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Kildare Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition


Summary

Annual hurling competition

FieldValue
nameKildare Senior Hurling Championship
currentlyrunning2024 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship
irishCraobh Iomáint Shinsir Chill Dara
codeHurling
founded
region[[File:Colours of Kildare.svg20pxborder]] Kildare
trophyTony Carew Memorial Perpetual Cup
teams8
title holders[[File:Colours-of-Cavan.pngborder20x20px]] Naas
currentordinal12
most titles[[File:Colours of Kildare.svg20pxborder]] Clane
mostordinal16
sponsorsUPMC
websiteKildare GAA

The Kildare Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the UPMC Kildare Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kildare SHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Kildare in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Kildare hurling.

In its present format, the eight participating teams are drawn against each other in a Preliminary Round and following that the four Preliminary Round winners go to a winners group and the other four in to a ‘losers’ group. At the group stages they play each other in a single round-robin system. This is followed by a knockout phase of one quarter final (3rd in Winners group v 2nd in Losers Group), then two semi-finals and culminates with the final match at St Conleth's Park in October. The winner of the Kildare Senior Championship qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Club Championship. From 1971 until 2012, the winning team received the Seán Carey Cup, however, a new trophy in honour of the late Tony Carew (Coill Dubh) was donated by the Carew family in 2013.

The competition has been won by 25 teams, 19 of which have won it more than once. Clane is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 16 times. Naas are the reigning champions, having beaten Coill Dubh by 3-13 to 0-11 in the 2023 final.

Format

Qualifying stage

The eight participating teams are drawn against each other in a Preliminary Round and following that the four Preliminary Round winners go to a winners group and the other four in to a ‘losers’ group.

Group stage

The 8 club teams are divided into the winners and losers groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three group games and four championship games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top three teams in group A and the top two teams in group B qualify for the knockout stage, with the three best-placed teams receiving byes to the semi-finals.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals: One lone quarter-final feature the third-placed team in group A and the second placed team in group B.

Semi-finals: The two semi-finals feature four teams. Two teams qualify for the next round.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Teams

2025 teams

The 8 teams competing in the 2025 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship are:

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2024In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
[[File:Flag of Germany.svg20pxborder]] ArdcloughArdcloughQuarter-finals?132017
[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svgborder20x20px]] CelbridgeCelbridgeBlue and whiteGroup stage?82018
[[File:Colours_of_Cork.svgborder20x20px]] Coill DubhCoill DubhRed and whiteGroup stage?112015
[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svgborder20x20px]] ConfeyLeixlipWhite and greenSemi-finals?32012
[[File:Jersey_Maroon_Yellow_Maroon.svgborder20x20px]] Éire Óg-CorrachoillCaraghMaroon and yellowSemi-finals?101984
[[File:Colours_of_Sligo.svgborder20x20px]] MaynoothMaynoothBlack and whiteRunners-up?61939
[[File:Colours_of_Limerick.svgborder20x20px]] MoorefieldNewbridgeGreen and whiteKildare SBHC202531991
[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svgborder20x20px]] NaasNaasBlue and whiteChampions?112024

2025 Hurling Grades

ChampionshipTeamSeniorIntermediateJunior
Senior[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svgborder20x20px]] Ardclough
[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svgborder20x20px]] Celbridge
[[File:Colours_of_Cork.svgborder20x20px]] Coill Dubh
[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svgborder20x20px]] Confey
[[File:Jersey_Maroon_Yellow_Maroon.svgborder20x20px]] Éire Óg-Corrachoill
[[File:Colours_of_Sligo.svgborder20x20px]] Maynooth
[[File:Colours_of_Limerick.svgborder20x20px]] Moorefield
[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svgborder20x20px]] Naas
Senior B[[File:Colours_of_Kildare.svgborder20x20px]] Clane
[[File:Colours_of_Galway.svgborder20x20px]] Leixlip
[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svgborder20x20px]] Naas (2nd team)
[[File:Colours_of_Galway.svgborder20x20px]] Broadford
[[File:Colours_of_Kerry.svgborder20x20px]] Kilcock
[[File:Flag_of_Naples.svgborder20x20px]] St Laurence's
Intermediate[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svgborder20x20px]] Celbridge (2nd team)
[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svgborder20x20px]] Confey (2nd team)
[[File:Jersey_Maroon_Yellow_Maroon.svgborder20x20px]] Éire Óg-Corrachoill (2nd team)
[[File:Colours_of_Sligo.svgborder20x20px]] Maynooth (2nd team)
[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svgborder20x20px]] Naas (3rd team)
Wolfe Tones
Junior[[File:Flag_of_Germany.svgborder20x20px]] Ardclough (2nd team)
[[File:Colours_of_Cork.svgborder20x20px]] Cappagh
[[File:Colours_of_Kildare.svgborder20x20px]] Clane (2nd team)
[[File:Colours_of_Cork.svgborder20x20px]] Coill Dubh (2nd team)
[[File:Colours_of_Galway.svgborder20x20px]] Leixlip (2nd team)
[[File:Colours_of_Limerick.svgborder20x20px]] Moorefield (2nd team)
Round Towers
Sarsfields
Junior A[[File:Colours_of_Cork.svgborder20x20px]] Coill Dubh (3rd team)
[[File:Colours_of_Kerry.svgborder20x20px]] Kilcock (2nd team)
[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svgborder20x20px]] Naas (4th team)
Ros glas
[[File:Flag_of_Naples.svgborder20x20px]] St Laurence's (2nd team)
Wolfe Tones (2nd team)

