2022 Munster Senior Football Championship

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|runnersup= File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick

|name=2022 Munster SFC

|ordinal= 83

|winners= File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry

|captain= Seán O'Shea

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|manager= Jack O'Connor

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2023

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The 2022 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2022 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. Kerry were defending champions and went on to retain the title after a 1–28 to 0–8 win against Limerick in the final on 28 May.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/0528/1301719-kerry-cruise-past-limerick-to-win-83rd-munster-title/|title=Kerry cruise past Limerick to win 83rd Munster SFC title|date=28 May 2022|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=21 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/gaa/gaelic-football/news/30553/12623088/kerry-1-28-limerick-0-8-kingdom-cruise-past-treaty-in-munster-final-rout|title=Kerry 1-28 Limerick 0-8: Kingdom cruise past Treaty in Munster final rout|date=28 May 2022|work=Sky Sports|accessdate=21 October 2022}}

Teams

The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.{{cite web|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/senior/|title=Senior|website=Munster GAA|date=19 April 2021 |access-date=2022-01-15}}

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!rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Colours

!rowspan="2"|Sponsor

!rowspan="2"|Manager

!rowspan="2"|Captain

!colspan="2"|Last previous success

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!All-Ireland

!Provincial

Clare

|25px Saffron and Blue

|

|Colm Collins

|

|

|{{center|1992}}

Cork

|25px Red and white

|

|John Cleary

|Paul Kerrigan

|{{center|2010}}

|{{center|2012}}

Kerry

|25px Green and gold

|

|Jack O'Connor

|Joe O'Connor{{cite news|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/gaelic-football-news/joe-oconnor-named-kerry-captain-26115443.amp|title=Joe O'Connor named Kerry captain despite never starting game for Kingdom|publisher=Irish Mirror|date=2 February 2022}}

|{{center|2014}}

|{{center|2021}}

Limerick

|25px Green and white

|

|Billy Lee

|Donal O'Sullivan

|{{center|1896}}

|{{center|1896}}

Tipperary

|25px Blue and gold

|

|David Power

|Conor Sweeney

|{{center|1920}}

|{{center|2020}}

Waterford

|25px White and blue

|

|Ephie Fitzgerald

|Paul Whyte

|

|{{center|1898}}

Draw

Cork and Kerry, finalists from the 2021 championship, received a bye to the semi-finals.

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! width="50%" |Seeded

! width="50%" |Unseeded

File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry (1st)

File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork (2nd)

|

File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick (SF)

File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary (SF)

File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare (QF)

File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford (QF)

Bracket

{{2022 Munster Senior Football Championship bracket}}

Quarter-finals

=Matches=

The four non-finalists from the 2021 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Tipperary and Waterford of Division 4.{{football box|date=30 April 2022|round=Quarter Final|score=1-08 - 2-13|report=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40862780.html|team1=Waterford File:Colours of Waterford.svg|goals1=J Curry (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-4 frees), D Ryan and C Murray (0-2 each).|team2=File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary|goals2=C Sweeney (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-2 frees), S O'Connor (0-4, 0-1 free), S O'Brien (1-0), M O'Shea (0-3), J Kennedy (0-2).|stadium=Fraher Field, Dungarvan|attendance=|referee=}}{{football box|id=|date=30 April 2022|round=Quarter Final|score=1-19 - 2-16|report=[https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/munster-sfc-limerick-prevail-following-penalty-shootout/ Report]|team1=Clare File:Colours of Clare.svg|goals1=Jamie Malone (0-1), Darren O'Neill (0-2), Pearse Lillis (0-1), Eoin Cleary (capt, 0-6, 0-2F), Emmet McMahon (0-1); Gavin Cooney (0-1), David Tubridy (1-1, 1-0 penalty), Aaron Griffin (0-4), Brendan Rouine (0-2)|team2=File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick|goals2=Brian Fanning (1-0), Darragh Treacy (0-1), Cillian Fahy (0-2), Adrian Enright (0-1), Brian Donovan (0-1), Peter Nash (0-2), Josh Ryan (0-6, 0-4F, 0-1 mark), Hugh Bourke (0-1), Robbie Bourke (1-2, 0-1F)|stadium=Cusack Park, Ennis|aet=yes|attendance=2,980{{cite web |title=History made as Limerick beat Clare in penalty shootout |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0430/1295275-history-made-as-limerick-beat-clare-in-penalty-shootout/#:~:text=The%202%2C980%20in%20attendance%20were,momentum%20was%20clearly%20behind%20them. |website=RTE | date=30 April 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022 | last1=Brennan | first1=Eoin }}|referee=Conor Lane (Cork)|senior football championship]]'s first ever penalty shootout.|penalties1=* {{nay}} Darren O'Neill

  • {{nay}} Conor Jordan
  • {{tick|12}} Joe McGann|penaltyscore=1–4|penalties2=* {{tick|12}} Iain Corbett
  • {{tick|12}} Robbie Bourke
  • {{tick|12}} Brian Donovan
  • {{tick|12}} James Naughton}}

Semi-finals

The two finalists from the 2021 championship entered this round along with the two quarter-final winners.

