All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
| Founded | 1928 |
|---|---|
| Region | Ireland (GAA) |
| Current champions | Galway (10th time) |
| Television broadcasters | TG4 |
| Website | Official website |
The All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest (under-18) county teams in Ireland. It is currently sponsored by Electric Ireland and is therefore officially known as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship.[1]
The series of games are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland final being played on the first Sunday in September in Croke Park, Dublin. The prize for the winning team is the Irish Press Cup. The championship was initially a straight knockout competition open only to the champions of each of the four provinces of Ireland. During the 1990s the tournament began to be expanded, incorporating a 'back-door system' for teams beaten in the provincial series.
The championship currently consists of several stages. In the present format it begins in late May with the provincial championships in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. Even though a team may be defeated in the provincial stage they still have a chance to compete for the All-Ireland title. The Munster and Leinster champions are rewarded by gaining automatic admission to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
Twenty-six teams currently participate in the championship, historically the most dominant teams have come from the provinces of Leinster and Munster. Kilkenny, Cork and Tipperary have been considered to be 'the big three' of hurling. Between them, these teams have won on 57 All-Ireland championships. Since 2000 Galway (Six wins) and Kilkenny (Five wins) have dominated the Championship, and Galway are the current champions.[2]
The title has been won by ten different teams, nine of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Kilkenny, who have won the competition 21 times.
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Format
The All-Ireland Championship is a knockout tournament, however, there is a certain element of seeding. The Munster and Leinster champions are put on opposite sides of the draw in separate semi-finals. The Ulster champions and Galway are put on opposite sides of the draw in separate quarter-finals. The Munster and Leinster runners-up are drawn against these two teams in the quarter-finals.
Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a replay. Drawn replays are now settled with extra time, but if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a second replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.
The format has remained virtually the same since the very first championship in 1928. In 1997 the biggest change took place with the introduction of a 'back-door' to the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the defeated finalists in Munster and Leinster. This followed on from the success of the same system at senior level.
Overview
The All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship features the youngest competitive players of the game of hurling – players must be under eighteen years of age on 1 January of the year of the competition. The first minor championship was played in 1928 when Cork were crowned the champions. The championship has been held every year since then, except when it was suspended for a period during The Emergency.
