# 2024 Christy Ring Cup

The 2024 Christy Ring Cup was the twentieth edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and is the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by six GAA county teams ranked 18–23 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition ran from 13 April to 2 June 2024.
The Christy Ring Cup final was played on 2 June 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kildare and Derry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kildare won the match by 4-21 to 1-22 to claim their fifth cup title overall and a first title in two years.
London's Jack Goulding was the top scorer with 5-50.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup
* Kildare
Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup
* Wicklow

### From Championship

Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup
* Meath
Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
* Mayo

## Teams
### General Information

| County | Last Cup Title | Last Provincial title | Last All-Ireland title | Position in 2023 Championship | Appearance |
| Derry | — | 2001 | — | 2nd | 18th |
| Kildare | 2022 | — | — | 6th (Joe McDonagh Cup) | 18th |
| London | 2012 | — | 1901 | 4th | 12th |
| Sligo | — | — | — | 3rd | 5th |
| Tyrone | — | — | — | 5th | 2nd |
| Wicklow | — | — | — | Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup) | 19th |

### Personnel and kits

| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
| Derry | Johnny McGarvey | Cormac O'Doherty | Errigal Group |
| Kildare | Brian Dowling | Paddy McKenna | Brady Family |
| London | Neil Rogers | Stephen Frawley Kevin Reid | Dalata Hotel Group |
| Sligo | Stephen Shiel | | Clayton Hotel Sligo |
| Tyrone | Stephen McGarry | Oran McKee | McAleer & Rushe |
| Wicklow | Jonathan O'Neill | Conor McNally | Yuasa Battery. |

## Group Stage
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kildare | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11-116 | 5-65 | +69 | 10 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Derry | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-113 | 4-76 | +49 | 8 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | London | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13-96 | 6-80 | +37 | 6 | |
| 4 | Tyrone | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-78 | 10-110 | -47 | 4 | |
| 5 | Wicklow | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-72 | 7-106 | -43 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sligo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5-70 | 14-108 | -65 | 0 | Relegated to Nicky Rackard Cup |

### Round 5
## Knockout stage
### Final
## Stadia and locations

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| Derry | Derry | Ulster | Celtic Park | 22,000 |
| Kildare | Newbridge | Leinster | Hawkfield | 8,200 |
| London | South Ruislip | Britain | McGovern Park | 3,000 |
| Sligo | Sligo | Connacht | Markievicz Park | 18,558 |
| Tyrone | Omagh | Ulster | O'Neill's Healy Park | 17,636 |
| Wicklow | Aughrim | Leinster | Echelon Park Aughrim | 7,000 |

## Statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Jack Goulding | London | 5-50 | 65 | 5 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Cormac O'Doherty | Derry | 1-50 | 53 | 6 | 8.83 |
| 3 | Jack Sheridan | Kildare | 4-39 | 51 | 6 | 8.50 |
| 4 | Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch | Sligo | 3-38 | 47 | 5 | 9.60 |
| 4 | Aidan Kelly | Tyrone | 2-41 | 47 | 5 | 9.60 |
| 6 | David Qualter | Kildare | 2-20 | 26 | 6 | 4.33 |
| 7 | Seánie Germaine | Wicklow | 1-21 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Ruairí Ó Mianáin | Derry | 3-13 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
| 9 | Seán Glynn | Kildare | 3-12 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 10 | James Burke | Kildare | 2-11 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 10 | John Mullan | Derry | 2-11 | 17 | 6 | 2.83 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Jack Goulding | London | 2-13 | 19 | Sligo |
| 2 | Jack Goulding | London | 2-10 | 16 | Kildare |
| 3 | Cormac O'Doherty | Derry | 1-11 | 14 | Kildare |
| 4 | Jack Sheridan | Kildare | 2-07 | 13 | Derry |
| 5 | Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch | Sligo | 2-06 | 12 | Kildare |
| 5 | Jack Sheridan | Kildare | 1-09 | 12 | Derry |
| 5 | Jack Goulding | London | 0-12 | 12 | Tyrone |
| 8 | Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch | Sligo | 1-08 | 11 | Wicklow |
| 8 | Aidan Kelly | Tyrone | 1-08 | 11 | Wicklow |
| 8 | Jack Goulding | London | 1-08 | 11 | Derry |
| 8 | Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch | Sligo | 0-11 | 11 | Derry |
| 8 | Aidan Kelly | Tyrone | 0-11 | 11 | Derry |
| 8 | David Qualter | Kildare | 0-11 | 11 | Tyrone |

### Scoring events

* Widest winning margin: 26 points
** London 4-26 - 0-12 Sligo (Round 2)
* Most goals in a match: 4
** Sligo 2-08 - 2-19 Kildare (Round 1)
** Tyrone 2-12 - 2-23 London (Round 1)
** London 4-26 - 0-12 Sligo (Round 2)
* Most points in a match: 41
** Kildare 3-27 - 0-14 Wicklow (Round 2)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 4
** London 4-26 - 0-12 Sligo (Round 2)
* Most points by one team in a match: 27
** Kildare 3-27 - 0-14 Wicklow (Round 2)
* Highest aggregate score: 50 points
** London 4-26 - 0-12 Sligo (Round 2)
** Kildare 3-27 - 0-14 Wicklow (Round 2)
* Lowest aggregate score: 29 points
** Wicklow 0-12 - 0-17 Derry (Round 1)

### Miscellaneous

* First-time Christy Ring Cup meetings:
** Tyrone v Kildare (Round 4)
** Tyrone v Wicklow (Round 5)
* Kildare become the first county to qualify for 6 Christy Ring Cup finals.