2018 Munster Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Munster Senior Football Championship will be the 2018 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA.[1] The fixtures were announced on 31 October 2017.[2][3]

2018 Munster SFC
Tournament details
Year2018
Winners
ChampionsKerry
Runners-up
Runners-upCork

Kerry won the championship, defeating rivals Cork in the final.

Teams

The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Saffron and Blue Colm Collins Gary Brennan
1992
Cork Red and white Ronan McCarthy Paul Kerrigan
2010
2012
Kerry Green and gold Éamonn Fitzmaurice Fionn Fitzgerald
2014
2017
Limerick Green and white Billy Lee Donal O’Sullivan
1896
1896
Tipperary Blue and gold Liam Kearns Robbie Kiely
1920
1935
Waterford White and blue Tom McGlinchey Paul Whyte
1898

Bracket
Quarter-Finals
 Semi-Finals Munster Final
Tipperary 0-20  
Waterford 0-9     Tipperary 0-9  
        Cork 1-17  
          Cork 2-4
          Kerry 3-18
        Kerry 0-32
Limerick 0-14     Clare 0-10    
Clare 1-22  

Fixtures

Quarter-finals
19 May 2018
7:00pm
Quarter-Final
Limerick 0-14 (14) – (26) 1-23 Clare
(HT: 0-07 – 1-09)

Pts: S McSweeney 5 (5f), J Ryan 3 (2f), J Lee 3 (1f), D Neville 2, P White 1		 Gls: K Malone 1
Pts: E Cleary 5, K Malone 3, D Tubridy 3 (1f), C Finucane 2, E Courtney 2, P Lillis 1, C O'Connor 1; J Malone 1, K Sexton 1, C Ó hAiniféin 1, G O'Brien 1, G Cooney 1, M O'Leary 1
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Attendance: 2,304
19 May 2018
7:00pm
Quarter-Final
Tipperary 0-20 (20) – (9) 0-9 Waterford
(HT: 0-07 – 0-03)

Pts: L McGrath 9 (7f), M Quinlivan 3, K O’Halloran 2, J Feehan 1, J Kennedy 1, J Keane 1, L Boland 1, P Austin 1, J Lonergan 1
Pts: J Curry 3 (1f, 1 s/l), S Prendergast 2, G Crotty 2, C Murray 1, JJ Hutchinson 1
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Attendance: 1,658

Semi-finals
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
7:00 pm
Semi-Final
Tipperary 0-9 (9) – (20) 1-17 Cork
(HT: 0-04 – 1-08)

Pts: L McGrath 5 (4f), J Kennedy 1 (1f), M Quinlivan 1, P Austin 1, L Boland 1		 Gls: C O’Neill 1
Pts: L Connolly 10 (5f), M Collins 3, P Kerrigan 2, S White 1, B Hurley 1
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 3,339
3 June 2018
3:30 pm
Semi-Final
Kerry 0-32 (32) – (10) 0-10 Clare
(HT: 0-16 – 0-4)

Pts: S O’Shea 7 (4f, 1 ’45), P Geaney 7 (1f), J O’Donoghue 4 (2f), S O’Brien 3, BJ Keane 3, M Burns 2, D Clifford 2 (1f), J Barry 1, A Maher 1, M Geaney 1, D O’Sullivan (1f)
Pts: E Cleary 5 (4f), D Tubridy 2 (1f), J Malone 2, P Lillis 1
Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Attendance: 16,729

Final
23 June 2018
7:00 pm
Munster Final
Cork 2-4 (10) – (27) 3-18 Kerry
(HT: 2-01 – 1-11)
Gls: M Collins 1, L Connolly 1
Pts: L Connolly 2 (1f), M Collins 1, P Kelleher 1		 Gls: P Geaney 2, S O’Brien 1
Pts: P Geaney 5, S O’Shea 4 (2 45, 1f), J O’Donoghue 3 (1f), D Clifford 2, P Murphy 2, G White 1, BJ Keane 1
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: Ciarán Branagan (Down)
Attendance: 27,764
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See also

References
  1. "2018 Munster SHC/SFC Fixtures". munstergaa.ie. 18 February 2018.
  2. "2018 Master Fixtures plan published". GAA. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. "2018 Munster GAA Hurling Championship". Munster GAA. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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