2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship


The 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship since it began in the 1970-71 season. It is the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The winners receive the Tommy Moore Cup.
The championship began on 2 October 2016 and ended on 17 March 2017.
On 17 March 2017, Cuala won the championship following a 2-19 to 1-10 defeat of Ballyea in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title and a first title for a Dublin club.
Cuala's David Treacy was the championship's top scorer with 0-39.
Na Piarsaigh were the 2015-16 champions. They failed to make it out of the group stage of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship.
In the final on 17 March, Cuala from Dublin defeated Ballyea by 2-19 to 1-10 to claim their first ever title.

Format

County Championships
Ireland's counties play their county championships between their senior hurling clubs. Each county decides the format for determining their county champions. The format can be knockout, double-elimination, league, etc or a combination.
Provincial Championships
Leinster, Munster and Ulster organise a provincial championship for their participating county champions. Connacht do not organise a provincial championship and are represented in the All-Ireland semi-finals by the Galway champions. All matches are knock-out and extra time is played if it's a draw at the end of normal time.
All-Ireland
The two semi-finals are usually played on a Saturday in early February. The All-Ireland final is traditionally played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March. All matches are knock-out. If it's a draw at the end of normal time in the semi-finals, extra time is played. If the final ends in a draw the match is replayed.
Initial Schedule
County championships April 2016 to November 2016

Provincial championships October 2016 to December 2016

All-Ireland semi-finals early February 2017

All-Ireland final 17 March 2017

Provincial Championships

[Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship]

Leinster Quarter-Finals

Leinster Semi-Finals

Leinster Final

[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship]

Munster Quarter-Final

Munster Semi-Finals

Munster Final

[Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship]

Ulster Quarter-Final

Ulster Semi-Finals

Ulster Final

[All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship]

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

All-Ireland Final

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1David Treacy Cuala0-393957.80
2Con O'Callaghan Cuala7-153657.20
3Niall Deasy Ballyea2-293548.75
4Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil2-222839.33
5Mark Bergin O'Loughlin Gaels1-1821210.50
5Tony Kelly Ballyea1-182145.25
7Maol Connolly Loughgiel Shamrocks0-161628.00
7Pa Bourke Thurles Sarsfields0-161628.00
9Marty Kavanagh St. Mullin's1-121527.50
10Patrick Horgan Glen Rovers0-131326.50

;Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Con O'Callaghan Cuala4-315Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton
2Niall Deasy Ballyea1-1114St. Thomas'
3Tony Kelly Ballyea1-1013Thurles Sarsfields
4Marty Kavanagh St. Mullin's1-1013Raharney
5Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil1-912Loughgiel Shamrocks
6Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil1-811Middletown
6Mark Bergin O'Loughlin Gaels1-811Oulart-the Ballagh
6Maol Connolly Loughgiel Shamrocks0-1111Ballygalget
6David Treacy Cuala0-1111O'Loughlin Gaels
10Mark Bergin O'Loughlin Gaels0-1010Cuala

Team Summaries