Munster Senior Cup (association football)

The Munster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organized by the Munster Football Association. Entrants include League of Ireland clubs such as Cork City, Cobh Ramblers and Waterford who are affiliated to the MFA, as well as clubs from the Munster Senior League.

History Like the Munster Football Association itself, the Munster Senior Cup was originally inaugurated in 1901. It was initially dominated by British Army regimental teams. Among the early winners were the Royal Engineers, one of the pioneering teams of association football in England. They had played in the first FA Cup Final in 1871–72 before winning it for the first time in 1875. During the First World War/Irish War of Independence era there were no competitions, but the cup was revived in 1922–23. Since 1922 clubs playing in the League of Ireland have dominated the winners' list and the competitions two most successful clubs have been Cork City and Waterford. However, in recent times Munster Senior League clubs have been regular finalists and in 2013–14 Douglas Hall were winners.

List of finals Season Winner Score Runners-up Venue1901–026th Prov. Battalion1-0Awbeg RoversButtevant1902–03 Royal Engineers1903–04 Cork Celtic 1904–05 Manchester Regiment1905–06 3rd Dragoon Guards1906–07 1907–08 Royal Field Artillery1908–09 Royal Welsh Fusiliers1909–10Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1–0 Highland Light InfantryTurners Cross1910–11 Rifle Brigade1911–12 North Staffordshire Regiment1912–13 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry1913–14 Rifle Brigade1922–23 FordsonsShandon1923–24 FordsonsBarrackton United1924–25 Cobh RamblersCork City 1925–26 FordsonsCork Bohemians1926–27 Cork Bohemians2–1Cahir ParkVictoria Cross1927–28 Cork BohemiansBarrackton United1928–29 FordsonsFermoy1929–30 Fordsons BCork Bohemians1930–31 Cork BohemiansCork B1931–32 Cork BohemiansBarrackton United1932–33 Cork BohemiansWaterford1933–34 CorkSouthern Rovers1934–35WaterfordCobh Ramblers1935–36 Southern RoversGrattan United1936–37 CorkCobh Ramblers1937–38 LimerickCork1938–39 Cork City4–0LimerickThe Mardyke1939–40 1940–41 Cork UnitedEvergreen United1941–42St. Kevin'sDunlop1942–43 Cork BohemiansRichmond Celtic1943–44 Cobh RamblersCoastal Defence1944–45 Cork United B Blackrock1945–46 WaterfordCork United1946–47 Cork UnitedWaterford1947–48 WaterfordCork United1948–49 LimerickWaterford1949–50 Albert Rovers Cork Athletic 1950–51Cork Athletic Limerick1951–52 Evergreen UnitedWaterford1952–53 Cork AthleticLimerick1953–54 LimerickAlbert Rovers1954–55 Cork AthleticWaterford1955–56WaterfordCork Athletic1956–57 WaterfordEvergreen United1957–58 1958–59 LimerickEvergreen United1959–60 Cork CelticWaterford1960–61 Cork HiberniansWaterford1961–62 Cork CelticLimerick1962–63 LimerickCork Hibernians1963–64 Cork CelticLimerick1964–65Cork HiberniansCork Celtic1965–66 WaterfordCobh Ramblers1966–67 WaterfordCork Hibernians1967–68 Cork HiberniansLimerick1968–69 Cork HiberniansWaterford1969–70 Cork HiberniansWaterford1970–71 Cork HiberniansLimerick1971–72 Cork CelticWaterford1972–73 Cork HiberniansLimerick1973–74 Cork CelticLimerick1974–75 Cork HiberniansCork Celtic 1975–76 WaterfordCork Hibernians1976–77 LimerickCork Celtic1977–78 Cork Alberts Limerick1978–79 Cobh RamblersLimerick1979–80 Cork United Crosshaven1980–81WaterfordTramore Athletic1981–82 Cork United Waterford1982–83Cobh RamblersClonmel Town1983–84 Limerick City1–0Cobh RamblersSt Colman's Park1984–85 Limerick City2–2Cobh RamblersSt Colman's Park1985–86 Waterford United4-0WembleyTurner's Cross1986–87 Waterford United2-1Limerick CityKilcohan Park1987–88 Cork City1-0Cobh RamblersTurner's Cross1988–89Limerick City1-0Cork CityRathbane1989–90 Cork City3-0Tramore AthleticTurner's Cross1990–91 Cork City3-0Limerick City1991–92 Cork City6-1Everton1992–93 Cork City3-1Fermoy1993–94 Cork City2-2Cobh Ramblers1994–95Limerick2-1Cork City1995–96Waterford Crystal1-0Cork City 1996–97 Cork City 2-0 Cobh Wanderers 1997–98 Cork City 1–0 Rockmount 1998–99 Cork City Waterford United 1999–2000 Cork City 5-0 Cobh Ramblers2000–01 Cork City 3-0College Corinthians2001–02 Cork City2-0Rockmount2002–03 Cork City1-0Waterford United2003–04 Cork City2–0 Carrick UnitedOzier Park 2004–05 Cork City2-0Avondale United2005–06 Limerick0-0Cobh Ramblers 2006–07 Waterford United 2–0 Passage Turners Cross 2007–08 Cork City 1–0 Cobh Ramblers St Colman's Park 2008–09 Waterford United 2–1 Rockmount Turners Cross 2009–10 Waterford United 3–1 Midleton Waterford RSC 2010–11 Carrick United 1-0 Limerick 2011–12 Limerick 1–0 Cork City Jackman Park 2012–13 Waterford United 3-0 Avondale United 2013–14 Douglas Hall 2–1 Limerick Turners Cross 2014–15 Limerick 1–0 Avondale United Askeaton 2015–16 Cobh Ramblers 2–1 Rockmount Turners Cross 2016–17 Cork City 4-2 Wilton United Turners Cross 2017–18 Cork City 5-0 St Mary’s Turners Cross 2018–19 Cork City 3-1 Midleton Turners Cross 2019–20 Rockmount 2-0 Cork City Turners Cross 2020–21 - - - - 2021–22 Cobh Ramblers 1-0 Cork City Turners Cross 2022–23 Cobh Ramblers 3-1Irish Examiner Cork City Turners Cross 2023–24 Waterford 2-1 Kerry Turners Cross 2024–25 Cobh Ramblers 2-0 Rockmount Turners Cross 2025–26 Cork City 2-1 Rockmount Turners Cross

