The Munster Junior Football Championship is a
gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
tournament between the six counties of
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
: Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare and Waterford. It is the third-tier county teams playing off in a single-elimination tournament with 2 quarter finals instead of 4 (as of 2014).
The cup was first given to the winners in 1957. Kerry have won the most titles, 42 in all.
The winner will play against the champions of the other provinces in the
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.
Teams
2019 Championship
Six counties competed in the
2019 Munster Junior Football Championship:
Personnel and kits
Roll of honour
List of finals
Key
List of finals
* 1913 Replay ordered after an objection
* 1916 Limerick awarded title on an objection after Cork had won the final 1–0 to 0–2
See also
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Munster Senior Football Championship
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All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
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Connacht Junior Football Championship
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Leinster Junior Football Championship
The Leinster Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council. The competition began in 1906, ...
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Ulster Junior Football Championship
The Ulster Junior Football Championship is a junior Gaelic football knockout competition organised by the Ulster GAA. The competition began in 1914, with Cavan winning during the inaugural title. The most successful county to date is Cavan, who ...
References
External Information
{{Munster Council
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