All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
| All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Region | Ireland (GAA) |
| Trophy | Clarke Cup |
| Title holders | Cork (12th title) |
| Most titles | Cork (12 titles) |
| Sponsors | EirGrid |
The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Eirgrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship ) is the premier "knockout" competition for players aged between 17 and 20 in Gaelic football played in Ireland. The competition is organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Previously known as the All-Ireland Under 21 football championship, the competition was regraded to Under 20 following a vote at the GAA Congress on 26 February 2016.[1]
The trophy for the winning team is the Clarke Cup which is named in honour of former Kildare Secretary and Treasurer Tim Clarke.
Cork are the defending champions, beating Dublin in the 2019 final.
Overview
The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was created in 1964 in response to a Congress motion put forward by the Kerry County Board. Since then the competition has grown in importance and profile. The championship is run on an inter-county provincial basis with the winners from Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht playing off against each other in two semi-finals. Cork are the most successful teams in the history of the Under-21 Championship. Two teams have achieved three-in-a-rows; Kerry from 1975 to 1977 and Cork from 1984 to 1986. The coveted treble of winning senior, under-21, minor titles in the same year has been achieved on just one occasion, by Kerry in 1975. Because teams will only play together for at most, about two or three years, unlike the senior competition, it is unusual that one county will dominate for periods any longer than this.
It is usually considered a mark of a very promising player to play for both a county's Under 21 and Senior team at the same time. Many great players have achieved this, although one particular example would be Frank McGuigan, who, in 1973, represented Tyrone in the Ulster Finals of the Minors, Seniors and Under 21s.[2]
Top winners
| Team | Wins | Years won | Runners-up | Years runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork | 12 | 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994, 2007, 2009, 2019 | 5 | 1965, 1979, 2006, 2013, 2016 |
| 2 | Kerry | 10 | 1964, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008 | 7 | 1967, 1972, 1978, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1999 |
| 3 | Mayo | 5 | 1967, 1974, 1983, 2006, 2016 | 7 | 1973, 1984, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2018 |
| Galway | 5 | 1972, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2013 | 4 | 1981, 1989, 1992, 2017 | |
| Dublin | 5 | 2003, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017 | 4 | 1975, 1980, 2002, 2019 | |
| Tyrone | 5 | 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2015 | 2 | 1990, 2003 | |
| 4 | Roscommon | 2 | 1966, 1978 | 4 | 1969, 1982, 2012, 2014 |
| Kildare | 2 | 1965, 2018 | 3 | 1966, 1976, 2008 | |
| Derry | 2 | 1968, 1997 | 2 | 1983, 1985 | |
| Donegal | 2 | 1982, 1987 | 1 | 2010 | |
| 5 | Antrim | 1 | 1969 | 1 | 1974 |
| Meath | 1 | 1993 | 1 | 1997 | |
| Down | 1 | 1979 | 3 | 1977, 2005, 2009 | |
| Offaly | 1 | 1988 | 2 | 1968, 1986 | |
| Westmeath | 1 | 1999 | 0 | ||
| Armagh | 1 | 2004 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Cavan | 0 | 3 | 1988, 1996, 2011 | |
| Laois | 0 | 3 | 1964, 1998, 2007 | ||
| Fermanagh | 0 | 2 | 1970, 1971 | ||
| Limerick | 0 | 1 | 2000 | ||
| Tipperary | 0 | 1 | 2015 |
Wins, runners-up and final appearances
