{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox hurling championship | name = 2013 Nicky Rackard Cup | image = | imagesize = | caption = | dates = 4 May<br />– 8 June 2013 | teams = 6 | champions = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | count = 1 | champions captain = | champions manager = [[Ray Durack]] | runners-up = [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] | matches = 9 | goals = | points = | top scorer = | previous year =2012 | previous tournament =2012 Nicky Rackard Cup | next year = 2014 | next tournament = 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup }}The '''2013 season''' was the ninth staging of the [[Nicky Rackard Cup]]. [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] were the 2013 Champions, defeating [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/donegal_hurlers_win_the_nicky_rackard_cup|title=Donegal hurlers win the Nicky Rackard cup|work=Donegal Now|date=8 June 2013|accessdate=8 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504204708/http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/donegal_hurlers_win_the_nicky_rackard_cup|archive-date=4 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/donegal-win-nicky-rackard-cup-despite-sending-off-596954.html|title=Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off|newspaper=Irish Examiner|date=8 June 2013|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=193985|title=Nicky Rackard Cup final: to Donegal the spoils|work=Hogan Stand|date=8 June 2013|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/gaa/donegal-win-nicky-rackard-cup-despite-sending-off-596954.html|title=Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off|work=BreakingNews.ie|date=8 June 2013|accessdate=8 June 2013}}</ref> However, they were not promoted to the [[2014 Christy Ring Cup]] due to a restructuring of the competition.<ref name=dn_17052019>{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Ferry|title=Hurlers rise to Christy Ring challenge|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=17 May 2019|page=76|quote='We actually won the Nicky Rackard Cup back in 2013 but there was a re-structure the following year and we didn't get to go up'.}} - interview with Donegal hurler [[Seán McVeigh]].</ref>
==Format== Six teams compete. Four play in Round 1, two go straight to Round 2. *The Round 1 winners advance to Round 2. The Round 1 losers go into quarter-finals. *The Round 2 winners advance to semi-finals. The Round 2 losers go into quarter-finals. *The quarter-final winners advance to semi-finals.
== Team changes ==
=== To Championship === Relegated from the [[Christy Ring Cup]]
* None
Promoted from the [[Lory Meagher Cup]]
* [[Tyrone county hurling team|Tyrone]]
=== From Championship === Promoted to the [[Christy Ring Cup]]
* [[Armagh county hurling team|Armagh]]
Relegated to the [[Lory Meagher Cup]]
* None
== Teams ==
* Donegal * Louth * Monaghan * Roscommon * Sligo * Tyrone
==Results== ===Round 1=== {{football box collapsible |date = 4 May 2013 |time = 15:00 |round = Round 1 |team1 = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |score = 1-11 - 0-12 |report = |team2 = [[Louth GAA|Louth]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Carrickmore |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box collapsible |date = 4 May 2013 |time = 15:00 |round = Round 1 |team1 = [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] |score = 1-18 - 0-14 |report = |team2 = [[Sligo GAA|Sligo]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Athleague |attendance = |referee = }} ===Round 2=== {{football box collapsible |date = 11 May 2013 |time = 15:00 |round = Round 2 |team1 = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |score = 2-19 - 1-10 |report = |team2 = [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Killyclogher |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box collapsible |date = 11 May 2013 |time = 15:00 |round = Round 2 |team1 = [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] |score = 0-16 - 1-16 |report = |team2 = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Athleague |attendance = |referee = }} ===Quarter-finals=== {{football box collapsible |date = 18 May 2013 |time = 15:00 |round = Quarter-final |team1 = [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |score = 5-12 - 2-7 |report = |team2 = [[Sligo GAA|Sligo]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Inniskeen |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box collapsible |date = 18 May 2013 |time = 16:00 |round = Quarter-final |team1 = [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] |score = 2-14 - 0-13 |report = |team2 = [[Louth GAA|Louth]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Connacht Centre of Excellence |attendance = |referee = }} ===Semi-finals=== {{football box collapsible |date = 25 May 2013 |time = 15:00 |round = Semi-final |team1 = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |score = 5-12 - 2-9 |report = |team2 = [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Letterkenny |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box collapsible |date = 25 May 2013 |time = 15:00 |round = Semi-final |team1 = [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] |score = 3-28 - 0-14 |report = |team2 = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Athleague |attendance = |referee = }} ===Final=== {{football box collapsible |date = 8 June 2013 |time = |round = Final |team1 = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |score = 3-20 - 3-16 |report =[https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2013/0608/455400-donegal-v-roscommon/ Report] |team2 = [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Croke Park]] |attendance = |referee = P Murphy (Carlow) }}
==Stadia and locations== {{Main|List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums}}
==Statistics== ==Miscellaneous==
* [[Donegal county hurling team|Doengal]] won their 1st championship in 2 years, last winning the [[2011 Lory Meagher Cup]].
==See also==
* [[2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] * [[2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]] * [[2013 Christy Ring Cup]] * [[2013 Lory Meagher Cup]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130501015620/http://gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/national-fixtures/christy-ring-nicky-rackard-lory-meagher/nicky-rackard/ Nicky Cup fixtures]
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