2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 24 May 2017 and ended on 9 September 2017.
Waterford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster semi-final. Meath fielded a team in the championship for the first time in several seasons.
On 9 September 2017, Limerick won the championship following a 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.
Provincial championships
[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]
Preliminary roundQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''
[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]
Quarter-finalSemi-finals
'''Final'''
[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]
Semi-finals'''Final'''
Statistics
Top scorers
Top scorers overall| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 0-44 | 44 | 5 | 8.80 |
| 2 | Alan Murphy | Kilkenny | 1-30 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 3 | Killian Doyle | Westmeath | 0-30 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Cathal Dunbar | Wexford | 4-10 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 5 | Shane Walsh | Kilkenny | 2-13 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 6 | John Donnelly | Kilkenny | 1-15 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
| 7 | Declan Dalton | Cork | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 7 | Joe Coleman | Wexford | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 9 | Cormac O'Doherty | Derry | 2-10 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 9 | Peter Casey | Limerick | 2-10 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Jack Sheridan | Kildare | 2-09 | 15 | Carlow |
| 2 | Declan Dalton | Cork | 1-12 | 15 | Waterford |
| 3 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | 0-14 | 14 | Clare |
| 4 | Shane Walsh | Kilkenny | 2-07 | 13 | Derry |
| 5 | Killian Doyle | Westmeath | 0-12 | 12 | Meath |
| 6 | Cormac O'Doherty | Derry | 2-05 | 11 | Offaly |
| 6 | Cathal Dunbar | Wexford | 1-08 | 11 | Offaly |
| 6 | Alan Murphy | Kilkenny | 1-08 | 8 | Westmeath |
| 9 | John Donnelly | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | Derry |
| 9 | Patrick Curran | Waterford | 0-10 | 10 | Cork |
| 9 | Killian Doyle | Westmeath | 0-10 | 10 | Laois |
| 9 | Joe Coleman | Wexford | 0-10 | 10 | Carlow |
Miscellaneous
- The All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Limerick was the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.