2017 Munster Senior Football Championship
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|year = 2017
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|ordinal = 78
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|previous = 2016
|next = 2018
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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.{{cite web|url= http://www.the42.ie/kerry-tipperary-munster-senior-2859539-Jul2016/|title= 5 goals in Munster final as glory goes to Kerry with win over Tipperary in Killarney|date=3 July 2016|work=The 42|accessdate=13 October 2016}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/1013/823897-live-gaa-championship-2017-draw/|title=Updates: GAA 2017 Championship draws|first=Micil|last=Glennon|publisher=}}
Teams
The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
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!rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Colours !rowspan="2"|Sponsor !rowspan="2"|Manager !rowspan="2"|Captain !colspan="2"|Most recent success |
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!All-Ireland !Provincial |
| Clare
|25px Saffron and Blue | | |{{center|1992}} |
| Cork
|25px Red and white | |{{center|2010}} |{{center|2012}} |
| Kerry
|25px Green and gold | |{{center|2014}} |{{center|2016}} |
| Limerick
|25px Green and white | |Iain Corbett |{{center|1896}} |{{center|1896}} |
| Tipperary
|25px Blue and gold | |{{center|1920}} |{{center|1935}} |
| Waterford
|25px White and blue | |Paul Whyte | |{{center|1898}} |
Bracket
{{2017 Munster Senior Football Championship bracket}}
Quarter-finals
{{footballbox
|date = 27 May 2017
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Waterford File:Colours of Waterford.svg
|score = 1-11 - 1-12
|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/05/27/munster-senior-football-championship-quarter-final-cork-v-waterford/ Report]
|team2 = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork
|goals1 = Donie Breathnach 0-6 (0-5f), Gavin Crotty 1-0, Paul White 0-2, Tommy Prendergast, Michael Curry, Aidan Trihy 0-1 each
|goals2 = 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
|stadium = Fraher Field, Dungarvan
|location =
|attendance =
|referee = Rory Hickey (Clare)
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 28 May 2017
|time = 19:00
|team1 = Clare File:Colours of Clare.svg
|score = 1-13 - 1-12
|report = [http://www.the42.ie/clare-limerick-munster-senior-football-championship-3413344-May2017/ Report] [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/05/28/munster-senior-football-championship-quarter-final-clare-v-limerick-2/]
|team2 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
|goals1 = 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
|goals2 = 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
|stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
|location =
|attendance = 2, 968
|referee = Cormac Reilly (Meath)
}}
Semi-finals
{{footballbox
|date = 10 June 2017
|time = 5pm
|team1 = Cork File:Colours of Cork.svg
|score = 1-10 - 1-9
|report = http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/cork-beat-tipperary-by-narrowest-of-margins-following-late-goal-drama-793041.html
|team2 = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
|goals1 = 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.
|goals2 = Conor Sweeney 1-5 (1f); Ken O’Halloran, Liam McGrath, Robbie Kiely, Liam Boland 0-1 each
|stadium = Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork
|location =
|attendance = 4, 570
|referee = Ciaran Branagan (Down)
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 11 June 2017
|time = 3.30pm
|team1 = Clare File:Colours of Clare.svg
|score = 1-12 - 1-18
|report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0611/881875-kerry-clare-report/
|team2 = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry
|goals1 = Eoin Cleary 0-6 (4f), David Tubridy 1-3 (1p), Ciaran Russell, Cathal O’Connor (1f), Jamie Malone 0-1 each.
|goals2 = 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,
|stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
|location =
|attendance = 5,786
|referee = P Hughes (Armagh)
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Munster Final
{{GAA match
|date = 2 July 2017
|time = 2:00 pm
|team1 = Cork File:Colours of Cork.svg
|score = 0-15 - 1-23
|report = [https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0702/887149-kerry-v-cork/ Report]
|team2 = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry
|goals1 = 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.
|goals2 = 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
|stadium = Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
|location =
|attendance = 31,836
|referee = Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://munster.gaa.ie/ Munster GAA website]
{{Munster Senior Football Championship}}
{{GAA 2017}}