This page details statistics of the Christy Ring Cup.

General performances

Performance by county CountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up Kildare512014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 20242007 Westmeath312005, 2007, 20102008 Carlow312008, 2009, 20172006 Meath302016, 2019, 2023— Kerry232011, 20152010, 2013, 2014 London212012, 20252018 Down1420132005, 2009, 2019, 2020 Antrim1220062016, 2017 Offaly102021— Derry05—2015, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 Wicklow02—2011, 2012 Mayo01—2022

Performance by province ProvinceTitlesRunners-upTotal Leinster15520 Ulster21012 Munster235 Britain213 Connacht011 +Performances in the Christy Ring Cup final by provinceProvinceWinning countiesRunners-up LeinsterKildare (4), Westmeath (3), Carlow (3), Meath (2), Offaly (1)Wicklow (2), Carlow (1), Kildare (1), Westmeath (1) UlsterAntrim (1), Down (1)Down (4), Antrim (2), Derry (2) MunsterKerry (2)Kerry (3) BritainLondon (1)London (1) Connacht — Mayo (1)

Total Intermediate grade championship titles Includes All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship and Christy Ring Cup. CountyTitlesLast Intermediate title Cork92018 Tipperary72013 Kilkenny52017 Kildare62024 Wexford42007 Carlow42017 London42025 Westmeath32010 Galway32015 Meath32023 Antrim22006 Kerry22015 Limerick11998 Clare12011 Down12013 Offaly12021

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. ProvinceNo.CountiesYears in championship Leinster (6)21Wicklow2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 202618Kildare2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 202415Meath2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2025, 20266Carlow2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 20175Westmeath2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 20102Offaly2020, 2021 Ulster (6)20Derry2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 202616Down2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 20205Armagh2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 20183Antrim2006, 2016, 20173Tyrone2023, 2024, 20253Donegal2019, 2025, 2026 Connacht (3)15Mayo2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 202310Roscommon2005, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 20265Sligo2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Britain (1)13London2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 2024, 2025 Munster (1)12Kerry2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2026

Counties

Team results Legend

– Champions – Runners-up – Semi-finals/Quarter-finals/Group Stage – 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. Team2005(10)2006(10)2007(10)2008(12)2009(8)2010(8)2011(8)2012(8)2013(8)2014(8)2015(8)2016(8)2017(8)2018(8)2019(8)2020(7)2021(5)2022(6)2023(6)2024(6)Total AntrimAI1stAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAI2nd2ndJMJMJMAIJMAIAI3 ArmaghNRNRNRGSNRNRR2NRR2RNRNRNR8thNRNRNRNRNRNR5 CarlowSF2ndSF1st1stAIAIAIAIAIAIAI1stJMAIJMJMJMJMJM6 Derry10thNRGSSFQFQFQFQFQF2ndRNRSFSFR22nd3rd2nd18 DonegalNRNRNRNRLMLMLMNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRPONRNRNRNRNR1 Down2ndSFGSQF2ndSFSF1stRPOSFSFSFGS2nd2ndJMJMJMJM16 Kerry5th9thGSQFSF2nd1stR22nd2nd1stAIAIJMJMJMJMJMJMJM11 KildareSFSF2ndQFQFSFQFSF1stSFSFQF1stGS1stJM1stJM18 LondonNR5thGSGSNRNRNR1stAIAIQFQFQF2ndRPO——4th4th12 Mayo9th6thGSQFSFR2R2R2SFRNRR27thNRNRNR2nd6thNR15 Meath6th8thSFGSNRQFSFSFSFQF1stAIJM1stJMJMJM1stJM13 OffalyAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIAIJMSF1stJMJMJM2Roscommon8th10thNRGSNRNRNRNRNRNRNRQFR2GSSFSFQFNRNRNR9 SligoNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRLMLMLMLMNRR2SF5th3rd5 TyroneNRNRNRNRLMNRLMLMNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR5th2Westmeath1stAI1st2ndR21stAIAIAIAIAIAIAIJMJMJMJMAIAIJM5Wicklow7th7thGSSFR22nd2ndQFQFRPORPOSFSFGSR2SF6thNR19

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.

