC 3-1423
2012 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 1-1215
2013 Brian Looney Dr. Crokes 1-1215
2014 Conor Gleeson The Nire 2-0814
2015 Michael Quinlivan Clonmel Commercials 2-0814
2016Daithí Casey Dr. Crokes 4-0517
2017 Luke Connolly Nemo Rangers 1-1316
2018Tony Brosnan Dr. Crokes 0-1919
2019 Luke Connolly Nemo Rangers 0-1313

Single game

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
2000 Colin Corkery Nemo Rangers 0-066
2001Michael Reidy Dromcollogher/Broadford 1-058
2002 Colin Corkery Nemo Rangers 2-039
2003Colin Crowley Castlehaven 0-066
2004Johnny Daly Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-066
Niall Curran Stradbally
2005Niall Curran Stradbally 0-099
2006 Barry Grogan Aherlow 1-058
2007Kieran O'Callaghan Ballylanders 1-058
James Masters Nemo Rangers 0-08
2008 Paul Kerrigan Nemo Rangers 2-0511
2009 Barry John Walsh Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-036
2010 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 2-0511
2011 Paul Geaney UCC 2-0511
2012 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 0-088
2013 Brian Looney Dr. Crokes 1-069
2014 Cathal McInerney Cratloe 1-069
2015 James Masters Nemo Rangers 1-058
2016Daithí Casey Dr. Crokes 3-0110
2017 Luke Connolly St Finbarr's 0-1010
2018 Kieran O'Leary Dr. Crokes 2-028
Tony Brosnan Dr. Crokes 0-08

In finals

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
2000 Colin Corkery Nemo Rangers 0-066
2001 Colin Corkery Nemo Rangers 0-066
2002 Colin Corkery Nemo Rangers 2-039
2003Conall Ó Cruadhlaoich An Ghaeltacht 1-014
Denis Russell St. Senan's, Kilkee 0-04
2004Johnny Daly Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-055
2005 James Masters Nemo Rangers 1-058
2006 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 2-017
2007 James Masters Nemo Rangers 0-055
2008Multiple playersMultiple clubs0-022
2009Ian McInerney Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-033
Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's
2010 Kieran O'Leary Dr. Crokes 1-047
2011Daithí Casey Dr. Crokes 2-039
2012 Brian Looney Dr. Crokes 0-077
2013 Cathal McInerney Cratloe 0-055
2014David Mannix Austin Stacks 1-025
2015 Michael Quinlivan Clonmel Commercials 1-036
2016Daithí Casey Dr. Crokes 3-0110
2017 Luke Connolly Nemo Rangers 0-1010
2018Tony Brosnan Dr. Crokes 0-088
2019 Luke Connolly Nemo Rangers 0-077

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