| Type: | Minor |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Dates: | 9 April 2011 - 4 September 2011 |
| Teams: | 26 |
| Sponsor: | ESB |
| Munster: | Clare |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Ulster: | Antrim |
| Matches: | 35 |
| Team: | Galway |
| Titles: | 9th |
| Captain: | Shane Maloney |
| Manager: | Mattie Murphy |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Captain2: | Chris Crummey |
| Manager2: | Shay Boland |
| Topscorer: | Mattie Lennon (4-25) |
| Previous: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2012 |
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.
Preliminary round
First round
Second round
Third round
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Final
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-final
Final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattie Lennon | Armagh | 4-25 | 37 | 3 | 12.33 | |
| 2 | Shane Farren | Derry | 2-24 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 | |
| 3 | Shane Moloney | Galway | 2-23 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 | |
| Kevin Kelly | Kilkenny | 2-23 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 | ||
| 5 | Jake Dillon | Wexford | 0-28 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 | |
| 6 | Stephen Maher | Laois | 1-23 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 | |
| Aonghus Clarke | Laois | 1-23 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 | ||
| Cathal O'Connell | Clare | 0-26 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 | ||
| Liam McGrath | Tipperary | 0-26 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 | ||
| 10 | Rob O'Shea | Cork | 0-25 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattie Lennon | Armagh | 2-10 | 16 | Fermanagh |
| 2 | Cormac Costello | Dublin | 4-02 | 14 | Waterford |
| Shane Farren | Derry | 1-11 | 14 | Down | |
| 4 | Jack Guiney | Wexford | 2-07 | 13 | Offaly |
| Kevin Kelly | Kilkenny | 1-10 | 13 | Wexford | |
| Stephen Maher | Laois | 1-10 | 13 | Meath | |
| Rob O'Shea | Cork | 0-13 | 13 | Kerry | |
| 8 | Shane Farren | Derry | 1-09 | 12 | Tyrone |
| Mattie Lennon | Armagh | 1-09 | 12 | Cavan | |
| Shane Moloney | Galway | 1-09 | 12 | Dublin |