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 YearDebutantsTotal2005 Carlow, Derry, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon, Westmeath, Wicklow102006 Antrim, London22007None02008 Armagh12009-18None02019 Donegal12020 Offaly, Sligo22021-22None02023 Tyrone1Total17

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. YearsCounties19Wicklow18Derry, Kildare16Down15Mayo13Meath12London11Kerry9Roscommon6Carlow5Armagh, Sligo, Westmeath3Antrim2Offaly, Tyrone1Donegal

List of Christy Ring Cup counties TeamTotal yearsFirst year in championshipMost recent year in championshipChampionship titlesLast championship titleBest Christy Ring Cup positionPosition in 2023 championshipCurrent championshipLvl Antrim320062017120061st5th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship1 Armagh5200820180—Group Stage3rd (Nicky Rackard Cup)Nicky Rackard Cup4 Carlow620052017320171stChampions (Joe McDonagh Cup)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship1 Derry18200520240—2ndRunners-upChristy Ring Cup3 Donegal1201920190—Group StageRunners-up (Nicky Rackard Cup)Nicky Rackard Cup4 Down1620052020120131st5th (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup2 Kerry1120052015220151st4th (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup2 Kildare1820052024420221st6th (Joe McDonagh Cup)Christy Ring Cup3 London1220062024120121st4thChristy Ring Cup3 Mayo15200520230—2nd6thNicky Rackard Cup4 Meath1320052023320231stChampionsJoe McDonagh Cup2 Offaly220202021120211stRunners-up (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup2Roscommon9200520210—Semi-finals4th (Nicky Rackard Cup)Nicky Rackard Cup4 Sligo5202020240—3rd3rdChristy Ring Cup3 Tyrone2202320240—5th5thChristy Ring Cup3Westmeath520052010320101st6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Joe McDonagh Cup2Wicklow19200520240—2ndChampions (Nicky Rackard Cup)Christy Ring Cup3

All-time Christy Ring Cup rankings

All-time table Legend ColoursCurrently competing in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship or the Joe McDonagh CupCurrently competing in the Christy Ring CupCurrently competing in the Nicky Rackard Cup As of 2024 Cup (before final). #Team1 Kildare77512241042 Down6536326753 Meath5231417664 Derry6930237625 Wicklow6927339576 Kerry4325216527 Carlow31222746= London5222228469 Westmeath2518163710 Mayo54140402811 Antrim1511132312 Roscommon3790281813 Sligo2050151014 Offaly6411915 Tyrone10316716 Armagh131012217 Donegal40040

Teams By Semi-Final Appearances TeamNo.Years in Semi-finals Kildare13 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 Down11 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 Derry10 2008, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Meath8 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2026 Wicklow8 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2025, 2026 Kerry7 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2026 Carlow6 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017 London6 2012, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Westmeath4 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 Mayo4 2008, 2009, 2014, 2022 Antrim3 2006, 2016, 2017 Offaly2 2020, 2021 Roscommon2 2019, 2020 Sligo2 2021, 2023Tyrone12024Donegal12025

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: 3 for Kildare (2020, 2022, 2024)

Match records

Most matches played 81, Derry

Most wins 52, Kildare

Most losses 43, Wicklow

Most draws 5, Meath

Other records

Finishing positions

Most championships 5, Kildare (2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)

Most second-place finishes 4 Down (2005, 2009, 2019, 2020) 4, Derry (2015, 2021, 2023, 2024)

Most third-place finishes 1, Derry (2022) 1, Sligo (2023) 1, London (2024) 1, Wicklow (2025) 1, Meath (2026)

Most fourth-place finishes 2, London (2022, 2023) 2

Most fifth-place finishes 1, Sligo (2022) 1, Tyrone (2023) 1, Wicklow (2024) 1, Meath (2025) 1, Donegal (2026)

Most sixth-place finishes 1, Wicklow (2022) 1, Mayo (2023) 1, Sligo (2024) 1, Tyrone (2025) 1, Roscommon (2026)

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 10 '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. London (2025) were beaten by Derry 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

21, Wicklow

Wicklow have the record number of consecutive participations in the Christy Ring Cup, taking part in 21 seasons, followed by Derry (20).

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):