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).