Munster Senior Club Football Championship

The Munster Senior Club Football 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 Dingle.

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	4	1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 2021	1976, 1984, 1985, 2025
4	Castlehaven	Cork	4	1	1989, 1994, 1997, 2023	2012
5	East Kerry	Kerry	3	0	1965, 1968, 1970	-
5	University College Cork	Cork	3	1	1971, 1973, 1999	2011
7	Austin Stacks	Kerry	2	3	1976, 2014	1974, 1975, 2021
7	Castleisland Desmonds	Kerry	2	1	1984, 1985	1982
7	Laune Rangers	Kerry	2	0	1995, 1996	-
7	Kilmurry-Ibrickane	Clare	2	2	2004, 2009	1993, 2008
11	Clonmel Commercials	Tipperary	1	5	2015	1966, 1971, 1990, 1994, 2019
11	Doonbeg	Clare	1	4	1998	1972, 1983, 1991, 1999
11	Dingle	Kerry	1	1	2025	2023
11	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Kerry	1	1	2022	2009
11	Shannon Rangers	Kerry	1	0	1964	-
11	St Nicholas'	Cork	1	0	1966	-
11	Beara	Cork	1	0	1967	-
11	Thomond College	Limerick	1	0	1977	-
11	O'Donovan Rossa	Cork	1	0	1992	-
11	An Ghaeltacht	Kerry	1	0	2003	-
11	Dromcollogher-Broadford	Limerick	1	0	2008	-
20	St. Senan's, Kilkee	Clare	0	4	-	1989, 1992, 2003, 2005
20	Kilrush Shamrocks	Clare	0	3	-	1978, 1979, 1981
20	The Nire	Waterford	0	3	-	2006, 2014, 2016
20	Stradbally	Waterford	0	2	-	1980, 2004
20	Kilrossanty	Waterford	0	2	-	1986, 1988
20	Moyle Rovers	Tipperary	0	2	-	1995, 1998
20	Fethard	Tipperary	0	2	-	1997, 2001
20	Newcastle West	Limerick	0	2	-	1987, 2022
20	Loughmore-Castleiney	Tipperary	0	2	-	1973, 2024
20	Cooraclare	Clare	0	1	-	1965
20	John Mitchels	Kerry	0	1	-	1967
20	Mid Kerry	Kerry	0	1	-	1968
20	Carbery	Cork	0	1	-	1969
20	Muskerry	Cork	0	1	-	1970
20	Clonakilty	Cork	0	1	-	1996
20	Glenflesk	Kerry	0	1	-	2000
20	Monaleen	Limerick	0	1	-	2002
20	Ballinacourty	Waterford	0	1	-	2007
20	Cratloe	Clare	0	1	-	2013
20	St Joseph's, Miltown Malbay	Clare	0	1	-	2018

List of finals

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
Most consecutive wins: 3:
*Nemo Rangers
*Dr Crokes
Most appearances in a final: 19:
*Nemo Rangers
Most appearances in a final without losing : 12
*Nemo Rangers
Most defeats: 5
* Clonmel Commercials

Teams

By decade

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

1960s: 2 for East Kerry
1970s: 4 for Nemo Rangers
1980s: 4 for Nemo Rangers
1990s: 2 each for Dr Crokes, Castlehaven and Laune Rangers
2000s: 5 for Nemo Rangers
2010s: 4 for Dr Crokes

Gaps

Top three longest gaps between successive championship titles:

38 years: Austin Stacks
27 years: Castlehaven
26 years: University College Cork
15 years: Dr Crokes

Top scorers

All time

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Points	Total
1		Austin Stacks	17	91	142
2		Dr. Crokes	10	67	97
3	'	Nemo Rangers	5	55	70
4		Nemo Rangers	5	54	69
5	'	Dr. Crokes	7	45	66
6		Nemo Rangers	8	51	65
7	'	Dr. Crokes	6	36	54
8		Nemo Rangers	3	42	51
9		Stradbally	1	46	49
9	'	Dr. Crokes	3	40	49
10		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
1987	Tony Nation	Nemo Rangers	1-08	11
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
1999	Martin Power	Rathgormack	0-12	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
2003	Michael Keane	St. Senan's, Kilkee	0-07	7
2004	Niall Curran	Stradbally	0-19	19
2005	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-12	15
2006	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	3-05	14
2006	Barry Grogan	Aherlow	1-11	14
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
2004	Niall Curran	Stradbally	0-06	6
2005	Niall Curran	Stradbally	0-09	9
2006	Barry Grogan	Aherlow	1-05	8
2007	Kieran O'Callaghan	Ballylanders	1-05	8
2007	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	0-08	8
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
2018	Tony Brosnan	Dr. Crokes	0-08	8
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
2003	Denis Russell	St. Senan's, Kilkee	0-04	4
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
2009	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-03	3
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