{{GAA match|date=7 May 2022|time=|round=|team1= File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork|score=0-11 - 0-23|team2=File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry |goals1=Steven Sherlock 0-6 (0-5f), Cathail O'Mahony 0-3, Eoghan McSweeney 0-1, Kevin O'Donovan 0-1.|report=[https://www.the42.ie/kerry-cork-munster-football-3-5757438-May2022 Report]|goals2=Sean O'Shea 0-10 (0-7f, 0-1 '45), David Clifford 0-4 (0-3f), Stephen O'Brien 0-2, Paul Geaney 0-2, Paudie Clifford 0-2, Diarmuid O'Connor 0-1, Tony Brosnan 0-1, Micheal Burns 0-1.|stadium=Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork|referee=Brendan Cawley (Kildare)|attendance= 10,743}}

{{GAA match|date=14 May 2022|time=|round=|team1= File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick |score=2-10 - 0-10|team2=File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary |goals1=Josh Ryan 1-1 (1f), Brian Donovan 1-0, Cillian Fahy and Robbie Bourke (1f) 0-3 each, Hugh Bourke 0-2 (1f), Adrian Enright 0-1|report=[https://www.the42.ie/limerick-tipperary-report-5764421-May2022/ Report]|goals2=Jack Kennedy 0-5 (2f, 3'45s), Sean O'Connell 0-2, Sean O'Connor (1f), Mark Russell and Shane O'Connell 0-1 each|stadium=Semple Stadium, Thurles|referee=Paddy Neilan (Roscommon).|attendance=}}

Final

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| team1 = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry

| score = 1-28 - 0-08

| team2 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick

| goals1 = Sean O'Shea 0-6 (0-1f, 0-1 '45), Killian Spillane 1-3, Paul Geaney 0-4 (0-1 mark), Tony Brosnan 0-3, Tom O'Sullivan 0-3, Mícheál Burns 0-2, Brian Ó Beaglaoich 0-2, Paudie Clifford 0-2, Gavin White 0-1, Adrian Spillane 0-1, Stephen O'Brien 0-1.

| report = https://www.the42.ie/kerry-limerick-munster-final-5776403-May2022

| goals2 = Cian Sheehan 0-3, Iain Corbett 0-2, Josh Ryan 0-2 (0-1f, 0-1 '45), Gordon Brown 0-1.

| stadium = Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

| referee = Martin McNally (Monaghan)

| attendance = 14,587{{cite web |title=Kerry cruise to another Munster senior title with 23-point win over Limerick |url=https://www.the42.ie/kerry-limerick-munster-final-5776403-May2022/ |website=the42 |date=28 May 2022 |access-date=28 May 2022}}

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Kerry advanced to the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals, while Limerick advanced to the qualifiers.

Stadia and locations

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!County

!Location

!Province

!Stadium

!Capacity

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Clare.svg Clare

|Ennis

|Munster

|Cusack Park

|19,000

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Cork.svg Cork

|Cork

|Munster

|Páirc Uí Chaoimh

|45,000

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Kerry_GAA.svg Kerry

|Tralee

|Munster

|Fitzgerald Stadium

|40,000

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Limerick

|Limerick

|Munster

|Gaelic Grounds

|44,203

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg Tipperary

|Thurles

|Munster

|Semple Stadium

|45,690

style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Waterford.svg Waterford

|Waterford

|Munster

|Fraher Field

|15,000

All-Ireland/Tailteann Cup qualification

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!{{Tooltip|NFL Rank|Position}}

! width="150" style="text-align:left;" |Team

!Championship

!Qualification Method

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| 1

align="left" |File:Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry

| rowspan="4" |Qualification for the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

|Via the Provincial Final

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| 13

align="left" |File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare

| rowspan="2" |Via the 2022 National Football League

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| 14

align="left" |File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork
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| 16

align="left" |File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick

|Via the Provincial Final

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| 24

align="left" |File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary

| rowspan="2" |Qualification for the 2022 Tailteann Cup

| rowspan="2" |Via the 2022 National Football League

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| 32

align="left" |File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Munster Senior Football Championship}}

{{GAA 2022}}

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