2022 Munster SFC
Tournament details
Year2022
Winners
Champions Kerry (83rd win)
ManagerJack O'Connor
CaptainSeán O'Shea
Runners-up
Runners-up Limerick

The 2022 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2022 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. Kerry were defending champions and went on to retain the title after a 1–28 to 0–8 win against Limerick in the final on 28 May.[1][2]

Teams

The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.[3]

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Last previous success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Saffron and Blue Colm Collins
Cork Red and white John Cleary Paul Kerrigan
Kerry Green and gold Jack O'Connor Joe O'Connor[4]
Limerick Green and white Billy Lee Donal O'Sullivan
Tipperary Blue and gold David Power Conor Sweeney
Waterford White and blue Ephie Fitzgerald Paul Whyte

Draw

Cork and Kerry, finalists from the 2021 championship, received a bye to the semi-finals.

Seeded Unseeded

Kerry (1st)

Cork (2nd)

Limerick (SF)

Tipperary (SF)

Clare (QF)

Waterford (QF)

Bracket

Quarter-finals
30 April 		Semi-finals
7/14 May 		Final
28 May
      
Cork 0-11
Kerry 0-23
Kerry 1-28
Limerick 0-8
Waterford 1-08
Tipperary 2-13
Tipperary 0-10
Limerick 2-10
Clare 1-19
Limerick 2-16 (p)

Quarter-finals

Matches

The four non-finalists from the 2021 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Tipperary and Waterford of Division 4.

Quarter Final
Waterford 1-08 - 2-13 Tipperary
J Curry (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-4 frees), D Ryan and C Murray (0-2 each). Report C Sweeney (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-2 frees), S O’Connor (0-4, 0-1 free), S O’Brien (1-0), M O’Shea (0-3), J Kennedy (0-2).
Quarter Final
Clare 1-19 - 2-16 (a.e.t.) Limerick
Jamie Malone (0-1), Darren O'Neill (0-2), Pearse Lillis (0-1), Eoin Cleary (capt, 0-6, 0-2F), Emmet McMahon (0-1); Gavin Cooney (0-1), David Tubridy (1-1, 1-0 penalty), Aaron Griffin (0-4), Brendan Rouine (0-2) Report Brian Fanning (1-0), Darragh Treacy (0-1), Cillian Fahy (0-2), Adrian Enright (0-1), Brian Donovan (0-1), Peter Nash (0-2), Josh Ryan (0-6, 0-4F, 0-1 mark), Hugh Bourke (0-1), Robbie Bourke (1-2, 0-1F)
Penalties
  • Red XN Darren O'Neill
  • Red XN Conor Jordan
  • checkY Joe McGann
 1–4
  • checkY Iain Corbett
  • checkY Robbie Bourke
  • checkY Brian Donovan
  • checkY James Naughton
Attendance: 2,980[5]
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

Semi-finals

The two finalists from the 2021 championship entered this round along with the two quarter-final winners.

7 May 2022 Cork 0-11 - 0-23 Kerry Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork
Attendance: 10,743
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Steven Sherlock 0-6 (0-5f), Cathail O’Mahony 0-3, Eoghan McSweeney 0-1, Kevin O’Donovan 0-1. Report Sean O’Shea 0-10 (0-7f, 0-1 ’45), David Clifford 0-4 (0-3f), Stephen O’Brien 0-2, Paul Geaney 0-2, Paudie Clifford 0-2, Diarmuid O’Connor 0-1, Tony Brosnan 0-1, Micheal Burns 0-1.
14 May 2022 Limerick 2-10 - 0-10 Tipperary Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon).
Josh Ryan 1-1 (1f), Brian Donovan 1-0, Cillian Fahy and Robbie Bourke (1f) 0-3 each, Hugh Bourke 0-2 (1f), Adrian Enright 0-1 Report Jack Kennedy 0-5 (2f, 3’45s), Sean O’Connell 0-2, Sean O’Connor (1f), Mark Russell and Shane O’Connell 0-1 each

Final

Kerry1-28 - 0-08 Limerick
Sean O’Shea 0-6 (0-1f, 0-1 ’45), Killian Spillane 1-3, Paul Geaney 0-4 (0-1 mark), Tony Brosnan 0-3, Tom O’Sullivan 0-3, Mícheál Burns 0-2, Brian Ó Beaglaoich 0-2, Paudie Clifford 0-2, Gavin White 0-1, Adrian Spillane 0-1, Stephen O’Brien 0-1. Report Cian Sheehan 0-3, Iain Corbett 0-2, Josh Ryan 0-2 (0-1f, 0-1 ’45), Gordon Brown 0-1.
Attendance: 14,587[6]
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

Kerry advanced to the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals, while Limerick advanced to the qualifiers.

Stadia and locations

County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Clare Ennis Munster Cusack Park 19,000
Cork Cork Munster Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
Kerry Tralee Munster Fitzgerald Stadium 40,000
Limerick Limerick Munster Gaelic Grounds 44,203
Tipperary Thurles Munster Semple Stadium 45,690
Waterford Waterford Munster Fraher Field 15,000

All-Ireland/Tailteann Cup qualification

NFL Rank Team Championship Qualification Method
1 Kerry Qualification for the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Via the Provincial Final
13 Clare Via the 2022 National Football League
14 Cork
16 Limerick Via the Provincial Final
24 Tipperary Qualification for the 2022 Tailteann Cup Via the 2022 National Football League
32 Waterford

References

  1. ↑ "Kerry cruise past Limerick to win 83rd Munster SFC title". RTE Sport. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kerry 1-28 Limerick 0-8: Kingdom cruise past Treaty in Munster final rout". Sky Sports. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Senior". Munster GAA. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Joe O'Connor named Kerry captain despite never starting game for Kingdom". Irish Mirror. 2 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "History made as Limerick beat Clare in penalty shootout". RTE. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kerry cruise to another Munster senior title with 23-point win over Limerick". the42. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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