2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928 [All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|1928]. The championship began on 21 April 2012 and ended on 30 September 2012.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 30 September 2012, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-18 to 1-11 defeat of Dublin in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 19th All-Ireland title and their first title since 2007. It was Tipperary and Dublin's first meeting in an All-Ireland final since 1954.
Clare's Bobby Duggan was the championship's top scorer with 3-49.
Results
[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]
First roundSecond round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''
[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]
Quarter-finalsPlay-offs
Semi-finals
'''Final'''
[Ulster Minor Hurling Championship]
Quarter-finalsSemi-final
'''Finals'''
[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals
'''Final'''
Statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Bobby Duggan | Clare | 3-49 | 58 | 6 | 9.66 |
| 2 | Paul Winters | Dublin | 3-44 | 53 | 7 | 7.57 |
| 3 | John McGrath | Tipperary | 2-46 | 52 | 6 | 8.66 |
| 4 | P. J. Scully | Laois | 1-30 | 33 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Mark McCarthy | Tipperary | 6-13 | 31 | 6 | 5.16 |
| 5 | Tony French | Wexford | 0-31 | 31 | 5 | 6.20 |
| 7 | Marty Kavanagh | Carlow | 1-25 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| 7 | Caolan Bailie | Down | 1-25 | 28 | 5 | 5.60 |
| 9 | Pa O'Callaghan | Cork | 1-20 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 10 | Conor McDonald | Wexford | 2-15 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
;Top scorer in a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Marty Kavanagh | Carlow | 1-14 | 17 | Kildare |
| 2 | Bobby Duggan | Clare | 1-12 | 15 | Limerick |
| 2 | Tony French | Wexford | 0-15 | 15 | Dublin |
| 4 | John McGrath | Tipperary | 1-11 | 14 | Dublin |
| 5 | Caolan Bailie | Down | 0-13 | 13 | Antrim |
| 6 | Conor Martin | Kilkenny | 2-06 | 12 | Laois |
| 6 | Cormac O'Doherty | Derry | 1-09 | 12 | Armagh |
| 8 | Anthony Spillane | Cork | 3-02 | 11 | Kerry |
| 8 | Bobby Duggan | Clare | 1-08 | 11 | Waterford |
| 8 | Ronan Lynch | Limerick | 0-11 | 11 | Cork |