The 2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) was the 132nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the 2019 fixtures took place on 11 October 2018. The championship began on 11 May 2019 and concluded on 18 August 2019.
The defending champion was Limerick.
Carlow returned to the Leinster SHC for the first time since 2016, replacing Offaly who were relegated in 2018. Carlow lost all their four games in 2019 and were automatically relegated to the 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup.
Tipperary won the competition, defeating Kilkenny in the final.
Format
Leinster Championship Participating counties (5): Carlow, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Wexford
Group stage (10 matches): Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Leinster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the all-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team may face relegation to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.
Final (1 match): The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Leinster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
Munster Championship Participating counties (5): Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford
Group stage (10 matches): Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Munster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the all-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team may face relegation to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.
Final (1 match): The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Munster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Munster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
Joe McDonagh Cup Participating counties (5): Antrim, Kerry, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath
Group stage (10 matches): Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Joe McDonagh Cup final. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team are relegated to next years Christy Ring Cup.
Final (1 match): The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals.
All-Ireland Championship Preliminary quarter-finals (2 matches): The 3rd placed teams from the Leinster and Munster championships play the Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals (2 matches): The winners of the preliminary quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster runners-up to make up the quarter-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate quarter-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals (2 matches): The winners of the quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster champions to make up the semi-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate semi-finals where possible. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final (1 match): The two winners of the semi-finals contest this game.
Team changes
From Championship Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup
Meath
Teams
General information Fifteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Joe McDonagh Cup. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 2018 championshipCurrent championship Antrim2017 —5th (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Carlow — —Preliminary quarter-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship Clare19982013Semi-finalsMunster Senior Hurling Championship Cork20182005Semi-finalsMunster Senior Hurling Championship Dublin201319384th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Galway20182017Runners-upLeinster Senior Hurling Championship Kerry189118913rd (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Kilkenny20162015Quarter-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship Laois194919154th (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Limerick20132018ChampionsMunster Senior Hurling Championship Offaly199519985th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Joe McDonagh Cup Tipperary201620164th (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)Munster Senior Hurling Championship Waterford201019595th (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)Munster Senior Hurling Championship Westmeath — —Preliminary quarter-finalsJoe McDonagh Cup Wexford20041996Quarter-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship
Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor CarlowColm BonnarDiarmuid ByrneRichard CoadyIT Carlow ClareDonal MoloneyGerry O'ConnorPatrick O'ConnorPat O'Donnell CorkJohn MeylerSéamus HarnedyChill Insurance DublinMattie KennySeán MoranAIG GalwayMicheál DonoghueDavid BurkeSupermac's KilkennyBrian CodyT. J. ReidGlanbia LaoisEddie BrennanPatrick PurcellMW Hire Group LimerickJohn KielyDeclan HannonJ. P. McManus TipperaryLiam SheedySéamus CallananTeneo WaterfordPáraic FanningNoel ConnorsTQS Integration WestmeathJoe QuaidAonghus ClarkeRenault WexfordDavy FitzgeraldLee ChinMatthew O'HanlonGain
Summary
Championships Level on PyramidCompetitionChampionsRunners upTier 12019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Tipperary KilkennyTier 1 (Leinster)2019 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Wexford KilkennyTier 1 (Munster)2019 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Limerick TipperaryTier 22019 Joe McDonagh Cup Laois WestmeathTier 32019 Christy Ring Cup Meath DownTier 42019 Nicky Rackard Cup Sligo ArmaghTier 52019 Lory Meagher Cup Leitrim Lancashire
Provincial championships
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
TeamQualification1 Kilkenny42118–855–76185Advance to Leinster SHC final2 Wexford41304–842–751553 Dublin42117–845–79115Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals4 Galway42114–846–75355 Carlow40043–648–96−470Relegated to Joe McDonagh Cup Carlow are relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup for 2020, because the winners of the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup were from Leinster (Laois).
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
TeamQualification1 Tipperary44008–1011–80428Advance to Munster SHC final2 Limerick42024–922–712743 Cork42026–987–8784Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals4 Clare42023–736–89−2545 Waterford40042–677–104−520 Waterford did not need to play a relegation-playoff to avoid relegation to the Joe McDonagh Cup for 2020, because the winners of the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup were from Leinster (Laois).
Joe McDonagh Cup
Group Stage TeamQualification1 Laois431012–856–83 +207Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals2 Westmeath42116–852–78 +1953 Antrim42027–826–85044 Kerry42023–7411–68 −1845 Offaly40048–6911–81 −210Relegated to Christy Ring Cup
Final Laois are promoted to the 2020 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.
Bracket
Preliminary quarter-finals The third-placed teams in the Leinster and Munster championships played the two teams who competed in the Joe McDonagh Cup final, with the two Joe McDonagh finalists having home advantage. The Joe McDonagh champions, Laois, faced the third-placed Leinster team, Dublin, in the first preliminary quarter final, while the runners-up, Westmeath, met Cork, the third-placed team from Munster, in the other preliminary quarter final.
