# 2021 Munster Senior Football Championship

The 2021 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2021 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. Kerry won the tournament beating 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 | 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 | | Ronan McCarthy | Paul Kerrigan | 2010 | 2012 |
| Kerry | Green and gold | | Peter Keane | Paul Murphy | 2014 | 2019 |
| 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 | | Shane Ronayne | Paul Whyte | | 1898 |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | Cork | 1-16 | | |
| Limerick | 4-18 | Limerick | 0-11 | | |
| Waterford | 0-12 | | | Cork | 1-9 |
| | | | | Kerry | 4-22 |
| | | Tipperary | 1-8 | | |
| Kerry | 3-22 | Kerry | 1-19 | | |
| Clare | 1-11 | | | | |

## Quarter-finals

The four non-finalists from the 2020 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked county to play in the quarter-finals was Waterford of Division 4.

### Summary

| Div | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Div |
| 3 | Limerick | 4-18 - 0-12 | Waterford | 4 |
| 1 | Kerry | 3-22 - 1-11 | Clare | 2 |

### Matches

| 26 June 2021 15:00 Quarter-final | Limerick (3) | 4-18 - 0-12 | Waterford (4) | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 0 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) |
| 26 June 2021 15:00 Quarter-final | Hugh Bourke 1-6 (0-3f), Iain Corbett (1-0 pen) and Robbie Bourke (0-1f) 1-2 each, Cillian Fahy 1-1, Cian Sheehan and Danny Neville 0-2 each, Tommie Childs, Brian Donovan, Josh Ryan 0-1 each | Report | Brian Lynch 0-4 (0-3f), Dermot Ryan 0-3, Jason Curry (0-2f) and Darragh Corcoran 0-2 each, Michael Kiely 0-1 | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 0 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) |
| 26 June 2021 19:00 Quarter-final | Kerry (1) | 3-22 - 1-11 | Clare (2) | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Attendance: 0 Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo) Man of the Match: Sean O'Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks) |
| 26 June 2021 19:00 Quarter-final | Sean O'Shea 1-7 (0-3f), David Clifford 1-6 (0-2f), Micheál Burns 1-0, Killian Spillane 0-3, Gavin White and Paudie Clifford 0-2 each, David Moran and Paul Geaney 0-1 each | Report | Eoin Cleary 0-6 (0-2f), David Tubridy 1-1 (0-1f), Darragh Bohannon 0-2, Podge Collins and Emmet McMahon 0-1 each | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Attendance: 0 Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo) Man of the Match: Sean O'Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks) |

## Semi-finals

The finalists from the 2020 championship entered this round along with the two quarter-final winners. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Limerick and Tipperary of Division 3.

### Summary

| Div | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Div |
| 2 | Cork | 1-16 - 0-11 | Limerick | 3 |
| 1 | Kerry | 1-19 - 1-08 | Tipperary | 3 |

### Matches

| 10 July 2021 15:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final | Cork (2) | 1-16 - 0-11 | Limerick (3) | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 500 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| 10 July 2021 15:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final | John O'Rourke 1-3, Brian Hurley 0-6 (0-4f), Sean Powter and Cian Kiely 0-2 each, Sean Meehan, Mattie Taylor, Ian Maguire 0-1 each | Report | Hugh Bourke 0-5f, Iain Corbett and Danny Neville 0-2 each, Gordon Brown and Aaron O'Sullivan (1 '45) 0-1 each | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 500 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| 10 July 2021 19:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final | Kerry (1) | 1-19 - 1-8 | Tipperary (3) | Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 500 Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh) Man of the Match: Paudie Clifford (Fossa) |
| 10 July 2021 19:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final | Sean O'Shea 0-8 (0-5f, 1 '45), David Clifford 1-2 (0-1f), Killian Spillane 0-3, Tom O'Sullivan 0-2, David Moran, Diarmuid O'Connor, Paul Geaney, Paudie Clifford 0-1 each | Report | Conor Sweeney 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), Jack Kennedy 0-3 (0-2f), Kevin Fahey 0-1 | Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 500 Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh) Man of the Match: Paudie Clifford (Fossa) |

## Final

| 25 July 2021 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Final | Kerry | 4-22 - 1-9 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Barry Cassidy, Bellaghy (Derry) |
| 25 July 2021 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Final | Sean O'Shea 1-6 (0-3f), Paul Geaney 2-1, Paudie Clifford 0-3, Brian Ó Beaglaoich 1-0, Jack Barry, Killian Spillane, Tom O'Sullivan 0-2 each, Mike Breen, David Moran, David Clifford (0-1f), Stephen O'Brien, Tadhg Morley, Tommy Walsh 0-1 each. | Report | Brian Hurley 1-3 (0-1f), Michael Hurley 0-2, Brian Hartnett, Ian Maguire, Luke Connolly, Daniel Dineen (0-1 mark) 0-1 each. | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Barry Cassidy, Bellaghy (Derry) |
Kerry advanced to the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-finals.

## 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 |