The Munster Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is currently sponsored by Electric Ireland and therefore officially known as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Football Minor Championship.
The series of games are played during the summer months with the Munster final currently being played on the second Sunday in July. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final. The winning team is presented with the Tadhg Crowley Cup. This was presented by Munster Council in 1990 to commemorate Tadhg Crowley, who was elected as Munster Council Treasurer in 1968 and served until his death in December 1989. The championship had always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they are eliminated from the series; however, in recent years the championship has expanded to include a first-round losers' group.
The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. The winners of the Munster final, like their counterparts in the other provincial championships, are rewarded by advancing to the quarter-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games. The losers of the Munster final also enter the All-Ireland series at the quarter-final stage.
Top winners County Won Years won Runner-up Years runner-up 1 Kerry 52 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 30 1939, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2022, 2026 2 Cork 32 1939, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2021, 2022, 2026 36 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025, 3 Tipperary 7 1934, 1935, 1955, 1984, 1995, 2011, 2012 12 1930, 1931, 1936, 1946, 1983, 1993, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015 4 Clare 3 1929, 1930, 1953 9 1937, 1940, 1952, 1961, 1964, 1994, 2017, 2018, 2020 5 Limerick 1 1956 4 1950, 1997, 1998, 2021 6 Waterford 0 4 1929, 1934, 1941, 1958
List of finals All-Ireland championsAll-Ireland runners-up
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upScoreVenueWinning Captain 1929Clare 1–06 (9) Waterford 0–04 (4) George Comerford 1930 Clare 2–03 (9) Tipperary 1–03 (6) Gaelic Grounds 1931Kerry 3–06 (15) Tipperary 0–07 (7) Tralee Jimmy O'Gorman 1932Kerry 4–05 (17) Cork 2–05 (11) Clonakilty Charlie O'Sullivan 1933Kerry 2–09 (15) Cork 3–04 (13) Macroom 1934Tipperary 3–10 (19) Waterford 0–05 (5) Walsh Park Andy Greensmith 1935Tipperary 3–05 (14) Cork 0–04 (4) Fermoy Dick Power 1936Kerry 1–05 (8) Tipperary 1–02 (5) Gaelic Grounds Tom "Gega" O'Connor 1937 Kerry 3–08 (17) Clare 1–02 (5) 1938Kerry 8–09 (33) Cork 1–02 (5) Clonakilty D. Rice 1939 Cork 3–03 (12) Kerry 3–02 (11) Clonmel Paddy O Grady 1940 Kerry 1–03 (6) Clare 1–02 (5) 1941 Kerry 7–05 (26) Waterford 2–01 (7) 1942 No Championship 1943 No Championship 1944 No Championship 1945 Kerry 2–04 (10) Cork 2–03 (9) Fitzgerald Stadium 1946Kerry 4–17 (29) Tipperary 0–02 (2) Fitzgerald Stadium Tom Moriarty 1947 Kerry 0–07 (7) Cork 1–03 (6) Cork Athletic Grounds 1948 Kerry 3–04 (13) Cork 1–05 (8) Fitzgerald