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.
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.
Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Mark KeaneLimerick3-344358.602Conor GathOffaly1-161944.753Damien MurrayOffaly0-161644.004David HubanGalway3-041326.50Brian BegleyLimerick2-061252.40Donncha SheehanLimerick2-061252.40Alec WattAntrim2-061234.008Rory HoganClare2-051125.50Andrew MitchellWestmeath0-111125.50P FitzgeraldWaterford0-111125.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Mark KeaneLimerick1-1013Antrim2David HubanGalway3-0312OffalyMark KeaneLimerick1-0912Cork4Rory HoganClare2-0511Kerry5Conor GathOffaly1-069LaoisPaul BraniffDown1-069Derry7James YoungLaois1-058Offaly8Brian CosgraveClare2-017KerryJ McKennaDerry2-017DownAlec WattAntrim1-047ArmaghCian DalyDublin1-047WestmeathAndrew MitchellWestmeath0-077DublinKevin PowerKilkenny0-077Offaly
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