2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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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

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 Under-21 Football Championship

Munster quarter-finals

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

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

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 Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

20 April 2013 Semi-final
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
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

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

  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.