2018–19 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 October 2018 – 17 March 2019 |
| Teams | 16 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Not Played |
| Leinster | Not Played |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
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← 2017-18 2019-20 → | |
The 2018-19 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship is the 49th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship will begin in October 2018 and is scheduled to end on 17 March 2019.
Cuala of Dublin were the defending champions.[1]
Competition 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 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 (the club team that exited the county championship at the highest stage usually represents the county).
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 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.
All-Ireland
The two semi-finals are usually played on a Saturday in early February. The All-Ireland final is traditionally played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March. 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 2018 to November 2018
Provincial championships October 2018 to December 2018
All-Ireland semi-finals early February 2019
All-Ireland final 17 March 2019
County Finals
Connacht County Finals
- Galway SHC
Leinster County Finals
Carlow Senior Hurling Championships:
Dublin Senior Hurling Championships:
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championships:
Laois Senior Hurling Championships:
Offaly Senior Hurling Championships:
- Westmeath SHC
- Wexford SHC
Munster County Finals
- Cork SHC
- Clare SHC
- Limerick SHC
- Waterford SHC
Ulster County Finals
- Antrim SHC
- Derry SHC
- Down SHC
Provincial Championships
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
| 4 November 2018 | Dublin | v | Westmeath | |
| 4 November 2018 | |
v | Carlow | |
| 4 November 2018 | |
v | Wexford | |
Semi-finals
| 18 November 2018 | v | |||
| 18 November 2018 | Laois or Wexford | v | Kilkenny | |
Final
| 2 December 2018 | v | |||
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
| 28 October 2018 Quarter-final | Ballygunner(Waterford) |
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Walsh Park, Waterford |
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Semi-finals
| 4 November 2018 Semi-final | Limerick Champions | v | Tipperary Champions | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
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| 4 November 2018 Semi-final | Clare Champions | v | Winners of Quarter Final | |
Final
| Final | v | |||
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Semi-final
| 28 October 2018 | Slaughtneil (Derry) | v | Ballycran (Down) | |
Final
| 11 November 2018 | Slaughtneil or Ballycran | v | Antrim | |
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
The Galway champions represent Connacht and enter the competition at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. The Leinster, Munster and Ulster champions complete the semi-final line-up.
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Final
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References
- ↑ McKeon, Conor (24 March 2017). "Cuala finish with four late points to finally see off Na Piarsaigh challenge and retain All-Ireland title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 March 2017.