The 2023 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2023 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. Kerry were defending champions.
Draw Limerick and Kerry, finalists from the 2022 championship, received a bye to the semi-finals. SeededUnseeded Kerry (1st)
Limerick (2nd) Cork (SF)
Tipperary (SF)
Clare (QF)
Waterford (QF)
Teams
General Information Six counties will compete in the Munster Senior Football Championship: CountyLast Championship TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2022 Championship Clare1992 —Quarter-finals Cork20122010Semi-finals Kerry20222022Champions Limerick18961896Runners-up Tipperary20201920Semi-finals Waterford1898 —Quarter-finals
Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsors ClareColm CollinsEoin ClearyPat O’Donnell CorkJohn ClearyBrian HurleySports Direct KerryJack O'ConnorDavid CliffordKerry Group LimerickMark FitzgeraldNone TipperaryDavid PowerConor SweeneyFiserv WaterfordEphie FitzgeraldDermot RyanCognizant
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and Attendance
CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity ClareEnnisMunsterCusack Park19,000 CorkCorkMunsterPáirc Uí Chaoimh45,000 KerryTraleeMunsterFitzgerald Stadium38,000 LimerickLimerickMunsterGaelic Grounds44,023 TipperaryThurlesMunsterSemple Stadium45,690 WaterfordWaterfordMunsterFraher Field15,000
Total attendance28,158Average attendance5,632Highest attendance12,499 Kerry 5-14 - 0-15 Clare 7 May 2023
Statistics
Scoring events
Widest winning margin: 20 points Kerry 0-25 - 0-05 Tipperary (Semi-finals) Most goals in a match: 5 Kerry 5-14 - 0-15 Clare (Final) Most points in a match: 30 Kerry 0-25 - 0-05 Tipperary (Semi-finals) Limerick 0-15 - 1-15 Clare (Semi-finals) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Kerry 5-14 - 0-15 Clare (Final) Most points by one team in a match: 25 Kerry 0-25 - 0-05 Tipperary (Semi-finals) Highest aggregate score: 44 points Kerry 5-14 - 0-15 Clare (Final) Lowest aggregate score: 27 points Clare 0-14 - 0-13 Cork (Quarter-finals)
Miscellaneous
Clare beat Cork for the first time since 1997. Clare qualified for their first Munster final since 2012. It was the first Munster final between Clare and Kerry since 2000 which Kerry won by 3-15 to 0-8.
See also 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2023 Connacht Senior Football Championship 2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship 2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship 2023 Tailteann Cup (Tier 2) 2023 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (Tier 3)
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