The 2022 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2022 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. The defending champion, Kerry, retained the title after a 1–28 to 0–8 win against Limerick in the final on 28 May.
Teams The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainLast previous successAll-IrelandProvincialClare Saffron and BlueColm CollinsCork Red and whiteJohn ClearyPaul KerriganKerry Green and goldJack O'ConnorJoe O'ConnorLimerick Green and whiteBilly LeeDonal O'SullivanTipperary Blue and goldDavid PowerConor SweeneyWaterford White and blueEphie FitzgeraldPaul Whyte
Draw Cork and Kerry, finalists from the 2021 championship, received a bye to the semi-finals. SeededUnseeded Kerry (1st)
Cork (2nd) Limerick (SF)
Tipperary (SF)
Clare (QF)
Waterford (QF)
Bracket
Quarter-finals Matches The four non-finalists from the 2021 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Tipperary and Waterford of Division 4.
Semi-finals The two finalists from the 2021 championship entered this round along with the two quarter-final winners.
Final
Kerry advanced to the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals, while Limerick advanced to the qualifiers.
Stadia and locations CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity ClareEnnisMunsterCusack Park19,000 CorkCorkMunsterPáirc Uí Chaoimh45,000 KerryTraleeMunsterFitzgerald Stadium40,000 LimerickLimerickMunsterGaelic Grounds44,203 TipperaryThurlesMunsterSemple Stadium45,690 WaterfordWaterfordMunsterFraher Field15,000
All-Ireland/Tailteann Cup qualification {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! ! width="150" style="text-align:left;" |Team !Championship !Qualification Method |- style="background:#ccffcc" | 1|| align="left" | Kerry | rowspan="4" |Qualification for the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship |Via the Provincial Final |- style="background:#ccffcc" | 13|| align="left" | Clare | rowspan="2" |Via the 2022 National Football League |- style="background:#ccffcc" | 14|| align="left" | Cork |- style="background:#ccffcc" | 16|| align="left" | Limerick |Via the Provincial Final
! colspan="4" | |- style="background:#FFFFE0" | 24|| align="left" | Tipperary | rowspan="2" |Qualification for the 2022 Tailteann Cup | rowspan="2" |Via the 2022 National Football League |- style="background:#FFFFE0" | 32|| align="left" | Waterford
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