2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
Teams32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamGalway (5th win)
CaptainFiontán Ó Curraoin
ManagerAlan Flynn
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
CaptainDamien Cahalane
ManagerJohn Cleary
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKildare
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
2012
2014

Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Longford in the Leinster quarter-finals.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 4 May 2013 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Galway and Cork, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 24 years. Galway won the match by 1–14 to 1–11 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first tile in two years.[3]

Munster quarter-finals

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13 March 2013 Quarter-final Cork 0-14 - 2-07 Kerry Páirc Uí Rinn
13 March 2013 Quarter-final Tipperary 1-17 - 0-09 Waterford Semple Stadium

Munster semi-finals

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27 March 2013 Semi-final Limerick 0-11 - 2-14 Cork Gaelic Grounds
27 March 2013 Semi-final Tipperary 1-12 - 0-07 Clare Semple Stadium

Munster final

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10 April 2013 Final Tipperary 0-09 - 1-17 Cork Semple Stadium
L McGrath 0-5 (frees); S Leahy 0-2; J Lonergan, S O’Brien 0-1 each. Report M Sugrue 1-1; A Cadogan, B Hurley (2f), L Connolly, D Mc Eoin (1f) 0-3 each; T Clancy, J Wall, K Hallissey, T Hegarty 0-1 each.

All-Ireland semi-finals

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20 April 2013 Semi-final Cork 0-15 - 1-11 Cavan Bord Na Móna O'Connor Park
D Mac Eoin 0-4 (0-4f), M Sugrue 0-3, B O'Driscoll, B Hurley, L Connolly 0-2 each, D Cahalane (0-1 '45'), A Cadogan 0-1 each Report C Conroy 1-0, E Reilly 0-3, J Brady (0-1f), P O'Connor 0-2 each, T Mooney, D McVitty, C Madden, C Moynagh 0-1 each
20 April 2013 Semi-final Galway 2-10 - 2-05 Kildare Bord Na Móna O'Connor Park
S Walsh 0-6 (3fs), S Moran 1-1, T Flynn 1-0, I Burke 0-1, D Comer 0-1, C Mulryan (0-1). Report D Flynn 1-1, S Hurley 1-0, N Kelly 0-1, P Cribbin 0-1, F Dowling 0-1, P Fogarty 0-1.

All-Ireland final

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4 May 2013 Final Galway 1-14 - 1-11 Cork Gaelic Grounds
I Burke, S Walsh (0-4f) 0-4 each, C Mulryan 0-3, D Comer 1-0, D Cunnane, P Varley, A Varley 0-1 each. Report B Hurley 1-4 (0-1f), D Mac Eoin 0-4 (0-1f), D Cahalane (0-1 ’45), A Cadogan, C Vaughan 0-1 each.

References

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  1. ^ "Dublin the All-Ireland U21 football champions". Irish Examiner. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Leinster U21 FC: Longford shock Dubs". Hogan Stand. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Tribesmen take U21 title in thrilling final". Irish Examiner. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2023.