This page details statistics of the Christy Ring Cup.

General performances

Wins by team

By province

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.

Team records and statistics

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.

Debut of teams

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.

List of Christy Ring Cup counties

Christy Ring Cup all-time table

All-time table 
Legend

As of 28 June 2023 20:05. Includes Relegation Playoffs.

Teams

By Semi-Final Appearances

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: 2 for Kildare (2020, 2022)

Match records 

 Most matches played
 72,  Kildare

 Most wins
 46,  Kildare

 Most losses
 40,  Mayo

 Most draws
 4,  Meath

Other records

Finishing positions 

 Most championships
 4,  Kildare (2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)

 Most second-place finishes
 4  Down (2005, 2009, 2019, 2020)

 Most third-place finishes
 1,  Derry (2022)
 1,  Sligo (2023)

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

 Most fifth-place finishes
 1,  Sligo (2022)
 1, Tyrone (2023)

 Most sixth-place finishes
 1,  Wicklow (2022)
 1,  Mayo (2023)

 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 9 '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.

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

 18,  Wicklow (2005–2022)

Wicklow have the record number of consecutive participations in the Christy Ring Cup, taking part in 18 seasons.

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):
  Carlow on one attempt out of two (2009)

Gaps 

 Longest gaps between successive cup titles:
 8 years:  Carlow (2009–2017)
 4 years:  Kildare (2014–2018)
 4 years:  Meath (2019–2023)
 Longest gaps between successive Christy Ring Cup final appearances:
 10 years:  Antrim (2006–2016)
 7 years:  Kildare (2007–2014)
 6 years:  London (2012–2018)
 6 years:  Down (2013–2019)
 6 years:  Kildare (2015–2021)
 Longest gap between successive championship appearances
 10 years:  Antrim (2006–2016)

Active gaps 

 Longest active gaps between since last title:
 17 years:  Antrim (2006–)
 13 years:  Westmeath (2010–)
 11 years:  London (2012–)
 10 years:  Down (2013–)
 8 years:  Kerry (2015–)
 6 years:  Carlow (2017–)
 2 years:  Offaly (2021–)
 1 year:  Kildare (2022–)
 Longest active gaps since last cup final appearance:
 13 years:  Westmeath (2010–)
 11 years:  Wicklow (2012–)
 8 years:  Kerry (2015–)
 6 years:  Antrim (2017–)
 6 years:  Carlow (2017–)
 5 years:  London (2018–)
 3 years:  Down (2020–)
 2 years:  Offaly (2021–)
 1 year:  Kildare (2022–)
 1 years:  Mayo (2022–)
 Longest active gap since last cup appearance
 13 years:  Westmeath (2010–)

Provinces 

 Only on 2 occasions has the Christy Ring Cup final involved two teams from the same province:
 Westmeath vs Kildare (2007)
 Carlow vs Westmeath (2008)
 The province providing the highest number of different winning teams is Leinster, with 5:
  Carlow
  Kildare
  Meath
  Offaly
  Westmeath

Longest undefeated run 
The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 00 games held by 000 (00-00).

Miscellaneous

 Best finish by a debuting team
 Champions,  Westmeath (2005)
 Best finish by a debuting team (after 2005)
 Champions,  Antrim (2006)
 Highest winning record
 73%,  Antrim (11 wins in 15 matches)
 Lowest winning record
 0%, Donegal (0 wins in 4 matches)
 Most played match
 000, 000 v 000 (0000)

Player records

Top Scorers Overall

Top Scorers In The Final

Miscellaneous

Most Christy Ring Cup winners' medals: 3
Joe Clarke (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Paul Greville (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Conor Jordan (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Enda Loughlin (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Darren McCormack (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Andrew Mitchell (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Brendan Murtagh (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
John Shaw (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Ronan Whelan (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
Richard Coady (Carlow) - 2008, 2009, 2017
Paul Divilly (Kildare) - 2014, 2018, 2020
Niall Ó Muineacháin (Kildare) - 2014, 2018, 2020

See also 

 Christy Ring Cup

Records
Hurling records and statistics