2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
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| Dates | 3 May - 7 September |
| Teams | 22 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (28th win) |
| Captain | D. J. Carey |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Alan Browne |
| Manager | Dónal O'Grady |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 36 |
| Goals total | 113 |
| Points total | 1081 |
| Top Scorer | Joe Deane |
| Player of the Year | J. J. Delaney |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) was the 117th since its establishment in 1887. The first matches of the season were played in May 2003, and the championship ended on 14 September 2003. Kilkenny went into the 2003 championship as defending champions, having won their twenty-seventh All-Ireland title the previous year.
The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Kilkenny and Cork. It was their first meeting in the final since 1999. Kilkenny won the game by 1-14 to 1-11. It was their second All-Ireland title in succession.
The format of the 2003 championship was as follows:
22 counties participated in the 2008 Championship. These teams were as follows:
The Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual. The Leinster and Munster champions advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals. The Ulster winners advanced directly to the All-Ireland quarter-final.
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