2000 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2000 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 17th staging of the All-Ireland [Intermediate Hurling Championship] since its establishment by the Gaelic [Athletic Association] in 1961 [All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship|1961]. The championship ran from 28 May to 23 September 2000.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.
The All-Ireland final was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on 30 August 2000 between Tipperary and Galway, in what was their first meeting in the final in 28 years. Tipperary won the match by 2-17 to 1-10 to claim a fifth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 28 years.
Tipperary's Declan Browne was the championship's top scorer with 6-47.
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | 6-47 | 65 | 5 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 1-21 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Brian Cunningham | Galway | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 3 | Owen Behan | Kilkenny | 1-14 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
| 5 | Jonathan O'Callaghan | Cork | 1-13 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
Miscellaneous
- Tipperary's Declan Browne set a number of scoring records in the Munster Championship. His 4-12 against Waterford became the highest personal tally ever recorded by a player in a match. Browne's overall tally of 5-30 during the three games was also the highest score ever recorded by a player in a single Munster Championship campaign. He also overtook Kerry's Declan Lovett to become the [|top scorer] in the history of the Munster Championship.