Munster Football Championship
22 May, 2013
The Cork Senior Footballers open their Championship campaign on Saturday May 25th in Limerick. The Senior game takes place at 7pm, preceded by the Junior Football meeting between the two counties at 5pm. Support is vital, and to help us promote the game, please see below ticket information to be posted on your website, social media and other communication channels. A graphic is also attached which you may use as part of this promotion.
NB: With U16s free, this is an ideal opportunity for a club trip, and we would encourage you to consider this option. After all, nothing beats being there!
Munster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final
Limerick v Cork
Saturday, May 25th
7pm @ the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick (preceded by JFC Limerick v Cork at 5pm)
Tickets are now on sale online at http://gaa.tickets.ie and at selected Centra/SuperValu stores.
NB: U16s are free, making this the ideal opportunity to organise a club trip!!
Adult group tickets are also available for groups of fifteen adults or more, priced at just €15 per adult for stand tickets: These tickets are availableonly through the Munster Council at 061/493060 or shane.ferris.munster@gaa.ie.
Ticket Prices
General Admission: €20
Under 16's: FREE OF CHARGE
Concession: €5 for students and OAP's - available on the evening
Group Discount: Adult ticket discount of €5 available when the club pre-purchases 15 or more tickets (no further concessions are available on these tickets)
*Unreserved seating for this game
When – Saturday May 25th at 7:00pm
Where – Gaelic Grounds Limerick
Referee – Michael Duffy (Sligo)
Standby Referee - Derek Fahy (Longford)
Linesman - Keith O'Brien (Tipperary)
Sideline Official - Liam Devanney (Mayo)
Umpires - Kevin Bourke, Padraic McGroarty, Francie Gallagher, Mickey Ford (Sligo)
Next Round – the winners play Clare in the Munster Semi-Final on Sunday June 16th at 3:30pm in Cusack Park Ennis.
For the Record
Limerick Cork
2013 Team Manager Maurice Horan Conor Counihan
2013 Team Captain Seanie Buckley Graham Canty
2012 Championship Performance Defeated Waterford by 2-12 to 0-7 in the Munster Quarter-Final before losing to Clare in the Semi-Final by 1-13 to 0-15. Defeated Longford in the All-Ireland Qualifiers before losing to Kildare by 0-19 to 0-12 after extra time. Defeated Kerry by 0-17 to 0-12 in the Munster Semi-Final before winning the Munster Final against Clare by 3-16 to 0-13. Defeated Kildare in the All-Ireland Quarter-Final before losing to Donegal by 0-16 to 1-11 in the All-Ireland Semi-Final.
Number of Munster Senior Football titles 1 37
Last Munster Senior Football Title 1896 2012
Munster Senior Football Championship Record since 2000 Played – 24
Won – 10
Lost – 13
Drawn – 1 Played – 32
Won – 19
Lost – 8
Drawn – 5
Last meeting in the Munster Senior Football Championship July 5th 2009 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh (Munster Final) –
Cork 2-6 Limerick 0-11
Goals by Donncha O’Connor (penalty) and Daniel Goulding helped Cork to a come from behind victory over Limerick who led for most of the game.
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Contact Munster GAA PRO Ed Donnelly at pro.munster@gaa.ie for more information
Munster GAA FOOTBALL Senior Championship 2013
Quarter-Finals
Saturday May 25th
@ Pairc na nGael Cork v Limerick @ 7:00pm
Sunday May 26th
@ Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney Kerry v Tipperary @ 2:00pm
Semi-Finals
Saturday June 1st
@ Semple Stadium Thurles or Waterford v Tipperary or Kerry @ 7:00pm
Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney
Sunday June 16th
@ Cusack Park Ennis Clare v Cork or Limerick @ 3:30pm
Final
Sunday July 7th
2:00pm throw-in
Munster GAA FOOTBALL Senior Championship Record – 2000 to 2012
2013 Competitive Senior FOOTBALL Records to date
Useful Information
Limerick have failed to score a goal in their last 5 Munster Championship matches against Cork, averaging 10.2 points during those games dating from 2003 to 2009. Limerick’s last goals against Cork in the Munster Championship came in the 2000 Quarter-Final when Limerick’s 2-8 was not enough to defeat Cork’s tally of 3-13 at Kilmallock.
