2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Sponsor | Eirgrid |
| Other | |
| Website | gaa.ie |
The 2020 Inter-County Under-20 Football Championship is the 57th edition of the competition, and the third since the competition was re-graded from Under 21 to Under 20. It is also referred to as the EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship for sponsorship purposes.[1]
Player eligibility
At the start of the championship footballers aged under 20 cannot play for both their county's senior and under-20 championship teams. Initially a footballer must opt to play for either the senior or the under-20 team. Once a county's senior team exits the senior championship all of their under-20 players are then eligible to play for the county under-20 team.
This rule was introduced to prevent player burnout and avoid scheduling conflicts when the senior and under-20 championships are played in the same summer months as both county teams have distinct panels of players. Inevitably some county under-20 teams play without their best under-20 footballers as a result of the player eligibility rule.
Competition Format
Provincial Championships format
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. Each province decides the format for their championship – the format can be straight knockout, double-elimination, a league, groups, etc. or a combination.
All-Ireland format
The four provincial winners play in two All-Ireland Under-20 Football Semi-finals, with the winners of those matches playing in the All-Ireland Final.
Provincial Championships
Connacht
Quarter-Final
| Mayo | v | Galway | |||
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Semi-Finals
| Roscommon | v | Sligo | |||
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| Leitrim | v | Galway/Mayo | |||
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Final
| 7 March 2020 14:00 Final |
Galway 
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4-13 - 0-5 |  Roscommon
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Tuam Stadium Referee: Declan Corcoran (Mayo) Man of the Match: Cathal Sweeney (Salthill/Knocknacarra) |
| Ryan Monahan 1-2, Tomo Culhane 1-1 (0-1f), Matthew Tierney 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Jonathan McGrath and Cian Monahan 1-0 each, Cathal Sweeney 0-3, Tony Gill, Alan Greene, Eoin Mannion 0-1 each | Report | Paul McManus 0-2, Ciaran Lawless, Darragh Walsh, Thomas O'Rourke (0-1f) 0-1 each |
Leinster
Preliminary Round
| 7 February 2020 Preliminary Round | Wexford 
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3-08 (17) – (15) 2-09 |  Carlow
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Enniscorthy, Co Wexford | |
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| 20:00 | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: P Maguire
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| 8 February 2020 Preliminary Round | Wicklow
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1-07 (10) – (20) 1-17 |  Dublin
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Aughrim, Co Wicklow | |
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| 14:00 | |||||
| Referee: J Hickey
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| 8 February 2020 Preliminary Round | Louth 
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0-09 (09) – (12) 2-06 |  Offaly
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Dunleer, Co Louth | |
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| 14:00 | Venue: Dunleer GAA Grounds | ||||
| Referee: B Tiernan
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Quarter-Finals
| 15 February 2020 Quarter Final | Dublin
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3-09 (18) – (09) 0-09 | Longford
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Dublin, Co Dublin | |
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| 14:00 | Venue: Parnell Park | ||||
| Referee: S Johnson
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| 15 February 2020 Quarter Final | Wexford
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1-05 (08) – (14) 1-11 |  Meath
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Enniscorthy, Co Wexford | |
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| 14:00 | Venue: St Patrick's Park | ||||
| Referee: B Cawley
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| 15 February 2020 Quarter Final | Kildare 
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1-07 (10) – (09) 0-09 | Offaly
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Newbridge, Co Kildare | |
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| 14:00 | Venue: St Conleths Park | ||||
| Referee: M Deegan
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| 17 February 2020 Quarter Final | Laois 
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0-13 (13) – (13) 1-10 | Westmeath
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Portlaoise, Co Laois | |
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| 19:30 | Venue: MW Hire O'Moore Park | ||||
| Referee: C Reilly
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Semi-Finals
| 21 February 2020 Semi Final | Laois
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1-07 (10) – (04) 0-04 | Kildare
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Portlaoise, Co Laois | |
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| 19:30 | Venue: O'Moore Park | ||||
| Referee: F Kelly
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| 22 February 2020 Semi Final | Dublin
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2-14 (20) – (07) 0-07 | Meath
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Dublin, Co Dublin | |
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| 14:00 | Venue: Parnell Park | ||||
| Referee: J Hickey
