christy ring cup records and statistics
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This page details statistics of the Christy Ring Cup.
General performances
= Wins by team
== By province
== Total Intermediate grade championship titles
=Includes All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship and Christy Ring Cup.
= Number of participating counties in the Christy Ring Cup
=A total of 17 counties have played in the Christy Ring Cup. Season in bold represents teams qualified for the final that season.
Counties
= Team results
=Legend
1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd/4th/5th/SF/QF/GS – Semi-finals/Quarter-finals/Group Stage
GS/10th – Relegated
AI – All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
JM – Joe McDonagh Cup
NR – Nicky Rackard Cup
For each year, the number of counties (in brackets) are shown.
= Least successful counties
=Out of the 17 counties who have participated, five counties have never been represented in a Christy Ring Cup Final. These are Armagh, Donegal, Roscommon, Sligo and Tyrone. Three of these counties have never competed in a semi-final: Armagh, Donegal, and Tyrone.
Donegal are the only team yet to win a Christy Ring Cup match.
A lot of the Christy Ring Cup counties are more prominent in the sport of gaelic football. Christy Ring Cup participants such as Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Kerry, Mayo, Roscommon and Tyrone are more competitive and higher up the tiers in football.
Team participation
= Debut of teams
== Seasons in Christy Ring Cup
=The number of years that each county has played in the Christy Ring Cup between 2005 and 2024. A total of 17 counties have competed in at least one season of the Christy Ring Cup. Wicklow have participated in the most seasons. The counties in bold participate in the 2024 Christy Ring Cup.
= List of Christy Ring Cup counties
=All-time Christy Ring Cup rankings
= All-time table
=Legend
As of 2024 Cup (before final).
Teams
= By Semi-Final Appearances
== By decade
=The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Christy Ring Cup titles, is as follows:
2000s: 2 each for Westmeath (2005, 2007) and Carlow (2008, 2009)
2010s: 2 each for Kerry (2011, 2015), Kildare (2014, 2018) and Meath (2016, 2019)
2020s: 2 for Kildare (2020, 2022)
= Match records
=Most matches played
77, Kildare
Most wins
51, Kildare
Most losses
40, Mayo
Most draws
4, Meath
= Other records
=Finishing positions
Most championships
4, Kildare (2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Most second-place finishes
4 Down (2005, 2009, 2019, 2020)
Most third-place finishes
1, Derry (2022)
1, Sligo (2023)
1, London (2024)
Most fourth-place finishes
2, London (2022, 2023)
Most fifth-place finishes
1, Sligo (2022)
1, Tyrone (2023)
1, Wicklow (2024)
Most sixth-place finishes
1, Wicklow (2022)
1, Mayo (2023)
1, Sligo (2024)
Most semi-final finishes
7, Kildare (2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Most quarter-final finishes
5, Derry (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Most group stage finishes
3, Meath (2005, 2006, 2008)
3, London (2006, 2007, 2008)
3, Mayo (2006, 2007, 2018)
3, Wicklow (2006, 2007, 2019)
Unbeaten sides
Ten teams have won the Christy Ring Cup unbeaten:
Westmeath had 5 wins and 1 draw in 2007.
Carlow had 4 wins and 1 draw in 2009.
Kerry had 4 wins in 2011.
Kerry had 4 wins in 2015.
Meath had 4 wins and 1 draw in 2016.
Kildare had 5 wins in 2018.
Meath had 5 wins in 2019.
Kildare had 3 wins in 2020.
Offaly had 3 wins in 2021.
Kildare had 6 wins in 2022.
Beaten sides
The group stage of the cup has resulted in 9 'back-door' Christy Ring Cup champions:
Westmeath (2005) were beaten by Meath in round 2.
Antrim (2006) were beaten by Down in round 1.
Carlow (2008) were beaten by Down in round 3.
Westmeath (2010) were beaten by Kerry in round 2.
London (2012) were beaten by Meath in round 1.
Down (2013) were beaten by Kerry in round 1.
Kildare (2014) were beaten by Kerry in round 2.
Carlow (2017) were beaten by Antrim in round 1.
Meath (2023) were beaten by London in round 2.
On 000 occasions a team was defeated twice but have remained in the championship:
000 (000) were beaten by 000 and 000 but still qualified for the final.
