The Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the UPMC Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kildare SBHC) was an annual hurling competition organised by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams in County Kildare in Ireland.
In its current format, the Kildare Senior B Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. This is followed by a knockout phase that culminates with the final match at St Conleth's Park. The winner of the Kildare Senior B Championship qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Junior Club Championship.
Clane are the title holders after defeating Leixlip by 1–18 to 1–17 in the 2025 final.
In 2026 the Senior B Championship is discontiniued and named Intermediate Hurling Championship instead.
Format Group stage
Over the course of the six-team group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams from the group stage proceed to the knockout stage.
Knockout stage
Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round (1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd). The two winners advance to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final.
Promotion and relegation At the end of the championship, the winning team is automatically promoted to the Kildare Senior Championship for the following season. The bottom-placed team from the group stage is automatically relegated to the Kildare Intermediate Championship.
Teams
2025 teams TeamLocationColoursIn championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title BroadfordAllenwoodMaroon and white0— ClaneClaneWhite20240— KilcockKilcockGreen and gold0—LeixlipLeixlipMaroon and white202512023 NaasNaasBlue and white0—St Laurence'sNarraghmoreAmber and red20250—
Qualification for subsequent competitions At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship.
List of finals
List of Kildare SBHC finals Year Winners Runners-up Venue # Club Score Club Score 2025 Clane 1–18 Leixlip 1-17 St. Conleths Park 2024 Naas 1–21 Moorefield 0-17 Manguard Park 2023 Leixlip 1–16 Naas 2-08 Manguard Park 2022 Éire Óg-Corrachoill 3–16 Naas 1–11 St Conleth's Park
Roll of honour
By club # Team Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runners-up1 Naas1220242022, 2023 Clane10 2025— Éire Óg-Corrachoill10 2022— Leixlip10 2023—4 Moorefield01—2024
See also
Kildare Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1) Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 3)
References
External links Official website