2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 22 May 2007 and ended on 2 September 2007.
Kilkenny were the defending champions, and successfully retained their All-Ireland crown following a 2–19 to 1–15 defeat of Limerick. This put them on level terms with Cork on 30 titles.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Christy Ring CupFrom Championship
Relegated to the Christy Ring CupTeams
General information
Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and one team in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.| County | Last provincial title | Last championship title | Position in 2006 Championship | Appearance |
| Antrim | 2006 | — | Champions | |
| Clare | 1998 | 1997 | Semi-finals | |
| Cork | 2006 | 2005 | Runners-up | |
| Dublin | 1961 | 1938 | Qualifier Group B | |
| Galway | 1999 | 1988 | Quarter-finals | |
| Kilkenny | 2006 | 2006 | Champions | |
| Laois | 1949 | 1915 | Qualifier Group A | |
| Limerick | 1996 | 1973 | Quarter-finals | |
| Offaly | 1995 | 1998 | Qualifier Group B | |
| Tipperary | 2001 | 2001 | Quarter-finals | |
| Waterford | 2004 | 1959 | Semi-finals | |
| Wexford | 2004 | 1996 | Quarter-finals |
A total of twelve teams contested the championship, including eleven teams from the 2006 championship and new entrant. Westmeath were relegated in 2006 and contested the 2007 Christy Ring Cup, while Antrim, winners of the 2006 Christy Ring Cup, gained automatic promotion back to hurling's top tier.
All-Ireland Qualifiers
Group 1A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Clare | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7–45 | 3–40 | +17 | 6 | Advance to All-Ireland Quarter Finals |
| 2 | Galway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5–65 | 4–33 | +35 | 4 | Advance to All-Ireland Quarter Finals |
| 3 | Antrim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4–47 | 6–65 | −24 | 2 | |
| 4 | Laois | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3–38 | 6–57 | −28 | 0 |
Group 1B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tipperary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5–53 | 4–42 | +14 | 6 | Advance to All-Ireland Quarter-Finals |
| 2 | Cork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5–65 | 2–42 | +32 | 4 | Advance to All-Ireland Quarter-Finals |
| 3 | Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4–49 | 5–57 | −11 | 2 | |
| 4 | Dublin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3–39 | 6–65 | −35 | 0 |
Championship statistics
Scoring events
- Widest winning margin: 25 points
- * Galway 2–31 – 1-09 Antrim
- Most goals in a match: 8
- *Waterford 5–15 – 3–18 Cork
- Most points in a match: 40
- * Kilkenny 1–27 – 1–13 Offaly
- * Galway 2–31 – 1-09 Antrim
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- *Waterford 5–15 – 3–18 Cork
- * Limerick 5–11 – 2–15 Waterford
- Most points by one team in a match: 31
- * Galway 2–31 – 1-09 Antrim
- Highest aggregate score: 57 points
- * Waterford 5–15 – 3–18 Cork
- Lowest aggregate score: 30 points
- * Clare 2–10 – 0–14 Galway
Miscellaneous
- In winning the All-Ireland title, Kilkenny claim their 30th championship and draw level with Cork at the top of the all-time roll of honour.
- For the first time since 1998, neither Cork nor Tipperary reached the Munster final.
- The Munster final meeting of Limerick and Waterford is their first meeting in a provincial decider since 1934.
- Limerick qualify for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1996. It is also their first meeting with Kilkenny in a championship decider since 1974.