| Type: | Under-21 |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Dates: | 6 June 2001 – 16 September 2001 |
| Teams: | 15 |
| Munster: | Limerick |
| Leinster: | Wexford |
| Ulster: | Antrim |
| Matches: | 14 |
| Team: | Limerick |
| Titles: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Timmy Houlihan |
| Manager: | Dave Keane |
| Team2: | Wexford |
| Captain2: | Nicky Lambert |
| Manager2: | Séamus Murphy |
| Topscorer: | Mark Keane (3-29) |
| Previous: | 2000 |
| Next: | 2002 |
The 2001 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 6 June 2001 and ended on 16 September 2001.
Limerick were the defending champions.[1]
On 16 September 2001, Limerick won the championship following a 0-17 to 2-10 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their second All-Ireland title in succession and their third title overall.
Limerick's Mark Keane was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Semi-finals
Final
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Keane | Limerick | 3-29 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 2-27 | 33 | 3 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Barry Lambert | Wexford | 0-22 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
| 4 | Brian McCormack | Laois | 0-17 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 5 | Paul Hearty | Derry | 1-12 | 15 | 1 | 15.00 |
| 6 | Cathal McCarthy | Cork | 2-06 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Conor Fitzgerald | Limerick | 1-07 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
| Eoin Fitzgerald | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| 9 | Paul Carley | Wexford | 1-06 | 9 | 5 | 1.80 |
| Paul Sheehan | Kilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 2-09 | 15 | Limerick |
| Paul Hearty | Derry | 1-12 | 15 | Antrim | |
| 3 | Mark Keane | Limerick | 2-07 | 13 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Cathal McCarthy | Cork | 2-05 | 11 | Kerry |
| Mark Keane | Limerick | 0-11 | 11 | Cork | |
| 6 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Clare |
| 7 | Brian McCormack | Laois | 0-09 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| Barry Lambert | Wexford | 0-09 | 9 | Antrim | |
| 9 | Séamus Prendergast | Waterford | 0-08 | 8 | Tipperary |
| Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 0-08 | 8 | Waterford |