The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals are played to determine which teams will contest the All-Ireland Hurling Final . They are the penultimate phase of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship , a hurling competition contested by the top twelve teams in Ireland . The semi-finals are usually contested at Croke Park , Dublin , however, some semi-finals, most likely replays, have been played at alternative venues.
List of semi-finals by decade [ ]
Semi-final key [ ]
Match ended in a draw
Match was a replay
Match was a refixture
All-Ireland champions
All-Ireland runners-up
1880s [ ]
Year
Semi-Final
Winner
Loser
Score
Venue
1887
1
Tipperary
Kilkenny
4-7-1 : 0-0-0
Urlingford
2
Galway
Wexford
2-8-3 : 1-0-0
Elm Park
1890s [ ]
Year
Semi-Final
Winner
Loser
Score
Venue
1897
1
Kilkenny
Galway
3-4 : 0-4
Jones's Road
1898
1
Tipperary
Galway
3-14 : 1-3
Athenry
1900s [ ]
1910s [ ]
1920s [ ]
1930s [ ]
1940s [ ]
1950s [ ]
Year
Semi-Final
Winner
Loser
Score
Venue
1950
1
Tipperary
Galway
4-7 : 2-6
St. Jarlath's Park
1951
1
Wexford
Galway
3-11 : 2-9
Croke Park
1952
1
Cork
Galway
1-5 : 0-6
Croke Park
1953
1
Galway
Kilkenny
3-5 : 1-10
Croke Park
1954
1
Wexford
Antrim
12-17 : 2-3
Croke Park
1955
1
Wexford
Limerick
2-12 : 2-3
Croke Park
1956
1
Wexford
Galway
5-13 : 1-8
Croke Park
1957
1
Waterford
Galway
4-12 : 0-11
Croke Park
1958
1
Tipperary
Kilkenny
1-13 : 1-8
Croke Park
1960s [ ]
Year
Semi-Final
Winner
Loser
Score
Venue
1969
1
Kilkenny
London
2-15 : 1-10
Croke Park
1970s [ ]
1980s [ ]
Year
Semi-Final
Winner
Loser
Score
Venue
1980
1
Galway
Offaly
4-9 : 3-10
Croke Park
1981
1
Galway
Limerick
1-8 : 0-11
Croke Park
4-16 : 2-17
Croke Park
1982
1
Kilkenny
Galway
2-20 : 2-10
Croke Park
1983
1
Cork
Galway
5-14 : 1-16
Croke Park
1984
1
Offaly
Galway
4-15 : 1-10
Croke Park
2
Cork
Antrim
3-26 : 2-5
Croke Park
1985
1
Galway
Cork
4-12 : 5-5
Croke Park
2
Offaly
Antrim
4-17 : 0-12
Croke Park
1986
1
Galway
Kilkenny
4-12 : 0-13
Croke Park
2
Cork
Antrim
7-11 : 1-24
Croke Park
1987
1
Galway
Tipperary
3-20 : 2-17
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Antrim
2-18 : 2-11
Croke Park
1988
1
Tipperary
Antrim
3-15 : 2-10
Croke Park
2
Galway
Offaly
3-18 : 3-11
Croke Park
1989
1
Antrim
Offaly
4-15 : 1-15
Croke Park
2
Tipperary
Galway
1-17 : 2-11
Croke Park
1990s [ ]
Year
Semi-Final
Winner
Loser
Score
Venue
1990
1
Cork
Antrim
2-20 : 1-13
Croke Park
2
Galway
Offaly
1-16 : 2-7
Croke Park
1991
1
Tipperary
Galway
3-13 : 1-9
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Antrim
2-18 : 1-19
Croke Park
1992
1
Cork
Down
2-17 : 1-11
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Galway
2-13 : 1-12
Croke Park
1993
1
Galway
Tipperary
1-16 : 1-14
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Antrim
4-18 : 1-9
Croke Park
1994
1
Limerick
Antrim
2-23 : 0-11
Croke Park
2
Offaly
Galway
2-13 : 1-10
Croke Park
1995
1
Clare
Galway
3-12 : 1-13
Croke Park
2
Offaly
Down
2-19 : 2-8
Croke Park
1996
1
Limerick
Antrim
1-17 : 0-13
