2023 Munster Senior Football Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2023 |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Kerry (84th win) |
| Manager | Jack O'Connor |
| Captain | David Clifford |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Clare |
| Manager | Colm Collins |
The 2023 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2023 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. Kerry were defending champions.[1]
Draw
[edit]Limerick and Kerry, finalists from the 2022 championship, received a bye to the semi-finals.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
|---|---|
Teams
[edit]General Information
[edit]Six counties will compete in the Munster Senior Football Championship:
| County | Last Championship Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2022 Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare
|
1992 | — | Quarter-finals |
 Cork
|
2012 | 2010 | Semi-finals |
 Kerry
|
2022 | 2022 | Champions |
 Limerick
|
1896 | 1896 | Runners-up |
 Tipperary
|
2020 | 1920 | Semi-finals |
 Waterford
|
1898 | — | Quarter-finals |
Personnel and kits
[edit]| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare
|
Colm Collins | Eoin Cleary | Pat O’Donnell |
| Cork
|
John Cleary | Brian Hurley | Sports Direct |
| Kerry
|
Jack O'Connor | David Clifford | Kerry Group |
| Limerick
|
Mark Fitzgerald | Iain Corbett and Donal O’Sullivan | None |
| Tipperary
|
David Power | Conor Sweeney | Fiserv |
| Waterford
|
Ephie Fitzgerald | Dermot Ryan | Cognizant |
Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| Clare
| 1-16 | ||||||||||
| Limerick
| 0-16 | ||||||||||
| Cork
| 0-13 | ||||||||||
| Clare
| 0-14 | ||||||||||
| Clare
| 0-15 | ||||||||||
| Kerry
| 5-14 | ||||||||||
| Tipperary
| 3-09 | ||||||||||
| Waterford
| 1-11 | ||||||||||
| Tipperary
| 0-05 | ||||||||||
| Kerry
| 0-25 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 9 April 2023 Quarter-final |
Clare
|
0-14 - 0-13 | Cork
|
Cusack Park, Ennis Attendance: 3,661 Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) |
| Keelan Sexton and Eoin Cleary (1f) 0-4 each, Emmet McMahon 0-2, Jamie Malone, Padraic Collins, Gavin Cooney, and Cillian Rouine 0-1 each. | Report | Steven Sherlock 0-10 (7fs, 145), Sean Powter, Rory Maguire, and Kevin O'Donovan 0-1 each. |
| 9 April 2023 Quarter-final |
Tipperary
|
3-09 - 1-11 | Waterford
|
Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 1,443 Referee: James Molloy (Galway) |
| Steven O'Brien 1-3, Stephen Quirke 1-1, Sean O'Connor 0-2, Jack Kennedy 0-2, Paudie Feehan 1-0, Colman Kennedy 0-1 | Report | Darragh Corcoran 1-4, Jason Curry 0-5, Dermot Ryan 0-2 |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 22 April 2023 7:00pm Semi-final |
Limerick
|
0-15 - 1-15 | Clare
|
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 3,616 Referee: Liam Devanney (Mayo) |
| Report |
| 22 April 2023 4:00pm Semi-final |
Kerry
|
0-25 - 0-05 | Tipperary
|
Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Attendance: 6,939[2] Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) |
| Report |
Final
[edit]| Kerry | 5-14 - 0-15 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| David Clifford 2-6 (0-4f); Dara Moynihan, Tony Brosnan 1-1 each; Paudie Clifford 1-0; Seán O’Shea 0-2 (1 45); Dylan Casey, Gavin White, Paul Geaney, Killian Spillane 0-1 each. | Report | Eoin Cleary 0-6 (4f); Emmet McMahon 0-4 (2f); Stephen Ryan (2f), Keelan Sexton 0-2; Ciarán Russell 0-1. |
Stadia and Attendance
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Championship statistics
[edit]Scoring events
[edit]- Widest winning margin: 20 points
- Most goals in a match: 5
- Most points in a match: 30
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Most points by one team in a match: 25
- Highest aggregate score: 44 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 27 points
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Clare beat Cork for the first time since 1997.[4]
- Clare qualified for their first Munster final since 2012.
- It was the first Munster final between Clare and Kerry since 2000 which Kerry won by 3-15 to 0-8.
See also
[edit]- 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- 2023 Connacht Senior Football Championship
- 2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship
- 2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship
- 2023 Tailteann Cup (Tier 2)
- 2023 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (Tier 3)
References
[edit]- ^ "Kerry cruise to another Munster senior title with 23-point win over Limerick". the42. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary no match for All-Ireland champions Kerry in one-sided semi-final". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Goal-happy Kerry rout Clare in one-sided Munster final". Irish Examiner. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Elation for Clare in dramatic late point win over Cork". Irish Examiner. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
