2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 2000 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 37th 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 7 June 2000 and ended on 17 September 2000.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 June 2000 – 17 September 2000 |
| Teams | 17 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Limerick (2nd win) |
| Captain | Donncha Sheehan |
| Manager | Dave Keane |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Captain | Stephen Morgan |
| Manager | Brendan Lynskey |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 18 |
| Top Scorer | Mark Keane (3-34) |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Offaly in the Leinster final.
On 17 September 2000, Limerick won the championship following a 1-13 to 0-13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first since 1987.
Limerick's Mark Keane was the championship's top scorer with 3-34.
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