title: 2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
text: # 2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
  
  The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2013 was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The draw for the 2013 fixtures took place in October 2012. The championship began 31 May 2013 and ended on 14 September 2013.
  
  Clare were the defending champions and retained their title after defeating Antrim 2-28 to 012 in the final.
  
  ## Fixtures
  
  ### Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
  
  | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Leinster final | Leinster final | Leinster final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Wexford | Wexford | 1-15 | | | | | | |
  | Westmeath | Westmeath | 1-10 | Wexford | Wexford | 1-12 | | | |
  | Dublin | Dublin | 1-11 | Carlow | Carlow | 0-9 | | | |
  | Carlow | Carlow | 1-13 | | | | Wexford | Wexford | 1-21 |
  | | | | | | | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 0-21 |
  | | | | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 1-19 | | | |
  | Laois | Laois | 2-15 | Offaly | Offaly | 1-13 | | | |
  | Offaly | Offaly | 2-16 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
  
  | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Munster final | Munster final | Munster final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Waterford | Waterford | 0-17 | | | |
  | | | | Clare | Clare | 2-15 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Clare | Clare | 1-17 |
  | | | | | | | Tipperary | Tipperary | 2-10 |
  | | | | Cork | Cork | 2-13 | | | |
  | Limerick | Limerick | 2-11 | Tipperary | Tipperary | 5-19 | | | |
  | Tipperary | Tipperary | 2-18 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
  
  | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Ulster final | Ulster final | Ulster final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Down | Down | 1-14 | | | |
  | | | | Antrim | Antrim | 1-17 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Antrim | Antrim | 6-22 |
  | | | | | | | Derry | Derry | 0-6 |
  | | | | Derry | Derry | 2-13 | | | |
  | Armagh | Armagh | w/o. | Armagh | Armagh | 1-13 | | | |
  | Tyrone | Tyrone | scr. | | | | | | |
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Miscellaneous
  
  * Wexford won the Leinster title for the first time since 2002.
  * Clare retained the Munster crown for the first time in their history.
  * After losing thirty-two All-Ireland semi-finals, Antrim finally triumphed and qualified for their first ever All-Ireland decider. The final saw the second ever meeting between Antrim and Clare. Clare won the game and retained the All-Ireland title for the first time in their history.
  
  ## Top scorers
  
  ### Championship
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jason Forde | Tipperary | 5-25 | 40 | 3 | 13.32 |
  | 2 | Cathal O'Connell | Clare | 1-31 | 34 | 4 | 8.5 |
  | 3 | Ciarán Clarke | Antrim | 3-20 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
  | 4 | Stephen Quirke | Offaly | 2-19 | 25 | 2 | 12.50 |
  | 5 | Stephen McAfee | Antrim | 4-07 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
  | 5 | Ian Byrne | Wexford | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
  | 5 | Jack Guiney | Wexford | 0-19 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
  | 5 | John Power | Kilkenny | 0-19 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
  | 9 | Daniel Toner | Down | 1-11 | 14 | 1 | 14.00 |
  | 10 | Jake Dillon | Waterford | 0-13 | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
  
  ### Single game
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jason Forde | Tipperary | 2-08 | 14 | Cork |
  | 1 | Daniel Toner | Down | 1-11 | 14 | Antrim |
  | 3 | Jason Forde | Tipperary | 2-07 | 13 | Clare |
  | 3 | Stephen Quirke | Offaly | 1-10 | 13 | Kilkenny |
  | 3 | Jake Dillon | Waterford | 0-13 | 13 | Clare |
  | 6 | Stephen Quirke | Offaly | 1-09 | 12 | Laois |
  | 7 | Jason Forde | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | Limerick |
  | 7 | Niall O'Brien | Westmeath | 1-08 | 11 | Wexford |
  | 9 | Stephen McAfee | Antrim | 3-01 | 10 | Derry |
  | 9 | Daniel McKernan | Antrim | 1-07 | 10 | Derry |
  | 9 | Stephen Maher | Laois | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly |
  | 9 | John Power | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly |
  