Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Munster Senior Club Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 Munster Senior Club Football Championship
IrishCraobh na Mumhan
CodeGaelic football
Founded1964; 61 years ago (1964)
RegionMunster (GAA)
TrophyO'Connor Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders Dr Crokes (9th title)
Most titles Nemo Rangers (17 titles)
SponsorsAllied Irish Banks
TV partner(s)TG4
MottoThe toughest.
Official websiteMunster 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 Dr Crokes.

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

County Championship Qualifying teams
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

Wins listed by club

Team County Wins Runners Up Years won Years runners up
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 9 2 1990, 1991, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2024 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
Loughmore-Castleiney Tipperary 0 2 - 1973, 2024
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
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

Wins listed by county

Summary

County Titles Runners-up Total
Cork 31 9 40
Kerry 21 11 32
Clare 3 16 19
Limerick 2 3 5
Tipperary 1 11 12
Waterford 0 8 8

Winning clubs by county

# County Winners Runners-Up Winning Clubs Runner-Up Clubs
1 Cork 31 9 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 21 11 Dr Crokes (9), 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 3 16 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 2 3 Thomond College, Dromcollogher-Broadford Newcastle West (2), Monaleen
5 Tipperary 1 10 Clonmel Commercials Clonmel Commercials (5), Moyle Rovers (2), Fethard (2), Loughmore-Castleiney
6 Waterford 0 8 None The Nire (3), Stradbally (2), Kilrossanty (2), Ballinacourty

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up
County Club Score County Club Score
2024 Kerry Dr Crokes 0-15 Tipperary Loughmore–Castleiney 1-06
2023[1] Cork Castlehaven 0-13 (4 pen) Kerry Dingle 0-13 (3 pen)
2022 Kerry Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-06 Limerick Newcastle West 1-08
2021 Cork St Finbarr's 2-09 Kerry Austin Stacks 1-10
2020 Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019 Cork Nemo Rangers 0-15 Tipperary Clonmel Commercials 0-06
2018 Kerry Dr Crokes 1-21 Clare St Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 2-09
2017 Cork Nemo Rangers 0-16 Kerry Dr Crokes 0-11
2016[2] Kerry Dr Crokes 3-15 Waterford The Nire 0-06
2015[3] Tipperary Clonmel Commercials 1-07 Cork Nemo Rangers 0-09
2014[4] Kerry Austin Stacks 3-05 Waterford The Nire 2-04
2013[5] Kerry Dr Crokes 0-13 Clare Cratloe 0-12
2012[6] Kerry Dr Crokes 0-19 Cork Castlehaven 0-12
2011 Kerry Dr Crokes 3-14 Cork UCC 2-10
2010 Cork Nemo Rangers 1-15 Kerry Dr Crokes 1-13
2009 Clare Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-07 Kerry Kerins O'Rahillys 0-06
2008 Limerick Dromcollogher-Broadford 0-06 Clare Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-05
2007[7][8] Cork Nemo Rangers 1-10 Waterford Ballinacourty 1-07
2006 Kerry Dr Crokes 2-05 Waterford The Nire 0-08
2005 Cork Nemo Rangers 2-12 Clare St. Senan's, Kilkee 1-06
2004 Clare Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-09 0-09 (R) Waterford Stradbally 0-09 0-08 (R)
2003 Kerry An Ghaeltacht 1-08 Clare St. Senan's, Kilkee 1-06
2002 Cork Nemo Rangers 4-15 Limerick Monaleen 0-06
2001 Cork Nemo Rangers 1-11 Tipperary Fethard 0-10
2000 Cork Nemo Rangers 0-11 Kerry Glenflesk 0-07
1999 Cork UCC 1-17 Clare Doonbeg 0-07
1998 Clare Doonbeg 0-07 Tipperary Moyle Rovers 0-04
1997 Cork Castlehaven 1-14 Tipperary Fethard 1-08
1996 Kerry Laune Rangers 0-13 Cork Clonakilty 0-10
1995 Kerry Laune Rangers 3-19 Tipperary Moyle Rovers 2-04
1994 Cork Castlehaven 2-14 Tipperary Clonmel Commercials 1-04
1993 Cork Nemo Rangers 1-17 Clare Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-04
1992 Cork O'Donovan Rossa 2-13 Clare St. Senan's, Kilkee 0-12
1991 Kerry Dr Crokes 2-10 Clare Doonbeg 0-08
1990 Kerry Dr Crokes 0-15 Tipperary Clonmel Commercials 0-10
1989 Cork Castlehaven 0-13 Clare St. Senan's, Kilkee 1-08
1988 Cork Nemo Rangers 1-06 Waterford Kilrossanty 1-02
1987 Cork Nemo Rangers 5-15 Limerick Newcastle West 2-03
1986 Cork St Finbarr's 2-15 Waterford Kilrossanty 1-05
1985 Kerry Castleisland Desmonds 1-11 Cork St Finbarr's 0-05
1984 Kerry Castleisland Desmonds 2-06 Cork St Finbarr's 0-09
1983 Cork Nemo Rangers 2-10 Clare Doonbeg 0-03
1982 Cork St Finbarr's 2-06 Kerry Castleisland Desmonds 0-06
1981 Cork Nemo Rangers 3-09 Clare Kilrush Shamrocks 1-06
1980 Cork St Finbarr's 3-12 Waterford Stradbally 1-08
1979 Cork St Finbarr's 0-10 Clare Kilrush Shamrocks 0-04
1978 Cork Nemo Rangers 0-08 Clare Kilrush Shamrocks 0-06
1977 Limerick Thomond College 0-12 Cork Nemo Rangers 1-03
1976 Kerry Austin Stacks 1-07 Cork St Finbarr's 0-08
1975 Cork Nemo Rangers 1-09 Kerry Austin Stacks 0-10
1974 Cork Nemo Rangers 2-06 Kerry Austin Stacks 1-07
1973 Cork UCC 2-08 Tipperary Loughmore-Castleiney 1-05
1972 Cork Nemo Rangers 3-09 Clare Doonbeg 0-05
1971 Cork UCC 2-09 Tipperary Clonmel Commercials 1-08
1970 Kerry East Kerry 0-07 Cork Muskerry 0-06
1969 Championship not completed
1968 Kerry East Kerry 2-10 Cork Carbery 1-10
1967 Cork Beara 1-11 Kerry Mid Kerry 2-07
1966 Cork St Nicholas 2-04 Kerry John Mitchels 1-06
1965 Kerry East Kerry 3-07 Tipperary Clonmel Commercials 0-07
1964 Kerry Shannon Rangers 2-07 Clare Cooraclare 0-04
  • St Finbarr's won the Munster Senior Club Football and Hurling championships in 1980 and are currently the only Munster club team to achieve this double.

