Christy Ring Cup

Christy Ring Cup

Founded	2005–present
Country	Ireland
Number of teams	6
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Joe McDonagh Cup
Relegation to	Nicky Rackard Cup
Current champions	Kildare (2024)
Most championships	Kildare (5 titles)
TV partners	TG4
Website	Official GAA site
Current: 2024 Christy Ring Cup

The Christy Ring Cup (Irish: Corn Chriostóir Uí Rinn)^[1] is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by the six county teams ranked 18–23 in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Each year, the champions of the Christy Ring Cup are promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup, and the lowest finishing team is relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup. The competition is named in honour of Christy Ring, a legendary player from Cork.

The Christy Ring Cup, which was introduced in 2005, replaced the All-Ireland B Hurling Championship (1974-2004). Originally introduced as a second-tier competition, it is currently the third tier overall in the inter-county hurling championship system. Between 2005 and 2017 the Christy Ring Cup was the second tier hurling championship. With the introduction of the Joe McDonagh cup, the Christy Ring Cup is the highest tier of the championship system without entry to that year's All-Ireland finals series (the top two teams in the Joe McDonagh Cup usually gain entry to preliminary quarter-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship).

At present (2021), Wicklow holds the longest tenure in the Christy Ring Cup. They have appeared in every season of the cup. Down and Kildare had appeared in every season until 2021, when they participated in the Joe McDonagh Cup.

The title has been won by 9 different counties, 5 of whom have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Kildare, who have won the cup on 5 occasions. Kildare are the title-holders, defeating Derry by 4-21 to 1-22 in the 2024 final.

In 2003 the Hurling Development Committee (HDC) was charged with restructuring the entire hurling championship. The committee was composed of chairman Pat Dunny (Kildare), Liam Griffin (Wexford), P. J. O'Grady (Limerick), Ger Loughnane (Clare), Cyril Farrell (Galway), Jimmy O'Reilly (Down), Willie Ring (Cork), Pat Daly (GAA Games Development Officer) and Nicky English (Tipperary). Over the course of three months they held discussions with managers, players and officials, while also taking a submission from the Gaelic Players Association. The basic tenet of the proposals was to structure the hurling championship into three tiers in accordance with 2004 National Hurling League status. The top tier was confined to 12 teams, while the next ten teams would contest the second tier which was to be known as the Christy Ring Cup. There would also be promotion-relegation play-offs between the three championship tiers. The HDC also suggested that these games would be played as curtain raisers to All-Ireland quarter-finals and semi-finals.^[2]

The proposal were accepted at the 2004 GAA Congress. The Christy Ring Cup and the Nicky Rackard Cup competitions were launched at Croke Park on 8 December 2004.

The ten participating teams were divided into two groups of five and played in a round-robin format. Each team was guaranteed at least four games each. The eventual group winners and runners-up qualified for the knock-out semi-finals of the competition.

The bottom two teams of both groups were involved in a four-way relegation play-off with the eventual loser being relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup. In 2006 the relegation play-off was limited to just the bottom teams in both groups, while in 2007 there was no relegation.

The competition was expanded to include twelve teams. The participating teams were divided into four groups of three and played in a round-robin format, thus limiting each team to just two games each. The eventual group winners and runners-up qualified for the knock-out quarter-finals of the competition.

The bottom team in each group went into the relegation play-offs. The eventual losers were relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup, however, the relegation play-offs in 2008 were rendered meaningless as all four bottom-placed teams were relegated.

In 2009 a double elimination format was introduced, thus guaranteeing each team at least two games before being eliminated from the competition.

The eight teams play four Round 1 matches.

• The winners in Round 1 advance to Round 2A.
• The losers in Round 1 go into Round 2B.

There are two Round 2A matches.

• The winners in Round 2A advance to the semi-finals.
• The losers in Round 2A go into the quarter-finals.

There are two Round 2B matches.

• The winners in Round 2B advance to the quarter-finals.
• The losers in Round 2B go into the bottom playoff. The losers of this match play a relegation/promotion match with the winners of the Nicky Rackard Cup. If they lose they are relegated to the Nicky Rackard cup for the following year.

There are two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners.

• The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals.
• The losers of the quarter-finals are eliminated.

There are two semi-final matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners.

• The winners of the semi-finals advance to the final.
• The losers of the semi-finals are eliminated.

The winners of the final (with the exception of Down in 2013, are promoted to the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the following year.

