2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

The 2019 Inter-County Under-20 Football Championship was the 56th edition of the competition, and the second since the competition was re-graded from Under 21 to Under 20. It was sponsored by Eirgrid, and known as the EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship for sponsorship purposes.[1]

EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship

Tournament details
Year	2019
Sponsor	Eirgrid
Dates	May 2019 – 3 August 2019
Defending champions	Kildare
Other
Website	gaa.ie

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

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Final

10 July 2019 16:00 Final	Galway	0-16 - 0-10	Mayo	Tuam Stadium, Tuam Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Liam Costello (Milltown)
	Darragh Silke 0-5 (0-4f), Liam Costello 0-4, Padraig Costello 0-3 (0-1f), Rory Cunningham 0-2, Conor Newell and Matthew Tierney (0-1f) 0-1 each	Report	Evan O'Brien 0-4f, Paul Towey and Tommy Conroy 0-3 each

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Leinster

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Final

19 July 2019 20:00 Final	Dublin	4-18 - 0-17	Laois	O'Connor Park Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Man of the Match: Ciaran Archer (St. Maurs)
	Ciaran Archer 3-8 (1-0 pen, 0-7f), Kieran Kennedy 1-0, James Doran 0-3, Brian O'Leary and Ross McGarry (0-1f) 0-2 each, Sean Lambe, Niall O'Leary, Karl Lynch Bissett 0-1 each	Report	Diarmuid Whelan 0-8 (0-6f), Mark Barry (0-1f) and Alan Kinsella 0-2 each, Eoin Dunne, Michael Doran, Ronan Coffey, Jack Owens, Niall Dunne 0-1 each

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Munster

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																Cork		3-16 (25)
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18 July 2019 20:00 Final	Cork	3-16 - 0-12	Kerry	Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork Referee: Alan Kissane (Waterford) Man of the Match: Mark Cronin (Nemo Rangers)
	Cathal O’Mahony 1-5 (0-2f), Mark Cronin 0-5 (0-1f), Blake Murphy 1-1, Fionn Herlihy 1-0, Colm Barrett and Damien Gore 0-2 each, Colm O’Callaghan 0-1	Report	Donal O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-4f), Eddie Horan 0-3, Cian Gammel, Sean O’Leary, Fiachra Clifford, Paul O’Shea 0-1 each

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Ulster

	Preliminary Round					Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Final
						Derry		5-11 (26)
						Armagh		2-13 (19)
											Derry		1-14 (17)
											Fermanagh		1-11 (14)
						Fermanagh		0-14 (14)
						Donegal		0-12 (12)
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																Tyrone		4-13 (25)
						Cavan		1-13 (16)
						Monaghan		2-04 (10)
											Cavan		0-09 (09)
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						Tyrone		2-11 (17)
	Down		1-16 (19)			Down		1-12 (15)
	Antrim		0-11 (11)

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Semi-Finals

Derry v Fermanagh

5 July 2019 (2019-07-05) Semi-Final 1	Derry	1-14 (17) – (14) 1-11	Fermanagh	Omagh
20:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Healy Park
				Referee: Niall McKenna (Monaghan)

Cavan v Tyrone

6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Semi-Final 2	Cavan	0-09 (09) – (13) 0-13	Tyrone	Clones
14:45 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St. Tiernach's Park
				Referee: Sean Laverty (Antrim)

Final

14 July 2019 18:00 Final	Tyrone	4-13 - 1-10	Derry	Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
	Sean Og McAleer 1-2, Conor Quinn 1-0, Joe Oguz 1-0, James Garrity 1-0 pen, Tiarnan Quinn (0-2f) and Michael Conroy (0-1f) 0-3 each, Lorcan Quinn (2 '45) and Darragh Canavan 0-2 each, Conall Grimes 0-1	Report	Mark McGrogan 0-5 (0-3f), Tiarnan McHugh 1-0, Ben McCarron 0-3 (0-2f), Conleth McShane and Paul Cassidy 0-1 each

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All-Ireland

Semi-Finals

27 July 17:00 All-Ireland Semi-Final	Dublin	2-14 - 1-10	Galway	Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Pádraig Hughes (Armagh) Man of the Match: Donal Ryan (Na Fianna)
	Ciaran Archer 2-6 (0-4f), Ross McGarry 0-3, Brian O’Leary 0-2, Niall O’Leary, James Doran, David Lacey 0-1 each	Report	Brian Harlowe 1-0, Tony Gill 0-3 and Padraig Costello (0-2f) 0-3 each, Rory Cunningham 0-2, Liam Boyle and Matthew Tierney 0-1 each

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28 July 16:00 All-Ireland Semi-Final	Cork	2-17 - 1-18	Tyrone	O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: Seán Laverty (Antrim) Man of the Match: Mark Cronin (Nemo Rangers)
	Cathal O'Mahony 0-7 (0-5f), Mark Cronin 1-2 (0-1f), Jack Murphy 1-0, Colm Barrett, Eanna O'Hanlon, Fionn Herlihy 0-2 each, Brian Hartnett and Mark Hodnett 0-1 each	Report	Tiarnán Quinn 0-6 (0-2f), Seán Óg McAleer 0-5 (0-2f), Darragh Canavan 1-1, James Garrity and Michael Conroy (0-1f) 0-2 each, Peter Óg McCartan and Ethan Jordan 0-1 each

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Final

3 August 2019 4:00 pm All-Ireland Final	Cork	3-16 - 1-14	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary) Man of the Match: Cathal O'Mahony (Mitchelstown)
	Mark Cronin 1-3 (0-2f), Blake Murphy 1-2, Cathal O'Mahony (0-3f) and Damien Gore 0-4 each, Colm O'Callaghan 1-0, Daniel O'Connell, Jack Murphy, Fionn Herlihy 0-1 each	Report	Ciaran Archer 1-5 (0-3f), Brian O'Leary 0-3, James Doran and Ross McGarry (0-1f) 0-2 each, Donal Ryan and David Lacey 0-1 each

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References

1. Under 20