The 2019 Christy Ring Cup was the 15th staging of the

Christy Ring Cup The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Originally introduced as a second-tier competition, it is currently the third tier overall in the inter-county hurling championship system. Eac ...

hurling championship since its establishment by the

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in 2005. It is the third tierHurling tiers - 1. All-Ireland (Liam MacCarthy Cup) 2. Joe McDonagh Cup 3. Christy Ring Cup 4. Nicky Rackard Cup 5. Lory Meagher Cup of senior inter-county hurling. The competition began on 11 May 2019 and ended on 22 June 2019. Kildare were the 2018 Christy Ring champions, defeating London by 3-19 to 1-11 in the final. Kildare lost the relegation/promotion game against Antrim and remained in the Christy Ring Cup in 2019.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the

Joe McDonagh Cup The Joe McDonagh Cup is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It forms the second tier of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and is the second highest level of inter- ...

* Meath Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup *

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From Championship

Promoted to the

* None Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup *

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Competition format

In 2018 the Christy Ring Cup changed to an initial stage of two groups of four teams, having previously been held as a double elimination tournament. The 2019 competition retains this structure. The top two teams in the two groups advance to the semi-finals with the winners meeting in the final. Relegation and promotion The 2019 Christy Ring champions contest will be automatically promoted to the

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. This is a change to the 2018 format, where the champions had to contest a promotion/relegation playoff against the second-from-bottom team in the

. (This was because the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup was contested by six teams, instead of the intended five, and while one McDonagh team had to be relegated for 2019, allowances also had to be made for a Christy Ring Cup team to be promoted on merit.) The bottom teams meet in a relegation playoff with the losers relegated to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup.

Group stage

Group 1

Group 1 Table

Round 1

= Round 2

= Round 3

Group 2

Group 2 Table

Round 1

= Round 2

= Round 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

The Group 1 winners play the Group 2 runners-up and the Group 2 winners play the Group 1 runners-up.

Final

The winners become the 2019 Christy Ring champions, and are automatically promoted to the

Relegation playoff

The bottom teams in the two groups meet in a relegation playoff. The losers are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup and are replaced by the Nicky Rackard Champions.

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Team changes

To Championship

From Championship

Competition format

Group stage

Group 1

Group 1 Table

Round 1

= Round 2

= Round 3

Group 2

Group 2 Table

Round 1

= Round 2

= Round 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Relegation playoff

Stadia and locations

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

In a single game

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

References