# 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

The 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship is the 137th edition of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Leinster Council in 1888 and is the highest-tier of Hurling for senior county teams in Leinster (as well as Connacht and Ulster). It is contested by six Leinster affiliated GAA county teams ranked 1–6 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
Kilkenny were the defending champions having defeated Galway in the 2023 final.

## Format
### Group stage (15 matches)

Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Leinster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team will be relegated to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.

### Final (1 match)

The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Leinster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup
* Carlow

### From Championship

Relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup
* Laois

## Teams
### General Information

Six counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:
| County | Last Championship Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2023 Championship |
| Antrim | — | — | 5th |
| Carlow | — | — | Champions (Joe McDonagh Cup) |
| Dublin | 2013 | 1938 | 3rd |
| Galway | 2018 | 2017 | Runners-up |
| Kilkenny | 2023 | 2015 | Champions |
| Wexford | 2019 | 1996 | 4th |

### Personnel and kits

| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
| Antrim | Darren Gleeson | Conor McCann | Fibrus |
| Carlow | | | |
| Dublin | Micheál Donoghue | Eoghan O'Donnell and Cian O'Callaghan | AIG |
| Galway | Henry Shefflin | Daithí Burke and Joseph Cooney | Supermac's |
| Kilkenny | Derek Lyng | Richie Reid and Eoin Cody | Avonmore |
| Wexford | Darragh Egan | Lee Chin | Zurich Insurance Group |

## Group stage
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kilkenny | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-131 | 7-99 | +35 | 8 | Advance to Leinster Final |
| 2 | Dublin | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10-124 | 4-113 | +29 | 7 | Advance to Leinster Final |
| 3 | Wexford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-125 | 6-100 | +31 | 5 | Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
| 4 | Galway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-120 | 6-112 | +11 | 5 | |
| 5 | Antrim | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-89 | 14-129 | -58 | 4 | |
| 6 | Carlow | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-91 | 10-127 | -48 | 1 | Relegated to Joe McDonagh Cup |

### Leinster round 5
## Knockout stage
### Leinster Final

* Kilkenny advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and Dublin advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals

## Stadia and locations

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| Neutral venue | Dublin | Leinster | Croke Park | 82,300 |
| Antrim | Belfast | Ulster | Corrigan Park | 3,700 |
| Carlow | Carlow | Leinster | Dr Cullen Park | 11,000 |
| Dublin | Donnycarney | Leinster | Parnell Park | 7,300 |
| Galway | Galway | Connacht | Pearse Stadium | 26,197 |
| Kilkenny | Kilkenny | Leinster | Nowlan Park | 27,000 |
| Wexford | Wexford | Leinster | Chadwicks Wexford Park | 18,000 |

## Championship statistics
### Scoring events

* Widest winning margin: 32 points
** Kilkenny 5-30 - 0-13 Antrim (Round 1)
* Most goals in a match: 6
** Antrim 4-22 - 2-22 Carlow (Round 5)
* Most points in a match: 52
** Galway 2-23 - 0-29 Kilkenny (Round 2)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 5
** Kilkenny 5-30 - 0-13 Antrim (Round 1)
* Most points by one team in a match: 32
** Carlow 1-13 - 2-36 Wexford (Round 4)
* Highest aggregate score: 62 points
** Dublin 3-32 - 1-18 Antrim (Round 3)
** Antrim 4-22 - 2-22 Carlow (Round 5)
* Lowest aggregate score: 46 points
** Carlow 1-20 - 1-20 Kilkenny (Round 3)

## Miscellaneous

* Carlow and Kilkenny ended in a draw for the first ever time ever.