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Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship

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Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomáint Shinsir B Chill Dara
CodeHurling
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Region Kildare (GAA)
No. of teams6
Title holders Naas (1st title)
SponsorsUPMC
Official websiteKildare GAA

The Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the UPMC Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kildare SBHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams in County Kildare in Ireland.

In its current format, the Kildare Senior B Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. This is followed by a knockout phase that culminates with the final match at St Conleth's Park. The winner of the Kildare Senior B Championship qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Championship.

Naas are the title holders after defeating Moorefield by 1–21 to 0–17 in the 2024 final.[1]

Format

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Group stage

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Over the course of the six-team group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams from the group stage proceed to the knockout stage.[2]

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round (1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd). The two winners advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final.

Promotion and relegation

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At the end of the championship, the winning team is automatically promoted to the Kildare Senior Championship for the following season.[3] The bottom-placed team from the group stage is automatically relegated to the Kildare Intermediate Championship.

Teams

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2024 teams

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Team Location Colours In championship since Championship titles Last championship title
Clane Clane White 2024 0
Broadford Allenwood Maroon and white 0
Celbridge Celbridge Blue and white 0
Kilcock Kilcock Green and gold 0
Moorefield Newbridge Green and white 0
Naas Naas Blue and white 0

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship.

List of finals

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List of Kildare SBHC finals

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Year Winners Runners-up Venue #
Club Score Club Score
2024 Naas 1–21 Moorefield 0-17 Manguard Park
2023 Leixlip 1–16 Naas 2-08 Manguard Park [4]
2022 Éire Óg-Corrachoill 3–16 Naas 1–11 St Conleth's Park [5]

Roll of honour

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By club

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# Team Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runners-up
1 Naas 1 2 2024 2022, 2023
Éire Óg-Corrachoill 1 0 2022
Leixlip 1 0 2023
4 Moorefield 0 1 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kildare GAA: Maynooth book spot in SHC decider". Kildare Live. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ "It's a knockout in the Kildare hurling and football championships". Kildare Nationalist. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Both Naas and Leixlip look to overcome the disappointment of "22 in senior hurling "B" final". Kildare Nationalist. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Leixlip 'B' title adds icing to the cake with Senior B Championship win". Kildare Live. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Éire Óg Corra Choill in control in Kildare SHC 'B' final win over Naas". Kildare Live. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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