All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
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| All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1971 |
| Title holders | Ballyhale Shamrocks (5th title) |
| First winner | Roscrea |
| Most titles | Ballyhale Shamrocks (5 titles) |
| Sponsors | Allied Irish Bank |
The All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between hundreds of senior hurling clubs in Ireland. The Tommy Moore Cup is awarded to the winners.The current champions Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny)is the most successful team, having won the All-Ireland Club Championship on 5 occasions.
Structure
Each of Ireland's 32 counties play their own championship between all the hurling clubs in the county - depending on the county, it can be league, knockout, or a mixture of both. The 32 county champions play in the 4 provincial championships, with the four winners of these advancing to the All-Ireland Semi-Finals. Until the introduction of the Intermediate and Junior Championships one team usually played the London champions in a quarter-final. The London champions now play in the Intermediate Championship. The All-Ireland Final is played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day.
Schedule:
- County championships: June — November
- Provincial championships: October — December
- All-Ireland quarter-final and semi-finals: February
- All-Ireland Final: March 17
History
The club championship was first held in 1971, with Roscrea of Tipperary becoming the first champions. Ironically, given the county's initial opposition to the tournament, Cork clubs won seven All-Irelands in this decade. James Stephens of Kilkenny were the first Leinster team to win.
Castlegar won Connacht's first title in 1980, and in '83 Loughgiel Shamrocks caused a major upset by becoming Ulster's first and only All-Ireland champions. Teams from the traditional hurling counties (Cork, Tipperary and Kilkenny) dominated for the rest of the 80s.
Since the 1990s Galway clubs have come to the fore, with Sarsfields, Athenry and Portumna managing to retain the title.
In defeating De La Salle of Waterford in the 2009 final, Portumna of Galway won a third title in four years, the first club to manage this feat.
Roll of honour
All-Ireland winners are shaded gold, and counties are given in brackets.
Roll of honour
By club
Listing the most successful clubs only. Three further clubs are on two titles - Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr's (both of Cork) and Sarsfields, of Galway.
| Province | All-Irelands | Club |
|---|---|---|
 Leinster
|
5 | Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny), 2009-10 |
| Leinster
|
4 | Birr (Offaly), 2002-03 |
 Connacht
|
3 | Athenry (Galway), 2000-01 |
| Connacht
|
3 | Portumna (Galway), 2008-09 |
 Munster
|
3 | Blackrock (Cork), 1978-79 |
| Leinster
|
3 | James Stephens (Kilkenny), 2004-05 |
By county
M, L, C, U refer to Munster/Leinster/Connacht/Ulster championships won by clubs from the county. "Last winners" gives the name of the club from the county which last won the All-Ireland' if no club has, the name of the last provincial champion is given in italic type.
| # | County | All-Irelands | M | L | C | U | Last winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Galway clubs | 10 | 37 | Portumna, 2008-09 | |||
| 1= | Kilkenny clubs | 10 | 17 | Ballyhale Shamrocks, 2009-10 | |||
| 3 | Cork clubs | 9 | 15 | Newtownshandrum, 2003-04 | |||
| 4 | Offaly clubs | 4 | 11 | Birr, 2002-03 | |||
| 5 | Tipperary clubs | 3 | 9 | Borris-Ileigh, 1986-87 | |||
| 6 | Clare clubs | 2 | 7 | St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield, 1999-2000 | |||
| 6= | Wexford clubs | 2 | 9 | Buffer's Alley, 1992-93 | |||
| 8= | Antrim clubs | 1 | 34 | Loughgiel Shamrocks, 1982-83 | |||
| 9= | Limerick clubs | 0 | 5 | Kilmallock, 1994-95 | |||
| 9= | Waterford clubs | 0 | 4 | De La Salle, 2008-09 | |||
| 9= | Laois clubs | 0 | 2 | Camross, 1996-97 | |||
| 9= | Dublin clubs | 0 | 1 | Crumlin, 1979-80 | |||
| 9= | Down clubs | 0 | 6 | Ballygalget, 2005-06 | |||
| 9= | Roscommon clubs | 0 | 3 | Four Roads, 1988-89 |
No club from Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh, Kerry, Kildare, Leitrim, London, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Sligo, Tyrone, Westmeath or Wicklow has ever won a national or provincial title.
By province
| Province | All-Irelands | Last winners |
|---|---|---|
| Leinster clubs
|
15 | Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny), 2009-10 |
| Munster clubs
|
14 | Newtownshandrum (Cork), 2003-04 |
| Connacht clubs
|
10 | Portumna (Galway), 2008-09 |
 Ulster clubs
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1 | Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim), 1982-83 |