2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 130th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 23 April 2017 and ended on 3 September 2017. The draw for the championship was held on 13 October 2016 and was broadcast live on RTÉ2.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 April — 3 September 2017 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (5th win) |
| Captain | David Burke |
| Manager | Micheál Donoghue |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Waterford |
| Captain | Kevin Moran |
| Manager | Derek McGrath |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Galway |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 28 |
| Goals total | 84 (3.0 per game) |
| Points total | 1122 (40.0 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Pauric Mahony (0-50) |
| Player of the Year | Joe Canning |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Tipperary, the 2016 champions, were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. Meath fielded a team in the championship for the first time since 2004.
On 3 September 2017 Galway won the championship following a 0–26 to 2–17 defeat of Waterford in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title and their first in 29 championship seasons.
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