Stadium 1949Kerry 0–07 (7) Cork 0–05 (5) Gaelic Grounds Jerry Moriarty 1950Kerry 4–10 (22) Limerick 1–05 (8) Mick Brosnan 1951 Kerry 0–07 (7) Cork 0–03 (3) Fitzgerald Stadium 1952 Cork 3–09 (18) Clare 1–01 (4) Cork Athletic Grounds Dick Cronin 1953Clare 0–07 (7) Cork 0–02 (2) Fitzgerald Stadium 1954Kerry 4–10 (22) Cork 1–03 (6) Cork Athletic Grounds 1955Tipperary 0–09 (9) 0–09 (9) (R) Kerry 1–06 (9) 1–05 (8) (R) Fitzgerald Stadium, Semple Stadium Liam Boland 1956 Limerick 1–07 (10) Kerry 1–05 (8) Eamonn O'Connor 1957 Kerry 1–05 (8) Cork 0–05 (5) Semple Stadium 1958 Kerry 3–11 (20) Waterford 0–04 (4) Dave Geaney 1959 Cork 2–07 (13) Kerry 0–07 (7) Fitzgerald Stadium Patsy Harte 1960Cork 3–08 (17) Kerry 0–07 (7) Cork Athletic Grounds Jim Travers 1961Cork 2–12 (18) Clare 0–02 (2) Cork Athletic Grounds Ned Coughlan 1962Kerry 2–09 (15) Cork 0–09 (9) Cork Athletic Grounds Jimmy O'Mahony 1963Kerry 0–11 (11) Cork 0–04 (4) Cork Athletic Grounds 1964Cork 4–11 (23) Clare 0–05 (5) Cork Athletic Grounds Con Roche 1965Kerry 3–11 (20) Cork 1–05 (8) Gaelic Grounds 1966 Cork 5–12 (27) Kerry 1–07 (10) Fitzgerald Stadium 1967Cork 2–08 (14) Kerry 0–03 (3) Cork Athletic Grounds Donal Aherne 1968Cork 2–13 (19) Kerry 0–02 (2) Fitzgerald Stadium Donal Aherne 1969Cork 3–11 (20) Kerry 0–12 (12) Cork Athletic Grounds Eamonn Fitzpatrick 1970Kerry 4–09 (21) Cork 1–11 (14) Fitzgerald Stadium Ger Power 1971Cork 2–13 (19) Kerry 1–02 (5) Cork Athletic Grounds 1972Cork 2–14 (20) Kerry 1–14 (27) Fitzgerald Stadium Gerard Aherne 1973 Cork 1–13 (16) Kerry 3–05 (14) Cork Athletic Grounds 1974Cork 0–13 (13) Kerry 1–06 (9) Fitzgerald Stadium Gene Desmond 1975Kerry 3–07 (16) Cork 1–11 (14) Fitzgerald Stadium Robert Bunyan 1976Cork 0–10 (10) Kerry 1–05 (8) Páirc Uí Chaoimh John Cremin 1977 Cork 1–07 (10) Kerry 1–03 (6) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Liam Hedderman 1978 Kerry 1–04 (7) Cork 0–06 (6) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Michael F. O'Shea 1979Kerry 3–06 (15) 1–11 (14) Cork 2–09 (15) 1–05 (8) Fitzgerald Stadium Replay Páirc Uí Chaoimh John Chute 1980Kerry 1–12 (15) Cork 1–10 (13) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Michael McAuliffe 1981Cork 0–9 (9) Kerry 1–5 (8) Fitzgerald Stadium Vivian Hedderman 1982Kerry 1–11 (14) Cork 0–05 (8) Páirc Uí Chaoimh 1983Cork 1–11 (14) Tipperary 1–05 (8) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Mick Slocum 1984Tipperary 2–03 (9) Kerry 0–08 (8) Fitzgerald Stadium Frank Howlin 1985Cork 1–08 (11) Kerry 0–04 (4) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Kevin Keily 1986Cork 2–12 (18) Kerry 0–04 (4) Fitzgerald Stadium Fintan Corrigan 1987Cork 0–08 (8), 0–12 (12) Kerry 0–08 (8), 1–08 (11) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Replay – Fitzgerald Stadium Noel Twomey 1988Kerry 1–08 (11) Cork 0–10 (10) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Peter Linehan 1989 Kerry 2–10 (16) Cork 2–09 (15) Fitzgerald Stadium Billy O'Sullivan 1990Kerry 1–10 (13) Cork 0–03 (3) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Owen Joy 1991Cork 0–10 (10) Kerry 0–08 (8) Fitzgerald Stadium Alan McCarthy 1992 Cork 0–11 (11), 3–06 (15) Kerry 2–05 (11), 2–07 (13) Gaelic Grounds Páirc Uí Chaoimh Kevin Harrington 1993Cork 2–15 (21) Tipperary 2–07 (13) Semple Stadium Conor O'Brien 1994Kerry2-11 (17) Clare3-5 (14) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Jack Ferriter 1995 Tipperary 2–06 (12) Cork 0–10 (10) Fitzgerald Stadium Mark O'Shea 1996Kerry 3–09 (18) Cork 2–06 (12) Páirc Uí Chaoimh John Lynch 1997 Kerry 4–12 (24) Limerick 1–07 (10)Gaelic Grounds Paul McCarthy 1998 Kerry2-11 (17) Limerick0-8 (8) Semple Stadium Eugene Courtney 1999 Cork 2–16 (22) Kerry 1–08 (11) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Paddy O'Shea 2000Cork 1–13 (16) Kerry 0–14 (14) Gaelic Grounds James Masters 2001 Kerry 0–15 (15) Cork 0–12 (12) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Declan O'Sullivan 2002 Kerry 3–16 (25) Tipperary 2–06 (12) Semple Stadium Bryan Sheehan 2003 Kerry 1–14 (17) Cork 0–10 (10) Fitzgerald Stadium Damien Breen 2004Kerry 0–09, 0–13 Cork 0–09, 1–07 Gaelic Grounds Páirc Uí Chaoimh Shane Murphy 2005 Cork 3–08 (17) Kerry 1–11 (14) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Eoin Cotter 2006Kerry 1–13 (16) Tipperary 0–08 (8) Fitzgerald Stadium Paddy Curran 2007 Cork 1–16 (19) Kerry 2–08 (14) Fitzgerald Stadium Chris O'Donovan 2008 Kerry 1–09, 2–12 Tipperary 1–09, 0–08 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Paul Geaney 2009 Kerry 0–12 (12) Tipperary 0–06 (6) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Niall O'Shea 2010Cork 1–08 (11) Kerry 1–07 (10) Fitzgerald Stadium Daniel Fitzpatrick 2011Tipperary 3–11 (20) Cork 1–09 (12) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Liam McGrath 2012 Tipperary 2–14 (20) Kerry 1–14 (17) Gaelic Grounds Dylan Fitzelle 2013 Kerry 0–15 (15) Tipperary 0–10 (10) Fitzgerald Stadium Kevin Shanahan 2014Kerry 2–17 (23) Cork 2–13 (19) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Liam Kearney 2015Kerry 2–12 (18) Tipperary 0–07 (7) Fitzgerald Stadium Mark O'Connor 2016Kerry 3–14 (23) Cork 3–08 (17) Fitzgerald Stadium Sean O'Shea 2017 Kerry 2–21 (27) Clare 0–03 (3) Fitzgerald Stadium David Clifford 2018 Kerry 3–21 (30) Clare 1–07 (10) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Paul O'Shea 2019 Kerry 3-14 (23) Cork 2-14 (20) Páirc Uí Chaoimh Jack O'Connor 2020Kerry 2-14 (20) Clare 1-07 (10) Gaelic Grounds Oisín Maunsell 2021 Cork 1-17 (20) Limerick 0-13 (13) Semple Stadium Rory O'Shaughnessy & Hugh O'Connor 2022 Cork 3-11 (20) Kerry 0-09 (9)Páirc Uí RinnColm Gillespie2023Kerry2-10 (16)Cork0-11 (11)Austin Stack ParkEvan Boyle2024Kerry2-18 (24)Cork1-06 (9)Páirc Uí RinnBen Murphy2025Kerry0-18 (18)Cork0-9 (9)Austin Stack ParkGearóid White2026Cork1-13 (16)Kerry0-14 (14)Páirc Uí RinnJoe Miskella
References
Sources Roll of Honour on www.gaainfo.com Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible