Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

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Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2025 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh na Mumhan
Code Hurling
Founded1964;62 years ago (1964)
Region Munster (GAA)
TrophyO'Neill Cup
No. of teams5
Title holders Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner (6th title)
Most titles Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner (6 titles)
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks
TV partner TG4
MottoThe toughest of them all
Official website Munster GAA

The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (Munster Club SHC), usually known simply as the Munster Club Championship, is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is one of the most prestigious hurling tournaments in Ireland and the most prestigious club competition in the province of Munster, played by the champion teams of the repective county club championships.

Contents

In its present format, the Munster Club Championship features five teams. The straight knockout series of games begins in October and culminates with the Munster final in late November or early December. The prize for the winning team is the O'Neill Cup. The winner of the Munster Club Championship automatically qualifies for the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland Club Championship.

Cork clubs have the most victories (18 wins), followed by Tipperary (13 wins) and Limerick, Clare and Waterford (10 wins each). [1] Tipperary has the most winning teams, with nine clubs having won the title. The competition has been won by 28 clubs and 17 of them have won it more than once.

Ballygunner is the most successful club in the tournament's history, having won it six times. [2] Ballygunner is the only club to have won it three times in-a-row. Ballygunner are the current Munster champions, having beaten Éire Óg, Inis 0–21 to 1–09 in the 2025 Munster final. [3]

History

Beginnings

Since the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, challenge, exhibition and tournament matches between clubs on an inter-county level were commonplace. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Glen Rovers of Cork and Ahane of Limerick regularly clashed in off-season games. In the 1950s the Cork Churches Tournament came to be recognised as the unofficial All-Ireland Club Championship. The tournament was an initiative by the then Bishop of Cork and Ross, Cornelius Lucey, to raise money to build five new churches in the fast developing suburbs of Cork. Participation was by invitation and was extended to the country’s current best hurling teams. This tournament lasted for five years, however, by the 1960s there was a growing appetite for a similar competition. In 1965 the Munster Council organised the inaugural inter-county club championship, with participation limited to the 1964 champion hurling clubs of each county. The inaugural championship suffered lengthy delays, with the final taking place in 1966. [4] Since then the title has been awarded every year.

Team changes

Due to a lack of meaningful competition in their own province, all Galway teams competed in the various Munster Championships between 1959 and 1969. [5] The creation of the club championship saw the Galway champions participate for the Munster title for six seasons from 1964 until 1969.

The 2007 Munster Club Championship was the last time that the Kerry champions participated in the competition. Historically seen as the weakest of the team involved, the Kerry County Board decided to regrade and enter their senior champions in the Munster Intermediate Club Championship.

Team dominance

While Cork clubs Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr's, Togher won the first two championship titles, Newmarket-on-Fergus became the first team to retain the championship in 1968. Roscrea completed their own two-in-a-row in 1970, however, the rest of that decade was the preserve of Cork clubs as Blackrock, St. Finbarr's, Togher and Glen Rovers claimed every available championship title. Mount Sion of Waterford broke the decade-long hegemony in 1981 by becoming the first Waterford team to win the championship. Tipperary clubs were dominant throughout the rest of the 1980s, with Moycarkey-Borris, Kilruane MacDonaghs and Borris-Ileigh all winning the provincial decider. As the decade drew to a close and the 1990s began, Limerick clubs made their first impression with Ballybrown, Patrickswell and Kilmallock being added to the roll of honour. Clare clubs dominated between 1995 and 2000, with Sixmilebridge, Clarecastle, Wolfe Tones and St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield reflecting the county's dominance at inter-county level by also claiming the club championship title. The new century saw Newtownshanrum and Toomevara win five titles between them between 2003 and 2009, however, Waterford clubs also enjoyed success. Since 2011 the championship has been dominated by Limerick clubs, with Na Piarsaigh winning four titles in seven years.

Format

Overview

The Munster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is no seeding.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

Competition format

Quarter-final: Two teams contest this round. The winning teams advances directly to the semi-final stage. The losing team is 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 team
Clare Clare Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Cork Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship Champions*
Limerick Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Tipperary Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Waterford Waterford Senior Hurling Championship Champions

*Or if the Championship is won by a divisional side, the club progressing furthest in the competition

2025 teams

68 clubs will compete in the 2025 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship:

