Munster Senior Club Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2024 Munster Senior Club Football Championship | |
Irish | Craobh na Mumhan |
Code | Gaelic football |
Founded | 1964 |
Region | Munster (GAA) |
Trophy | O'Connor Cup |
No. of teams | 6 |
Title holders | Castlehaven (4th title) |
Most titles | Nemo Rangers (17 titles) |
Sponsors | Allied Irish Banks |
TV partner(s) | TG4 |
Motto | The 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.
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.
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.
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.
County | Championship | Qualifying teams |
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Clare | Clare Senior Football Championship | Champions |
Cork | Cork Premier Senior Football Championship | Champions |
Kerry | Kerry Senior Football Championship | Champions |
Limerick | Limerick Senior Football Championship | Champions |
Tipperary | Tipperary Senior Football Championship | Champions |
Waterford | Waterford Senior Football Championship | Champions |
Team | County | Wins | Runners Up | Years won | Years runners up | |
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1 | Nemo Rangers | Cork | 17 | 2 | 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2019 | 1977, 2015 |
2 | Dr Crokes | Kerry | 8 | 2 | 1990, 1991, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018 | 2010, 2017 |
3 | St Finbarr's | Cork | 5 | 3 | 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 2021 | 1976, 1984, 1985 |
4 | Castlehaven | Cork | 4 | 1 | 1989, 1994, 1997, 2023 | 2012 |
5 | East Kerry | Kerry | 3 | 0 | 1965, 1968, 1970 | - |
University College Cork | Cork | 3 | 1 | 1971, 1973, 1999 | 2011 | |
7 | Austin Stacks | Kerry | 2 | 3 | 1976, 2014 | 1974, 1975, 2021 |
Castleisland Desmonds | Kerry | 2 | 1 | 1984, 1985 | 1982 | |
Laune Rangers | Kerry | 2 | 0 | 1995, 1996 | - | |
Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Clare | 2 | 2 | 2004, 2009 | 1993, 2008 | |
11 | Clonmel Commercials | Tipperary | 1 | 5 | 2015 | 1966, 1971, 1990, 1994, 2019 |
Doonbeg | Clare | 1 | 4 | 1998 | 1972, 1983, 1991, 1999 | |
Kerins O'Rahilly's | Kerry | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2009 | |
Shannon Rangers | Kerry | 1 | 0 | 1964 | - | |
St Nicholas' | Cork | 1 | 0 | 1966 | - | |
Beara | Cork | 1 | 0 | 1967 | - | |
Thomond College | Limerick | 1 | 0 | 1977 | - | |
O'Donovan Rossa | Cork | 1 | 0 | 1992 | ||
An Ghaeltacht | Kerry | 1 | 0 | 2003 | - | |
Dromcollogher-Broadford | Limerick | 1 | 0 | 2008 | ||
20 | St. Senan's, Kilkee | Clare | 0 | 4 | - | 1989, 1992, 2003, 2005 |
Kilrush Shamrocks | Clare | 0 | 3 | - | 1978, 1979, 1981 | |
The Nire | Waterford | 0 | 3 | - | 2006, 2014, 2016 | |
Stradbally | Waterford | 0 | 2 | - | 1980, 2004 | |
Kilrossanty | Waterford | 0 | 2 | - | 1986, 1988 | |
Moyle Rovers | Tipperary | 0 | 2 | - | 1995, 1998 | |
Fethard | Tipperary | 0 | 2 | - | 1997, 2001 | |
Newcastle West | Limerick | 0 | 2 | - | 1987, 2022 | |
Cooraclare | Clare | 0 | 1 | - | 1965 | |
John Mitchels | Kerry | 0 | 1 | - | 1967 | |
Mid Kerry | Kerry | 0 | 1 | - | 1968 | |
Carbery | Cork | 0 | 1 | - | 1969 | |
Muskerry | Cork | 0 | 1 | - | 1970 | |
Loughmore-Castleiney | Tipperary | 0 | 1 | - | 1973 | |
Clonakilty | Cork | 0 | 1 | - | 1996 | |
Glenflesk | Kerry | 0 | 1 | - | 2000 | |
Monaleen | Limerick | 0 | 1 | - | 2002 | |
Ballinacourty | Waterford | 0 | 1 | - | 2007 | |
Cratloe | Clare | 0 | 1 | - | 2013 | |
St Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Clare | 0 | 1 | - | 2018 | |
Dingle | Kerry | 0 | 1 | - | 2023 |
County | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
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Cork | 31 | 9 | 40 |
Kerry | 20 | 11 | 31 |
Clare | 3 | 16 | 19 |
