2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship is due to be the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship was due to take place between April and August 2020, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland new provincial draws and formats were adopted. The championship is scheduled to take place between the October and December 2020.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2020

Championship Details
Dates	October 2020 - December 2020
Teams	16
All Ireland Champions
Provincial Champions
Munster	Not Played
Leinster	Not Played
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
← 2019 2021 →

Galway will be the defending champions.[1]

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Format change

On 30 June 2020, the Leinster Council announced a new format and fixtures. The changes saw the adoption of a straight knockout format, while the championship was also spilt in two with the top 9 teams in the province participating. The four "weakest" teams contested the Leinster Minor B Championship.[2]

Fixtures

Leinster round 1

Offaly v Laois

Round 1

Offaly

v

Laois

Westmeath v Carlow

Round 1

Westmeath

v

Carlow

Antrim v Kildare

Round 1

Antrim

v

Kildare

Leinster quarter-finals

Offaly / Laois v Antrim / Kildare

Quarter-final

Offaly / Laois

v

Antrim / Kildare

Dublin / Westmeath v Carlow

Quarter-final

Dublin / Westmeath

v

Carlow

Leinster semi-finals

v

Semi-final

v

Kilkenny v Wexford

Semi-final

Kilkenny

v

Wexford

Leinster final

v

15 November 2020 Final

v

Croke Park

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Format change

On 29 June 2020, the Munster Council announced that they were abandoning the round robin for one year and reverting to a straight knockout format. Kerry joined the championship for the first time since 2014.[3]

Fixtures

Munster quarter-finals

Cork v Clare

17 October 2020 Quarter-final

Cork

v

Clare

Kerry v Tipperary

18 October 2020 Quarter-final

Kerry

v

Tipperary

Munster semi-finals

Waterford v Kerry / Tipperary

31 October 2020 Semi-final

Waterford

v

Kerry / Tipperary

Limerick v Cork / Clare

31 October 2020 Semi-final

Limerick

v

Cork / Clare

Munster final

v

14/15 November 2020 Final

v

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Quarter-final Group Stage

All-Ireland quarter-final Group Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Galway	0	0	0	0	0-00	0-00	0	0
2	Leinster runner-up	0	0	0	0	0-00	0-00	0	0
3	Munster runner-up	0	0	0	0	0-00	0-00	0	0
Green background The top two teams advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland quarter-final rounds 1 to 3

v

Round 1

v

v

Round 2

v

v

Round 3

v

All-Ireland semi-finals

v

25 July 2019 Semi-final

v

Croke Park

v

26 July 2019 Semi-final

v

Croke Park

All-Ireland final

v

16 August 2019 Final

v

Croke Park

References

1. "Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Galway triumph". GAA website. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
2. "Details of revised 2020 Leinster MFC and MHC". Hogan Stand. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
3. "2020 Munster MHC and MFC draws". Hogan Stand. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.