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2009 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Dates
  
30 May - 6 September

Winning team
  
Kilkenny (32nd win)

Manager
  
Brian Cody

Teams
  
12

Captain
  
Michael Fennelly

Munster
  
Tipperary

The 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd season of the championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887.

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A total of 12 teams contested the championship. Kilkenny were the defending champions and succeeded in capturing a record-equalling fourth consecutive All-Ireland title, their seventh of the decade.

Antrim, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford all contested the All-Ireland championship.

The championship began on 30 May 2009 and ended with the All-Ireland final on 6 September 2009 in which defending champions Kilkenny retained their title, their fourth in as many years, against Tipperary.

Format

The format of the 2009 championship was slightly different from previous years. Firstly, Galway have had no opposition in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship since 2004. Due to this it was decided at a special meeting of the GAA's congress for Galway to join the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship for a three-year trial period, starting with the 2009 championship. Antrim, being the only Tier 1 team in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, also participated in the Leinster Championship on a three-year trial period. Antrim also competed in the Ulster Championship which was run as a separate tournament to the All-Ireland Hurling Championship.

12 counties participated in Tier 1 of the 2009 Championship. These teams were as follows:

  • Leinster: Antrim, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly and Wexford
  • Munster: Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford

    • Provincial Championships The Munster championship was played as usual with five teams. The Leinster championship also proceeded as usual, except for the addition of both Antrim and Galway, bringing the total number of competing teams to seven. The Leinster and Munster champions advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

    All-Ireland Qualifiers The qualifiers gave teams defeated in the provincial championships another chance at winning the All-Ireland. Phase 1: (2 matches) the three Leinster quarter-finalists and the Munster quarter-finalist play off. Phase 2: (2 matches) the two Leinster semi-finalists and two Munster semi-finalists play off. Phase 3: (2 matches) The four winners of Phase 1 and Phase 2 games meet in Phase 3. The two Phase 3 winners advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

    All-Ireland Series Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The defeated Munster and Leinster finalists played the winners of the Phase 3 qualifiers. Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster and Leinster champions played the winners of the quarter-finals.

    Promotion/Relegation

    Promotion and relegation between Tier 1 and Tier 2 was in operation in the 2009 championship. The defeated team in the Round 2 match of the Relegation playoffs was demoted to the 2010 Christy Ring Cup, to be replaced by the winners of the 2009 Christy Ring Cup.

    It was intended to hold a relegation playoff between Antrim and Wexford, but instead it was decided to allow both compete in the 2010 championship.

    Scoring

  • First goal of the championship: Stephen Banville for Wexford against Offaly (Leinster quarter-final)
  • Last goal of the championship: Martin Comerford for Kilkenny against Tipperary (All-Ireland final)
  • First hat-trick of the championship: Niall Healy for Galway against Laois (Leinster quarter-final)
  • Widest winning margin: 27 points
  • Galway 5-29 : 0-17 Laois (Leinster quarter-final)
  • Most goals in a match: 8
  • Tipperary 6-19 : 2-7 Limerick (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • Most points in a match: 46
  • Galway 5-29 : 0-17 Laois (Leinster quarter-final)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • Tipperary 6-19 : 2-7 Limerick (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Galway 3-13 : 2-20 Kilkenny (Leinster quarter-final)
  • Waterford 3-15 : 2-23 Kilkenny (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 23
  • Tipperary 0-23 : 2-22 Kilkenny (All-Ireland final)

    • Retirees

    The following players played their last game in the 2009 championship:

    References

    2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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