2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 May - 11 September 2005 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (30th win) |
| Captain | Seán Óg Ó hAilpín |
| Manager | John Allen |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Liam Donoghue |
| Manager | Conor Hayes |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 36 |
| Top Scorer | Ger Farragher (3-57) |
| Player of the Year | Jerry O'Connor |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Galway 1-21 to 1-16 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
The following structure was used for the 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship:
Twelve counties participated in Tier 1 of the 2005 Championship, essentially the counties that participated in Division 1 of the National Hurling League. These teams were as follows:
The Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played off as usual. The Leinster and Munster champions and runners-up advanced directly to the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals. The three remaining teams in Leinster and Munster joined Galway and Antrim in the eight-county All-Ireland qualifier series. The eight qualifier teams were divided into two groups of four teams each:
The top two teams in Groups A & B joined the Leinster winners and runners-up and the Munster winners and runners-up in the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals. The pairings for these four games were as follows:
At the All-Ireland Semi-Finals stage the Leinster and Munster provincial champions were drawn against the other two Quarter-Final winners.
Cork completed their first season under the management of John Allen by winning their second All-Ireland title in as many years. It was the first time that the county achieved back-to-back titles since 1977-1978. Cork marched to the final with five successive victories, including the regaining of their Munster provincial title. Victories over Tipperary, Clare and twice against Waterford, all Munster teams coincidentally, ensured "the Rebels" a place in their third successive All-Ireland Final against Galway. A 1-21 to 1-15 victory over "the Tribesmen" landed Cork their second consecutive All-Ireland title. Key players in this triumph included goalkeeper Dónal Óg Cusack, backs Diarmuid O'Sullivan and John Gardiner, captain Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, as well as Ben and Jerry O'Connor, Brian Corcoran and Joe Deane.
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