2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (5th win) |
| Captain | Fiontán Ó Curraoin |
| Manager | Alan Flynn |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Damien Cahalane |
| Manager | John Cleary |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
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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.
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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Dublin the All-Ireland U21 football champions". Irish Examiner. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Leinster U21 FC: Longford shock Dubs". Hogan Stand. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Tribesmen take U21 title in thrilling final". Irish Examiner. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2023.