2007 Croke Cup

{{short description|Irish hurling competition}}

{{Infobox hurling championship

|name=2007 Croke Cup

|image=

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|caption=

|dates= 24 March - 22 April 2007

|teams= 5

|sponsor=

|champions= File:Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png DLS College Waterford

|count= 1

|champions captain= David O'Sullivan (captain)
Craig Moloney

|champions manager=

|runners-up= File:Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png Kilkenny CBS

|runners-up captain= Mark Bergin

|runners-up manager=

|promoted=

|relegated=

|matches= 4

|goals= 9

|points= 91

|top scorer= File:Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png Mark Bergin (0-24)

|previous year=2006

|previous tournament=2006 Croke Cup

|next year=2008

|next tournament= 2008 Croke Cup

}}

The 2007 Croke Cup was the 56th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 24 March to 22 April 2007.

Dublin Colleges were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny CBS in the Leinster Championship quarter-final.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/mcbride-strike-crucial-as-dublin-land-first-crown/26382376.html|title=McBride strike crucial as Dublin land first crown|publisher=Irish Independent|date=2 May 2006|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/dublin-students-top-of-the-hurling-class/26344565.html|title=Dublin students top of the hurling class|publisher=Irish Independent|date=14 January 2008|access-date=26 June 2023|first=Neil|last=Ahern}}

The final was played on 22 April 2007 at Croke Park in Dublin, between De La Salle College Waterford and Kilkenny CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.{{cite web|url=https://galwaybayfm.ie/sports/pres-athenry-defeats-kilkenny-cbs-croke-cup-hurling-semi-final/|title=Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final|publisher=Galway Bay FM|date=19 March 2018|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}} De La Salle College Waterford won the match by 0–13 to 1–09 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/power-base-sees-de-la-salle-land-first-title/26266955.html|title=Power base sees De La Salle land first title|publisher=Irish Independent|date=23 April 2007|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/76120|title=Power the De La Salle hero|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=23 April 2007|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}

Mark Bergin was the top scorer with 0-24.