The 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the

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, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...

since it began in the 1970–71 season. It is the

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's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The winning team received the Tommy Moore Cup. The competition began on 2 October 2016 and ended on 17 March 2017. The defending champion was

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. That club did not qualify from the group stage of the

Limerick Senior Hurling Championship The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board ...

. Cuala of Dublin defeated Ballyea by 2–19 to 1–10 in the

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on 17 March to claim a first title. This was also a first title for a Dublin club. Cuala's David Treacy was the competition's top scorer, finishing with 0–39.

Format

County Championships Ireland's

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play their

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championships between their senior hurling

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. Each county decides the format for determining their county champions. The format can be knockout,

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, league, etc. or a combination. Provincial Championships

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and

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organise a

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championship for their participating county champions.

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do not organise a provincial championship and are represented in the All-Ireland semi-finals by the

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champions. All matches are knock-out and extra time is played if it's a draw at the end of normal time. All-Ireland The two semi-finals are usually played on a Saturday in early February. The All-Ireland Club SHC final is traditionally played at

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on 17 March (

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). All matches are knock-out. If it's a draw at the end of normal time in the semi-finals, extra time is played. If the final ends in a draw the match is replayed. Initial schedule County championships April 2016 to November 2016
Provincial championships October 2016 to December 2016
All-Ireland semi-finals early February 2017
All-Ireland final 17 March 2017

Leinster

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

;Overall ;Single game

Team summaries

References

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