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

Teams edit

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

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Clare Saffron and BlueColm CollinsGary Brennan
Cork Red and whiteRonan McCarthyPaul Kerrigan
Kerry Green and goldÉamonn FitzmauriceFionn Fitzgerald
Limerick Green and whiteBilly LeeDonal O’Sullivan
Tipperary Blue and goldLiam KearnsRobbie Kiely
Waterford White and blueTom McGlincheyPaul Whyte

Bracket edit

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Tipperary0-20
Waterford0-9 Tipperary0-9
Cork1-17
Cork2-4
Kerry3-18
Kerry0-32
Limerick0-14 Clare0-10
Clare1-22

Fixtures edit

Quarter-finals edit

v Clare
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

v Waterford
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 sideline), S Prendergast 2, G Crotty 2, C Murray 1, JJ Hutchinson 1
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Attendance: 1,658

Semi-finals edit

v Cork
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

v Clare
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 edit

v Kerry
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

See also edit

References edit

  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.

External links edit