Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship Once a team is defeated they are eliminated from the championship. The Leinster Championship has wider implications for the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The winners of the Munster final automatically qualify for the semi-final stages of the All-Ireland series of games. Unlike the final runners-up in the minor and senior championships, there is no 'back-door system' at under-21 level. Eight of the twelve counties of Leinster – Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Wexford – participate in the championship. At the end of the Leinster final, the winning team is presented with a trophy. The cup, named the
2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Rounds Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final Louth : 2-17 (23) Dublin : 3-23 (32) Dublin : 2-20 (26) Dublin : 0-16 (16) Carlow : 0-18 (18) Louth : 0-15 (15) Meath : 3-10 (19) Westmeath : 2-13 (19) Wicklow : 0-20 (20) Offaly : 3-16 (25) Kildare : 2-19 (25) Offaly : 1-18 (21) Meath : 2-22 (28) Westmeath : 4-14 (26) Laois : 3-12 (21) Laois : 0-19 (19) Wexford : 0-13 (13) Kildare : 1-19 (22) Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final Waterford : 2-09 (15) Kerry : 3-21 (30) Kerry : 0-18 (18) Tipperary : 4-16 (28) Tipperary : 0-15 (15) Cork