Quarter-finals The beaten Leinster and Munster finalists played the winners of the two preliminary quarter-finals. If a third-place finisher from a provincial round-robin won their preliminary quarter-final, they would have been kept apart from the team they had already met in the round-robin phase to prevent a repeat fixture. Both games were held at neutral venues.
Semi-finals
The Leinster and Munster champions played the winners of the two quarter-finals. The semi-finals took place at Croke Park in the last weekend of July.
Final
Stadiums and locations
Teams and venues Each team has a nominal home stadium for the round-robin series of the provincial championships.
In the knockout stage, teams from the provincial round-robin series will not have home advantage, if avoidable. The only teams to play knockout games at home are the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists, who have home advantage in the preliminary quarter-finals. The Munster final was held at a neutral venue which was decided based on the qualifying teams, while the locations of the two quarter-finals were decided based on similar considerations. The Leinster final, and the semi-finals and final of the All-Ireland series are held in the 82,300-capacity Croke Park in Dublin, headquarters of the GAA. CountyLocationStadiumCapacityFrom the Leinster Championship CarlowCarlowNetwatch Cullen Park DublinDublinParnell Park8,500 GalwayGalwayPearse Stadium KilkennyKilkennyNowlan Park WexfordWexfordInnovate Wexford ParkFrom the Munster Championship ClareEnnisCusack Park, Ennis CorkCorkPáirc Uí Chaoimh LimerickLimerickGaelic Grounds TipperaryThurlesSemple Stadium WaterfordWaterfordWalsh ParkFrom the Joe McDonagh Cup LaoisLaoisO'Moore Park WestmeathWestmeathCusack Park, Mullingar
Statistics
Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1T. J. ReidKilkenny5–8398812.252Patrick HorganCork7–6283613.833Jason FordeTipperary2–677389.124Aaron GillaneLimerick3–505969.835Lee ChinWexford1–515469.006Séamus CallananTipperary8–184285.257Peter DugganClare0–4040410.008Marty KavanaghCarlow0–333348.259Conor McDonaldWexford3–152464.00John McGrathTipperary2–182483.00Stephen BennettWaterford1–212446.00
Top scorers from open play
Rank Player County Tally Total Minutes Played Match Average1Séamus CallananTipperary8–17415605.132Patrick HorganCork6–16344205.673John McGrathTipperary2–18245273.194Conor McDonaldWexford3–13224153.71John O'DwyerTipperary1–19224462.986Alan CadoganCork1–18213104.74Jason FordeTipperary1–18215342.75T. J. ReidKilkenny3–12215592.639Séamus HarnedyCork1–17203953.54Colin FennellyKilkenny3–11205102.75
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Patrick HorganCork3–1019Kilkenny2T. J. ReidKilkenny2–1218Dublin3T. J. ReidKilkenny2–1117Galway4Patrick HorganCork2-0915ClareT. J. ReidKilkenny1–1215CarlowJason FordeTipperary1–1215Laois7Aaron GillaneLimerick1–1114ClarePatrick HorganCork0–1414Tipperary9Patrick HorganCork1–1013WaterfordOisín O'RorkeDublin0–1313LaoisMarty KavanaghCarlow0–1313WexfordAaron GillaneLimerick0–1313Tipperary
Scoring Events Widest winning margin: 23 points Cork 1–40 – 0–20 Westmeath (preliminary quarter-final) Most goals in a match: 5 Kilkenny 2–22 – 3–20 Galway (Leinster SHC) Kilkenny 2–27 – 3–18 Cork (quarter-final) Most points in a match: 60 Cork 1–40 – 0–20 Westmeath (preliminary quarter-final) Most goals by one team in a match: 3 Carlow 1–14 – 3–22 Kilkenny (Leinster SHC) Clare 0–17 – 3–21 Tipperary (Munster SHC) Kilkenny 2–22 – 3–20 Galway (Leinster SHC) Kilkenny 2–27 – 3–18 Cork (quarter-final) Tipperary 1–28 – 3–20 Wexford (semi-final) Tipperary 3–25 – 0–20 Kilkenny (final) Most goals without winning: 3 Kilkenny 2–27 – 3–18 Cork (quarter-final) Tipperary 1–28 – 3–20 Wexford (semi-final) Highest scoring match: 63 points Cork 1–40 – 0–20 Westmeath (preliminary quarter-final) Lowest scoring match: 32 points Galway 0–16 – 0–16 Wexford (Leinster SHC)
Miscellaneous
The Leinster Championship meeting between Carlow and Kilkenny was their first championship meeting since 20 June 1993. On 19 May, Patrick Horgan of Cork became only the fifth player ever to record a cumulative total of 400 points in the championship.