2017 Munster SFC
Tournament details
Year2017

The 2017 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2017 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Kerry are the defending Munster champions.[1]

Both 2016 Munster finalists receive a bye into this year's Munster semi-finals. The four remaining teams play two quarter-final matches with the winners completing the semi-final line-up. All matches are knock-out. The draw for the competition was held on 13 October 2016 and broadcast on RTÉ2 television.[2]

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
Cork Red and white Peadar Healy Paul Kerrigan
Kerry Green and gold Éamonn Fitzmaurice Johnny Buckley
2016
Limerick Green and white Billy Lee Iain Corbett
Tipperary Blue and gold Liam Kearns Brian Fox
Waterford White and blue Tom McGlinchey Paul Whyte

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Kerry 1-18
Limerick 1-12 Clare 1-12
Clare 1-13 Kerry 1-23
Cork 0-15
Tipperary 1-9
Cork 1-12 Cork 1-10
Waterford 1-11

Quarter-finals

Waterford 1-11 - 1-12 Cork
Donie Breathnach 0-6 (0-5f), Gavin Crotty 1-0, Paul White 0-2, Tommy Prendergast, Michael Curry, Aidan Trihy 0-1 each Report Paul Kerrigan 1-3, John O’Rourke and Donncha O’Connor 0-3 each, James Loughrey, Mark Collins, Colm O'Neill (0-1f) 0-1 each
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)
Clare 1-13 - 1-12 Limerick
Eoin Cleary 1-4 (0-2f), David Tubridy 0-4 (0-2f), Keelan Sexton 0-3 (1 '45), Pearse Lillis and Sean Collins 0-1 each Report Josh Ryan 1-1, Seamus O’Carroll 0-3 (1 sl), Danny Neville and Ger Collins (0-1f) 0-2 each, Sean O’Dea, Darragh Treacy, James Naughton, Iain Corbett 0-1 each
Attendance: 2, 968
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Semi-finals

Cork 1-10 - 1-9 Tipperary
Luke Connolly 1-2; Paul Kerrigan 0-3; Donncha O’Connor 0-2 (1f); Brian O’Driscoll, Colm O’Neill (1f), Mark Collins 0-1 each. Report Conor Sweeney 1-5 (1f); Ken O’Halloran, Liam McGrath, Robbie Kiely, Liam Boland 0-1 each
Attendance: 4, 570
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Clare 1-12 - 1-18 Kerry
Eoin Cleary 0-6 (4f), David Tubridy 1-3 (1p), Ciaran Russell, Cathal O’Connor (1f), Jamie Malone 0-1 each. Report James O’Donoghue 0-9 (5f), Paul Geaney 0-4 (2f), Stephen O'Brien 1-1, Shane Enright, Anthony Maher, Michael Geaney 0-1 each,
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)

Munster Final

2 July 2017
2:00 pm		 Cork 0-15 - 1-23 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: 31,836
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Donncha O’Connor 0-6 (0-4f), Mark Collins 0-2 (0-1f), Niall Coakley (0-2f) and Luke Connolly (0-1f), Tomas Clancy, Ian Maguire, Paul Kerrigan 0-1 each. Report Paul Geaney 1-05 (0-1f), James O'Donoghue 0-7 (0-4f), Stephen O’Brien 0-3, Michael Geaney 0-2 (1 ’45), Shane Enright, Paul Murphy, David Moran, Anthony Maher, Kieran Donaghy, Barry John Keane 0-1 each

See also

References

  1. ↑ "5 goals in Munster final as glory goes to Kerry with win over Tipperary in Killarney". The 42. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Glennon, Micil. "Updates: GAA 2017 Championship draws".
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