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runner-up
1[[File:Colours of Kildare.svg20pxborder]] Clane1611903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 19221913
2[[File:Flag of Germany.svg20pxborder]] Ardclough13171968, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2006, 20171962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2018
2[[File:Colours of Laois.svg20pxborder]] Naas1391951, 1952, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 20251908, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2016, 2017
4[[File:Colours of Cork.svg20pxborder]] Coill Dubh11131987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2014, 20151988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2023
5[[File:Jersey Maroon Yellow Maroon.svg20pxborder]] Éire Óg-Corrachoill1091964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 19841968, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2013
6[[File:Colours of Laois.svg20pxborder]] Celbridge861921, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 20181906, 1919, 1924, 2012, 2014, 2021
7Curragh Camp711938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1948, 19551949
8Gough / McDonagh Barracks611925, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 19351959
[[File:Colours of Sligo.svg20pxborder]] Maynooth691891, 1896, 1913, 1924, 1937, 19391888, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1938, 1943, 2022, 2024, 2025
10Killinthomas401946, 1947, 1949, 1950
11[[File:Colours of Cork.svg20pxborder]] Athy361928, 1936, 19591909, 1929, 1937, 1945, 1961, 1964
[[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg20pxborder]] Confey332007, 2008, 20122006, 2011, 2020
[[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg20pxborder]] Moorefield321943, 1963, 19911890, 1896
[[File:Colours of Laois.svg20pxborder]] Castledermot321988, 1989, 19921983, 1985
Military College311957, 1958, 19621960
[[File:Colours of Laois.svg20pxborder]] Monasterevin301888, 1889, 1890
17[[File:Colours of Galway.svg20pxborder]] Broadford2101960, 19611925, 1936, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1984, 1989
St Conleth's251901, 19021910, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1921
St Barbara's201954, 1955
20[[File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg20pxborder]] St Brigid's1319781976, 1980, 1981
[[File:Colours of Galway.svg20pxborder]] Leixlip1219861931, 1979
[[File:Colours of Mayo.svg20pxborder]] Suncroft1119741975
[[File:Colours of Sligo.svg20pxborder]] Newbridge College101900
Eoghan Ruadh101945
[[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg20pxborder]] Rathangan/Killina101953
26[[File:Colours of Galway.svg20pxborder]] Clongorey011891
[[File:Colours of Dublin.svg20pxborder]] Eyrefield011916
[[File:Colours of Laois.svg20pxborder]] Johnstownbridge011928
[[File:Colours of Laois.svg20pxborder]] Rathcoffey011934
Artillery011950

Notes

  • Runners-up unknown: 1889–1902, 1907, 1911, 1918, 1922, 1932, 1935, 1940–41, 1951–56.

List of finals

Legend

  • – Leinster intermediate club champions
  • – Leinster intermediate club runners-up