CountyNo.Clubs competing in county championship
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 16Ballyea, Broadford, Clonlara, Clooney-Quin, Corofin, Cratloe, Crusheen, Éire Óg Ennis, Feakle, Inagh-Kilnamona, Kilmaley, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Scariff, Sixmilebridge, St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield, Wolfe Tones na Sionna
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 12Blackrock, Charleville, Douglas, Erin's Own, Fr O'Neill's, Glen Rovers, Kanturk, Midleton, Newcestown, Newtownshandrum, Sarsfields, St Finbarr's
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 12Adare, Ahane, Ballybrown, Doon, Dromin/Athlacca, Kildimo-Pallaskenry, Kilmallock, Monaleen, Mungret/St. Paul's, Na Piarsaigh, Newcastle West, Patrickswell
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 16Borris–Ileigh, Cashel King Cormacs, Clonoulty–Rossmore, Drom & Inch, Holycross–Ballycahill, JK Brackens, Kiladangan, Kilruane MacDonagh's, Lorrha–Dorrha, Loughmore–Castleiney, Moycarkey–Borris, Mullinahone, Nenagh Éire Óg, Roscrea, Thurles Sarsfields, Toomevara
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 12Abbeyside–Ballinacourty, Ballygunner, Brickey Rangers, Clonea, De La Salle, Dungarvan, Ferrybank, Fourmilewater, Lismore, Mount Sion, Passage, Roanmore

Note: Bold indicates title-holders.

Trophy

At the end of the Munster final, the winning team is presented with a trophy. The cup, named the O'Neill Cup, is held by the winning team until the following year's final. Traditionally, the presentation is made at a special rostrum in the stand where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests view the match.

The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup.

The present trophy was donated by the Sarsfield's club in Cork in 1972 to commemorate Billy O'Neill who founded their club in 1903. [6]

Roll of honour

Performance by club

#TeamCountyWinsRunners UpYears wonYears runners up
1 Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner Waterford 6102001, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 20251966, 1968, 1996, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024
2 Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock Cork 521971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 19791985, 2001
3 First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh Limerick 412011, 2013, 2015, 20172018
Blue Gold GAA Flag.png St. Finbarr's Cork 401965, 1974, 1977, 1980-
5 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Clare 361984, 1995, 20001977, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2013
Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers Cork 321964, 1972, 19761969, 2016
Colours of Kerry.svg Toomevara Tipperary 321993, 2004, 20061994, 1998
Colours of Limerick.svg Kilmallock Limerick 311992, 1994, 20142021
Colours of Kerry.svg Newtownshandrum Cork 302003, 2005, 2009-
10 Colours of Laois.svg Mount Sion Waterford 261981, 20021964, 1965, 1975, 1988, 2000, 2004
Blue Gold GAA Flag.png Patrickswell Limerick 241988, 19901982, 1984, 1997, 2003
Blue Gold GAA Flag.png Newmarket-on-Fergus Clare 231967, 19681973, 1974, 1978
Colours of Cork.svg Roscrea Tipperary 221969, 19701972, 1980
Colours of Galway.svg Borris-Ileigh Tipperary 211986, 20191983
Colours of Cork.svg De La Salle Waterford 212008, 20102012
Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton Cork 211983, 19871991
Colours of Galway.svg St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield Clare 201998, 1999-
18 Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle Clare 1219971970, 1986
Colours of Cork.svg Carrick Davins Tipperary 1119661967
Colours of Cavan.svg Thurles Sarsfields Tipperary 1120122010
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea Clare 1120162022
Red Gold GAA Flag.png Moycarkey-Borris Tipperary 101982-
Colours of Sligo.svg Kilruane MacDonaghs Tipperary 101985-
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballybrown Limerick 101989-
Colours of Mayo.svg Cashel King Cormacs Tipperary 101991-
Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon Clare 101996-
Colours of Mayo.svg Loughmore-Castleiney Tipperary 102007-
Colours of Laois.svg Sarsfields Cork 102024-
29 Colours of Kerry.svg South Liberties Limerick 02-1976, 1981
Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis Clare 02-1990, 2025
Colours of Kerry.svg Moyne-Templetuohy Tipperary 01-1971
Flag of Belgium.svg Dunhill Waterford 01-1979
Colours of Waterford.svg Cappawhite Tipperary 01-1987
Colours of Dublin.svg Nenagh Eire Og Tipperary 01-1995
Blue Red GAA Flag.png Erins Own Cork 01-2006
Flag of Rome.svg Tulla Clare 01-2007
Colours of Down.svg Adare Limerick 01-2008
Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen Clare 01-2011
Colours of Cavan.svg Cratloe Clare 01-2014
Colours of Roscommon.svg Clonlara Clare 01-2023

Performance by county

CountyTitlesRunners-upTotal
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 18624
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 131023
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 101727
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 10919
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 91827

