| Dates | 19 January - 10 February 2013 | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Waterford Crystal | ||
| Waterford Crystal Cup Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Clare | ||
| Captain | Patrick Donnellan | ||
| Manager | Davy Fitzgerald | ||
| Waterford Crystal Cup Runners-up | |||
| Runners-up | Tipperary | ||
| Captain | Shane McGrath | ||
| Manager | Eamon O'Shea | ||
| Cup Statistics | |||
| No. matches played | 11 | ||
| Goals total | 14 (3.50 per game) | ||
| Points total | 131 (32.75 per game) | ||
| Top scorer | Gary Guilfoyle (2-20) | ||
Tipperary were the defending champions.[2] The final was contested by Clare and Tipp under lights in Thurles on 9 February 2013, with Clare winning by 1-21 to 1-13.[3] [4] [5]
A total of twelve teams will contest the Waterford Crystal Cup, including a return for all of the teams from the 2012 Waterford Crystal Cup.
Mary Immaculate College will make their debut in the competition while Cork Institute of Technology, who last took part in the competition in 2011, will not field a team once again.
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| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Guilfoyle | Limerick Institute of Technology | 2-10 | 16 | Tipperary | |
| 2 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 2-7 | 13 | University College Cork | |
| 3 | Shane Dowling | Limerick | 2-5 | 11 | Mary Immaculate College | |
| 4 | William Griffin | University College Cork | 1-7 | 10 | Cork |