2018 saw the reintroduction of a group phase format to all tiers of the hurling Championship structure. The eight participating teams are divided into two groups of four and will play in a round-robin format. Each team will be guaranteed at least three games each. The eventual group winners and runners-up will qualify for the knock-out semi-finals of the championship.

The Coronavirus pandemic in 2020 significantly affected the GAA season, with the Christy Ring Cup reverting for one season only to the partial double elimination format that existed until 2017.

In 2017, the majority delegates voted to restructure the championship once again. The new format led to the introduction of the round robin within the championship and the creation of the Joe McDonagh Cup, making the Christy Ring Cup the third tier in the championship.

Group stage: There are six teams in the Cup. During the course of a season (from May to June) each team plays the others once (a single round-robin system) for a total of five games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points. The top two teams in the group contest the Christy Ring Cup final. The third, fourth and fifth-placed teams are eliminated from the championship and the 6th-placed team is relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the tie shall be decided by the following means (in the order specified):^[3]

• Where two teams only are involved – the outcome of the meeting of the two teams
• Score difference – subtracting the total "Scores Against" from the total "Scores For"
• Highest Total "Score For"
• Highest Total "Goals For"
• A Play-Off

Final: The top two teams in the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

The Christy Ring Cup is the highest tier in hurling competitions that does not provide a direct entry route to that year's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. To do so, the counties have to get promoted to at least the McDonagh Cup (tier 2).

At the end of the championship, the winning team is promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup for the following season.

The bottom team in the Christy Ring group stage is relegated to the fourth-tier Nicky Rackard Cup for the following year, being replaced by the champions of the Nicky Rackard Cup for that year.

Team	Qualification
1st in Group	Advance to final, where the winner is promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup
2nd in Group
3rd in Group	Will contest next seasons Christy Ring Cup
4th in Group
5th in Group
6th in Group	Relegated to Nicky Rackard Cup

Six counties will compete in the 2025 Christy Ring Cup, with Meath relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup and Donegal promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup:

County	Location	Stadium	Province	Position in 2024 Championship	First year in Championship	In Championship Since	Championship Titles	Last Championship Title
Derry	Derry	Celtic Park	Ulster	Runners-up	2005	2018	0	—
Donegal	Ballybofey	MacCumhaill Park	Ulster	Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)	2019	2025	0	—
London	South Ruislip	McGovern Park	Britain	3rd	2006	2022	1	2012
Meath	Navan	Páirc Tailteann	Leinster	6th (Joe McDonagh Cup)	2005	2025	3	2023
Tyrone	Omagh	Healy Park	Ulster	4th	2023	2023	0	—
Wicklow	Aughrim	Aughrim County Ground	Leinster	5th	2005	2024	0	—

County	Manager	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Derry	Johnny McGarvey	—	Errigal Group
Donegal
London	Kevin McMullan	Jack Goulding	Clayton Hotels
Meath
Tyrone	Stephen McGarry	—	McAleer & Rushe
Wicklow

Province	No.	County	No.	Years participated
Leinster	6	Wicklow	20	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
		Kildare	18	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
		Meath	15	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2025
		Carlow	6	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017
		Westmeath	5	2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
		Offaly	2	2020, 2021
Ulster	6	Derry	19	2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
		Down	16	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
		Armagh	5	2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018
		Antrim	3	2006, 2016, 2017
		Tyrone	3	2023, 2024, 2025
		Donegal	2	2019, 2025
Connacht	3	Mayo	15	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
		Roscommon	9	2005, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
		Sligo	5	2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Britain	1	London	13	2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Munster	1	Kerry	11	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Year	No.	Teams
2024	1	Sligo
2023	1	Mayo
2022	1	Wicklow
2021	1	Roscommon
2020	0	—
2019	1	Donegal
2018	2	Armagh, Mayo
2017	1	Roscommon
2016	1	Derry
2015	1	Mayo
2014	0	—
2013	0	—
2012	0	—
2011	1	Armagh
2010	0	—
2009	0	—
2008	4	Armagh, London, Meath, Roscommon
2007	0	—
2006	1	Roscommon
2005	1	Derry

Fixtures in the five group stage rounds of the cup are played at the home ground of one of the two teams. Each team is guaranteed at least two home games. During the inaugural staging of the competition some teams had three home games.

The Christy Ring Cup final is played at Croke Park.

