2003 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 2003 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 72nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

2003 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamLaois (3rd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDublin
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtGalway

Derry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.

On 12 October 2003, Laois won the championship following a 2-10 to 1-9 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title in six championship seasons.[1]

Results

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Final

12 October 2003 Final replayLaois1-12 - 0-08DublinDr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous
  • The All-Ireland final is contested by two teams from the same province for the first time ever. Laois become the first "back door" champions, having earlier been defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.
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References
  1. "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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