The 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship since it began in the 1970–71 season. It is the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The winning team received the Tommy Moore Cup. The competition began on 2 October 2016 and ended on 17 March 2017.
The defending champion was Na Piarsaigh. That club did not qualify from the group stage of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship.
Cuala of Dublin defeated Ballyea by 2–19 to 1–10 in the final on 17 March to claim a first title. This was also a first title for a Dublin club.
Cuala's David Treacy was the competition's top scorer, finishing with 0–39.
Format
County Championships
Ireland's counties play their county championships between their senior hurling clubs. Each county decides the format for determining their county champions. The format can be knockout, double-elimination, league, etc. or a combination.
Provincial Championships
Leinster, Munster and Ulster organise a provincial championship for their participating county champions. Connacht do not organise a provincial championship and are represented in the All-Ireland semi-finals by the Galway champions. All matches are knock-out and extra time is played if it's a draw at the end of normal time.
All-Ireland
The two semi-finals are usually played on a Saturday in early February. The All-Ireland Club SHC final is traditionally played at Croke Park on 17 March (St Patrick's Day). All matches are knock-out. If it's a draw at the end of normal time in the semi-finals, extra time is played. If the final ends in a draw the match is replayed.
Initial schedule
County championships April 2016 to November 2016 Provincial championships October 2016 to December 2016 All-Ireland semi-finals early February 2017 All-Ireland final 17 March 2017
Leinster
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1David Treacy Cuala0–393957.802Con O'Callaghan Cuala7–153657.203Niall Deasy Ballyea2–293548.754Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil2–222839.335Mark Bergin O'Loughlin Gaels1–1821210.50Tony Kelly Ballyea1–182145.257Maol Connolly Loughgiel Shamrocks0–161628.00Pa Bourke Thurles Sarsfields0–161628.009Marty Kavanagh St Mullin's1–121527.5010Patrick Horgan Glen Rovers0–131326.50
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Con O'Callaghan Cuala4–315Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton2Niall Deasy Ballyea1–1114St Thomas'3Tony Kelly Ballyea1–1013Thurles Sarsfields4Marty Kavanagh St Mullin's1–1013Raharney5Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil1–912Loughgiel Shamrocks6Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil1–811MiddletownMark Bergin O'Loughlin Gaels1–811Oulart–The BallaghMaol Connolly Loughgiel Shamrocks0–1111BallygalgetDavid Treacy Cuala0–1111O'Loughlin Gaels10Mark Bergin O'Loughlin Gaels0–1010Cuala
Team summaries
TeamCountyCaptain(s)ManagerMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialCounty Ballygalget DownDanny TonerJohnny McGrattan20052003 Ballygunner WaterfordBrian O'SullivanDenis Walsh20012015 Ballyea ClareStan LineenRobbie Hogan Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton LaoisBrian StapletonKen Hogan Cuala DublinOisín GoughMattie Kenny2015 Glen Rovers CorkGraham CallinanRichie Kelleher197719762015 Lisbellaw Fermanagh2013 Loughgiel Shamrocks AntrimD. D. QuinnJohnny Campbell201220132013 Middletown ArmaghShea GaffneyDavid CarvillArthur Hughes2014 O'Loughlin Gaels KilkennyBrian HoganAidan Fogarty20102010 Oulart–The Ballagh WexfordGarrett SinnottFrank Flannery20152015 Patrickswell LimerickThomas O'BrienGary Kirby19902003 Raharney Westmeath2015 Slaughtneil DerryChrissy McKaigueMichael McShane2015 St Mullin's Carlow2015 St Rynagh's OffalySeán DolanFrancis Forde19931993 St Thomas' GalwayPatrick SkehillJohn Burke20122012 Thurles Sarsfields TipperaryPádraic MaherTommy Maher20122015
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