This is a list of Munster Senior Hurling Championship winning managers. The term manager (or coach) only came into widespread use in the 1970s. Up until then hurling teams were usually run by selection panels. Sometimes they contained up to ten members, resulting in self-interest coming to the fore more often than not. All this changed with the appointment of a strong manager, surrounded by a small group of selectors.
By year Date Championship Winning manager Team Opponent Losing manager Score Site4 July1993Babs Keating (5)TipperaryClareLen Gaynor3-27 : 2-12Gaelic Grounds, Limerick10 July1994Tom RyanLimerickClareLen Gaynor0-25 : 2-10Semple Stadium, Thurles9 July1995Ger Loughnane ClareLimerickTom Ryan1-17 : 0-11Semple Stadium, Thurles14 July (Replay)1996Tom Ryan (2)LimerickTipperaryTom Fogarty4-7 : 0-16Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork6 July1997Ger Loughnane (2)ClareTipperaryLen Gaynor1-18 : 0-18Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork19 July (Replay)1998Ger Loughnane (3)ClareWaterfordGerald McCarthy2-16 : 0-10Semple Stadium, Thurles4 July1999Jimmy Barry-MurphyCorkClareGer Loughnane1-15 : 0-14Semple Stadium, Thurles2 July2000Jimmy Barry-Murphy (2)CorkTipperaryNicky English0-23 : 3-12Semple Stadium, Thurles1 July2001Nicky EnglishTipperaryLimerickÉamonn Cregan2-16 : 1-17Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork30 June2002Justin McCarthyWaterfordTipperaryNicky English2-23 : 3-12Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork29 June2003Dónal O'GradyCorkWaterfordJustin McCarthy3-16 : 3-12Semple Stadium, Thurles27 June2004Justin McCarthyWaterfordCorkDónal O'Grady3-16 : 1-21Semple Stadium, Thurles26 June2005John AllenCorkTipperaryKen Hogan1-21 : 1-16Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork25 June2006John Allen (2)CorkTipperaryBabs Keating2-14 : 1-14Semple Stadium, Thurles8 July2007Justin McCarthyWaterfordLimerickRichie Bennis3-17 : 1-14Semple Stadium, Thurles13 July2008Liam SheedyTipperaryClareMike McNamara2-21 : 0-19Gaelic Grounds, Limerick12 July2009Liam Sheedy (2)TipperaryWaterfordDavy Fitzgerald4-14 : 2-16Semple Stadium, Thurles17 July (Replay)2010Davy FitzgeraldWaterfordCorkDenis Walsh1-16 : 1-13Semple Stadium, Thurles10 July2011Declan RyanTipperaryWaterfordMichael Ryan7-19 : 0-19Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork15 July2012Declan Ryan (2)TipperaryWaterfordMichael Ryan2-17 : 0-16Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork14 July2013John Allen (3)LimerickCorkJimmy Barry-Murphy0-24 : 0-15Gaelic Grounds, Limerick13 July2014Jimmy Barry-Murphy (3)CorkLimerickT. J. Ryan2-24 : 0-24Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork12 July2015Éamonn O'SheaTipperaryWaterfordDerek McGrath0-21 : 0-16Semple Stadium, Thurles10 July2016Michael RyanTipperaryWaterfordDerek McGrath5-19 : 0-13Gaelic Grounds, Limerick