2012 Munster Senior Football Championship

The 2012 Munster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Munster GAA. It was won by Cork who defeated Clare in the final. It was Cork's 37th title.^[1] This was Clare's first appearance in the final since 2000.

The winning Cork team received the Munster Championship Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Clare entered the All-Ireland Qualifiers but lost their next game, to Kerry. Cork were eliminated by eventual All-Ireland winners Donegal.^[2]^[3]

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Limerick

2-12

Waterford

0-7

Limerick

0-15

Clare

1-13

Clare

0-13

Cork

3-16

Cork

0-17

Tipperary

0-10

Kerry

0-12

Kerry

0-16

Quarter-finals

20 May 2012

3:30pm

Quarter Final

Limerick	2-12 - 0-7	Waterford
I Ryan 1-7 (6f), S O'Carroll 1-1, G Collins 0-2, J Cooke, I Corbett 0-1 each.	Report	T Grey, M Ferncombe, JJ Hutchinson 0-2 each, S Ahearne 0-1.

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Attendance: 2,431

Referee: C Lane (Cork)

27 May 2012

2:00pm

Quarter Final

Tipperary	0-10 - 0-16	Kerry
A Maloney 0-4 (3f), P Acheson 0-2, M Quinlivan 0-2 (2f), H Coghlan, P Austin 0-1 each.	Report	B Sheehan 0-6 (5f), C Cooper 0-4 (2f), T O Se, A Maher, Darran O'Sullivan, Declan O'Sullivan, K O'Leary, J O'Donoghue 0-1 each.

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 4,000 (approx)

Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)

Semi-finals

9 June 2012

7:00pm

Semi Final

Clare	1-13 - 0-15	Limerick
D Tubridy 0-5 (1 '45', 1f), R Donnelly 0-3, G Kelly 1-0, S McGrath 0-2, G Brennan 0-1, A Clohessy 0-1, G Quinlan 0-1	Report	I Ryan 0-10 (5f), G Collins 0-2, S O'Carroll 0-1, S Kelly 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Attendance: 4,446

Referee: D Fahy (Longford)

10 June 2012

2:00pm

Semi Final

Cork	0-17 - 0-12	Kerry
D O'Connor 0-6 (2f), C O'Neill 0-5 (3f), P Kerrigan, D Goulding 0-2 each, C Sheehan, P Kissane 0-1 each	Report	C Cooper 0-5 (3f), Declan O'Sullivan, J O'Donoghue 0-2 each, P Galvin, E Brosnan, Darran O'Sullivan 0-1 each

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Attendance: 23,184

Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

Final

8 July 2012

2:00pm

Final

Cork	3-16 - 0-13	Clare
A Walsh 1-1, C Sheehan, C O'Neill 0-4 each, N Murphy, F Goold 1-0 each, D O'Connor, D Goulding, P Kerrigan all 0-2 each, B O'Driscoll 0-1.	Report Report 2	M O'Shea 0-4, R Donnelly, D Tubridy (2f) 0-3 each, G Brennan 0-2, Gordan Kelly 0-1.

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Attendance: 9,139

Referee: E Kinsella (Laois).

References

^ "Clinical Cork canter to 37th Munster title". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
^ Hannigan, Mary (27 August 2012). "Donegal may be in a league of their own, but no it's not rugby". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 27 August 2012. Over on BBC Northern Ireland they were no less befuddled... "Predictions?" asked Austin O'Callaghan. Jarlath [Burns of Armagh]: "Cork." Mickey [Harte of Tyrone]: "Cork." Paddy [Bradley of Derry]: "Cork." [...] Final whistle. "Well?" asked Austin, but his guests didn't really know where – or how – to start.
^ "Donegal annihilate Cork in All-Ireland Football semi-final". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

External links

Munster GAA website

[1] "Clinical Cork canter to 37th Munster title". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

[2] Hannigan, Mary (27 August 2012). "Donegal may be in a league of their own, but no it's not rugby". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 27 August 2012. Over on BBC Northern Ireland they were no less befuddled... "Predictions?" asked Austin O'Callaghan. Jarlath [Burns of Armagh]: "Cork." Mickey [Harte of Tyrone]: "Cork." Paddy [Bradley of Derry]: "Cork." [...] Final whistle. "Well?" asked Austin, but his guests didn't really know where – or how – to start.

[3] "Donegal annihilate Cork in All-Ireland Football semi-final". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

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