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Final
| 6 March 2020 19:30 Final |
Dublin
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0-18 - 0-8 | Laois
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Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford) Man of the Match: Lorcan O’Dell (Templeogue Synge Street) |
| Ciaran Archer 0-7 (0-3f, 2 ‘45), Kieran McKeon 0-4, Lee Gannon 0-2, Rory Dwyer, Mark Lavin, Lorcan O’Dell, Sean Foran, Conor Kinsella 0-1 each | Report | Ronan Coffey 0-4 (0-2f), Matthew Byron 0-3 (0-2f, 1 ‘45), Jack Owens 0-1 |
Munster
Quarter-Finals
| 20 February 2020 Quarter Final | Clare 
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3-14 (23) – (06) 0-06 |  Waterford
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Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare | |
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| Venue: Hennessy Memorial Park | |||||
| Referee: Jonathan Hayes (Limerick)
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| 19 February 2020 Quarter Final | Tipperary
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0-06 (06) – (07) 0-07 |  Limerick
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Rathkeale, Co Limerick | |
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| Venue: Mick Neville Park | |||||
| Referee: P O'Sullivan (Kerry)
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Semi-Finals
| 26 February 2020 Semi Final | Cork
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1-12 (15) – (13) 2-07 | Clare
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Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare | |
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| 19:00 | (HT: 1-04 - 2-02) | Venue: Hennessy Memorial Park | |||
| Referee: B Griffin (Kerry)
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| 26 February 2020 Semi Final | Kerry
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0-14 (14) – (07) 0-07 | Limerick
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Rathkeale, Co Limerick | |
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| 19:00 | Venue: Mick Neville Park | ||||
| Referee: C Maguire (Clare)
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Final
| 4 March 2020 19:30 Final |
Kerry
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0-17 - 1-9 | Cork
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Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary) Man of the Match: Ruaidhri Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht) |
| Ruaidhri Ó Beaglaoich 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1m), Paul Walsh 0-3f, Patrick Darcy and Sean Quilter (0-1f) 0-2 each, Darragh Lyne, Killian Falvey, Paul O’Shea, Seán Horan, Sean Keane 0-1 each | Report | Blake Murphy 1-3, Mark Cronin 0-4 (0-1f), Jack Murphy and Fionn Herlihy 0-1 each |
Ulster
Preliminary Round
| 8 February 2020 | Derry | v | Fermanagh | ||
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Quarter-Finals
| Cavan | v | Down | |||
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| Donegal | v | Monaghan | |||
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| Armagh | v | Tyrone | |||
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| Antrim | v | Derry/Fermanagh | |||
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Final
| 7 March 2020 15:00 Final |
Tyrone 
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1-11 - 0-9 | Donegall
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St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Darren O'Hare (Down) Man of the Match: Ethan Jordan (Eglish) |
| Ethan Jordan 0-5, Joe Oguz and Tiarnán Quinn (0-1f) 0-2 each, Kevin Barker and Liam Gray 0-1 each | Report | Aaron Doherty 0-3 (0-1f), Padraig McGettigan 0-2 (0-1f), Paul O'Hare, Luke Gavigan, Keelin McGroddy, Johnny McGroddy 0-1 each |
All-Ireland
Semi-Finals
| Dublin
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1-14 (17) – (15) 1-12 | Tyrone
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| (HT: 1-05 – 1-07) | ||
| Gls: Brian O'Leary Pts: Ciaran Archer (6, 3f), Mark Lavin (3), Lorcan O'Dell (2), Brian O'Leary, Sean Lowry, Lee Gannon |
Gls: Tiernan Quinn Pts: Ethan Jordan (5, 3f, '45), Tiarnan Quinn (3, 2f), Darragh Canavan (3, 1m), Simon Garrity | |
| Galway
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1-15 (18) – (13) 1-10 | Kerry
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| (HT: 1-05 – 1-07) | ||
| Gls: Cian Monahan Pts: Matthew Tierney (6, 5f, 1m), Matthew Cooley (4, 3f), Cian Monahan, Cian Hernon, Oisin Gormley, Nathan Grainger, Patrick Kelly (f). |
Gls: Ruaidhri O Beaglaoich Pts: Deividas Uosis (3, 2f, 1 ’45), Eddie Horan (3), Paul Walsh (2), Sean Keane, Dylan Geaney | |
Final
| Galway
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1-11 (14) – (13) 0-13 | Dublin
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| (HT: 0-08 – 0-05) | ||
| Gls: 1 Pts: 11 |
Gls: 0 Pts: 13 | |
| Note: The game was scheduled to take place on 24 October, however, on 19 October, the Government of Ireland agreed to move the entire country to Level 5 lockdown restrictions from midnight on Wednesday 21 October for six weeks until 1 December. As a result, all minor and U20 inter-county competitions are paused until further notice.[4] | ||
Notes
- ^ a b The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
References
- ^ Under 20
- ^ "Dublin 1-14 1-12 Tyrone". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Galway 1-15 1-10 Kerry". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Leahy, Pat; Horgan-Jones, Jack; Bray, Jennifer; Bowers, Shauna (19 October 2020). "Covid-19: State moves to Level 5 for six weeks with hopes of 'meaningful' Christmas celebrations". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.