2019 Munster Senior Football Championship

The 2019 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2019 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA.^[1] The fixtures were announced on 12 October 2018.^[2]

2019 Munster SFC

Tournament details
Year	2019
Winners
Champions	Kerry
Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
← 2018 2020 →

Darren Mulhearne notably made his championship debut for Waterford against Clare in the quarter-final at the age of 46, believed to be the oldest player to debut. Two of his opponents in that game, and fellow debutants, had a combined age that was less than that of Mulhearne. He kept a clean sheet, in a one-point loss. Mulhearne was called into the team after Aaron Beresford sustained an injury. Mulhearne had first been part of the Waterford senior team as a 17-year-old schoolboy, but never played.^[3][4][5]

Teams

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

Team	Colours	Sponsor	Manager	Captain	Most recent success
All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and Blue		Colm Collins	Gary Brennan		1992
Cork	Red and white		Ronan McCarthy	Paul Kerrigan	2010	2012
Kerry	Green and gold		Peter Keane	Gavin White[6]	2014	2018
Limerick	Green and white		Billy Lee	Donal O'Sullivan	1896	1896
Tipperary	Blue and gold		Liam Kearns	Robbie Kiely	1920	1935
Waterford	White and blue		Benji Whelan	Paul Whyte		1898

Bracket

	Quarter-finals, May 11					Semi-finals, June 1					Final, June 22
						Cork		3-18
	Tipperary		1-10			Limerick		0-06
	Limerick		3-11								Cork		3-10
											Kerry		1-19
						Kerry		1-15
	Clare		0-9			Clare		0-12
	Waterford		0-8

Quarter-finals

^[7][8] The 4 non-finalists of the 2018 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals are Limerick and Waterford of Division 4.

Tipperary (2) v Limerick (4)

Tipperary (2)

–

Limerick (4)

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Clare (2) v Waterford (4)

Clare (2)

–

Waterford (4)

Cusack Park, Ennis

Semi-finals

^[9][10] The 2 finalists of the 2018 championship entered this round along with the 2 quarter-final winners. The lowest ranked counties to play in the semi-finals are and Limerick of Division 3.

Cork (2) v Limerick (3)

Cork (2)

–

Limerick (3)

Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork

Kerry (1) v Clare (2)

Kerry (1)

–

Clare (2)

Cusack Park, Ennis

Final

^[11]

Cork v Kerry

Cork

–

Kerry

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Kerry advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals while Cork advance to the qualifiers.

See also

• 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  • 2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship
  • 2019 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  • 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship