1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 113th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the fixtures took place on 15 November 1998. The championship began on 22 May 1999 and ended on 12 September 1999.
Offaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final. Meath, who had participated in the championship since 1993, declined to field a team.
On 12 September 1999, Cork won the championship following a 0-13 to 0-12 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 28th All-Ireland title, their first in nine championship seasons.
Cork's Joe Deane and Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin were the championship's top scorers with 1-24 apiece. Cork's Donal Óg Cusack and Offaly's Stephen Byrne were deemed the best goalkeepers after keeping three clean sheets each. Cork's Brian Corcoran was the choice for Hurler of the Year.
Participating counties
Managerial changes
Pre-championship
| Team | 1999 Manager | 1998 Manager | Reason for leaving | Story/Accomplishments |
| Kilkenny | Brian Cody, All-Ireland minor and senior-winning captain with Kilkenny. | Kevin Fennelly | Resigned | Fennelly guided Kilkenny to the 1998 All-Ireland final, however, the team were beaten by Offaly. |
| Tipperary | Nicky English, two-time All-Ireland winner with Tipperary. | Len Gaynor | Term ended | Gaynor guided Tipperary to the 1997 All-Ireland final, however, the team were beaten by Clare. |
Results
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Championship statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the championship: Paul Shelly for Tipperary against Kerry
- Last goal of the championship: D.J. Carey for Kilkenny against Clare
- Most goals in a match: 8
- *Derry 4-16 : 4-8 Down
- Most points in a match: 39
- *Cork 0-24 : 1-15 Waterford
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- *Kilkenny 6-21 : 1-14 Laois
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- *Derry 4-16 : 4-8 Down
- Most points scored by a losing team: 18
- *Clare 3-15 : 2-18 Galway
- Widest winning margin: 29 points
- *Tipperary 4-29 : 2-6 Kerry
Miscellaneous
- The All-Ireland final was decided for the first time ever with both sides failing to score a goal.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Joe Deane | Cork | 1-24 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 1 | Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | 1-24 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 3 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 5-10 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Tommy Dunne | Tipperary | 0-24 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Gregory O'Kane | Antrim | 2-16 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 6 | Ollie Fahy | Galway | 4-9 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Niall Gilligan | Clare | 3-12 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 8 | Alan Markham | Clare | 2-13 | 19 | 6 | 3.16 |
| 8 | Eugene Cloonan | Offaly | 1-16 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 8 | Geoffrey McGonagle | Derry | 1-16 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
;Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Eugene Cloonan | Galway | 1-10 | 13 | Clare |
| 2 | Gregory O'Kane | Antrim | 1-9 | 12 | London |
| 3 | Paul Flynn | Waterford | 1-8 | 11 | Limerick |
| 3 | Niall Rigney | Laois | 1-8 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | Tommy Dunne | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Clare |
| 5 | Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Laois |
| 5 | Niall Rigney | Joe Deane | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly |
| 5 | Geoffrey McGonagle | Derry | 1-7 | 10 | Antrim |
| 5 | Ollie Fahy | Galway | 1-7 | 10 | Roscommon |
| 5 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 2-4 | 10 | Offaly |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Goalkeeper | County | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Donal Óg Cusack | Cork | 3 |
| 1 | Stephen Byrne | Offaly | 3 |
| 3 | Davy Fitzgerald | Clare | 1 |
| 3 | Stephen Brenner | Waterford | 1 |
| 3 | James McGarry | Kilkenny | 1 |
Broadcasting
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.| Round | RTÉ |
| Munster quarter-final | Waterford vs Limerick |
| Leinster semi-final | Offaly vs Wexford |
| Munster semi-final | Clare vs Tipperary Clare vs Tipperary |
| Leinster final | Kilkenny vs Offaly |
| Munster final | Cork vs Clare |
| All-Ireland quarter-finals | Offaly vs Antrim Clare vs Galway |
| All-Ireland semi-finals | Cork vs Offaly Kilkenny vs Clare |
| All-Ireland final | Cork vs Kilkenny |