| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May — 28 September 2013 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Clare (4th win) |
| Captain | Patrick Donnellan |
| Manager | Davy Fitzgerald |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Pa Cronin |
| Manager | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 21 |
| Goals total | 48 (2.28 per game) |
| Points total | 710 (33.80 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Colin Ryan (0-70) |
| Player of the Year | Tony Kelly |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the 2013 fixtures took place on 4 October 2012.[1] The championship began on 5 May 2013 and ended on 28 September 2013 with Clare winning their fourth All Ireland title after a 5–16 to 3–16 win against Cork in the replayed final.[2]
Kilkenny were the defending champions.[3] However, they were knocked out of the Leinster Championship by eventual Leinster champions Dublin at the semi-final stage and Cork saw them off in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Limerick won the Munster Championship for the first time since 1996. Cork defeated Dublin and Clare defeated Limerick in the All-Ireland semi-finals.
The 2013 Championship has been described by many as one of the best ever.[4][5][6][7] In February 2014, the GAA announced that both the 2013 football and hurling Championships brought in €11.9m in gate receipts, an increase of €1.3m for the hurling championship.[8]
The introduction of Hawk-Eye for Championship matches at Croke Park fell foul in a high-profile[9] blunder by the computer system which led to use of Hawk-Eye being suspended during the All-Ireland semi-finals on 18 August. During the minor game between Limerick and Galway, Hawk-Eye ruled a point for Limerick as a miss although the graphic showed the ball passing inside the posts, causing confusion around the stadium - the referee ultimately waved the valid point wide provoking anger from fans, viewers and TV analysts covering the game live.[10] The system was subsequently stood down for the senior game which followed, owing to "an inconsistency in the generation of a graphic".[11] Hawk-Eye admitted they were to blame and as a result Limerick, who were narrowly defeated after extra-time, announced they would be appealing over Hawk-Eye's costly failure.[9] The incident drew attention from the UK, where Hawk-Eye had made its debut in English soccer's Premier League the day before.[12]
- ^ "Draws made for Leinster and Munster hurling championship". Irish Examiner. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Clare claim All-Ireland SHC crown". Setanta Sports. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Imperious Kilkenny win All-Ireland at ease". RTÉ Sport. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "What a hurling year we had in 2013". RTÉ Sport. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Shocks, saves and some magic hurling in a summer to savour". Irish Independent. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Davy rises to become leader of the pack". Irish Independent. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Hurling's old order face new challenge". Irish Independent. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Classic hurling year reaps dividend for the GAA". Daily Mirror. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Hawk-Eye admits to human error at Croke Park as Limerick confirm appeal". RTÉ Sport. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ "GAA's 'Hawkeye' stood down following error during All-Ireland minor semi-final". Irish Independent. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Limerick to appeal after Hawk-Eye blunder in minor hurling game". BBC Sport. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Irish officials suspend Hawk-Eye system after glitch". Reuters. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2013.