Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship
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The Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the UPMC Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kildare SBHC) is an annual
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competition organised by the Kildare County Board of the
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for the second tier hurling teams in
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in
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. In its current format, the Kildare Senior B Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. This is followed by a knockout phase that culminates with the final match at
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. The winner of the Kildare Senior B Championship qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Championship.
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are the title holders after defeating Moorefield by 1–21 to 0–17 in the 2024 final.


Format


Group stage

Over the course of the six-team group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams from the group stage proceed to the knockout stage.


Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round (1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd). The two winners advance to the final. Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final.


Promotion and relegation

At the end of the championship, the winning team is automatically promoted to the Kildare Senior Championship for the following season. The bottom-placed team from the group stage is automatically relegated to the Kildare Intermediate Championship.


Teams


2024 teams


Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent
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.


List of finals


List of Kildare SBHC finals


Roll of honour


By club


See also

*
Kildare Senior Hurling Championship The Kildare Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the UPMC Kildare Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kildare SHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Kildare GAA, Kildare County Board o ...
(Tier 1) * Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 3)


References


External links


Official website
{{Kildare GAA, state=expanded Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship Hurling competitions in County Kildare Senior hurling county championships Kildare GAA club championships 2022 establishments in Ireland Recurring sporting events established in 2022