# 2022 Munster Senior Football Championship

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.

## Teams

The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Last previous success | Last previous success |
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Clare | Saffron and Blue | | Colm Collins | | | 1992 |
| Cork | Red and white | | John Cleary | Paul Kerrigan | 2010 | 2012 |
| Kerry | Green and gold | | Jack O'Connor | Joe O'Connor | 2014 | 2021 |
| Limerick | Green and white | | Billy Lee | Donal O'Sullivan | 1896 | 1896 |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | | David Power | Conor Sweeney | 1920 | 2020 |
| Waterford | White and blue | | Ephie Fitzgerald | Paul Whyte | | 1898 |

## Draw

Cork and Kerry, finalists from the 2021 championship, received a bye to the semi-finals.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| Kerry (1st) Cork (2nd) | Limerick (SF) Tipperary (SF) Clare (QF) Waterford (QF) |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals 30 April | Quarter-finals 30 April | Semi-finals 7/14 May | Semi-finals 7/14 May | Final 28 May | Final 28 May |
| | | Cork | 0-11 | | |
| | | Kerry | 0-23 | | |
| | | | | Kerry | 1-28 |
| | | | | Limerick | 0-8 |
| Waterford | 1-08 | | | | | Limerick | 0-8 |
| Tipperary | 2-13 | | | | |
| Tipperary | 2-13 | Tipperary | 0-10 | | |
| | | Limerick | 2-10 | | |
| Clare | 1-19 | Limerick | 2-10 | | |
| Limerick | 2-16 (p) | | | | |

## 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.

## Semi-finals

The two finalists from the 2021 championship entered this round along with the two quarter-final winners.
| 7 May 2022 | Cork | 0-11 - 0-23 | Kerry | Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork Attendance: 10,743 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| 7 May 2022 | Steven Sherlock 0-6 (0-5f), Cathail O'Mahony 0-3, Eoghan McSweeney 0-1, Kevin O'Donovan 0-1. | Report | 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. | Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork Attendance: 10,743 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| 14 May 2022 | Limerick | 2-10 - 0-10 | Tipperary | Semple Stadium, Thurles Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon). |
| 14 May 2022 | 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 | 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 | Semple Stadium, Thurles Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon). |

## Final

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

## Stadia and locations

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| Clare | Ennis | Munster | Cusack Park | 19,000 |
| Cork | Cork | Munster | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 45,000 |
| Kerry | Tralee | Munster | Fitzgerald Stadium | 40,000 |
| Limerick | Limerick | Munster | Gaelic Grounds | 44,203 |
| Tipperary | Thurles | Munster | Semple Stadium | 45,690 |
| Waterford | Waterford | Munster | Fraher Field | 15,000 |

## All-Ireland/Tailteann Cup qualification

    NFL Rank Team Championship Qualification Method 1 Kerry Qualification for the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Via the Provincial Final 13 Clare Via the 2022 National Football League 14 Cork 16 Limerick Via the Provincial Final 24 Tipperary Qualification for the 2022 Tailteann Cup Via the 2022 National Football League 32 Waterford