The Armagh Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier

Armagh GAA The Armagh County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in Coun ...

clubs. Hurling has always been more popular in the north and west of the county.

Camlough Camlough ( ; ) is a village five kilometres west of Newry in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village is named after a lake, known as Cam Lough, in the parish, which is about 90 acres in extent. South of the village is Camlough Mountain (Sli ...

and Bessbrook are the only south Armagh clubs to have won the Senior Championship. Middletown Na Fianna are the title holders (2023) defeating Keady Lámh Dhearg in the Final.

History

The trophy presented to the winners is the ? The winner qualifies to represent their county in either the

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 Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested b ...

or the

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

, depending on the winner's recent record when competing at provincial level. Following their 2013 success, Cúchulainn's represented Armagh in the

, leaving Armagh without representation in the

for that year. Keady became the first Ulster Intermediate Champions from Armagh in 2007 and to date they are the first and only representatives from the county to reach the Ulster Senior Final, doing so in 2010.

Format

Group stage

The 5 clubs start in the groups stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed four group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in the group qualify for the final.

Knockout stage

Final: Teams that finished 1st and 2nd place in the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent

, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2023 teams

Roll of honour

List of finals

(r) = replay

2023 championship

Group stage

References

External links

Official Armagh Website

Armagh on Hoganstand

Cúchulainn Hurling Club, Armagh
{{Armagh GAA, state=expanded Hurling competitions in County Armagh Hurling competitions in Northern Ireland Hurling competitions in Ulster Senior hurling county championships

History

Format

Group stage

Knockout stage

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Teams

2023 teams

Roll of honour

List of finals

2023 championship

Group stage

See also

References

External links