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.
Rank Name Team Goals Points Total
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

Overall

Year Top scorer Team Score Total
1980 Eoin O'Brien Stradbally 2-11 17
1981 Charlie Murphy Nemo Rangers 3-06 15
1982
1983 Ephie Fitzgerald Nemo Rangers 2-11 17
1984
1985 Dave Barry St. Finbarr's 0-12 12
1986 Dave Barry St. Finbarr's 0-15 15
1987 Seán Gleeson Newcastle West 2-05 11
Tony Nation Nemo Rangers 1-08
1988 Ephie Fitzgerald Nemo Rangers 2-04 10
1989 John Murray St. Senan's, Kilkee 2-11 17
1990 Franny Kelly Clonmel Commercials 0-13 13
1991 Gerry Killeen Doonbeg 0-19 19
1992 Mick McCarthy O'Donovan Rossa 1-13 16
1993 Colin Corkery Nemo Rangers 1-16 19
1994 Franny Kelly Clonmel Commercials 2-12 18
1995 Gerard Murphy Laune Rangers 3-10 19
1996 Terry Dillon Clonakilty 2-08 14
1997 John Cleary Castlehaven 3-07 16
1998 Declan Browne Moyle Rovers 1-11 14
1999 Paul Hehir Doonbeg 1-09 12
Martin Power Rathgormack 0-12
2000 Johnny Crowley Glenflesk 1-05 8
2001 Michael Reidy Dromcollogher/Broadford 1-12 15
2002 Colin Corkery Nemo Rangers 2-12 18
2003 Michael O'Shea St. Senan's, Kilkee 1-04 7
Michael Keane St. Senan's, Kilkee 0-07
2004 Niall Curran Stradbally 0-19 19
2005 James Masters Nemo Rangers 1-12 15
2006 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 3-05 14
Barry Grogan Aherlow 1-11
2007 James Masters Nemo Rangers 0-15 15
2008 Paul Kerrigan Nemo Rangers 2-07 13
2009 Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-09 12
2010 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 2-08 14
2011 Paul Geaney UCC 3-14 23
2012 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 1-12 15
2013 Brian Looney Dr. Crokes 1-12 15
2014 Conor Gleeson The Nire 2-08 14
2015 Michael Quinlivan Clonmel Commercials 2-08 14
2016 Daithí Casey Dr. Crokes 4-05 17
2017 Luke Connolly Nemo Rangers 1-13 16
2018 Tony Brosnan Dr. Crokes 0-19 19
2019 Luke Connolly Nemo Rangers 0-13 13
2021 Steven Sherlock St. Finbarr's 0-13 13
2022 Gavin Cooney Éire Óg, Ennis 2-09 15
2023 Brian Hurley Castlehaven 1-20 23

Single game

Year Top scorer Team Score Total
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

In finals

Year Top scorer Team Score Total
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

See also

References

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