# 2018 Munster Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Munster Senior Football Championship will be the 2018 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. The fixtures were announced on 31 October 2017.
Kerry won the championship, defeating rivals Cork in the final.

## Teams

The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | 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 | | Éamonn Fitzmaurice | Fionn Fitzgerald | 2014 | 2017 |
| 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 | | Tom McGlinchey | Paul Whyte | | 1898 |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Tipperary | Tipperary | 0-20 | | | | | | |
| Waterford | Waterford | 0-9 | Tipperary | Tipperary | 0-9 | | | |
| | | | Cork | Cork | 1-17 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cork | Cork | 2-4 |
| | | | | | | Kerry | Kerry | 3-18 |
| | | | Kerry | Kerry | 0-32 | | | |
| Limerick | Limerick | 0-14 | Clare | Clare | 0-10 | | | |
| Clare | Clare | 1-22 | | | | | | |

## Fixtures
### Quarter-finals

* 19 May 2018 7:00pm Quarter-Final
* Report
| Limerick | 0-14 (14) – (26) 1-23 | Clare |
| (HT: 0-07 – 1-09) |||
| Pts: S McSweeney 5 (5f), J Ryan 3 (2f), J Lee 3 (1f), D Neville 2, P White 1 | | Gls: K Malone 1 Pts: E Cleary 5, K Malone 3, D Tubridy 3 (1f), C Finucane 2, E Courtney 2, P Lillis 1, C O'Connor 1; J Malone 1, K Sexton 1, C Ó hAiniféin 1, G O'Brien 1, G Cooney 1, M O'Leary 1 |
* Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan) Attendance: 2,304
* 19 May 2018 7:00pm Quarter-Final
* Report
| Tipperary | 0-20 (20) – (9) 0-9 | Waterford |
| (HT: 0-07 – 0-03) |||
| Pts: L McGrath 9 (7f), M Quinlivan 3, K O’Halloran 2, J Feehan 1, J Kennedy 1, J Keane 1, L Boland 1, P Austin 1, J Lonergan 1 | | Pts: J Curry 3 (1f, 1 sideline), S Prendergast 2, G Crotty 2, C Murray 1, JJ Hutchinson 1 |
* Semple Stadium, Thurles Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) Attendance: 1,658

### Semi-finals

* 26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 7:00 pm Semi-Final
* Report
| Tipperary | 0-9 (9) – (20) 1-17 | Cork |
| (HT: 0-04 – 1-08) |||
| Pts: L McGrath 5 (4f), J Kennedy 1 (1f), M Quinlivan 1, P Austin 1, L Boland 1 | | Gls: C O’Neill 1 Pts: L Connolly 10 (5f), M Collins 3, P Kerrigan 2, S White 1, B Hurley 1 |
* Semple Stadium, Thurles Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow) Attendance: 3,339
* 3 June 2018 3:30 pm Semi-Final
* Report
| Kerry | 0-32 (32) – (10) 0-10 | Clare |
| (HT: 0-16 – 0-4) |||
| Pts: S O’Shea 7 (4f, 1 ’45), P Geaney 7 (1f), J O’Donoghue 4 (2f), S O’Brien 3, BJ Keane 3, M Burns 2, D Clifford 2 (1f), J Barry 1, A Maher 1, M Geaney 1, D O’Sullivan (1f) | | Pts: E Cleary 5 (4f), D Tubridy 2 (1f), J Malone 2, P Lillis 1 |
* Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Attendance: 16,729

### Final

* RTÉ
* 23 June 2018 7:00 pm Munster Final
* Report
| Cork | 2-4 (10) – (27) 3-18 | Kerry |
| (HT: 2-01 – 1-11) |||
| Gls: M Collins 1, L Connolly 1 Pts: L Connolly 2 (1f), M Collins 1, P Kelleher 1 | | Gls: P Geaney 2, S O’Brien 1 Pts: P Geaney 5, S O’Shea 4 (2 45, 1f), J O’Donoghue 3 (1f), D Clifford 2, P Murphy 2, G White 1, BJ Keane 1 |
* Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Referee: Ciarán Branagan (Down) Attendance: 27,764