The Munster Senior Cup is a provincial soccer tournament played among senior soccer clubs from Munster

Munster

Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...

 in the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. The competition is run by the Munster Football Association, which is affiliated to the Football Association of Ireland

Football Association of Ireland

The Football Association of Ireland is the governing body for the sport of association football in the Republic of Ireland. It should not to be confused with the Irish Football Association , which is the organising body for the sport in Northern Ireland.For the full history, statistics and records...

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History

The competition, which started in 1901, was dominated by British army teams until 1922. Such was the dominance of the Armed forces teams that the competition was not held from 1915-1922 marking a time when British forces were involved in World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 and the Irish War of Independence. With the withdrawal of British forces from the Irish Free State

Irish Free State

The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...

 (later to be the Republic of Ireland) civilian teams began to emerge.

Since 1922 senior clubs that play or played in the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 have dominated the winner’s list. In particular teams from Cork

Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

 have left a mark on the competition, winning 60 of the 81 finals since 1922.

In recent times Cork City F.C. emerged as the dominant force, winning the competition 15 times since being founded in 1984.

List of Cup Winners

1901-02 6th Prov. Battalion 1902-03 Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... 1903-04 Cork Celtic 1904-05 Manchester Regiment The Manchester Regiment The Manchester Regiment was a regiment of the British army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 63rd Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot... 1905-06 3rd Dragoon Guards 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) The 3rd Carabiniers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.-History:The regiment was formed in 1922 as part of a reduction in the army's cavalry by the amalgamation of the 3rd Dragoon Guards and The Carabiniers , to form the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards... 1907-08 Royal Field Artillery Royal Field Artillery The Royal Field Artillery of the British Army provided artillery support for the British Army. It came into being when the Royal Artillery was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924.... 1908-09 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1909-10 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1910-11 Rifle Brigade The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) The Rifle Brigade was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army, formed in 1800 to provide sharpshooters, scouts and skirmishers... 1911-12 North Staffs Regiment North Staffordshire Regiment The North Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which was in existence between 1881 and 1959. It can date its lineage back to 1756 with the formation of a second battalion by the 11th Regiment of Foot, which shortly after became the 64th Regiment of Foot... 1912-13 King O Yorks Lt. Inf. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles.-The 51st Foot:... 1913-14 Rifle Brigade The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) The Rifle Brigade was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army, formed in 1800 to provide sharpshooters, scouts and skirmishers... 1922-23 Fordsons F.C. Fordsons F.C. Fordsons Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1924 and 1930. The club was originally the factory team of the Ford Motor Company, a major employer in the city at that time and was named after the Fordson tractor, resulting in the... 1923-24 Fordsons F.C. Fordsons F.C. Fordsons Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1924 and 1930. The club was originally the factory team of the Ford Motor Company, a major employer in the city at that time and was named after the Fordson tractor, resulting in the... 1924-25 Cobh Ramblers Cobh Ramblers F.C. Cobh Ramblers Football Club . is an Irish football club playing in the A Championship, the third tier of Irish football. The club, founded in 1922 and elected to the league in 1985, hails from Cobh, County Cork and play their home matches at St. Colman's Park... 1925-26 Fordsons F.C. Fordsons F.C. Fordsons Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1924 and 1930. The club was originally the factory team of the Ford Motor Company, a major employer in the city at that time and was named after the Fordson tractor, resulting in the... 1926-27 Cork Bohemians Cork Bohemians F.C. Cork Bohemians F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the League of Ireland. The club which was established in the 1920s in Cork was quite a successful local club before and after its League of Ireland membership, being a frequent winner of the Munster Senior Cup; winning it on 6 occasions... 1927-28 Cork Bohemians 1928-29 Fordsons F.C. Fordsons F.C. Fordsons Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1924 and 1930. The club was originally the factory team of the Ford Motor Company, a major employer in the city at that time and was named after the Fordson tractor, resulting in the... 1929-30 Fordsons B Fordsons F.C. Fordsons Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1924 and 1930. The club was originally the factory team of the Ford Motor Company, a major employer in the city at that time and was named after the Fordson tractor, resulting in the... 1930-31 Cork Bohemians 1931-32 Cork Bohemians 1932-33 Cork Bohemians 1933-34 Cork F.C. Cork F.C. Cork Football Club was an Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1930 and 1938.-History:Cork F.C. originally played as Fordsons and were originally the factory team of the Ford Motor Company, a major employer in the city at that time. However in 1930, Ford... 1934-35 Waterford F.C. 1935-36 Southern Rovers (Cork) 1936-37 Cork F.C. Cork F.C. Cork Football Club was an Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1930 and 1938.-History:Cork F.C. originally played as Fordsons and were originally the factory team of the Ford Motor Company, a major employer in the city at that time. However in 1930, Ford... 1937-38 Limerick Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick... 1938-39 Cork City F.C. 1940-41 Cork United 1941-42 St. Kevins 1942-43 Cork Bohemians 1943-44 Cobh Ramblers 1944-45 Cork United "B" 1945-46 Cork United & Waterford F.C. 1946-47 Cork United 1947-48 Waterford F.C. 1948-49 Limerick 1949-50 Albert Rovers Albert Rovers F.C. Albert Rovers F.C. is an Irish football club based in Cork. In 1976 it was elected to the League of Ireland, replacing another Cork team Cork Hibernians. During it’s one season, 1976-77, in the national league, they finished second from bottom. In subsequent years the club was relaunched as Cork... 1950-51 Cork Athletic Cork Athletic F.C. Cork Athletic Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1948 and 1957. They were the successor club of Fordsons F.C., Cork F.C., Cork City and Cork United. When United quit the league in 1948, they instantly reformed as Cork Athletic...

