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 Cuppy 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

Limerick v Waterford

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)

Tipperary v Kerry

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

Clare v Limerick

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)

Cork v Kerry

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

Cork v Clare

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	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

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.

External links

• Munster GAA website