Winning clubs by county

#CountyWinnersRunners-UpWinning ClubsRunner-Up Clubs
1 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 186 Blackrock (5), St. Finbarr's, Togher (4), Glen Rovers (3), Newtownshandrum (3), Midleton (2), Sarsfields (1) Blackrock (2), Glen Rovers (2), Midleton (1), Erin's Own (1)
2 Blue Gold GAA Flag.png Tipperary 1310 Toomevara (3), Roscrea (2), Borris-Ileigh (2), Carrick Davins (1), Moycarkey-Borris (1), Kilruane McDonaghs (1), Cashel King Cormacs (1), Loughmore-Castleiney (1), Thurles Sarsfields (1) Toomevara (2), Roscrea (2), Carrick Davins (1), Borris-Ileigh (1), Thurles Sarsfields (1), Moyne-Templetuohy (1), Cappawhite (1), Nenagh Éire Óg (1)
3 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1017 Sixmilebridge (3), Newmarket-on-Fergus (2), St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield (2), Wolfe Tones, Shannon (1), Clarecastle (1), Ballyea (1) Sixmilebridge (6), Newmarket-on-Fergus (3), Clarecastle (2), Éire Óg, Ennis (1), Tulla (1), Crusheen (1), Cratloe (1), Ballyea (1), Clonlara (1)
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 109 Na Piarsaigh (4), Kilmallock (3), Patrickswell (2), Ballybrown (1) Patrickswell (4), South Liberties (2), Adare (1), Na Piarsaigh (1), Kilmallock (1)
5 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 918 Ballygunner (5), Mount Sion (2), De La Salle (2) Ballygunner (10), Mount Sion (6), De La Salle (1), Dunhill (1)

