ending the decade by setting the all-time record of five successive championship victories. The Millennium year saw Limerick break the duopoly by claiming their first and only title, with Waterford and Tipperary also adding their names to the roll of honour. The 21st Century has seen Cork return as the dominant force by winning 12 titles in the first two decades. Current format Overview The Munster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is currently no seeding. Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found. Progression Qualification for subsequent competitions The Munster Championship winners gain automatic entry to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland Championship. Unlike, the hurling counterpart, there is no "back-door" for the runners-up. Managers Managers in the Munster Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players from the club championships. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the individual county boards. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and an extensive backroom team consisting of various coaches. The under-20 team manager also works closely with the senior team manager due to an overlap of players on both teams. Prior to the development of the concept of a manager in the 1970s, teams were usually managed by a team of selectors with one member acting as chairman. Top winners List of finals Recent finals Records and statistics Teams by decade The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Munster Championship titles, is as follows: 1960s: 5 for Kerry (1962-64-66-67-68) 1970s: 6 for Kerry (1972-73-75-76-77-78) 1980s: 7 for Cork (1980-81-82-84-85-86-89) 1990s: 9 for Kerry (1990-91-92-93-95-96-97-98-99) 2000s: 6 for Cork (2001-04-05-06-07-09) 2010s: 6 for Cork (2011-12-13-14-16-19) 2020s: 2 for Kerry (2020-22) References Under Munster