County Championships The top hurling
teams in Ireland's counties compete in their senior club championship. Each county decides the format for determining their
county champions – it can be knockout,
double-elimination, league, etc or a combination. Only single club teams are allowed to enter the All-Ireland Club championship. If a team which is an amalgamation of two or more clubs, a divisional team or a university team wins a county's championship, a single club team will represent that county in the provincial championship as determined by that county's championship rules. Normally it is the club team that exited the county championship at the highest stage.
Provincial Championships Leinster,
Munster and
Ulster organise a
provincial championship for their participating county champions.
Connacht discontinued their senior club championship after 2007 but they do organise intermediate and junior championships. The
Galway champions represent Connacht in the All-Ireland senior club semi-finals as Galway club hurling is at higher level than the hurling in the other four Connacht counties. Some Leinster, Munster and Ulster counties enter their senior champions in the All-Ireland intermediate club championship (tier 2) as it is recognised that club hurling is weak in those counties. All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in all matches including the final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed.
All-Ireland The two semi-finals will be played on the weekend 4–5 January 2020 with the final scheduled for 19 January 2020 at Croke Park. The All-Ireland Club SHC final was traditionally played at Croke Park on 17 March (
St Patrick's Day). All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in the semi-finals or final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed.
Initial Schedule County championships April 2019 to November 2019
Provincial championships October 2019 to December 2019
All-Ireland semi-finals 4–5 January 2020
All-Ireland final 19 January 2020 ==Team summaries==