List of finals

Legend

All-Ireland champions
All-Ireland runners-up

List of Munster finals

YearWinnersRunners-upStadiumCaptain#
CountyClubScoreCountyClubScore
2025 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 0-21 Colours of Cork.svg CLA Éire Óg, Ennis 1-09 Semple Stadium Peter Hogan & Michael O'Mahony [7]
2024 Colours of Cork.svg COR Sarsfields 3-20 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 2-19 Semple Stadium Conor O'Sullivan [8]
2023 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 2-24 Colours of Clare.svg CLA Clonlara 0-17 Semple Stadium Pauric O'Mahony [9]
2022 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 1-23 Colours of Clare.svg CLA Ballyea 0-17 Semple Stadium Pauric O'Mahony [10]
2021 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 3-20 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Kilmallock 1-12 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Pauric O'Mahony
2020Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Borris-Ileigh 1-12 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 1-11 Pairc Ui Rinn Conor Kenny
Seán McCormack		 [11]
2018 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 2-14 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Na Piarsaigh 2-08 Semple Stadium Stephen O'Keeffe
Shane O'Sullivan 		[12]
2017 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Na Piarsaigh 3-15 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 2-10 Semple Stadium Cathal King [13]
2016 Colours of Clare.svg CLA Ballyea 1-21 Colours of Cork.svg COR Glen Rovers 2-10 Semple Stadium Stan Lineen [14]
2015 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Na Piarsaigh 2-18 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 2-11 Semple Stadium Cathal King [15]
2014 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Kilmallock 1-32 Colours of Clare.svg CLA Cratloe 3-18 Gaelic Grounds Graeme Mulcahy [16]
2013 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Na Piarsaigh 4-14 Colours of Clare.svg CLA Sixmilebridge 0-08 Cusack Park James O'Brien [17]
2012 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Thurles Sarsfields 1-21 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT De La Salle 1-16 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Pádraic Maher [18]
2011 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Na Piarsaigh 1-13 Colours of Clare.svg CLA Crusheen 0-09 Semple Stadium Kieran Bermingham [19]
2010 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT De La Salle 0-09 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Thurles Sarsfields 0-08 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Ian O'Flynn [20]
2009 Newtownshandrum 2-11 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 2-09 Semple Stadium Dermot Gleeson [21]
2008 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT De La Salle 1-09 Adare 0-10 Semple Stadium John Mullane [22]
2007 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-06 Tulla 0-07 Gaelic Grounds Johnny Gleeson [23]
2006 Toomevara 2-09 Colours of Cork.svg COR Erin's Own 2-08 Gaelic Grounds Tommy Dunne [24]
2005 Colours of Cork.svg COR Newtownshandrum 0-16 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 1-12 Semple Stadium Brendan Mulcahy [25]
2004 Toomevara 1-14 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Mount Sion 1-13 Semple Stadium Paddy O'Brien [26]
2003 Colours of Cork.svg COR Newtownshandrum 2-18 Patrickswell 2-09 Semple Stadium John McCarthy [27]
2002 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Mount Sion 0-12 Sixmilebridge 0-10 Semple Stadium John Cleere [28]
2001 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 2-14 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 0-12 Semple Stadium Billy O'Sullivan [29]
2000 Sixmilebridge 2-17 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Mount Sion 3-08 Semple Stadium Christy Chaplin [30]
1999 St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 4-09 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 3-08 Semple Stadium Ciarán O'Neill [31]
1998 St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 0-12 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Toomevara 0-08 Gaelic Grounds Lorcan Hassett [32]
1997 Clarecastle 2-11 Patrickswell 0-15 Semple Stadium Martin Sheedy [33]
1996 Wolfe Tones, Shannon 4-09 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 4-08 Semple Stadium Brian Lohan [34]
1995 Sixmilebridge 2-18 Nenagh Éire Óg 1-07 Gaelic Grounds Ian Mulready [35]
1994 Kilmallock 2-11 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Toomevara 1-11 Semple Stadium Mike Houlihan
1993 Toomevara 0-15 Sixmilebridge 0-07 Gaelic Grounds Jody Grace
1992 Kilmallock 3-11 Sixmilebridge 2-11 Gaelic Grounds Paddy Kelly
1991 Cashel King Cormac's 0-09 Colours of Cork.svg COR Midleton 0-06 Mitchelstown Colm Bonnar
1990 Patrickswell 0-08 Éire Óg, Ennis 0-06 Cusack Park David Punch
1989 Ballybrown 2-12 Sixmilebridge 1-08 Gaelic Grounds Terence Kenny
1988 Patrickswell 3-13 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Mount Sion 2-13 Semple Stadium David Punch
1987 Colours of Cork.svg COR Midleton 1-12 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Cappawhite 1-11 FitzGerald Stadium Ger Power
1986 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Borris-Ileigh 1-13 Clarecastle 1-09 Gaelic Grounds Michael Ryan
1985 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Kilruane MacDonaghs 0-12 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 0-06 Gaelic Grounds Tony Sheppard
1984 Sixmilebridge 4-10 Patrickswell 2-06 Semple Stadium Seán Stack
1983 Colours of Cork.svg COR Midleton 1-14 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Borris-Ileigh 1-11 FitzGerald Stadium John Fenton
1982 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Moycarkey-Borris 1-09 Patrickswell 0-11 MacDonagh Park Jack Bergin
1981 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Mount Sion 3-09 South Liberties 1-04 Walsh Park Éamonn Kehoe
1980 Colours of Cork.svg COR St. Finbarr's 2-12 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Roscrea 1-14 Páirc Mac Gearailt
1979 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 0-13 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Dunhill 1-08 Páirc Uí Chaoimh
1978 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 3-08 Newmarket-on-Fergus 1-08 Páirc Uí Chaoimh John Horgan
1977 Colours of Cork.svg COR St. Finbarr's 2-08 Sixmilebridge 0-06 Seán Treacy Park Denis Burns
1976 Colours of Cork.svg COR Glen Rovers 2-08 South Liberties 2-04 Gaelic Grounds Martin O'Doherty
1975 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 8-12 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Mount Sion 3-08 Emly John Horgan
1974 Colours of Cork.svg COR St. Finbarr's 0-07 Newmarket-on-Fergus 0-03 Gaelic Grounds Jim Power
1973 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 1-13 Newmarket-on-Fergus 0-14 Bruff John Horgan
1972 Colours of Cork.svg COR Glen Rovers 2-09 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Roscrea 1-10 Gaelic Grounds Denis Coughlan
1971 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 4-10 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Moyne-Templetuohy 3-01 FitzGerald Stadium John Horgan
1970 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Roscrea 4-11 Clarecastle 1-06 Gaelic Grounds Donie Moloney
1969 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Roscrea 3-06 Colours of Cork.svg COR Glen Rovers 1-09Patsy Rowland
1968 Newmarket-on-Fergus 5-08 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 4-03
1967 Newmarket-on-Fergus 3-09 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Carrick Davins 2-07 Gaelic Grounds Jim Cullinan
1966 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Carrick Davins 2-17 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Ballygunner 1-11 Cusack Park
1965 Colours of Cork.svg COR St. Finbarr's 3-12 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Mount Sion 2-03 Gaelic Grounds
1964 Colours of Cork.svg COR Glen Rovers 3-07 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Mount Sion 1-07 Gaelic Grounds Christy Ring

Notes

Records and statistics

Final

Team

  • Most wins: 6:
  • Most consecutive wins: 3:
  • Most appearances in a final: 16:
    • Ballygunner (1966, 1968, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Most appearances in a final without ever winning: 2
  • Most appearances in a final without losing (streak): 5
  • Biggest win: 19 points
  • Most final defeats: 10
    • Ballygunner (1966, 1968, 1996, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024)

