Dates 22 October – 17 March Manager Maurice Aylward Captain Damien McClearn Teams 20 | Captain Tom Coogan Runners-up Loughrea Champion Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA Matches played 20 | |
Winners Ballyhale Shamrocks (4th win) People also search for 1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship | ||
The 2006–07 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 37th club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played on 22 October 2006 and the championship ended on 17 March 2007. Portumna went into the 2006–07 championship as defending champions, having won their first All-Ireland title the previous year.
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The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Ballyhale Shamrocks and Loughrea. It was their first meeting in the final. Ballyhale won the game by 3–12 to 2–8. It was their fourth All-Ireland title ever.
Format
The 2006–07 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the twenty participating counties enter their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:
20 county club champions participated in the 2008–09 championship. These counties were as follows:
The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual on a straight knock-out basis. The four respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster champions played the Leinster champions while the Connacht champions played the Ulster champions. The two winners contested the All-Ireland final.