All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by Killeedy GAA club since 2006 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their county club championships.[1]

All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Shóisireach B Iomáint Chlub na hÉireann
Founded2006
RegionIreland (GAA)
TrophyThe Killeedy Perpetual Cup
No. of teams4
Title holders Loughrea (1st title)

The final, usually held in March, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the winter and spring months, and the results determine which county's team receives the cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series. In the present format, it begins in October with provincial championships held in Leinster and Munster, with the four respective champions and runners-up contesting the subsequent All-Ireland series.

No team has ever won the championship on more than one occasion. Tipperary clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories, with four wins. The championship has been won by 12 different clubs. The current champions are Loughrea, who secured the title after defeating St. Vincent's by 1-13 to 0-8 in the 2020 final.

Qualification

The All-Ireland Junior B Club HurlingChampionship features four teams in the final tournament. A number of teams contest the two provincial junior club championships with the four respective champions and runners-up automatically qualifying for the All-Ireland series.

Province Championship
Leinster GAA Leinster Junior B Club Hurling Championship
Munster GAA Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship

List of finals
Year Winners County Score Runners-up County Score Venue
2006 St. Lachtain's Kilkenny 2-18 St. James's Cork 3-08 Páirc Íde Naofa
2007 Menlo Emmetts Galway 0-16 (1-08) Tara Rocks Wexford 1-12 (0-11) Páirc Íde Naofa
2008 Ballingarry Tipperary 0-10 Emeralds-Urlingford Kilkenny 0-08 Newtownshandrum Grounds
2009 Athenry Galway 2-08 Bruree Limerick 0-13 Páirc Íde Naofa
2010 St. Martin's Kilkenny 1-14 (0-14) St. Mary's/Seán Finn's Limerick 2-09 (0-14) Páirc Íde Naofa
2011 Ballinderreen Galway 2-06 Doneraile Cork 0-05 Páirc Íde Naofa
2012 Conahy Shamrocks Kilkenny 0-11 (1-12) Clonlara Clare 0-09 (1-12) Páirc Íde Naofa
2013 Roscrea Tipperary 0-12 Tubber Clare 1-08 Páirc Íde Naofa
2014 Holycross-Ballycahill Tipperary 2-12 (2-13) Templeglantine Limerick 1-09 (2-13) Páirc Íde Naofa [2][3]
2015 Doon Limerick 0-12 Killenaule Tipperary 0-10 Páirc Íde Naofa [4]
2016 Shanballymore Cork 0-17 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry Galway 1-12 Páirc Íde Naofa [5]
2017 Whitechurch Cork 2-16 Upperchurch-Drombane Tipperary 0-11 Páirc Íde Naofa [6]
2018 Thurles Sarsfields Tipperary 2-11 Kilnadeema-Leitrim Galway 1-13 Páirc Íde Naofa [7]
2019 Oylegate-Glenbrien Wexford 1-15 Cappamore Limerick 0-11 Páirc Íde Naofa
2020 Loughrea Galway 1-13 St. Vincent's Dublin 0-08 Páirc Íde Naofa
2021 No Championship
2022 Clonoulty-Rossmore Tipperary 3-15 (3-11) Cappataggle Galway 1-18 (2-14) Páirc Íde Naofa [8]
2023 Páirc Íde Naofa

Top winners
County Wins Years won Runners up
1 Tipperary 4 2008, 2013, 2014, 2018 2015, 2017
2 Kilkenny 3 2006, 2010, 2012 2008
Galway 2007, 2009, 2011 2016
3 Cork 2 2016, 2017 2006, 2011
Limerick 1 2015 2009, 2010
4 Wexford 2019 2007
5 Clare 0 2012, 2013

References
  1. McNamara, Peter (20 November 2015). "Killeedy's All-Ireland Club Junior B Hurling Championship continues to thrive". Breaking News. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. "All-Ireland Junior B Hurling Final - Stalemate as Ryan snatches a draw". Tipperary Star. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. "All Ireland Club Junior B Hurling Final Replay – Holycross-Ballycahill (Tipperary) 2-12 Templeglantine (Limerick) 1-9". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. "Doon Junior B hurlers were crowned All Ireland champions". Limerick GAA. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  5. "Historic win in All-Ireland Final". Shanballymore GAA website. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. "Hegarty delight as Whitechurch claim All Ireland". Irish Independent. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  7. Dundon, Noel (18 February 2018). "Glory Glory Thurles Sarsfields as All-Ireland junior hurling title is secured". Tipperary Star. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  8. "Clonoulty-Rossmore defeat Cappataggle in All-Ireland Junior B hurling series final". Tipp FM website. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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