2022 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
The 2022 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship was the fourth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 59th staging overall of a hurling championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship began on 2 April 2022 and ended on 22 May 2022.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April - 22 May 2022 |
| Teams | 17 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (12th win) |
| Captain | Pádraic Moylan |
| Manager | Derek Lyng |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Limerick |
| Captain | Jimmy Quilty |
| Manager | Diarmuid Mullins |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 20 |
| Total Goals | 45 (2.25 per game) |
| Total Points | 715 (35.75 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Billy Drennan (1-40) |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Cork entered the championship as defending champions in search of a third successive title, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.
The final was played on 22 May 2022 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Kilkenny and Limerick, in what was their first meeting in a final in five years. Kilkenny won the match by 0-19 to 0-18 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title since 2008.
Kilkenny's Billy Drennan was the championship's top scorer with 1-40.