Munster Derby
Munster Derby is the name given to a football derby contested by teams from the larger football clubs in Munster. The term is frequently used to describe games between Cork City FC and Waterford FC, as well as games between Cork City and Limerick-based teams like Limerick FC and Treaty United. It is also occasionally used to describe games between Waterford and Limerick-based teams. Cork v Limerick-based teams Football clubs based in Cork and Limerick both have strong local support. Cork City, for example, have one of the biggest support bases in the League of Ireland, and as of early 2017 had average attendances of between four and five thousand per home game, compared to a league average of approximately 1,500. The first Munster Derby between Cork City F.C. and Limerick F.C. was played in Turners Cross in Cork for a Premier Division league match on Sunday 21 October 1984. The game ended 0-0. Limerick then won the second derby on Sunday 3 February 1985, 3-1 at Markets Field. Overall for a period of 10 years from the early 1980s to early 1990s, Limerick won more of the derby clashes. But when Limerick were relegated in 1994, they didn't meet