Teams 17 Captain Joey McLoughney Runners-up Galway | Winners Tipperary (17th win) Manager Liam Sheedy | |
Dates 1 April - 3 September 2007 | ||
The 2006 ESB All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 75th edition of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its inception in 1928. Games were played between 1 April and 32 September 2007. Tipperary defeated Galway by 2-18 to 2-7 in the final to win the championship.
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Teams
A total of seventeen teams contested the championship, a reduction on the previous year as Kildare, Meath and Wicklow declined to take part.
Format
The 2006 championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If that match ended in a draw a period of extra time was played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time another replay took place.
All-Ireland Championship
Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The draw resulted in the Munster and Leinster runners-up playing each other while Galway entered the championship at this stage and played the Ulster champions. The two losing teams were eliminated from the championship at this stage while the two winners advanced to the next stage.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster and Leinster champions were given a bye to this stage and were seeded in different semi-finals. The two quarter-final winners were drawn to play them. Repeat games from earlier rounds were avoided. The two losing teams were eliminated from the championship at this stage while the two winners advanced to the next stage.
Final: (1 match) The two semi-final winners contested the All-Ireland final.