| Type: | Minor |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Dates: | 21 April 2001 – 9 September 2001 |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Munster: | Tipperary |
| Leinster: | Kilkenny |
| Ulster: | Derry |
| Matches: | 22 |
| Team: | Cork |
| Titles: | 18th |
| Captain: | Tomás O'Leary |
| Manager: | John Considine |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Captain2: | Ger Farragher |
| Manager2: | Josie Harte |
| Topscorer: | Kieran Murphy (5-38) |
| Previous: | 2000 |
| Next: | 2002 |
The 2001 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier under-18 inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 21 April 2001 and ended on 9 September 2001.
Galway were the defending champions and were hoping to win a third successive championship.[1]
On 9 September 2001, Cork won the championship following a 2-10 to 1-8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their 18th All-Ireland title, their first in three championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland victory.
Cork's Kieran Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 5-28.
Round robin
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| 1 | Offaly | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-35 | 2-23 | 36 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Dublin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-34 | 1-31 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Laois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-30 | 9-30 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Westmeath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-24 | 15-39 | -54 | 0 |
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Final
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kieran Murphy | Cork | 5-38 | 53 | 6 | 8.83 | |
| 2 | Kevin Kelly | Offaly | 6-09 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 | |
| 3 | Pat Shortt | Tipperary | 0-24 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 | |
| 4 | David O'Callaghan | Dublin | 2-17 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 | |
| 5 | Hugh Pat Kelly | Derry | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 | |
| 6 | Brian Carroll | Offaly | 0-20 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 | |
| 7 | Ger Farragher | Galway | 1-15 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | |
| 8 | Setanta Ó hAilpín | Cork | 3-07 | 16 | 6 | 2.66 | |
| Brian Dowling | Kilkenny | 0-16 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 | ||
| 10 | Rory Jacob | Wexford | 3-06 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kieran Murphy | Cork | 3-06 | 15 | Kilkenny |
| 2 | Kevin Kelly | Offaly | 3-05 | 14 | Laois |
| Kieran Murphy | Cork | 1-11 | 14 | Limerick | |
| 4 | Brian Ferns | Laois | 3-01 | 10 | Westmeath |
| Joe Gantley | Galway | 2-04 | 10 | Derry | |
| Hugh Pat Kelly | Derry | 1-07 | 10 | Down | |
| 7 | Kevin Kelly | Offaly | 2-03 | 9 | Westmeath |
| Rory Jacob | Wexford | 2-03 | 9 | Offaly | |
| Kenneth Burke | Galway | 2-03 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| Ger Farragher | Galway | 1-06 | 9 | Cork | |
| Ger Farragher | Galway | 1-06 | 9 | Derry | |
| David O'Callaghan | Dublin | 0-09 | 9 | Westmeath | |
| Pat Shortt | Tipperary | 0-09 | 9 | Cork | |
| Brian Dowling | Kilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | Cork |