1951-52 Evergreen United Evergreen United F.C. Evergreen United F.C. is a former Irish football club originally based in the Evergreen Road area of Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1951 and 1959. In 1959 the club changed their name and became Cork Celtic.... 1952-53 Cork Athletic Cork Athletic F.C. Cork Athletic Football Club is a former Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1948 and 1957. They were the successor club of Fordsons F.C., Cork F.C., Cork City and Cork United. When United quit the league in 1948, they instantly reformed as Cork Athletic... 1953-54 Limerick 1954-55 Cork Athletic 1955-56 Waterford F.C. 1956-57 Waterford F.C. 1958-59 Limerick 1959-60 Cork Celtic Cork Celtic F.C. Cork Celtic F.C. were a Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1959 and 1979 and played their home games at Turners Cross. The club had previously played in the league as Evergreen United... 1960-61 Cork Hibernians Cork Hibernians F.C. Cork Hibernians F.C. were an Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1957 and 1976 and played their home games at Flower Lodge. In 1971, they were League of Ireland champions.-History:... 1961-62 Cork Celtic 1962-63 Limerick 1963-64 Cork Celtic 1964-65 Cork Hibernians 1965-66 Waterford F.C. 1966-67 Waterford F.C. 1967-68 Cork Hibernians 1968-69 Cork Hibernians 1969-70 Cork Hibernians 1970-71 Cork Hibernians 1971-72 Cork Celtic 1972-73 Cork Hibernians 1973-74 Cork Celtic 1974-75 Cork Hibernians 1975-76 Waterford F.C. 1976-77 Limerick 1977-78 Cork Alberts F.C. Cork Alberts F.C. Cork Alberts F.C. was Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland for two seasons, 1977–78 and 1978–79, finishing 9th and 11th respectively... 1979-80 Cork United F.C. 1980-81 Waterford F.C. 1981-82 Cork United F.C. 1982-83 Cobh Ramblers Cobh Ramblers F.C. Cobh Ramblers Football Club . is an Irish football club playing in the A Championship, the third tier of Irish football. The club, founded in 1922 and elected to the league in 1985, hails from Cobh, County Cork and play their home matches at St. Colman's Park... 1983-84 Limerick City Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick... 1984-85 Limerick City Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick... 1985-86 Waterford United 1986-87 Waterford United 1987-88 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 1988-89 Limerick City Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick... 1989-90 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 1990-91 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 1991-92 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 1992-93 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork...

1993-94 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 1994-95 Limerick Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick... 1995-96 Waterford Crystal Waterford Crystal Waterford Crystal is a trademark brand of crystal glassware, previously produced in Waterford, Ireland, though the factory there was shut down after the receivership of Waterford Wedgwood plc in early 2009... 1996-97 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 1997-98 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 1998-99 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 1999-00 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 2000-01 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 2001-02 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 2002-03 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 2003-04 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 2004-05 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 2005-06 Limerick Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick... 2006-07 Waterford United 2007-08 Cork City Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club is an Irish football team that plays in the League of Ireland. Founded and elected to the league in 1984 to continue the long tradition of Association Football in Cork, City's traditional colours are green and white with red trim, and the crest is a variant of the Cork... 2008-09 Waterford United 2009-10 Waterford United 2010-11 Carrick United Football Club

While the competition did run in 1906-07, 1939–40, 1957–58, and 1978-79 no finals were played.

Summary of Cup Winners

1922/23 - 2007/08

• 16 - Cork City
• 15 - Fordsons FC (& Fordsons "B")/Cork FC/Cork City (old)/Cork United (old)(& Cork United "B")/Cork Athletic
• 9 - Waterford F.C.
• 5 - Waterford United
• 8 - Cork Hibernians
• 7 - Evergreen United/Cork Celtic
• 7 - Limerick
• 6 - Cork Bohemians
• 4 - Albert Rovers/Cork Alberts/Cork United (new),
• 3 - Cobh Ramblers
• 3 - Limerick City
• 2 - Limerick FC
• 2 - Rifle Brigade Royal
• 2 - Welch Fusiliers
• 1 - 3rd Dragoon Guards, 6th Prov. Battalion, Carrick United, King O Yorks Lt. Inf., Manchester Regiment, North Staffs Regiment, Royal Engineers, Royal Field Artillery, St. Kevins (Cork), Southern Rovers, Waterford Crystal

External links

• Radio Telefís Eireann
• Munster Football Association