Teams

County representatives

YearClareCorkGalwayKerryLimerickTipperaryWaterford
1964 Newmarket-on-Fergus Glen Rovers Turloughmore Kilmoyley Cappamore Thurles Sarsfields Mount Sion
1965 Newmarket-on-Fergus St. Finbarr's Turloughmore Ballyduff Patrickswell Thurles Sarsfields Mount Sion
1966 Éire Óg, Ennis Avondhu Turloughmore Ballyduff Patrickswell Carrick Davins Ballygunner
1967 Newmarket-on-Fergus Glen Rovers Castlegar St. Brendan's Kilmallock Carrick Davins Ballygunner
1968 Newmarket-on-Fergus St. Finbarr's Liam Mellows Crotta O'Neill's Claughaun Roscrea Ballygunner
1969 Newmarket-on-Fergus Glen Rovers Castlegar Killarney Patrickswell Roscrea Mount Sion
1970 Clarecastle University College Cork N/A Kilmoyley Patrickswell Roscrea Ballyduff-Portlaw
1971 Newmarket-on-Fergus Blackrock Kilmoyley Claughaun Moyne-Templetuohy Portlaw
1972 Newmarket-on-Fergus Glen Rovers Ballyduff South Liberties Roscrea Mount Sion
1973 Newmarket-on-Fergus Blackrock Ballyduff Kilmallock Roscrea Portlaw
1974 Newmarket-on-Fergus St. Finbarr's Abbeydorney Kilmallock Thurles Sarsfields Mount Sion
1975 Éire Óg, Ennis Blackrock St. Brendan's Kilmallock Moneygall Mount Sion
1976 Newmarket-on-Fergus Glen Rovers Ballyduff South Liberties Moneygall Portlaw
1977 Sixmilebridge St. Finbarr's Ballyduff Patrickswell Kilruane MacDonagh's Portlaw
1978 Newmarket-on-Fergus Blackrock Ballyduff South Liberties Kilruane MacDonagh's Dunhill
1979 Sixmilebridge Blackrock Causeway Patrickswell Kilruane MacDonagh's Dunhill
1980 Newmarket-on-Fergus St. Finbarr's Causeway Killeedy Roscrea Tallow
1981 Newmarket-on-Fergus St. Finbarr's Causeway South Liberties Borris-Ileigh Mount Sion
1982 Éire Óg, Ennis St. Finbarr's Causeway Patrickswell Moycarkey-Borris Ballyduff Upper
1983 Sixmilebridge Midleton Lixnaw Patrickswell Borris-Ileigh Mount Sion
1984 Sixmilebridge St. Finbarr's Ballyduff Patrickswell Moycarkey-Borris Tallow
1985 Kilmaley Blackrock Lixnaw Kilmallock Kilruane MacDonagh's Tallow
1986 Clarecastle Midleton St. Brendan's Claughaun Borris-Ileigh Mount Sion
1987 Clarecastle Midleton Causeway Patrickswell Cappawhite Ballyduff Upper
1988 Feakle St. Finbarr's Ballyduff Patrickswell Loughmore-Castleiney Mount Sion
1989 Sixmilebridge Glen Rovers Ballyduff Ballybrown Clonoulty-Rossmore Roanmore
1990 Éire Óg, Ennis Na Piarsaigh St. Brendan's Patrickswell Holycross-Ballycahill Roanmore
1991 Clarecastle Midleton Ballyduff Ballybrown Cashel King Cormacs Lismore
1992 Sixmilebridge Erin's Own Ballyheigue Kilmallock Toomevara Ballygunner
1993 Sixmilebridge St. Finbarr's Ballyduff Patrickswell Toomevara Lismore
1994 Clarecastle Midleton Ballyduff Kilmallock Toomevara Mount Sion
1995 Sixmilebridge Na Piarsaigh Ballyduff Patrickswell Nenagh Éire Óg Ballygunner
1996 Wolfe Tones, Shannon Na Piarsaigh Ballyheigue Patrickswell Boherlahan-Dualla Ballygunner
1997 Clarecastle Sarsfields Ballyheigue Patrickswell Clonoulty-Rossmore Ballygunner
1998 St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield Blackrock Causeway Ahane Toomevara Mount Sion
1999 St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield Blackrock Lixnaw Ahane Toomevara Ballygunner
2000 Sixmilebridge Newtownshandrum Ballyduff Patrickswell Toomevara Mount Sion
2001 St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield Blackrock Kilmoyley Adare Toomevara Ballygunner
2002 Sixmilebridge Blackrock Kilmoyley Adare Mullinahone Mount Sion
2003 Clarecastle Newtownshandrum Kilmoyley Patrickswell Toomevara Mount Sion
2004 Kilmaley Na Piarsaigh Kilmoyley Ahane Toomevara Mount Sion
2005 Clarecastle Newtownshandrum Lixnaw Garryspillane Thurles Sarsfields Ballygunner
2006 Wolfe Tones, Shannon Erin's Own Ballyduff Bruree Toomevara Mount Sion
2007 Tulla Erin's Own Lixnaw Adare Loughmore-Castleiney Ballyduff Upper
2008 Clonlara Sarsfields N/A Adare Toomevara De La Salle
2009 Cratloe Newtownshandrum Adare Thurles Sarsfields Ballygunner
2010 Crusheen Sarsfields Kilmallock Thurles Sarsfields De La Salle
2011 Crusheen Carrigtwohill Na Piarsaigh Drom-Inch Ballygunner
2012 Newmarket-on-Fergus Sarsfields Kilmallock Thurles Sarsfields De La Salle
2013 Sixmilebridge Midleton Na Piarsaigh Loughmore-Castleiney Passage
2014 Cratloe Sarsfields Kilmallock Thurles Sarsfields Ballygunner
2015 Sixmilebridge Glen Rovers Na Piarsaigh Thurles Sarsfields Ballygunner
2016 Ballyea Glen Rovers Patrickswell Thurles Sarsfields Ballygunner
2017 Sixmilebridge Blackrock Na Piarsaigh Thurles Sarsfields Ballygunner
2018 Ballyea Midleton Na Piarsaigh Clonoulty-Rossmore Ballygunner
2019 Sixmilebridge Glen Rovers Patrickswell Borris-Ileigh Ballygunner
2020 NO CHAMPIONSHIP
2021 Ballyea Midleton N/AN/A Kilmallock Loughmore-Castleiney Ballygunner
2022 Ballyea St. Finbarr's Na Piarsaigh Kilruane MacDonagh's Ballygunner
2023 Clonlara Sarsfields Na Piarsaigh Kiladangan Ballygunner
2024 Feakle Sarsfields Doon Loughmore-Castleiney Ballygunner

