2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship
Tournament details
Year	2020
Sponsor	Eirgrid
Other
Website	gaa.ie
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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

Semi-Finals

Roscommon	v	Sligo

Leitrim	v	Galway/Mayo

Final

06 March 2020

Galway	4-15 (27) – (5) 0-05	Roscommon

Leinster

Preliminary Round

7 February 2020 Preliminary Round	Wexford	3-08 (17) – (15) 2-09	Carlow	Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
20:00				Venue: St Patrick's Park
				Referee: P Maguire

8 February 2020 Preliminary Round	Wicklow	1-07 (10) – (20) 1-17	Dublin	Aughrim, Co Wicklow
14:00
				Referee: J Hickey

8 February 2020 Preliminary Round	Louth	0-09 (09) – (12) 2-06	Offaly	Dunleer, Co Louth
14:00				Venue: Dunleer GAA Grounds
				Referee: B Tiernan

Quarter-Finals

15 February 2020 Quarter Final	Dublin	3-09 (18) – (09) 0-09	Longford	Dublin, Co Dublin
14:00				Venue: Parnell Park
				Referee: S Johnson

15 February 2020 Quarter Final	Wexford	1-05 (08) – (14) 1-11	Meath	Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
14:00				Venue: St Patrick's Park
				Referee: B Cawley

15 February 2020 Quarter Final	Kildare	1-07 (10) – (09) 0-09	Offaly	Newbridge, Co Kildare
14:00				Venue: St Conleths Park
				Referee: M Deegan

17 February 2020 Quarter Final	Laois	0-13 (13) – (13) 1-10	Westmeath	Portlaoise, Co Laois
19:30				Venue: MW Hire O'Moore Park
				Referee: C Reilly