List of winners by club Club Titles Seasons Cork City 20 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2025-2026 Waterford 16 1934–35, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2023–24 Limerick 13 1937–38, 1948–49, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1976–77,1983–84, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1994–95, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2014–15 Cobh Ramblers 8 1924–25, 1943–44, 1978–79, 1982–83, 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 Cork Hibernians 8 1960–61, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75 Fordsons/Cork 7 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1936–37 Cork Bohemians 6 1926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1942–43 Evergreen United/Cork Celtic 6 1951–52, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1971–72, 1973–74 Albert Rovers 4 1949–50, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82 Cork United 3 1940–41, 1944–45, 1946–47 Cork Athletic 3 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55 Rifle Brigade 2 1910–11, 1913–14 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2 1908–09, 1909–103rd Dragoon Guards11905–06 6th Prov. Battalion11901–02 Carrick United12010–11 Cork Celtic 11903–04Cork City 11938–39Douglas Hall12013–14 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry11912–13 Manchester Regiment11904–05 North Staffordshire Regiment11911–12 Rockmount12019-20 Royal Engineers11902–03 Royal Field Artillery11907–08 St. Kevin's11941–42 Southern Rovers11935–36 Waterford Crystal11995–96

Notes This was not the same Cork Celtic that later played in the League of Ireland. Although the competition was played for in 1906–07, 1939–40, and 1957–58, no finals were played. Apart from the 1984 club named Cork City, two earlier clubs named Cork City have also been finalists. Albert Rovers also won the cup playing as Cork Alberts and Cork United. An earlier club also named Cork United were finalists and winners during the 1940s.

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