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1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

Event	1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Cork Kilkenny 0-13 0-12
Date	12 September 1999
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Man of the Match	Brian Corcoran (Cork)
Referee	Pat O'Connor (Limerick)
Attendance	62,989
Weather	Rain
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The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was the 112th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 12 September 1999, between Cork and Kilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 0-13 to 0-12.

Cork had trailed by a point at half time, 0-5 to 0-4, after playing the better hurling. Then Kilkenny pulled into a four-point lead in the second half, they were 0-11 to 0-8 ahead before Cork scored five unanswered points with Kilkenny only managing one more point from a Henry Shefflin free. Cork, captained by Mark Landers and managed by Jimmy Barry-Murphy held out to win their first All Ireland title since 1990.

It was Cork's 28th All-Ireland hurling title, and the first final in history without a goal.

Cork

Kilkenny

References

1. "Championship Flashback: All-Ireland SHC final, September 1999". Irish Independent. 3 August 2008.
2. Fogarty, John (18 July 2024). "Jimmy Barry-Murphy to lead out Cork jubilee team at Croke Park". Irish Examiner.
3. "Flashback – Cluiche Ceannais Iomána na hÉireann 1999: Corcaigh v Cill Chainnigh". GAA.ie. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
4. "GAA: All-Ireland Hurling Final: Cork 0-13 Kilkenny 0-12". RTÉ News. 12 September 1999.
5. "Seánie McGrath happy to relive glory days of 1999: Looking back, it was a magical time". echo live. 18 July 2024.

• 1999 in hurling
• 1990s in Dublin (city)
• September 1999 sports events in Europe
• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals
• Cork county hurling team matches
• Kilkenny GAA matches