List of Kildare SHC finals

YearWinnersRunners-upClubScoreClubScore
2025Naas3-15Maynooth0-16
2024Naas3-20Maynooth0-12
2023Naas3-13Coill Dubh0-11
2022Naas0-20Maynooth0-12
2021Naas1-16Celbridge1-13
2020Naas2-20Confey1-09
2019Naas0-15Coill Dubh0-12
2018Celbridge2-16Ardclough1-15
2017Ardclough1-15Naas1-12
2016Celbridge0-17Naas1-08
2015Coill Dubh0-15Ardclough1-10
2014{{cite weburl=http://www.hoganstand.com/Kildare/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=225486title=Kildare SHC final: Coill Dubh unseat the holderswork=Hogan Standpublisher=date=6 October 2014}}Coill Dubh3-11Celbridge0-16
2013Celbridge0-23Éire Óg-Corrachoill2-11
2012{{cite weburl=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=178795title=Kildare SHC final: Confey upset the oddswork=Hogan Standpublisher=date=8 October 2012}}Confey1-16Celbridge0-14
2011Celbridge2-16Confey0-15
2010{{cite weburl=http://www.hoganstand.com/kildare/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=136880title=Kildare SHC: Moloney on fire for holderswork=Hogan Standpublisher=date=11 October 2010}}Celbridge0-12Coill Dubh1-08
2009Celbridge0-18Coill Dubh0-16
2008Confey3-13Ardclough1-15
2007Confey3-08Coill Dubh0-10
2006Ardclough3-09Confey0-14
2005Celbridge1-14Coill Dubh0-09
2004Ardclough2-12Coill Dubh0-11
2003Coill Dubh0-16Ardclough1-09
2002Naas(0-08) 4-12Coill Dubh(0-08) 3-13
2001Naas0-13Coill Dubh1-05
2000Coill Dubh1-11Naas1-07
1999Coill Dubh1-14Éire Óg-Corrachoill1-06
1998Coill Dubh1-17Ardclough2-13
1997Naas3-10Coill Dubh1-08
1996Coill Dubh2-09Naas1-09
1995Coill Dubh(2-10) 1-07Naas(1-13) 1-06
1994Naas(2-06) 2-14Coill Dubh(2-06) 1-12
1993Coill Dubh0 -13Éire Óg1-08
1992Castledermot4-11Éire Óg0-12
1991Moorefield(2-06) 2-11Coill Dubh(2-06) 2-08
1990Coill Dubh3-10Éire Óg2-07
1989Castledermot5-06Broadford1-15
1988Castledermot3-06Coill Dubh1-06
1987Coill Dubh0-16Éire Óg1-08
1986St Mary's, Leixlip3-07Ardclough1-08
1985Ardclough1-09Castledermot1-07
1984Éire Óg1-09Broadford0-06
1983Ardclough1-10Castledermot0-06
1982Ardclough1-09Éire Óg1-06
1981Ardclough1-11St Brigid's0-07
1980Ardclough4-09St Brigid's0-03
1979Ardclough1-10St Mary's, Leixlip3-01
1978St Brigid's3-10Ardclough2-09
1977Éire Óg3-09Ardclough1-12
1976Ardclough2-11St Brigid's2-09
1975Ardclough7-18Suncroft0-07
1974Suncroft4-05Ardclough0-11
1973Ardclough3-09Éire Óg1-06
1972Éire Óg1-10Ardclough0-09
1971Éire Óg2-09Ardclough1-09
1970Éire Óg3-11Ardclough1-04
1969Éire Óg5-11Ardclough1-05
1968Ardclough2-12Éire Óg3-03
1967Éire Óg3-10Ardclough2-07
1966Éire Óg1-07Ardclough0-03
1965Éire Óg4-04Ardclough2-04
1964Éire Óg5-09Athy2-06
1963MoorefieldBroadford
1962Military CollegeArdclough
1961BroadfordAthy
1960BroadfordMilitary College
1959AthyMcDonagh(walk-over)
1958Military CollegeBroadford
1957Military CollegeBroadford
1956Curragh
1955St Barbara's
1954St Barbara's
1953Rathangan/Killin
1952Naas
1951Naas
1950KillinthomasArtillery
1949KillinthomasCurragh
1948CurraghNaas
1947KillinthomasNaas
1946KillinthomasNaas
1945Eoghan RuadhAthy
1944CurraghBroadford
1943MoorefieldMaynooth
1942CurraghBroadford
1941Curragh
1940Curragh
1939MaynoothBroadford
1938CurraghMaynooth
1937MaynoothAthy
1936AthyBroadford
1935McDonaghs
1934McDonaghsRathcoffey
1933Championship unfinished
1932McDonagh
1931McDonaghLeixlip
1930No Competition
1929McDonaghsAthy
1928AthyJohnstownbridge
1927No Competition
1926No Competition
1925Gough BarracksBroadford
1924MaynoothCelbridge
1923Championship unfinished
1922Clane
1921CelbridgeSt Conleth's
1920Championship unfinished
1919ClaneCelbridge
1918Clane
1917ClaneSt Conleth's
1916ClaneEyrefield
1915ClaneSt Conleth's
1914ClaneSt Conleth's
1913MaynoothClane
1912Championship unfinished
1911Clane
1910ClaneSt Conleth's
1909ClaneAthy
1908ClaneNaas
1907Clane
1906ClaneCelbridge
1905ClaneMaynooth
1904ClaneMaynooth
1903ClaneMaynooth
1902St Conleth's
1901St Conleth's
1900St Thomas
1899No Competition
1898No Competition
1897No Competition
1896MaynoothMoorefield
1895No Competition
1894No Competition
1893No Competition
1892No Competition
1891MaynoothClongorey
1890MonasterevinMoorefield
1889Monasterevin
1888MonasterevinMaynooth

References

References

  1. (25 September 2022). "Burke hits 0-10 as Naas make it four Kildare SHC titles in-a-row". [[Hogan Stand]].
  2. "Kildare GAA: Naas hurlers make it three-in-row".
  3. (6 October 2019). "Kildare SHC final: Naas complete the clean sweep". [[Hogan Stand]].
  4. (15 October 2018). "Conway goal helps Celbridge secure title after tense tussle". [[Irish Independent]].
  5. (2 October 2017). "Fitzgeralds inspire Ardclough triumph". [[Irish Independent]].
  6. (1 October 2017). "Kildare SHC final: Ardclough bridge 11 year gap". [[Hogan Stand]].
  7. (2 October 2016). "Celbridge deny Naas to claim Kildare hurling title". [[Irish Times]].
  8. (7 October 2013). "Clinical Keegan fires Celbridge to glory". [[Irish Examiner]].
  9. (10 October 2009). "Celbridge crowned senior hurling champions". [[Leinster Leader]].
  10. "Confey claim SHC title". [[Leinster Leader]].
  11. "Goals do the trick!". [[Leinster Leader]].
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