The winners of the Munster final join the champions of Connacht, Leinster and Ulster in the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Club Championship.
The all-time record-holders are Nemo Rangers who have won 17 championship titles.
If a match is drawn, two ten-minute periods of extra time are played.
If the match is still level after extra time a replay takes place and so on until the game is won.
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Munster Championship titles, is as follows: Top three longest gaps between successive championship titles: