2023 Munster Senior Football Championship Explained

The 2023 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2023 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. Kerry were defending champions.^[1]

Draw

Limerick and Kerry, finalists from the 2022 championship, received a bye to the semi-finals.

County	Last Championship Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2022 Championship
Clare	1992	—	Quarter-finals
Cork	2012	2010	Semi-finals
Kerry	2022	2022	Champions
Limerick	1896	1896	Runners-up
Tipperary	2020	1920	Semi-finals
Waterford	1898	—	Quarter-finals

County	Manager	Captain(s)	Sponsors
Clare	Colm Collins	Eoin Cleary	Pat O’Donnell
Cork	John Cleary	Brian Hurley	Sports Direct
Kerry	Jack O'Connor	David Clifford	Kerry Group
Limerick	Mark Fitzgerald	Iain Corbett and Donal O’Sullivan	None
Tipperary	David Power	Conor Sweeney	Fiserv
Waterford	Ephie Fitzgerald	Dermot Ryan	Cognizant

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	38,000
Limerick	Limerick	Munster	Gaelic Grounds	44,023
Tipperary	Thurles	Munster	Semple Stadium	45,690
Waterford	Waterford	Munster	Fraher Field	15,000

Widest winning margin: 20 points
- Kerry 0-25 - 0-05 Tipperary (Semi-finals)
Most goals in a match: 5
- Kerry 5-14 - 0-15 Clare (Final)
Most points in a match: 30
- Kerry 0-25 - 0-05 Tipperary (Semi-finals)
- Limerick 0-15 - 1-15 Clare (Semi-finals)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Kerry 5-14 - 0-15 Clare (Final)
Most points by one team in a match: 25
- Kerry 0-25 - 0-05 Tipperary (Semi-finals)
Highest aggregate score: 44 points
- Kerry 5-14 - 0-15 Clare (Final)
Lowest aggregate score: 27 points
- Clare 0-14 - 0-13 Cork (Quarter-finals)

Clare beat Cork for the first time since 1997.^[2]
Clare qualified for their first Munster final since 2012.
It was the first Munster final between Clare and Kerry since 2000 which Kerry won by 3-15 to 0-8.