2000 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2000 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (also known as the Guinness Hurling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 2000 fixtures took place on 14 November 1999. The championship began on 6 May 2000 and ended on 10 September 2000.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 May – 10 September 2000 |
| Teams | 19 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (26th win) |
| Captain | Willie O'Connor |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Offaly |
| Captain | Johnny Dooley |
| Manager | Pat Fleury |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 24 |
| Goals total | 66 |
| Points total | 717 |
| Top Scorer | Johnny Dooley (0-41) |
| Player of the Year | D. J. Carey |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Cork were the defending champions but were defeated by Offaly in the All-Ireland semi-final. Carlow, New York and Westmeath fielded teams after long absences.
On 10 September 2000, Kilkenny won the championship following a 5-15 to 1-14 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final. This was their 26th All-Ireland title, their first in seven championship seasons. It was the third All-Ireland final to feature teams from the same province.
Offaly's Johnny Dooley was the championship's top scorer with 0-41. Kilkenny's D. J. Carey was the unanimous choice for Hurler of the Year.