The 2013 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the

Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork County B ...

since its establishment in 1887. The championship began on 26 March 2013 and ended on 3 November 2013. Sarsfield's were the defending champions and made it all the way to the final, however, they were defeated by

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on a 2–15 to 2–13 score line.

Pre-championship

Sarsfield's were installed as the early favourites to retain the title for a fourth time in six years and put back-to-back titles together for the first time in their history.

and

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were regarded as the two teams that could provide the strongest challenge to Sarsfield's supremacy once again. St. Finbarr's were ranked at 25/1 as they hoped to end a twenty-year wait for the Seán Óg Murphy Cup. Roll of honour leaders

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were ranked at 50/1. Divisional side and Gaelic football stronghold

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were bottom of the pile and are tipped at 100/1 to take the title.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the

Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork ...

Ballinhassig Ballinhassig () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated south of Cork City just off the N71 Bandon road and near the source of the River Owenabue (''Abhainn Bui'', meaning "Yellow River"). Traditionally an agricultural area, Ballinhass ...

From Championship

Relegated to the

Cloyne Cloyne () is a small town to the southeast of Midleton in eastern County Cork. It is also a see city of the Anglican (Church of Ireland) Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic diocese. St Colman's Ca ...

Summaries

Fixtures and results

Divisions/Colleges

First round

Second round

Third round

Relegation Play-off

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

;Overall ;In a single game

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

reach the championship final for the first time since 1994. * The championship decider between Sarsfield's and Midleton is the first ever meeting of these two sides at this stage of the championship. * Midleton win the championship for the first time since 1991.

References

External links

Divisional and Colleges fixtures and resultsClub fixtures and results
{{2013 County Hurling Championships

Cork Senior Hurling Championship