The 2011–12 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

club

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since its establishment by the

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...

in 1970. The draw for the 2011-12 fixtures took place in August 2011. The championship began on 9 October 2011 and ended on 17 March 2012.

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were the defending champions, however, they did not qualify for the championship.

Loughgiel Shamrocks Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Loughgiel/ Loughguile in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. They are currently the only club in Ulster to have won an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Champion ...

secured the title with a 4-13 to 0-17 defeat of

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in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title.

Teams

A total of fifteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 2010–11. The Armagh champions did not participate. The 2011–12 championship also saw a number of first-time participants.

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of Cork won their first county championship since 1918 and represented the county in the provincial series. Similarly,

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in Limerick and Drom-Inch in Tipperary won their very first county titles and contested the Munster series for the first time.

Team summaries

Participating clubs

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conte ...

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Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 f ...

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Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster GAA, Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and ...

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All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county club hurlin ...

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Championship statistics

Scoring

* First goal of the championship: Patrick McCloskey for Kevin Lynch's against

. * Last goal of the championship: Liam Watson for

against

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

References

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