The 'Big Three' of Cork, Kilkenny and Tipperary are the most dominant teams in minor hurling. All three counties have claimed famous three-in-rows over the years. The coveted treble of winning senior, under-21 and minor titles in the same year has been achieved by Cork in 1970 and by Kilkenny in 1975, 2003 and 2008.
Joe Dunphy of Mooncoin is the only player to captain a county team to two successive All-Ireland minor titles. He achieved this honour with Kilkenny in 1961 and 1962.
Top winners
| Club | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|
Kilkenny |
21 | 1931, 1935, 1936, 1950, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014 |
Tipperary |
19 | 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2012 |
Cork |
18 | 1928, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1995, 1998, 2001 |
Galway |
10 | 1983, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015 |
Dublin |
4 | 1945, 1946, 1954, 1965 |
Wexford |
3 | 1963, 1966, 1968 |
Limerick |
3 | 1940, 1958, 1984 |
Offaly |
3 | 1986, 1987, 1989 |
Waterford |
3 | 1929, 1948, 2013 |
Clare |
1 | 1997 |
List of All-Ireland Finals
Recent finals
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Winning Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 (R) |
Wexford | 6-7 (25) 6-7 (25) |
Cork | 6-7 (25) 1-8 (11) |
Croke Park Croke Park |
Pat Bernie |
| 1967 | Cork | 2-15 (21) | Wexford | 5-3 (18) | Croke Park | Pat Moylan |
| 1968 | Wexford | 2-13 (19) | Cork | 3-7 (16) | Croke Park | Tom Byrne |
| 1969 | Cork | 2-15 (21) | Kilkenny | 3-06 (15) | Croke Park | Seán Collins |
| 1970 | Cork | 5-19 (34) | Galway | 2-09 (15) | Croke Park | Pat Kavanagh |
| 1971 | Cork | 2-11 (17) | Kilkenny | 1-11 (14) | Croke Park | Séamus Coughlan |
| 1972 | Kilkenny | 8-07 (31) | Galway | 3-09 (18) | Croke Park | Brian Cody |
| 1973 | Kilkenny | 4-05 (17) | Galway | 3-07 (16) | Croke Park | Kevin Robinson |
| 1974 | Cork | 1-10 (13) | Kilkenny | 1-8 (11) | Croke Park | Billy Geaney |
| 1975 | Kilkenny | 3-19 (28) | Cork | 1-14 (17) | Croke Park | Harry Ryan |
| 1976 | Tipperary | 2-20 (26) | Kilkenny | 1-7 (10) | Croke Park | Joe Hogan |
| 1977 (R) |
Kilkenny | 4-8 (20) 1-8 (11) |
Cork | 3-11 (20) 0-9 (9) |
Croke Park . |
Seán Fennelly |
| 1978 | Cork | 1-15 (18) | Kilkenny | 1-8 (11) | Croke Park | P. Murphy |
| 1979 | Cork | 2-11 (17) | Kilkenny | 1-9 (12) | Croke Park | Christy Coughlan |
| 1980 | Tipperary | 2-15 (21) | Wexford | 1-10 (13) | Croke Park | Jim Maher |
| 1981 | Kilkenny | 1-20 (23) | Galway | 3-9 (18) | Croke Park | E. Kennedy |
| 1982 | Tipperary | 2-7 (13) | Galway | 0-4 (4) | Croke Park | John Kennedy |
| 1983 | Galway | 0-10 (10) | Dublin | 0-7 (7) | Croke Park | Anthony Cunningham |
| 1984 (R) |
Limerick | 1-14 (17) 2-5 (11) |
Kilkenny | 3-8 (17) 2-4 (10) |
Croke Park Semple Stadium |
Anthony O'Riordan |
| 1985 | Cork | 3-10 (19) | Wexford | 0-12 (12) | Croke Park | M. O'Mahony |
| 1986 | Offaly | 3-12 (21) | Cork | 3-9 (18) | Croke Park | M. Hogan |
| 1987 | Offaly | 2-8 (14) | Tipperary | 0-12 (12) | Croke Park | T. Moylan |
| 1988 | Kilkenny | 3-13 (22) | Cork | 0-12 (12) | Croke Park | Patsy Brophy |
| 1989 | Offaly | 2-16 (22) | Clare | 1-12 (15) | Croke Park | Brian Whelahan |
| 1990 (R) |
Kilkenny | 3-14 (23) 3-16 (25) |
Cork | 3-14 (23) 1-11 (14) |
Croke Park Semple Stadium |
James McDermott |
| 1991 | Kilkenny | 0-15 (15) | Tipperary | 1-10 (13) | Croke Park | D. O'Neill |
| 1992 | Galway | 1-13 (16) | Waterford | 2-04 (10) | Croke Park | Conor O'Donovan |
| 1993 | Kilkenny | 1-17 (20) | Galway | 1-12 (15) | Croke Park | S. Doyle |
| 1994 | Galway | 2-10 (16) | Cork | 1-11 (14) | Croke Park | Greg Kennedy |
| 1995 | Cork | 2-10 (16) | Kilkenny | 1-02 (5) | Croke Park | Brian O'Keeffe |
| 1996 (R) |
Tipperary | 0-20 (20) 2-14 (20) |
Galway | 3-11 (20) 2-12 (18) |
Croke Park Croke Park |
William Maher |
| 1997 | Clare | 1-11 (14) | Galway | 1-09 (12) | Croke Park | John Reddan |
| 1998 | Cork | 2-15 (21) | Kilkenny | 1-09 (12) | Croke Park | Cathal McCarthy |
| 1999 | Galway | 0-13 (13) | Tipperary | 0-10 (10) | Croke Park | John Culkin |
| 2000 | Galway | 2-19 (25) | Cork | 4-10 (22) | Croke Park | Richie Murray |
| 2001 | Cork | 2-10 (16) | Galway | 1-08 (11) | Croke Park | Tomás O'Leary |
| 2002 | Kilkenny | 3-15 (25) | Tipperary | 1-07 (10) | Croke Park | Michael Rice |
| 2003 | Kilkenny | 2-16 (22) | Galway | 2-15 (21) | Croke Park | Richie Power |
| 2004 (R) |
Galway | 3-12 (21) 0-16 (16) |
Kilkenny | 1-18 (21) 1-12 (15) |
Croke Park O'Connor Park |
John Lee |
| 2005 | Galway | 3-12 (21) | Limerick | 0-17 (17) | Croke Park | Andrew Keary |
| 2006 | Tipperary | 2-18 (24) | Galway | 2-07 (13) | Croke Park | Joey McLoughney |
| 2007 | Tipperary | 3-14 (23) | Cork | 2-11 (17) | Croke Park | Brendan Maher |
| 2008 | Kilkenny | 3-06 (15) | Galway | 0-13 (13) | Croke Park | Thomas Breen |
| 2009 | Galway | 2-15 (21) | Kilkenny | 2-11 (17) | Croke Park | Richie Cummins |
| 2010 | Kilkenny | 2-10 (16) | Clare | 0-14 (14) | Croke Park | Cillian Buckley |
| 2011 | Galway | 1-21 (24) | Dublin | 1-12 (15) | Croke Park | Shane Moloney |
| 2012[3] | Tipperary | 2-18 (24) | Dublin | 1-11 (14) | Croke Park | Bill Maher |
| 2013 | Waterford | 1-21 (24) | Galway | 0-16 (16) | Croke Park | Kevin Daly |
| 2014 | Kilkenny | 2-17 (23) | Limerick | 0-19 (19) | Croke Park | Darragh Joyce |
| 2015 | Galway | 4-13 (25) | Tipperary | 1-16 (19) | Croke Park | Séan Loftus |
All-time record
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Dublin 4-10 | Limerick 2-07 |
| 1964 | Cork 10-7 | Laois 1-04 |
| 1963 | Wexford 6-12 | Limerick 5-09 |
| 1962 | Kilkenny 3-06 | Tipperary 0-09 |
| 1961 | Kilkenny 3-13 | Tipperary 0-15 |
| 1960 | Kilkenny 7-12 | Tipperary 1-11 |
| 1959 | Tipperary 2-08 | Kilkenny 2-07 |
| 1958 | Limerick 5-08 | Galway 3-10 |
| 1957 | Tipperary 4-07 | Kilkenny 3-07 |
| 1956 | Tipperary 4-16 | Kilkenny 1-05 |
| 1955 | Tipperary 5-15 | Galway 2-05 |
| 1954 | Dublin 2-07 | Tipperary 2-03 |
| 1953 | Tipperary 8-06 | Dublin 3-06 |
| 1952 | Tipperary 9-09 | Dublin 2-03 |
| 1951 | Cork 4-05 | Galway 1-08 |
| 1950 | Kilkenny 3-04 | Tipperary 1-05 |
| 1949 | Tipperary 6-05 | Kilkenny 2-04 |
| 1948 | Waterford 3-08 | Kilkenny 4-02 |
| 1947 | Tipperary 9-05 | Galway 1-05 |
| 1946 | Dublin 1-06 | Tipperary 0-07 |
| 1945 | Dublin 3-14 | Tipperary 4-06 |
| 1944 | Suspended | |
| 1943 | Suspended | |
| 1942 | Suspended | |
| 1941 | Cork 3-11 | Galway 1-01 |
| 1940 | Limerick 6-04 | Antrim 2-04 |
| 1939 | Cork 5-02 | Kilkenny 2-02 |
| 1938 | Cork 7-02 | Kilkenny 5-04 |
| 1937 | Cork 8-05 | Kilkenny 2-07 |
| 1936 | Kilkenny 2-04 | Cork 2-03 |
| 1935 | Kilkenny 4-02 | Tipperary 3-03 |
| 1934 | Tipperary 4-03 | Laois 3-05 |
| 1933 | Tipperary 4-06 | Galway 2-03 |
| 1932 | Tipperary 8-06 | Kilkenny 5-01 |
| 1931 | Kilkenny 4-07 | Galway 2-03 |
| 1930 | Tipperary 4-01 | Kilkenny 2-01 |
| 1929 | Waterford 5-00 | Meath 1-01 |
| 1928 | Cork 1-08 7-06 | Dublin 3-02 4-00 |
See also
- Connacht Minor Hurling Championship
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship
- Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
References
- ↑ Munster GAA website
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