The 2008 Christy Ring Cup is the fourth edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and is the second-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by twelve GAA county teams ranked 13–24 in the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Carlow beat Westmeath in the final after extra time. Carlow were beaten by Laois the bottom team in the Liam MacCarthy Cup and played in the Christy Ring Cup again the following year as a result.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Teams

General Information

Personnel and kits

Format

Twelve teams participated in the 2008 Christy Ring Cup. Each team in the group played each other once in the first phase. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom team in each group went into the relegation play-offs.

Group stage

Group 2A

Matches

Group 2B

Matches

Group 2C

Matches

Group 2D

Matches

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Relegation play-offs

Due to a restructuring of the hurling championships the following year, the relegation playoffs were subsequently rendered meaningless as all four teams involved were relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2009.

Stadia and locations

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Single game

Miscellaneous