Croke Park
2
Wexford
Galway
2-13 : 3-7
Croke Park
1997
1
Clare
Kilkenny
1-17 : 1-13
Croke Park
2
Tipperary
Wexford
2-16 : 0-15
Croke Park
1998
1
Offaly
Clare
1-13 : 1-13
Croke Park
1-16 : 2-10
Croke Park
0-16 : 0-13
Semple Stadium
2
Kilkenny
Waterford
1-11 : 1-10
Croke Park
1999
1
Cork
Offaly
0-19 : 0-16
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Clare
2-14 : 1-13
Croke Park
2000s [ ]
Year
Semi-Final
Winner
Loser
Score
Venue
2000
1
Offaly
Cork
0-19 : 0-15
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Galway
2-19 : 0-17
Croke Park
2001
1
Tipperary
Wexford
1-16 : 3-10
Croke Park
3-12 : 0-10
Croke Park
2
Galway
Kilkenny
2-15 : 1-13
Croke Park
2002
1
Clare
Waterford
1-16 : 1-13
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Tipperary
1-20 : 1-16
Croke Park
2003
1
Cork
Wexford
2-20 : 3-17
Croke Park
3-17 : 2-7
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Tipperary
3-18 : 0-15
Croke Park
2004
1
Kilkenny
Waterford
3-12 : 0-18
Croke Park
2
Cork
Wexford
1-27 : 0-12
Croke Park
2005
1
Cork
Clare
0-16 : 0-15
Croke Park
2
Galway
Kilkenny
5-18 : 4-18
Croke Park
2006
1
Cork
Waterford
1-16 : 1-15
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Clare
2-21 : 1-16
Croke Park
2007
1
Kilkenny
Wexford
0-23 : 1-10
Croke Park
2
Limerick
Waterford
5-11 : 2-15
Croke Park
2008
1
Kilkenny
Cork
1-23 : 0-17
Croke Park
2
Waterford
Tipperary
1-20 : 1-18
Croke Park
2009
1
Kilkenny
Waterford
2-23 : 3-15
Croke Park
2
Tipperary
Limerick
6-19 : 2-7
Croke Park
2010s [ ]
Year
Semi-Final
Winner
Loser
Score
Venue
2010
1
Kilkenny
Cork
3-22 : 0-19
Croke Park
2
Tipperary
Waterford
3-19 : 1-18
Croke Park
2011
1
Kilkenny
Waterford
2-19 : 1-16
Croke Park
2
Tipperary
Dublin
1-19 : 0-18
Croke Park
2012
1
Galway
Cork
0-22 : 0-17
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Tipperary
4-24 : 1-15
Croke Park
2013
1
Cork
Dublin
1-24 : 1-19
Croke Park
2
Clare
Limerick
1-22 : 0-18
Croke Park
2014
1
Kilkenny
Limerick
2-13 : 0-17
Croke Park
2
Tipperary
Cork
2-18 : 1-11
Croke Park
2015
1
Kilkenny
Waterford
1-21 : 0-18
Croke Park
2
Galway
Tipperary
0-26 : 3-16
Croke Park
2016
1
Kilkenny
Waterford
2-19 : 2-17
Semple Stadium
2
Tipperary
Galway
2-19 : 2-18
Croke Park
2017
1
Galway
Tipperary
0-22 : 1-18
Croke Park
2
Waterford
Cork
4-19 : 0-20
Croke Park
2018
1
Galway
Clare
1-30 : 1-30
Croke Park
1-17 : 2-13
Semple Stadium
2
Limerick
Cork
3-32 : 2-31
Croke Park
2019
1
Tipperary
Wexford
1-28 : 3-20
Croke Park
2
Kilkenny
Limerick
1-21 : 2-17
Croke Park
2020s [ ]
Year
Semi-Final
Winner
Loser
Score
Venue
2020
1
Limerick
Galway
0-27 : 0-24
Croke Park
2
Waterford
Kilkenny
2-27 : 2-23
Croke Park
2021
1
Limerick
Waterford
1-25 : 0-17
Croke Park
2
Cork
Kilkenny
1-37 : 1-32
Croke Park
See also [ ]
Pre-1923
Beginning of Liam MacCarthy
80-minute experiment
Post-experiment
Seasons Finals
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
'Back-door' era
Seasons Finals
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Associated competitions Statistics and awards