2025 Munster Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Munster |
| Year | 2025 |
| Trophy | Munster Cup |
| Date | April – May 2025 |
| Defending champions | Kerry |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Kerry (86th win) |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Clare |
The 2025 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2025 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by Munster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team received the Munster Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 12 October 2024.[1] The defending champion was Kerry.[2]
Draw
| Seeded | Unseeded |
|---|---|
Teams
General information
Six counties competed in the Munster Senior Football Championship:
| County | Last Championship title | Last All-Ireland title | Position in 2024 Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | 1992 | — | Runners-up |
| Cork | 2012 | 2010 | Semi-finals |
| Kerry | 2024 | 2022 | Champions |
| Limerick | 1896 | 1896 | Quarter-finals |
| Tipperary | 2020 | 1920 | Quarter-finals |
| Waterford | 1898 | — | Semi-finals |
Personnel and kits
| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | Peter Keane | Eoin Cleary | Pat O'Donnell |
| Cork | John Cleary | Ian Maguire | Sports Direct |
| Kerry | Jack O'Connor | Jack Moloney | Kerry Group |
| Limerick | Jimmy Lee | Cillian Fahy[3][4] | None |
| Tipperary | Philly Ryan | Vacant | Fiserv |
| Waterford | Paul Shankey[5][6] | Dermot Ryan | Cognizant |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 April, Ennis | ||||||||||
| Tipperary | 1-15 | |||||||||
| Clare | 2-18 | |||||||||
| Tipperary | 1-22 | |||||||||
| 4 May, Killarney | ||||||||||
| Waterford | 1-19 | |||||||||
| Clare | 0-21 | |||||||||
| Kerry | 4-20 | |||||||||
| 19 April, Cork | ||||||||||
| Cork | 1-25 | |||||||||
| 5 April, Limerick | ||||||||||
| Kerry | 3-21 | |||||||||
| Cork | 0-24 | |||||||||
| Limerick | 0-13 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Matches
| 5 April 2025 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 1-22 – 1-19 | Waterford | Thurles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue: Semple Stadium | |||||
| Gls: S O’Brien 1 Pts: P Feehan 1, M Freaney 4 (1tp), C Smith 6 (2fs), S O’Brien 8 (2tpf, 1tp, 1 '45) |
Report | Gls: A Dunwoody 1 Pts: L Fennell 1, C Murray 5 (1tp), James Power 3 (1tp), J Curry 6 (4fs, 1 '45), A Dunwoody 2 |
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) Attendance: 1,017
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| 5 April 2025 Quarter-final | Cork | 0-24 – 0-13 | Limerick | Limerick | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue: TUS Gaelic Grounds | |||||
Pts: Brian O’Driscoll 6 (2tp), Matty Taylor 1, Colm O’Callaghan 2, Paul Walsh 2, Seán McDonnell 1, Mark Cronin 6 (2tpf, 2f), Brian Hurley 4 (1f, 1tpf), Chris Óg Jones 1, Cathail O’Mahony 1 |
Report | Pts: Colm McSweeney 1, Paul Maher 1, Emmett Rigter 2 (1tpf), James Naughton 7 (1f, 2tpf), Peter Nash 2 (1f) |
Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary) Attendance: 2,042[7]
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Semi-finals
Matches
| 19 April 2025 Semi-final | Clare | 2-18 – 1-15 | Tipperary | Ennis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00pm | Venue: Zimmer Biomet Phairc | ||||
| Report[8] | Referee: James Molloy (Galway) Attendance: 2,893
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| 19 April 2025 Semi-final | Kerry | 3-21 – 1-25 | Cork | Cork | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.00pm | Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh | ||||
| Report[9] | Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin) Attendance: 14,358
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Final
Munster Final
| 4 May 2025 Final | Kerry | 4-20 – 0-21 | Clare | Killarney | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.45pm | Venue: Fitzgerald Stadium | ||||
| Report[10] | Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan) Attendance: 13,181
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- Clare and Kerry qualified for the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship group stage.
Statistics
Scoring events
Does not include scores after extra-time.
- Widest winning margin: 11 points
- Cork 0–24 — 0–13 Limerick (Quarter-finals)
- Kerry 4–20 — 0–21 Clare (Final)
- Most goals in a match: 4
- Kerry 4–20 — 0–21 Clare (Final)
- Most points in a match: 41
- Tipperary 1–22 — 1–19 Waterford (Quarter-finals)
- Kerry 4–20 — 0–21 Clare (Final)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- Kerry 4–20 — 0–21 Clare (Final)
- Most points by one team in a match: 24
- Cork 0–24 — 0–13 Limerick (Quarter-finals)
- Highest aggregate score: 53 points
- Kerry 4–20 — 0–21 Clare (Final)
- Lowest aggregate score: 37 points
- Cork 0–24 — 0–13 Limerick (Quarter-finals)
Stadia and attendance
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Miscellaneous
- Clare score their first Munster Senior Football Championship victory over Tipperary since 2000.
- Clare reached a third consecutive Munster Senior Football Championship Final, only previously doing so in the 1915, 1916, and the 1917 championships.
See also
References
- ^ "2025 Munster Senior Football Championship Draw". Munster GAA. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Brennan, Eoin (5 May 2024). "Munster SFC Final: Kerry defeat spirited Clare". Gaelic Athletic Association. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Fahy named new Limerick football captain". Hogan Stand. 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Limerick full of confidence and ready to cause an upset in Tailteann Cup final". RTÉ. 7 July 2025.
'There has been a great buzz around the camp', Limerick captain Cillian Fahy told RTÉ Sport ahead of the Croke Park decider.
- ^ "Waterford to appoint Shankey as football manager". RTÉ. 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Paul Shankey steps down as Waterford football manager". RTÉ. 3 July 2025.
- ^ "2025 Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final – Cork 0-24 Limerick 0-13". Munster GAA. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "2025 Munster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final – Clare 2-18 Tipperary 1-15". Munster GAA. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Munster SFC: Kerry win extra-time thriller". GAA. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "David Clifford inspirational as Kerry ease past Clare to seal another Munster title". Irish Independent. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.