Limerick | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Tipperary | 1 | 10 | 11 |
Waterford | 0 | 8 | 8 |
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Munster Championship titles, is as follows:
Top three longest gaps between successive championship titles:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Points | Total |
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1 | Mikey Sheehy | Austin Stacks | 17 | 91 | 142 |
2 | Colm Cooper | Dr. Crokes | 10 | 67 | 97 |
3 | Paul Kerrigan | Nemo Rangers | 5 | 55 | 70 |
4 | James Masters | Nemo Rangers | 5 | 54 | 69 |
5 | Daithí Casey | Dr. Crokes | 7 | 45 | 66 |
6 | Dinny Allen | Nemo Rangers | 8 | 51 | 65 |
7 | Kieran O'Leary | Dr. Crokes | 6 | 36 | 54 |
8 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | 3 | 42 | 51 |
9 | Niall Curran | Stradbally | 1 | 46 | 49 |
Brian Looney | Dr. Crokes | 3 | 40 | 49 | |
10 | Franny Kelly | Clonmel Commercials | 3 | 37 | 46 |
Year | Top scorer | Team | Score | Total |
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2000 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | 0-06 | 6 |
2001 | Michael Reidy | Dromcollogher/Broadford | 1-05 | 8 |
2002 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | 2-03 | 9 |
2003 | Colin Crowley | Castlehaven | 0-06 | 6 |
2004 | Johnny Daly | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 0-06 | 6 |
Niall Curran | Stradbally | |||
2005 | Niall Curran | Stradbally | 0-09 | 9 |
2006 | Barry Grogan | Aherlow | 1-05 | 8 |
2007 | Kieran O'Callaghan | Ballylanders | 1-05 | 8 |
James Masters | Nemo Rangers | 0-08 | ||
2008 | Paul Kerrigan | Nemo Rangers | 2-05 | 11 |
2009 | Barry John Walsh | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 1-03 | 6 |
2010 | Colm Cooper | Dr. Crokes | 2-05 | 11 |
2011 | Paul Geaney | UCC | 2-05 | 11 |
2012 | Colm Cooper | Dr. Crokes | 0-08 | 8 |
2013 | Brian Looney | Dr. Crokes | 1-06 | 9 |
2014 | Cathal McInerney | Cratloe | 1-06 | 9 |
2015 | James Masters | Nemo Rangers | 1-05 | 8 |
2016 | Daithí Casey | Dr. Crokes | 3-01 | 10 |
2017 | Luke Connolly | St Finbarr's | 0-10 | 10 |
2018 | Kieran O'Leary | Dr. Crokes | 2-02 | 8 |
Tony Brosnan | Dr. Crokes | 0-08 | ||
2021 | Steven Sherlock | St Finbarr's | 0-09 | 9 |
2022 | Gavin Cooney | Éire Óg, Ennis | 2-04 | 10 |
2023 | Brian Hurley | Castlehaven | 1-06 | 9 |
Year | Top scorer | Team | Score | Total |
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2000 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | 0-06 | 6 |
2001 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | 0-06 | 6 |
2002 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | 2-03 | 9 |
2003 | Conall Ó Cruadhlaoich | An Ghaeltacht | 1-01 | 4 |
Denis Russell | St. Senan's, Kilkee | 0-04 | ||
2004 | Johnny Daly | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 0-05 | 5 |
2005 | James Masters | Nemo Rangers | 1-05 | 8 |
2006 | Colm Cooper | Dr. Crokes | 2-01 | 7 |
2007 | James Masters | Nemo Rangers | 0-05 | 5 |
2008 | Multiple players | Multiple clubs | 0-02 | 2 |
2009 | Ian McInerney | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 0-03 | 3 |
Declan Quill | Kerins O'Rahilly's | |||
2010 | Kieran O'Leary | Dr. Crokes | 1-04 | 7 |
2011 | Daithí Casey | Dr. Crokes | 2-03 | 9 |
2012 | Brian Looney | Dr. Crokes | 0-07 | 7 |
2013 | Cathal McInerney | Cratloe | 0-05 | 5 |
2014 | David Mannix | Austin Stacks | 1-02 | 5 |
2015 | Michael Quinlivan | Clonmel Commercials | 1-03 | 6 |
2016 | Daithí Casey | Dr. Crokes | 3-01 | 10 |
2017 | Luke Connolly | Nemo Rangers | 0-10 | 10 |
2018 | Tony Brosnan | Dr. Crokes | 0-08 | 8 |
2019 | Luke Connolly | Nemo Rangers | 0-07 | 7 |
2021 | Sean Quilter | Austin Stacks | 1-04 | 7 |
2022 | Eoin Hurley | Newcastle West | 0-05 | 5 |
2023 | Brian Hurley | Castlehaven | 0-07 | 7 |
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