2021 Munster Senior Football Championship

The 2021 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2021 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. Kerry won the tournament beating Cork in the final.[1]

2021 Munster SFC
Tournament details
Year2021
Winners
Champions Kerry (82nd win)
Runners-up
Runners-up Cork

Teams

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

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Last previous success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Saffron and Blue Colm Collins ?
1992
Cork Red and white Ronan McCarthy Paul Kerrigan
2010
2012
Kerry Green and gold Peter Keane Paul Murphy[2]
2014
2019
Limerick Green and white Billy Lee Donal O'Sullivan
1896
1896
Tipperary Blue and gold David Power Conor Sweeney
1920
2020
Waterford White and blue Shane Ronayne Paul Whyte
1898

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Cork 1-16
Limerick 4-18 Limerick 0-11
Waterford 0-12 Cork 1-9
Kerry 4-22
Tipperary 1-8
Kerry 3-22 Kerry 1-19
Clare 1-11

Quarter-finals

The four non-finalists from the 2020 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked county to play in the quarter-finals was Waterford of Division 4.

Summary
Div Team 1 Score Team 2 Div
3 Limerick 4-18 - 0-12 Waterford 4
1 Kerry 3-22 - 1-11 Clare 2

Matches
26 June 2021
15:00
Quarter-final		 Limerick (3) 4-18 - 0-12 Waterford (4) Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Hugh Bourke 1-6 (0-3f), Iain Corbett (1-0 pen) and Robbie Bourke (0-1f) 1-2 each, Cillian Fahy 1-1, Cian Sheehan and Danny Neville 0-2 each, Tommie Childs, Brian Donovan, Josh Ryan 0-1 each Report Brian Lynch 0-4 (0-3f), Dermot Ryan 0-3, Jason Curry (0-2f) and Darragh Corcoran 0-2 each, Michael Kiely 0-1
26 June 2021
19:00
Quarter-final		 Kerry (1) 3-22 - 1-11 Clare (2) Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)
Man of the Match: Sean O'Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks)
Sean O'Shea 1-7 (0-3f), David Clifford 1-6 (0-2f), Micheál Burns 1-0, Killian Spillane 0-3, Gavin White and Paudie Clifford 0-2 each, David Moran and Paul Geaney 0-1 each Report Eoin Cleary 0-6 (0-2f), David Tubridy 1-1 (0-1f), Darragh Bohannon 0-2, Podge Collins and Emmet McMahon 0-1 each

Semi-finals

The finalists from the 2020 championship entered this round along with the two quarter-final winners. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Limerick and Tipperary of Division 3.

Summary
Div Team 1 Score Team 2 Div
2 Cork 1-16 - 0-11 Limerick 3
1 Kerry 1-19 - 1-08 Tipperary 3

Matches
10 July 2021
15:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-final		 Cork (2) 1-16 - 0-11 Limerick (3) Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 500
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
John O'Rourke 1-3, Brian Hurley 0-6 (0-4f), Sean Powter and Cian Kiely 0-2 each, Sean Meehan, Mattie Taylor, Ian Maguire 0-1 each Report Hugh Bourke 0-5f, Iain Corbett and Danny Neville 0-2 each, Gordon Brown and Aaron O'Sullivan (1 '45) 0-1 each
10 July 2021
19:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-final		 Kerry (1) 1-19 - 1-8 Tipperary (3) Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 500
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Man of the Match: Paudie Clifford (Fossa)
Sean O'Shea 0-8 (0-5f, 1 '45), David Clifford 1-2 (0-1f), Killian Spillane 0-3, Tom O'Sullivan 0-2, David Moran, Diarmuid O'Connor, Paul Geaney, Paudie Clifford 0-1 each Report Conor Sweeney 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), Jack Kennedy 0-3 (0-2f), Kevin Fahey 0-1

Final
25 July 2021
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final		 Kerry 4-22 - 1-9 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Barry Cassidy, Bellaghy (Derry)
Sean O'Shea 1-6 (0-3f), Paul Geaney 2-1, Paudie Clifford 0-3, Brian Ó Beaglaoich 1-0, Jack Barry, Killian Spillane, Tom O'Sullivan 0-2 each, Mike Breen, David Moran, David Clifford (0-1f), Stephen O'Brien, Tadhg Morley, Tommy Walsh 0-1 each. Report Brian Hurley 1-3 (0-1f), Michael Hurley 0-2, Brian Hartnett, Ian Maguire, Luke Connolly, Daniel Dineen (0-1 mark) 0-1 each.

Kerry advanced to the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-finals.

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

Notes
  1. The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

References
  1. "Kerry hammer Cork by 22 points to land Munster football title in style". the42. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. "Paul Murphy to captain Kerry senior footballers in 2021". RTÉ. 25 January 2021.
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