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

#	Manager(s)	Winning team(s)	Titles(s)	Winning years
1	David Herity	Kildare	2	2020, 2022
2	Martin Ennis	Meath	1	2016
	Colm Bonnar	Carlow	1	2017
	Joe Quaid	Kildare	1	2018
	TBD	Meath	1	2019
	Michael Fennelly	Offaly	1	2021
	Seoirse Bulfin	Meath	1	2023
2	Brian Dowling	Kildare	1	2024

At the end of the cup final, the winning team are presented with a trophy. The Christy Ring Cup is held by the winning team until the following year's final. The presentation is made at a special rostrum in the Ard Chomairle section of the Hogan Stand where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests view the match.

The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup.

The cup is named after Christy Ring. He was an eight time All-Ireland medal winner with Cork whose inter county career spanned twenty-four years from 1939 to 1963. Ring, who died in 1979, is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game, with many former players, commentators and fans rating him as the number one player of all time.

The winning team is presented with a set of gold medals.

Year	Date	Winners		Runners-Up		Venue	Captains		Winning Margin	Referee
		County	Score	County	Score		Winning captain	Losing captain
2024	2 June	Kildare	4-21 (33)	Derry	1-22 (25)	Croke Park	Paddy McKenna	Cormac O'Doherty	8	Brian Keon (Galway)
2023	3 June	Meath	1-23 (26)	Derry	1-21 (24)	Croke Park			2	Kevin Jordan (Tipperary)
2022	21 May	Kildare	2-29 (35)	Mayo	0-19 (19)	Croke Park	Brian Byrne	Shane Boland	16	Michael Kennedy (Tipperary)
2021	1 August	Offaly	0-41 (41)	Derry	2-14 (20)	Croke Park	Ben Conneely	Cormac O'Doherty	21	Thomas Gleeson (Dublin)
2020	22 November	Kildare	3-16 (25)	Down	0-22 (22)	Croke Park	Brian Byrne	Stephen Keith	3	Chris Mooney (Dublin)
2019	22 June	Meath	4-19 (31)	Down	2-15 (21)	Croke Park	Seán Geraghty	Stephen Keith	10
2018	23 June	Kildare	3-19 (28)	London	1-11 (14)	Croke Park	Brian Byrne	Liam Gavaghan	14
2017	10 June	Carlow	5-23 (38)	Antrim	4-15 (27)	Croke Park	Marty Kavanagh	Conor Carson	11
2016	4 June	Meath	2-17 (23) 4-21 (33)	Antrim	1-20 (23) 5-17 (32)	Croke Park	James Toher	Neal McAuley	1
2015	6 June	Kerry	1-20 (23)	Derry	0-12 (12)	Croke Park	John Griffin	Seán MacCullagh	11
2014	7 June	Kildare	4-18 (30)	Kerry	2-22 (28)	Croke Park	Niall Ó Muineacháin	John Egan	2
2013	8 June	Down	3-16 (25)	Kerry	2-17 (23)	Croke Park	Paul Braniff	Paud Costello	2	Christopher Browne (Galway)
2012	9 June	London	4-18 (30)	Wicklow	1-17 (20)	Croke Park	Colm Quinn	Enan Glynn	10	Kevin Brady (Louth)
2011	4 June	Kerry	2-21 (27)	Wicklow	2-08 (14)	Croke Park	Mikey Boyle	Jonathan O'Neill	13	Garrett Duffy (Antrim)
2010	3 July	Westmeath	2-16 (22)	Kerry	1-18 (21)	Croke Park	Andrew Mitchell	Colin Harris	1	Tony Carroll (Offaly)
2009	11 July	Carlow	1-15 (18)	Down	0-14 (14)	Croke Park	Mark Brennan	Graham Clarke	4	Tommy Ryan (Tipperary)
2008	3 August	Carlow	3-22 (31)	Westmeath	4-16 (28)	O'Connor Park	Edward Coady	Brendan Murtagh	3	Noel Cosgrove (Tipperary)
2007	5 August	Westmeath	2-15 (21)	Kildare	0-13 (13)	Croke Park	Darren McCormack	Colm Buggy	8	John Sexton (Cork)
2006	6 August	Antrim	5-13 (28)	Carlow	1-07 (10)	Croke Park	Karl McKeegan	Robbie Foley	18	James McGrath (Westmeath)
2005	14 August	Westmeath	1-23 (26)	Down	2-18 (24)	Croke Park	John Shaw	Simon Wilson	2	Denis Richardson (Limerick)

