All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Junior B Club Championship
Irish	Craobh Shóisireach B Iomáint Chlub na hÉireann
Founded	2006
Region	Ireland (GAA)
Trophy	The Killeedy Perpetual Cup
No. of teams	4
Title holders	Shanballymore (1st title)
First winner	St. Lachtain's (1 title)

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

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. Galway, Kilkenny and Tipperary clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories, with each county's representatives recording three wins each. The championship has been won by 11 different clubs. The current champions are Shanballymore, who secured the title after defeating Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry by 0-17 to 1-12 in the 2016 final.

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Junior B Club Championship 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	3-8
2007	Menlo Emmets	Galway	0-16 (1-8)	Tara Rocks	Wexford	1-12 (0-11)
2008	Ballingarry	Tipperary	0-10	Emeralds-Urlingford	Kilkenny	0-8	Newtownshandrum Sportsfield
2009	Athenry	Galway	2-8	Bruree	Limerick	0-13	Páirc Íde Naofa
2010	St. Martin's	Kilkenny	1-14 (0-14)	St. Mary's/Seán Finn's	Limerick	2-9 (0-14)	Páirc Íde Naofa
2011	Ballinderreen	Galway	2-6	Doneraile	Cork	0-5	Páirc Íde Naofa
2012	Conahy Shamrocks	Kilkenny	0-11 (1-12)	Clonlara	Clare	0-9 (1-12)	Páirc Íde Naofa
2013	Roscrea	Tipperary	0-12	Tubber	Clare	1-8	Páirc Íde Naofa
2014	Holycross-Ballycahill	Tipperary	2-12 (2-13)	Templeglantine	Limerick	1-9 (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]

Top winners

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

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. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
5. "Historic win in All-Ireland Final". Shanballymore GAA website. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.