Final success rate
Only one county have appeared in the final more than once, being victorious on all occasions:
Meath (2016, 2019, 2023)
On the opposite end of the scale, only two counties has appeared in the final more than once, losing on each occasion:
Derry (2015, 2021, 2023)
Wicklow (2011, 2012)
Consecutive participations
18, Wicklow (2005–2022)
Wicklow have the record number of consecutive participations in the Christy Ring Cup, taking part in 18 seasons.
Winning other trophies
Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the Christy Ring Cup and their respective Division in the National Hurling League:
Kerry in 2015 (Division 2A).
Offaly in 2021 (Division 2A).
Meath in 2023 (Division 2B).
Biggest wins
The most one sided finals:
21 points – 2021: Offaly 0-41 - 2-14 Derry
18 points – 2006: Antrim 5-13 - 1-07 Carlow
16 points – 2022: Kildare 2-29 - 1-19 Mayo
14 points – 2018: Kildare 3-19 - 1-11 London
13 points – 2011: Kerry 2-21 - 2-08 Wicklow
The most one sided group matches:
00 points – 0000: 0000
Scoring Events
Most goals in a match:
0 – 0000: 0000
Most points in a match:
0 – 0000: 0000
Most goals by one team in a match:
0 – 0000: 0000
Most points by one team in a match:
0 – 0000: 0000
Highest aggregate score:
0 – 0000: 0000
Lowest aggregate score:
0 – 0000: 0000
Successful defending
A total of nineteen seasons have been played and only one team has been successful in retaining the cup. (most teams were promoted after winning the Christy Ring Cup, therefore they were unable to defend the cup):
Carlow on one attempt out of two (2009)
Gaps
Longest gaps between successive cup titles:
8 years: Carlow (2009–2017)
4 years: Kildare (2014–2018)
4 years: Meath (2019–2023)
Longest gaps between successive Christy Ring Cup final appearances:
10 years: Antrim (2006–2016)
7 years: Kildare (2007–2014)
6 years: London (2012–2018)
6 years: Down (2013–2019)
6 years: Kildare (2015–2021)
Longest gap between successive championship appearances
10 years: Antrim (2006–2016)
Active gaps
Longest active gaps between since last title:
18 years: Antrim (2006–)
14 years: Westmeath (2010–)
12 years: London (2012–)
11 years: Down (2013–)
9 years: Kerry (2015–)
7 years: Carlow (2017–)
3 years: Offaly (2021–)
2 years: Kildare (2022–)
1 year: Meath (2023–)
Longest active gaps since last cup final appearance:
14 years: Westmeath (2010–)
12 years: Wicklow (2012–)
9 years: Kerry (2015–)
7 years: Antrim (2017–)
7 years: Carlow (2017–)
6 years: London (2018–)
4 years: Down (2020–)
3 years: Offaly (2021–)
2 years: Mayo (2022–)
1 year: Meath (2023–)
Longest active gap since last cup appearance
14 years: Westmeath (2010–)
Provinces
Only on 2 occasions has the Christy Ring Cup final involved two teams from the same province:
Westmeath vs Kildare (2007)
Carlow vs Westmeath (2008)
The province providing the highest number of different winning teams is Leinster, with 5:
Carlow
Kildare
Meath
Offaly
Westmeath
Christy Ring Cup final pairings
Longest undefeated run
The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 00 games held by 000 (00-00).
Miscellaneous
Best finish by a debuting team
Champions, Westmeath (2005)
Best finish by a debuting team (after 2005)
Champions, Antrim (2006)
Highest winning record
73%, Antrim (11 wins in 15 matches)
Lowest winning record
0%, Donegal (0 wins in 4 matches)
Most played match
000, 000 v 000 (0000)
Managers
= Winning managers (2022–present)
=Player records
= Top Scorers Overall
== Top Scorers In The Final
== Miscellaneous
=Most Christy Ring Cup winners' medals: 3
Joe Clarke (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Paul Greville (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Conor Jordan (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Enda Loughlin (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Darren McCormack (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Andrew Mitchell (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Brendan Murtagh (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
John Shaw (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Ronan Whelan (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Richard Coady (Carlow) - 2008, 2009, 2017
Paul Divilly (Kildare) - 2014, 2018, 2020
Niall Ó Muineacháin (Kildare) - 2014, 2018, 2020
See also
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics
Christy Ring Cup