County	Titles	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Kildare	5	1	2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024	2007
Westmeath	3	1	2005, 2007, 2010	2008
Carlow	3	1	2008, 2009, 2017	2006
Meath	3	0	2016, 2019, 2023	—
Kerry	2	3	2011, 2015	2010, 2013, 2014
Down	1	4	2013	2005, 2009, 2019, 2020
Antrim	1	2	2006	2016, 2017
London	1	1	2012	2018
Offaly	1	0	2021	—
Derry	0	4	—	2015, 2021, 2023, 2024
Wicklow	0	2	—	2011, 2012
Mayo	0	1	—	2022

Province	Titles	Runners-up	Total
Leinster	15	5	20
Ulster	2	10	12
Munster	2	3	5
Britain	1	1	2
Connacht	0	1	1

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd/4th/5th/SF/QF/GS – Semi-finals/Quarter-finals/Group Stage
• GS/10th – 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.

Team	2005 (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)	2025 (6)	Total
Antrim	AI	1st	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	2nd	2nd	JM	JM	JM	AI	JM	AI	AI	AI	3
Armagh	NR	NR	NR	GS	NR	NR	R2	NR	R2	RPO	NR	NR	NR	GS	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	5
Carlow	SF	2nd	SF	1st	1st	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	1st	JM	AI	JM	JM	JM	JM	JM	JM	6
Derry	RPO	NR	GS	SF	QF	R2	QF	QF	QF	QF	2nd	RPO	NR	SF	SF	R2	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd		19
Donegal	NR	NR	NR	NR	LM	LM	LM	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RPO	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		2
Down	2nd	SF	GS	QF	2nd	QF	SF	SF	1st	RPO	SF	SF	SF	GS	2nd	2nd	JM	JM	JM	JM	JM	16
Kerry	GS	RPO	GS	QF	SF	2nd	1st	R2	2nd	2nd	1st	AI	AI	JM	JM	JM	JM	JM	JM	JM	JM	11
Kildare	SF	SF	2nd	QF	QF	SF	SF	QF	SF	1st	SF	SF	QF	1st	GS	1st	JM	1st	JM	1st	JM	18
London	NR	GS	GS	GS	NR	NR	NR	1st	AI	AI	QF	QF	QF	2nd	RPO	—	—	4th	4th	3rd		13
Mayo	RPO	GS	GS	QF	SF	R2	R2	R2	R2	SF	RPO	NR	RPO	GS	NR	NR	NR	2nd	6th	NR	NR	15
Meath	GS	GS	SF	GS	NR	QF	QF	SF	SF	SF	QF	1st	AI	JM	1st	JM	JM	JM	1st	JM		14
Offaly	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	JM	SF	1st	JM	JM	JM	AI	2
Roscommon	RPO	RPO	NR	GS	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	QF	RPO	GS	SF	SF	QF	NR	NR	NR	NR	9
Sligo	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	LM	LM	LM	LM	NR	R2	SF	5th	3rd	6th	NR	5
Tyrone	NR	NR	NR	NR	LM	NR	LM	LM	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	5th	4th		3
Westmeath	1st	AI	1st	2nd	RPO	1st	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	AI	JM	JM	JM	JM	AI	AI	JM	JM	5
Wicklow	RPO	GS	GS	SF	RPO	SF	2nd	2nd	QF	QF	RPO	RPO	SF	SF	GS	R2	SF	6th	NR	5th		20

Year	Debutants	Total
2005	Carlow, Derry, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon, Westmeath, Wicklow	10
2006	Antrim, London	2
2007	None	0
2008	Armagh	1
2009-18	None	0
2019	Donegal	1
2020	Offaly, Sligo	2
2021-22	None	0
2023	Tyrone	1
Total		17

The number of years that each county has played in the Christy Ring Cup between 2005 and 2025. 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 2025 Christy Ring Cup.

Years	Counties
20	Wicklow
19	Derry
18	Kildare
16	Down
15	Mayo
14	Meath
13	London
11	Kerry
9	Roscommon
6	Carlow
5	Armagh, Sligo, Westmeath
3	Antrim, Tyrone
2	Donegal, Offaly

