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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

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, 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: * Leinster:

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, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford. * Connacht: Galway, Mayo, Roscommon * Ulster: Antrim,

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Provincial championships

The Connacht, Leinster,

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-final 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

*Widest winning margin: 34 points ** Portumna 6–23 : 0–7 James Stephens (Connacht final) *Most goals in a match: 6 ** Portumna 6–23 : 0–7 James Stephens (Connacht final) ** Tulla 4–16 : 2–6 Lixnaw (Munster quarter-final) ** Portumna 3–19 : 3–9 Birr (Connacht final) *Most points in a match: 40 ** De La Salle 1–21 : 1–19 Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (All-Ireland semi-final) *Most points in a match: 32 **

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1–17 : 0–15 Oulart the Ballagh (Leinster quarter-final) *Most goals by one team in a match: 6 ** Portumna 6–23 : 0–7 James Stephens (Connacht final) *Most points by one team in a match: 23 ** Portumna 6–23 : 0–7 James Stephens (Connacht final)

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Referees

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