The 2000 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 17th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 28 May to 23 September 2000.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.
The All-Ireland final was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on 30 August 2000 between Tipperary and Galway, in what was their first meeting in the final in 28 years. Tipperary won the match by 2-17 to 1-10 to claim a fifth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 28 years.
Tipperary's Declan Browne was the championship's top scorer with 6-47.
Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship Leinster quarter-final
Leinster semi-finals
Leinster final
Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship Munster quarter-final
Munster semi-finals
Munster final
All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Declan BrowneTipperary6-4765513.002Ollie O'ConnorKilkenny1-212446.003Brian CunninghamGalway1-141728.50Owen BehanKilkenny1-141753.405Jonathan O'CallaghanCork1-131635.33
Miscellaneous
Tipperary's Declan Browne set a number of scoring records in the Munster Championship. His 4-12 against Waterford became the highest personal tally ever recorded by a player in a match. Browne's overall tally of 5-30 during the three games was also the highest score ever recorded by a player in a single Munster Championship campaign. He also overtook Kerry's Declan Lovett to become the top scorer in the history of the Munster Championship.
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