| County | Win | Runner-up | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Kerry | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Mayo | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Galway | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Tyrone | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Dublin | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Kildare | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Derry | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Donegal | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Down | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Offaly | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Antrim | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Meath | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Armagh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Westmeath | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cavan | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Laois | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Fermanagh | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Limerick | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tipperary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Finals listed by year
| Under 20 Competition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Runner Up |
| 2019 | Cork 3-16 | Dublin 1-14 |
| 2018 | Kildare 1-18 | Mayo 1-16 |
| Under 21 Competition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Runner Up |
| 2017 | Dublin 2-13 | Galway 2-7 |
| 2016 | Mayo 5-7 | Cork 1-14 |
| 2015[3] | Tyrone 1–11 | Tipperary 0-13 |
| 2014[4] | Dublin 1-21 | Roscommon 3-6 |
| 2013[5] | Galway 1-14 | Cork 1-11 |
| 2012 | Dublin 2-12 | Roscommon 0-11 |
| 2011 | Galway 2-16 | Cavan 1-9 [6] |
| 2010 | Dublin 1–10 | Donegal 1-8 |
| 2009 | Cork 1–13 | Down 2–9 |
| 2008 | Kerry 2–12 | Kildare 0–11 |
| 2007 | Cork 2–10 | Laois 0–15 |
| 2006 | Mayo 1–13 | Cork 1–11 |
| 2005 | Galway 6-5 | Down 4–6 |
| 2004 | Armagh 2-8 | Mayo 1-9 |
| 2003 | Dublin 0–12 | Tyrone 0-7 |
| 2002 | Galway 0–15 | Dublin 0-7 |
| 2001 | Tyrone 0–13 | Mayo 0–10 |
| 2000 | Tyrone 3–12 | Limerick 0–13 |
| 1999 | Westmeath 0–12 | Kerry 0-9 |
| 1998 | Kerry 2-8 | Laois 0–11 |
| 1997 | Derry 1–12 | Meath 0-5 |
| 1996 | Kerry 1–17 | Cavan 2–10 |
| 1995f | Kerry 2–12 3–10 (R) | Mayo 3-9 1–12 (R) |
| 1994 | Cork 1–12 | Mayo 1-5 |
| 1993 | Meath 1-8 | Kerry 0–10 |
| 1992 | Tyrone 1–10 | Galway 1-7 |
| 1991 | Tyrone 4–16 | Kerry 1-5 |
| 1990 | Kerry 5–12 | Tyrone 2–11 |
| 1989 | Cork 2-8 | Galway 1–10 |
| 1988 | Offaly 0–11 | Cavan 0-9 |
| 1987[7] | Donegal 1-7 1–12 (R) | Kerry 0–10 2-4 (R) |
| 1986 | Cork 3–16 | Offaly 0–12 |
| 1985 | Cork 0–14 | Derry 1-8 |
| 1984 | Cork 0-9 | Mayo 0-6 |
| 1983 | Mayo 2-5 1-8 (R) | Derry 1-8 1-5 (R) |
| 1982 | Donegal 0-8 | Roscommon 0-5 |
| 1981 | Cork 0–14 2-9 (R) | Galway 2-8 1-6 (R) |
| 1980 | Cork 2-8 | Dublin 1-5 |
| 1979 | Down 1–9 | Cork 0-7 |
| 1978 | Roscommon 1-9 | Kerry 1-8 |
| 1977 | Kerry 1–11 | Down 1–5 |
| 1976 | Kerry 0–14 | Kildare 1-3 |
| 1975 | Kerry 1–15 | Dublin 0–10 |
| 1974 | Mayo 0-9 2–10 (R) | Antrim 0-9 2-8 (R) |
| 1973 | Kerry 2–13 | Mayo 0–13 |
| 1972 | Galway 2-6 | Kerry 0-7 |
| 1971 | Cork 3–10 | Fermanagh 0-3 |
| 1970 | Cork 2–11 | Fermanagh 0-9 |
| 1969 | Antrim 1-8 | Roscommon 0–10 |
| 1968 | Derry 3-9 | Offaly 1-9 |
| 1967 | Mayo 2–10 4-9 (R) | Kerry 2–10 1-7 (R) |
| 1966 | Roscommon 2–10 | Kildare 1–12 |
| 1965 | Kildare 2–11 | Cork 1-7 |
| 1964 | Kerry 1–10 | Laois 1-3 |
References
- ^ "Under-21 inter-county football changed to U20 at GAA Congress". RTE Sport. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Personalities". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
- ^ "Tyrone seal dramatic Under-21 triumph". RTÉ Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Dublin 1-21 Roscommon 3-6". RTÉ Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "U21FC final: Galway win thriller". Hogan Stand. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Galway U21 2-16 Cavan U21 1-09". RTÉ Sport. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "Donegal downed the Kingdom back in 1987 too". Democrat. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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