2017 Munster Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
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
[edit]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
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Billy Lee | Iain Corbett | |||
| Tipperary |  Blue and gold
|
Liam Kearns | Brian Fox | |||
| Waterford |  White and blue
|
Tom McGlinchey | Paul Whyte | |||
Bracket
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 [1] | 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 |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 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 |
| 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, |
Munster Final
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Glennon, Micil. "Updates: GAA 2017 Championship draws".
