2007–08 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship


The 2007–08 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 38th club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played on 14 October 2007 and the championship ended on 17 March 2008. Ballyhale Shamrocks went into the 2007–08 championship as defending champions, having won their fourth All-Ireland title the previous year.
The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Birr and Portumna. It was their first meeting in the final. Portumna won the game by 3–19 to 3–9. It was their second All-Ireland title in three years.

Format

The 2007–08 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the eighteen participating counties entered their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:
A total of 18 county club champions participated in the 2008–09 championship:
The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual on a straight knock-out basis. The four respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland Series

In the two semi-final matches, the Munster champions played the Connacht champions while the Leinster champions played the Ulster champions. The two winners contested the All-Ireland final.

Participating clubs

Fixtures

[Connacht Senior [Club Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship]

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[Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship]

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[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship]

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[All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship]

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Championship statistics

Scoring

Season

Single game

Referees

The following referees were used during the championship:
NameCountyGames
James McGrathWestmeath2
Anthony StapletonLaois3
J. KellyWexford1
James OwensWexford1
Declan MageeDown1
John SextonLimerick1
Seán McMahonClare1
Anthony HeagneyClare1
Cathal McAllisterCork2
John SextonCork1
Michael HavertyGalway1