By decade

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

Successful defending

Only 5 teams of the 27 who have won the championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:

Barren spells

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Biggest wins

The most one-sided games from all stages of the championship:

The most one-sided Munster finals:

Top scorers

Overall

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1970 Joe Tynan Roscrea 5-0520
1971 Pat Moylan Blackrock 3-2332
1972 Francis Loughnane Roscrea 1-1720
1973Tim Ryan Newmarket-on-Fergus 6-2038
1974 Jimmy Barry-Murphy St. Finbarr's, Togher 4-0719
1975 Ray Cummins Blackrock 4-0416
1976Tom Ryan South Liberties 2-0410
Éamonn Grimes South Liberties 1-07
Tim Ryan Newmarket-on-Fergus
1977 Charlie McCarthy St. Finbarr's, Togher 3-0716
1978Seán O'Meara Kilruane MacDonagh's 2-0814
1979John Grogan Dunhill 4-0517
1980John Cremin St. Finbarr's, Togher 0-1717
1981 Jim Greene Mount Sion 2-1824
1982 Richie Bennis Patrickswell 2-1521
1983 John Fenton Midleton 1-2124
1984 Gerry McInerney Sixmilebridge 3-1322
1985 Finbarr Delaney Blackrock 3-1625
1986 Leo O'Connor Claughaun 2-1622
1987 John Fenton Midleton 0-1717
1988 Gary Kirby Patrickswell 2-2026
1989 John Buckley Glen Rovers 2-039
Gerry McInerney Sixmilebridge 1-069
Christy Keyes Ballybrown 1-069
1990Declan Coote Éire Óg, Ennis 1-1316
1991Tommy Grogan Cashel King Cormacs 1-1316
1992 Paddy Kelly Kilmallock 4-1729
1993Mike Nolan Toomevara 1-2528
1994 Ger Manley Midleton 3-1625
1995 Gary Kirby Patrickswell 2-2127
1996 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 3-2130
1997 Gary Kirby Patrickswell 1-2932
1998 Tommy Dunne Toomevara 1-1316
1999 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 1-1720
2000 Gary Kirby Patrickswell 1-1922
2001 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 1-3823
2002 Ken McGrath Mount Sion 0-2626
2003Paul O'Grady Patrickswell 0-1717
2004 Ken McGrath Mount Sion 2-1521
2005 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 4-1123
2006Ken Dunne Toomevara 1-1417
2007Aidan Lynch Tulla 1-1417
2008 Pat Ryan Sarsfields 0-2020
2009 Ben O'Connor Newtownshandrum 0-2323
2010 John Mullane De La Salle 0-1010
2011 Shane Dowling Na Piarsaigh 3-1423
2012 Pa Bourke Thurles Sarsfields 1-1922
2013 Shane Dowling Na Piarsaigh 0-1515
2014 Conor McGrath Cratloe 3-2130
2015 Shane Dowling Na Piarsaigh 1-1619
2016 Tony Kelly Ballyea 1-1518
2017 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 1-2427
2018 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 1-3235
2019 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-2020
2020No championship
2021 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-1717
2022 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-2929
2023 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-2828
2024 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 1-2831