Recent Cork v Limerick meetings in the Munster Senior Football Championship
2009 Final – Cork 2-6 Limerick 0-11 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh
2008 Semi-Final – Cork 2-9 Limerick 0-12 at the Gaelic Grounds Limerick
2007 Quarter-Final – Cork 2-14 Limerick 0-7 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh
2006 Semi-Final – Cork 0-9 Limerick 0-5 at the Gaelic Grounds Limerick
2003 Quarter-Final – Limerick 0-16 Cork 0-6 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh
2000 Quarter-Final – Cork 3-13 Limerick 2-8 at Kilmallock
Limerick topped the Allianz Football League Division 4 table despite scoring just 78 points during their 7 games (11 points per match). Only London (75 points) scored less. Limerick’s success was based on their stingy defending with a concession of 71 points. Tipperary were the top scorers in the division with 106 points on aggregate (15+ per game) but conceded 90 points. Waterford (For 90, Against 96) and Clare (For 96, Against 86) were the other Munster counties in Division 4.
Limerick’s Ian Ryan was the top scorer in the 2012 Munster Senior Football Championship with 1-17 (0-11 frees) in two matches. Colm Cooper (Kerry) with 0-9 (0-5 frees) and Colm O’Neill with 0-9 (0-3 frees) finished joint second.
There was an 18% decrease in the number of scores in the 2012 Munster Senior Football Championship as compared to 2011 (33 scores per game versus 27) but overall the trend is up over recent years - 2008 (21 scores per game), 2009 (24 scores per game), 2010 (28 scores per game), 2011 (33 scores per game), 2012 (27 scores per game).
Since 2000, Limerick have won as many matches in the Munster Senior Football Championship (10) than Tipperary (2), Clare (6) and Waterford (2) combined. Only 3 of those 10 Limerick victories have come at home, against Waterford in 2004 (1-18 to 0-7), versus Clare in 2006 (2-5 to 0-8) and against Waterford in 2012 (2-12 to 0-7). Limerick have a home tie with Cork in the 2013 first round on May 25th at the Gaelic Grounds Limerick.
Since 2000, Kerry have drawn as many matches in the Munster Senior Football Championship than they have lost, 5 draws (all v Cork) as compared to 5 defeats in 35 matches played.
Tipperary have lost their first game in the Munster Senior Football Championship in the last 9 seasons. Tipperary’s last Munster SFC victory came in the first round in 2003 when helped by 11 points by Declan Browne, the Premier County defeated Waterford at Walsh Park by 0-18 to 1-12. Cork native Denis Walsh was the Waterford manager on the day.
Kerry had the worst scoring record in the Allianz Football League Division 1, racking up an aggregate of 72 points (average of just over 10 per game). This compares to an aggregate of 97 points for Cork and 129 points for Division 1 champions Dublin.
Waterford have won 2 matches in the Munster Senior Football Championship since 1988. Both victories have come at the expense of Clare in games played at Fraher Field Dungarvan – a 1-6 to 0-7 victory in 2007 and a 1-10 to 0-9 win in 2010.
Munster GAA FOOTBALL Senior Championship Roll Of Honour
Kerry (74) - 1892, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011
Cork (37) - 1890, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1911, 1916, 1928, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
Tipperary (9) - 1888, 1889, 1895, 1900, 1902, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1935
Clare (2) – 1917, 1992
Waterford (1) – 1898
Limerick (1) - 1896
Munster GAA FOOTBALL Senior Championship – List of Winning Teams
Visit the Munster GAA web site History section to view the complete list of each winning team since the competition began 1888 - http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/
Munster Senior FOOTBALL Cup
No Name – Presented by Munster Council in 1928
All Ireland GAA FOOTBALL Senior Championship
In the Senior Football All Ireland Roll of Honour, Kerry are top with 36, 14 ahead of the next county – Dublin. Cork are 4th in the roll of honour with 7 titles. Tipperary have won 4 All-Ireland’s, their last in 1920 while Limerick won the first ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship played in 1887 and also won the All-Ireland in 1896.
