The 2019–20 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The competition began on 27 October 2019 and ended on 19 January 2020.
The defending champion was Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny.
Ballyhale Shamrocks defeated Borris–Ileigh by 0–18 to 0–15 in the final at Croke Park on 18 January 2020 to win the competition. This was the club's eighth title, as well as a second title in succession.
T. J. Reid of Ballyhale Shamrocks was the competition's top scorer, finishing with 2–53.
Format
County Championships
The top hurling teams in Ireland's counties compete in their senior club championship. Each county decides the format for determining their county champions – it can be knockout, double-elimination, league, etc or a combination.
Only single club teams are allowed to enter the All-Ireland Club championship. If a team which is an amalgamation of two or more clubs, a divisional team or a university team wins a county's championship, a single club team will represent that county in the provincial championship as determined by that county's championship rules. Normally it is the club team that exited the county championship at the highest stage.
Provincial Championships
Leinster, Munster and Ulster organise a provincial championship for their participating county champions. Connacht discontinued their senior club championship after 2007 but they do organise intermediate and junior championships. The Galway champions represent Connacht in the All-Ireland senior club semi-finals as Galway club hurling is at higher level than the hurling in the other four Connacht counties.
Some Leinster, Munster and Ulster counties enter their senior champions in the All-Ireland intermediate club championship (tier 2) as it is recognised that club hurling is weak in those counties.
All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in all matches including the final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed.
All-Ireland
The two semi-finals will be played on the weekend 4–5 January 2020 with the final scheduled for 19 January 2020 at Croke Park. The All-Ireland Club SHC final was traditionally played at Croke Park on 17 March (St Patrick's Day).
All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in the semi-finals or final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed.
Initial Schedule
County championships April 2019 to November 2019 Provincial championships October 2019 to December 2019 All-Ireland semi-finals 4–5 January 2020 All-Ireland final 19 January 2020
Team summaries
TeamCountyCaptain(s)Manager(s)Most recent successAll-IrelandProvincialCounty Ballycran DownPádraig FlynnGary SavageGary Gordon19932018 Ballygunner WaterfordPhilip MahonyConor PowerDarragh O'SullivanDavid Franks20182018 Ballyhale Shamrocks KilkennyMichael FennellyHenry Shefflin201920182018 Borris–Ileigh TipperaryConor KennySeán McCormackJohnny Kelly198719861986 Clonkill WestmeathBrendan MurtaghKevin O'Brien2018 Cuala DublinColm CroninWillie Maher201820182017 Dunloy AntrimPaul ShielsGregory O'Kane20092017 Glen Rovers CorkBrian MoylanRichie Kelleher197719762016 Middletown ArmaghOdhran CurryConor McCann2017 Patrickswell LimerickCian LynchCiarán Carey19902016 Rathdowney–Errill LaoisPaddy PurcellJohn Delaney2014 Sixmilebridge ClareSéadna MoreyNoel PurcellTim Crowe199620002017 Slaughtneil DerryChrissy McKaigueMichael McShane20172018 St Martin's WexfordWillie DevereuxPaudie KellyTomás Codd2017 St Mullin's CarlowMarty KavanaghNiall O'Donnell2016 St Rynagh's OffalyConor ClancyKen Hogan19932016 St Thomas' GalwayConor CooneyKevin Lally20132018
Leinster
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster
Semi-finals
Final
Semi-finals
Final
Bracket
Statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks2–5359511.802Marty KavanaghSt Mullin's1–3134311.333Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1–242739.004Mark KavanaghRathdowney–Errill1–2225212.50Brendan MaherBorris–Ileigh0–252546.255Pauric MahonyBallygunner0–202036.666Eoin CodyBallyhale Shamrocks3–101953.807Conal CunningDunloy1–141728.508Brendan MurtaghClonkill2-0915115.00Jerry KellyBorris–Ileigh0–151543.259Colin FennellyBallyhale Shamrocks4-021452.8010Dessie HutchinsonBallygunner1–101334.33
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks2–1420St Martin's2Brendan MurtaghClonkill2-0915Ballyhale Shamrocks3Eoin CodyBallyhale Shamrocks3-0413ClonkillMark KavanaghRathdowney–Errill1–1013St Rynagh's4Marty KavanaghSt Mullin's1-0912Rathdowney–ErrillMark KavanaghRathdowney–Errill0–1212St Mullin'sMarty KavanaghSt Mullin's0–1212Ballyhale Shamrocks5Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil0–1111MiddletownT. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks0–1111ClonkillT. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks0–1111Slaughtneil
Awards
Team of the Year James McCormack Paddy Stapleton Joey Holden Darren Mullen Evan Shefflin Brendan Maher Shane Cooney Dan McCormack Chrissy McKaigue Brendan Rogers T. J. Reid Jerry Kelly Dessie Hutchinson Colin Fennelly Martin Kavanagh
Hurler of the Year PLAYER NAME (Club) Also nominated: PLAYER NAME (Club) & PLAYER NAME (Club)
References