2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
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{{Infobox Under-20 Football All-Ireland
| year = 2013
| type = Under-21
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| teams = 32
| team = Galway
| titles = 5th
| captain = Fiontán Ó Curraoin
| manager = Alan Flynn
| team2 = Cork
| captain2 = Damien Cahalane
| manager2 = John Cleary
| munster = Cork
| leinster = Kildare
| ulster = Cavan
| connacht = Galway
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| previous = 2012
| next = 2014
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30550431.html|title=Dublin the All-Ireland U21 football champions|date=6 May 2012|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=18 August 2023|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/187121|title=Leinster U21 FC: Longford shock Dubs|date=6 March 2013|publisher=Hogan Stand|access-date=18 August 2023|first=|last=}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30593452.html|title=Tribesmen take U21 title in thrilling final|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=4 May 2013|access-date=30 October 2023|first=|last=}}
[[Munster Under-21 Football Championship]]
=Munster quarter-finals=
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| date = 13 March 2013
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Cork
| score = 0-14 - 2-07
| team2 = Kerry
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| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn
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| date = 13 March 2013
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 1-17 - 0-09
| team2 = Waterford
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| stadium = Semple Stadium
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=Munster semi-finals=
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| date = 27 March 2013
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Limerick
| score = 0-11 - 2-14
| team2 = Cork
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| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
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| date = 27 March 2013
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 1-12 - 0-07
| team2 = Clare
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| stadium = Semple Stadium
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=Munster final=
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| date = 10 April 2013
| round = Final
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 0-09 - 1-17
| team2 = Cork
| report = [https://munster.gaa.ie/event/cadbury-munster-u21-football-championship-final-2/ Report]
| goals1 = L McGrath 0-5 (frees); S Leahy 0-2; J Lonergan, S O’Brien 0-1 each.
| goals2 = 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.
| stadium = Semple Stadium
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[[All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship]]
=All-Ireland semi-finals=
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| date = 20 April 2013
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Cork
| score = 0-15 - 1-11
| team2 = Cavan
| report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30591948.html Report]
| goals1 = 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
| goals2 = 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
| stadium = Bord Na Móna O'Connor Park
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| date = 20 April 2013
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Galway
| score = 2-10 - 2-05
| team2 = Kildare
| report = [https://www.the42.ie/half-time-galway-v-kildare-all-ireland-u21-fc-semi-final-877994-Apr2013/#:~:text=Galway%202%2D10,and%20they%20were%20deserving%20victors. Report]
| goals1 = 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).
| goals2 = D Flynn 1-1, S Hurley 1-0, N Kelly 0-1, P Cribbin 0-1, F Dowling 0-1, P Fogarty 0-1.
| stadium = Bord Na Móna O'Connor Park
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=All-Ireland final=
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| date = 4 May 2013
| round = Final
| team1 = Galway
| score = 1-14 - 1-11
| team2 = Cork
| report = [https://www.the42.ie/galway-cork-all-ireland-u21-896704-May2013/ Report]
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = 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.
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
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