1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) was the 113th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the fixtures took place on 15 November 1998. The championship began on 22 May 1999 and ended on 12 September 1999.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 May – 12 September 1999 |
| Teams | 17 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (28th win) |
| Captain | Mark Landers |
| Manager | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Denis Byrne |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 20 |
| Goals total | 70 (3.5 per game) |
| Points total | 599 (29.95 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Joe Deane (1-24) Henry Shefflin (1-24) |
| Player of the Year | Brian Corcoran |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1998 2000 → | |
Offaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final. Meath, who had participated in the championship since 1993, declined to field a team.
On 12 September 1999, Cork won the championship following a 0–13 to 0–12 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 28th All-Ireland title, their first in nine championship seasons.
Cork's Joe Deane and Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin were the championship's top scorers with 1-24 apiece. Cork's Donal Óg Cusack and Offaly's Stephen Byrne were deemed the best goalkeepers after keeping three clean sheets each. Cork's Brian Corcoran was the choice for Hurler of the Year.