All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 (previously Under-21) B Championship, the second tier competition in hurling is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The 2019 competition was the first at the Under 20 age level.

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship
Current season or competition:
2019 All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Fé-20 B na hÉireann
RegionIreland (GAA)
TrophyRichie McElligott Cup
No. of teams8
Title holdersKerry (10th title)
Most titlesKerry (10 titles)
SponsorsBord Gáis Energy
TV partner(s)TG4
Official websitehttp://www.gaa.ie/

The final is usually held in August and the winning county receive the Richie McElligott Cup, which is named in honour of the late great Kerry stalwart Richie McElligott of the Lixnaw club. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated.

Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship participate in the B championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis.

Kerry are the current holders having beaten Down in the 2019 final at Páirc Tailteann, Navan, on a 3-22 to 0-12 scoreline. It is Kerry's tenth title at this grade and their third in a row.

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship features eight teams in the final tournament. Seven teams gain automatic entry to the All-Ireland quarter-final stages while the winners of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 C Championship make up the eight quarter-final teams.

Finals listed by year
Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Venue Winning Captain
2007 Roscommon 0-13 Kerry 0-08 Semple Stadium
2008 Carlow 2-14 Kerry 0-07 MacDonagh Park
2009 Kerry 2-18 Roscommon 1-15 Cusack Park
2010 Kerry 0-22 Meath 0-12 Semple Stadium Shane Nolan
2011 Kerry 0-16 Westmeath 1-09 Semple Stadium Jason Bowler
2012 Roscommon 3-17 Kildare 3-16 Semple Stadium Peter Kellehan
2013 Kerry 1-21 Kildare 4-10 Semple Stadium Brendan O'Leary
2014 Kildare 1-14 Roscommon 1-11 Semple Stadium Gerry Keegan
2015 Wicklow 2-17 Meath 2-15 Semple Stadium Gavin Weir
2016[1] Meath 1-20 Mayo 0-15 Semple Stadium Jack Regan
2017[2] Kerry 2-12 Wicklow 2-08 Semple Stadium Darragh Shanahan
2018[3] Kerry 2-20 Derry 0-11 Nowlan Park Jason Diggins
2019[4] Kerry 3-22 Down 0-12 Páirc Tailteann Adam O'Sullivan

Wins listed by county
Team Wins Years won
Kerry 10 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
Westmeath 3 ?, 2000, 2003
Meath 2 2005, 2016
Roscommon 2 2007, 2012
Laois 1 2004
Carlow 1 2008
Kildare 1 2014
Wicklow 1 2015

References
  1. "All-Ireland U21 HC B final: Classy Royals deliver title". Hogan Stand. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/gaa-hurling-all-ireland-u21b-championship/kerry-wicklow/1057429/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Derry lose to Kerry in All-Ireland U21B Hurling Final". 4 August 2018.
  4. "Kerry crowned All-Ireland U-20 B Hurling Champions". 3 August 2019.
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