| 2019 Munster Senior Hurling League | |
| Dates: | 14 December 2018 – 13 January 2019 |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Sponsor: | Co-Op Superstores |
| Champions: | Clare |
| Count: | 2 |
| Champions Captain: | Tony Kelly |
| Champions Manager: | Donal Moloney and Gerry O'Connor |
| Runners-Up: | Tipperary |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Barry Hogan |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Liam Sheedy |
| Matches: | 7 |
| Goals: | 28 |
| Points: | 236 |
| Top Scorer: | Stephen Bennett (2-25) |
| Total Attendance: | 12,256 |
| Average Attendance: | 2,043 |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2018 Munster Senior Hurling League |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Next Tournament: | 2020 Munster Senior Hurling League |
The 2019 Munster Senior Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League, is the fourth Munster Senior Hurling League, an annual hurling league competition for county teams from the province of Munster.[1]
For the first time, all six county teams competed, with Tipperary making their debut.[2] [3] They reached the final where they lost to Clare.[4]
The six teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners advance to the final.
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| 1 | Tipperary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-34 | 3-31 | +18 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Limerick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-31 | 4-25 | +12 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kerry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-25 | 8-34 | –30 | 0 |
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| 1 | Clare | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-40 | 3-37 | +3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Waterford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-40 | 3-38 | +5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Cork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-39 | 2-44 | –8 | 0 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 2-25 | 31 | 2 | 15.50 | |
| 2 | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | 2-16 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 | |
| 3 | Declan Dalton | Cork | 0-19 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 | |
| 4 | Niall Deasy | Clare | 0-18 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | |
| 5 | Tony Kelly | Clare | 4-05 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | |
| Jason Forde | Tipperary | 1-11 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 | ||
| 6 | Colin Guilfoyle | Clare | 3-04 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 | |
| 7 | Diarmuid Ryan | Clare | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 | |
| 8 | Mark Kehoe | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 | |
| 9 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 1-07 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 2-12 | 18 | Clare |
| 2 | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | 2-07 | 13 | Limerick |
| Stephen Bennett | Waterford | 0-13 | 13 | Cork | |
| 3 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 1-07 | 10 | Tipperary |
| Niall Deasy | Clare | 0-10 | 10 | Cork | |
| Declan Dalton | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | Clare | |
| 4 | Tony Kelly | Clare | 2-03 | 9 | Tipperary |
| Barry Murphy | Limerick | 1-06 | 9 | Kerry | |
| Declan Dalton | Cork | 0-09 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | 0-09 | 9 | Limerick |