Championship Details | |
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Dates | 9 April 2011– 4 September 2011 |
Teams | 26 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Galway (9th win) |
Captain | Shane Maloney |
Manager | Mattie Murphy |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Dublin |
Captain | Chris Crummey |
Manager | Shay Boland |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Clare |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship Statistics | |
Matches Played | 35 |
Top Scorer | Mattie Lennon (4-25) |
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The 2011 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 81st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 9 April 2011 and ended on 4 September 2011.
Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Waterford in the All-Ireland quarter-final.[1]
On 4 September 2011, Galway won the championship after a 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] This was their 9th championship title overall and their first title since 2009.
Armagh's Mattie Lennon was the championship's top scorer with 4-25.