Team	Appearances	Debut	Most recent	Championship titles	Last championship title	Best Christy Ring Cup result
Antrim	3	2006	2017	1	2006	1st
Armagh	5	2008	2018	0	—	Group Stage
Carlow	6	2005	2017	3	2017	1st
Derry	18	2005	2024	0	—	2nd
Donegal	1	2019	2019	0	—	Group Stage
Down	16	2005	2020	1	2013	1st
Kerry	11	2005	2015	2	2015	1st
Kildare	18	2005	2024	5	2024	1st
London	12	2006	2024	1	2012	1st
Mayo	15	2005	2023	0	—	2nd
Meath	13	2005	2023	3	2023	1st
Offaly	2	2020	2021	1	2021	1st
Roscommon	9	2005	2021	0	—	Semi-finals
Sligo	5	2020	2024	0	—	3rd
Tyrone	2	2023	2024	0	—	5th
Westmeath	5	2005	2010	3	2010	1st
Wicklow	19	2005	2024	0	—	2nd

Legend

Colours
Currently competing in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship or the Joe McDonagh Cup
Currently competing in the Christy Ring Cup
Currently competing in the Nicky Rackard Cup

As of 1 July 2023 (After 2023 Christy Ring Cup).

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Points
1	Kildare	72	46	2	24	94
2	Down	65	36	3	26	75
3	Meath	52	31	4	17	66
4	Wicklow	64	26	3	35	55
5	Derry	64	26	2	36	54
6	Kerry	43	25	2	16	52
7	Carlow	31	22	2	7	46
8	London	47	19	2	26	40
9	Westmeath	25	18	1	6	37
10	Mayo	54	14	0	40	28
11	Antrim	15	11	1	3	23
12	Roscommon	37	9	0	28	18
13	Sligo	15	5	0	10	10
14	Offaly	6	4	1	1	9
15	Tyrone	5	1	1	3	3
16	Armagh	13	1	0	12	2
17	Donegal	4	0	0	4	0

Year	Player	County	Score	Total
2005	Mattie Dowd	Kildare	2-39	45
2006	Paul Braniff	Down	6-26	44
2007	Shane Brick	Kerry
2008	Brendan Murtagh	Westmeath	2-37	43
2009	Shane Brick	Kerry	1-42	45
2010	Darragh O'Connell	Kerry	1-38	41
2011	Darragh O'Connell	Kerry	1-33	36
2012	Martin Finn	London	5-29	44
2013	Paul Braniff	Down	3-34	43
2014	Mikey Lee	Wicklow	4-38	50
2015	Shane Nolan	Kerry	2-35	41
2016	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	3-43	52
2017	Denis Murphy	Carlow	0-45	45
2018
2019
2020
2021	Eoghan Cahill	Offaly	0-36	36
2022	Shane Boland	Mayo	1-52	55
2023
2024	Jack Goulding	London	5-50	65

Year	Player	County	Score	Total
2005	Andrew Mitchell	Westmeath	0–09	9
2006	Johnny McIntosh	Antrim	2–04	10
2007	Billy White	Kildare	0–07	7
2008	Brendan Murtagh	Westmeath	2–10	16
2009	Simon Wilson	Down	0–07	7
2010	Darragh O'Connell	Kerry	0–08	8
2011	Darragh O'Connell	Kerry	1–09	12
2012	Jonathan Maher	London	3–04	13
2013	Shane Nolan	Kerry	1–09	12
2014	Shane Nolan	Kerry	1–04	7
	Gerry Keegan	Kildare	1–04	7
2015	Shane Nolan	Kerry	1–08	11
2016	James Toher	Meath	0–12	12
2017	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	2–09	15
2018	James Burke	Kildare	0–08	8
2019	Paul Sheehan	Down	1–08	11
2020	O. McManus	Down	0–09	9
2021	Eoghan Cahill	Offaly	0–13	13
2022	James Burke	Kildare	0–11	11
2023	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	1–14	17
2024	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	1–11	14

Winning Captain	County	Title(s)	Year(s)
Brian Byrne	Kildare	3	2018, 2020, 2022
John Shaw	Westmeath	1	2005
Karl McKeegan	Antrim	1	2006
Darren McCormack	Westmeath	1	2007
Edward Coady	Carlow	1	2008
Mark Brennan	Carlow	1	2009
Andrew Mitchell	Westmeath	1	2010
Mikey Boyle	Kerry	1	2011
Colm Quinn	London	1	2012
Paul Braniff	Down	1	2013
Niall Ó Muineacháin	Kildare	1	2014
John Griffin	Kerry	1	2015
James Toher	Meath	1	2016
Marty Kavanagh	Carlow	1	2017
Seán Geraghty	Meath	1	2019
Ben Conneely	Offaly	1	2021
???	Meath	1	2023
Paddy McKenna	Kildare	1	2024

• Christy Ring Cup records and statistics
• Christy Ring Cup Champion 15 Awards
• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
• Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
• Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
• Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)