Single game

YearTop scorerTeamOppositionScoreTotal
1970Joe Tynan Roscrea Ballyduff-Portlaw 2-028
Francis Loughnane Roscrea Clarecastle 1-05
1971 Pat Moylan Blackrock Claughaun 1-0912
Pat Moylan Blackrock Newmarket-on-Fergus
1972 Francis Loughnane Roscrea Mount Sions 1-1013
1973Tom Ryan Newmarket-on-Fergus Portlaw 4-0719
1974Tom Smith Kilmallock Abbeydorney 1-0811
1975 Jim Greene Mount Sion St. Brendan's 3-0615
1976Donal Kennedy Moneygall Newmarket-on-Fergus 2-028
1977 Jimmy Barry-Murphy St. Finbarr's Portlaw 4-0113
1978 Éamonn Grimes South Liberties Kilruane MacDonagh's 1-069
Tom Casey Dunhill Newmarket-on-Fergus
1979John Hogan Dunhill Causeway 3-0211
1980John Cremin St. Finbarr's Causeway 0-1010
1981 Noel O'Dwyer Borris-Ileigh Mount Sion 0-1010
1982 Richie Bennis Patrickswell Causeway 1-069
1983 John Fenton Midleton Borris-Ileigh 1-0113
1984 Gerry McInerney Sixmilebridge St. Finbarr's 2-0612
1985 Finbarr Delaney Blackrock Kilmallock 2-0 814
1986 Leo O'Connor Claughaun Midleton 2-0511
1987John Regan Causeway Patrickswell 1-058
1988Val Donnellan Feakle Ballyduff 3-0716
1989 John Buckley Glen Rovers Ballyduff 2-039
1990Declan Coote Éire Óg, Ennis Roanmore 2-0511
1991Tommy Grogan Cashel King Cormacs Clarecastle 1-0912
1992 Paddy Kelly Kilmallock Sixmilebridge 2-0511
1993Mike Nolan Toomevara Patrickswell 1-1114
1994 Ger Manley Midleton Mount Sion 2-1117
1995 Gary Kirby Patrickswell Ballyduff 1-0710
1996 Paul Flynn Ballygunner Na Piarsaigh 1-1215
1997 Gary Kirby Patrickswell Ballyheigue 1-1013
1998 Tommy Dunne Toomevara Blackrock 1-069
Jamesie O'Connor St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield Toomevara 0-09
1999 Tommy Dunne Toomevara Ahane 1-0710
2000 Gary Kirby Patrickswell Toomevara 1-0811
Niall Gilligan Sixmilebridge Mount Sion
2001 Alan Browne Blackrock Kilmoyley 2-0713
Paul Flynn Ballygunner St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 0-13
2002 Shane Brick Kilmoyley Blackrock 1-1013
2003 James Bowles Newtownshandrum Patrickswell 2-039
Paul O'Grady Patrickswell Mount Sion 0-09
2004Seán Ryan Mount Sion Ahane 4-0012
2005 Mike Conway Lixnaw Thurles Sarsfields 3-0716
2006 Willie Ryan Toomevara Ballyduff 2-017
Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff Toomevara 1-04
Ken Dunne Toomevara Erin's Own 1-04
Ken Dunne Toomevara Ballyduff 0-07
Ken McGrath Mount Sion Toomevara 0-07
2007Aidan Lynch Tulla Lixnaw 1-0811
2008 Pat Ryan Sarsfields Clonlara 0-1414
2009 Declan Hannon Adare Newtownshandrum 1-1316
2010 Cian McCarthy Sarsfields De La Salle 1-069
2011 Shane Dowling Na Piarsaigh Ballygunner 2-0410
Shane Dowling Na Piarsaigh Crusheen 1-07
2012 Jake Dillon De La Salle Thurles Sarsfields 0-099
2013 Noel McGrath Loughmore-Castleiney Na Piarsaigh 0-099
2014 Cian McCarthy Sarsfields Kilmallock 0-1212
2015 Brian O'Sullivan Ballygunner Glen Rovers 0-099
Brian O'Sullivan Ballygunner Na Piarsaigh 1-06
2016 Tony Kelly Ballyea Thurles Sarsfields 1-1013
2017 Ronan Lynch Na Piarsaigh Blackrock 0-1515
2018 Niall Deasy Ballyea Ballygunner 2-1016
2019 Patrick Horgan Glen Rovers Borris-Ileigh 2-0410
Pauric Mahony Ballygunner Sixmilebridge 0-10
2020No championship
2021Micheál Houlihan Kilmallock Midleton 0-1111
2022 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner Na Piarsaigh 0-1313
2023 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner Na Piarsaigh 0-1111
Billy Seymour Kiladangan Clonlara 0-11
2024 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner Doon 0-1111
Pauric Mahony Ballygunner Sarsfields 1-08

Finals

FinalTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1964Tom Corbett Glen Rovers 0-055
1965Pierce Freaney St. Finbarr's 0-088
1966 Mick Roche Carrick Davins 1-0912
1967 Mick Roche Carrick Davins 0-055
1968Mick Arthur Newmarket-on-Fergus 2-006
1969 Francis Loughnane Roscrea 2-017
1970 Francis Loughnane Roscrea 1-058
1971 Pat Moylan Blackrock 1-058
1972Liam McAuliffe Glen Rovers 2-028
1973Timmy Ryan Newmarket-on-Fergus 0-099
1974 Charlie McCarthy St. Finbarr's 0-044
1975 Ray Cummins Blackrock 3-0211
1976 Patsy Harte Glen Rovers 1-036
1977 Charlie McCarthy (D) St. Finbarr's 2-028
John Allen (R) St. Finbarr's 1-014
1978 Ray Cummins Blackrock 2-006
1979John Grogan Dunhill 1-036
1980 Charlie McCarthy St. Finbarr's 0-066
1981 Jim Greene Mount Sion 1-069
1982 Richie Bennis Patrickswell 0-055
1983 Kevin Hennessy Midleton 3-0110
1984 Gerry McInerney Sixmilebridge 1-058
1985 Paddy Williams Kilrunae MacDonagh's 0-033
1986 Noel O'Dwyer Borris-Ileigh 0-099
1987 John Fenton Midleton 0-066
Pat O'Neill Cappawhite 0-066
1988Shane Ahern Mount Sion 2-0612
1989Christy Keyes Ballybrown 1-047
1990 Gary Kirby Patrickswell 0-066
1991Tommy Grogan Cashel King Cormac's 0-044
1992 Paddy Kelly Kilmallock 2-0511
1993Michael Nolan Toomevara 0-088
1994 Tommy Dunne Toomevara 0-088
1995 Gerry McInerney Sixmilebridge 1-025
John Chaplin Sixmilebridge 0-055
Michael Cleary Nenagh Éire Óg 0-055
1996 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 2-0410
Paul O'Rourke Wolfe Tones, Shannon 2-0410
1997 Gary Kirby Patrickswell 0-1111
1998 Jamesie O'Connor St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 0-099
1999 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 1-058
2000 Niall Gilligan Sixmilebridge 1-0811
2001 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 1-0912
2002 Ken McGrath Mount Sion 0-099
2003 James Bowles Newtownshandrum 2-039
2004 Ken McGrath Mount Sion 1-069
2005 Ben O'Connor Newtownshandrum 0-066
2006Ken Dunne Toomevara 1-047
2007Evan Sweeney Loughmore-Castleiney 1-025
2008 John Mullane De La Salle 1-025
2009 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 0-088
2010 John Mullane De La Salle 0-055
2011 Adrian Breen Na Piarsaigh 1-036
2012 Jake Dillon De La Salle 0-099
2013Kevin Ryan Na Piarsaigh 1-036
2014Jake Mulcahy Kilmallock 1-069
Conor McGrath Cratloe 1-069
2015 Brian O'Sullivan Ballygunner 1-069
2016Conor Dorris Glen Rovers 2-017
Niall Deasy Ballyea 0-077
2017 Adrian Breen Na Piarsaigh 1-058
2018 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 1-069
2019 Brendan Maher Borris-Ileigh 0-077
2020No championship
2021 Dessie Hutchinson Ballygunner 1-058
2022 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-1010
2023 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-1010
2024 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 1-0811

Players

Players who have won the most Munster Championship titles
TPlayerTeamYears won
5 Donie Collins Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979
5Pat Kavanagh Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979
5 Pat Moylan Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979
4 David Breen First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
4 Barry Coughlan Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
4 Frank Cummins Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978
4 Ray Cummins Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979
4Alan Dempsey First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
4 Kevin Downes First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
4 Ian Kenny Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
4 John Horgan Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978
4Kieran Kennedy First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
4Pádraic Kennedy First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
4 John Horgan Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978
4Cathal King First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
4 Tony Maher Blue Gold GAA Flag.png St. Finbarr's 1965, 1974, 1977, 1980
4 Pauric Mahony Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
4 Philip Mahony Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
4 Charlie McCarthy Blue Gold GAA Flag.png St. Finbarr's 1965, 1974, 1977, 1980
4 Tim Murphy Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979
4 Frank Norberg Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock 1971, 1973, 1975, 1979
4 Éamonn O'Donoghue Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979
4Billy O'Keefe Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
4 Stephen O'Keeffe Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
4 Shane O'Sullivan Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
4Kevin Ryan First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

Miscellaneous

See also

References

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