2018 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship
The 2018 Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship was the 55th edition of the competition, and the first 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. 31 counties played in the tournament (Kilkenny did not participate). The competition began with a preliminary round game in Ulster on 25 May 2018, and ended with the final on 5 August 2018.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Sponsor | Eirgrid |
| Dates | 25 May 2018 – 5 August 2018 |
| Teams | 31 |
| Defending champions |  Dublin |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Kildare |
| Manager | Davy Burke[1] |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Mayo |
Competition Format
Player eligibility
Players under 20 years of age cannot play for a county's senior and under-20 championship teams. This rule was introduced to prevent player burnout and to allow the senior and under-20 championships to be scheduled in the same summer months with separate panels of players. If an under-20 player plays for a county's senior championship team, he is ineligible to play for their under-20 team.
This rule results in some county under-20 county teams playing without their best under-20 footballers. For example, Sean O'Shea and David Clifford played for the Kerry senior championship team in 2018 and therefore were not allowed to play for the Kerry under-20 team which meant that the under-20 team was weakened.
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 meet in two semi-finals, with the winners of those matches playing in the All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship Final.
Provincial Championships
Connacht Championship
| Preliminary Round | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | |||||||||||||||
 Galway |
0-11 | |||||||||||||||||
 Roscommon |
1-11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roscommon |
3-10 | |||||||||||||||||
 Sligo |
3-05 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roscommon |
1-06 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mayo |
3-16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayo |
1-24 | |||||||||||||||||
 Leitrim |
1-03 | |||||||||||||||||
Connacht Quarter-Finals
| 2 June 2018 17:00 Quarter-Final |
Roscommon |
3-10 - 3-5 | Sligo |
Dr. Hyde Park Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo) |
| Cian McKeon 2-2, Aidan Dowd 1-0, David McManus 0-3f, Brian Derwin 0-2, Aaron Brady (0-1f), Conor Shanagher, Paul Carey 0-1 each | Report | Red Óg Murphy 2-3 (0-1f), Barry Gorman 1-0, Joe McHugh (0-1f) and Ciaran O'Dowd 0-1 each |
Connacht Semi-Finals
| 9 June 2018 16:00 Semi-Final 1 |
Roscommon |
1-11 - 0-11 | Galway |
Tuam Stadium, Tuam Referee: Eamon O'Grady |
| Report |
| 9 June 2018 13:30 Semi-Final 2 |
Mayo |
1-24 - 1-3 | Leitrim |
McHale Park Referee: Martin Flaherty |
| Report |
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 | Westmeath |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 4 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 3 |  Wexford |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Longford |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2018. Source: Leinster GAA
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
Round 1
| 28 May 2018 7:00 pm |
Westmeath | 2-12 - 1-12 | Wexford | Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford) |
| Sean Pettit 1-7 (0-4f), James Maxwell 1-0, John Tumulty 0-3f, Daniel Reid and Ben Cox 0-1 each | Darragh Lyons 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Jamie Meyler (0-2f) and Sean Nolan (0-1f) 0-4 each, Ivan Meegan 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Gavin Sheehan 0-1 |
| 28 May 2018 7:00 pm |
Dublin | 2-21 - 0-11 | Longford | Pearse Park Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath) |
| Dan O'Brien 1-9, Tom Keane 1-1, Cormac Howley, Sean Bugler, Ciaran Archer (0-1f, 1 '45) 0-3 each, James Madden and James Doran 0-1 each | Report | Tomas McGann 0-5f, Shane Farrell, Iarla O'Sullivan, Peter Lynn, Alan McKeon (0-1f), Rory Hawkins, Ruairi Harkin 0-1 each |
Round 2
| 4 June 2018 2:00 pm |
Dublin | 2-16 - 1-13 | Westmeath | Parnell Park Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| Sean Bugler 1-4, James Doran 0-4 (0-1f), James Madden 1-0, Cormac Howley, Tom Keane (0-1f), Dan O'Brien 0-2 each, Sean Farrelly and Ciaran Archer (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Sean Pettit 1-6 (0-1f, 3 '45), John Tumulty (0-2f) and Tom Molloy 0-2 each, Gareth Carr, Adam Loughlin, Daniel Reid 0-1 each |
| 4 June 2018 2:00 pm |
Wexford | 3-13 - 2-9 | Longford | Wexford Park Referee: John Hickey (Carlow) |
| Ivan Meegan 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Kyle Firman 0-4, Barry O'Connor 1-1, Robbie Brooks 1-0, Sean Nolan (0-2f) and Jamie Meyler 0-2 each, Mikey Dwyer and Cathal Devereux 0-1 each | Report | Joe Kelly 2-1, Alan McKeon (0-1f, 1 '45) and Thomas McGann (0-1f) 0-2 each, Ciaran McKeon, Iarla O'Sullivan, Rory Hawkins, Cian McElligott 0-1 each |
Round 3
| 16 June 2018 2:00 pm |
Dublin | 1-15 - 0-11 | Wexford | Wexford Park Referee: John Hickey (Carlow) |
| Ross McGarry 1-2, Tom Keane 0-4, James Doran 0-3 (0-1f), Cormac Howley and Dan O'Brien (0-1 pen) 0-2 each, Sean Farrelly and Sean Bugler 0-1 each | Report | Ivan Meegan 0-4 (0-3f), Richie Waters, Kyle Firman, Cathal Devereux 0-2 each, Sean Nolan 0-1 |
| 16 June 2018 2:00 pm |
Westmeath | 1-16 - 1-10 | Longford | Pearse Park Referee: Patrick Coyle (Meath) |
| Sean Pettit 0-6 (0-4f), Tom Molloy 1-2, Daniel Reid, Nigel Harte, James Maxwell 0-2 each, Adam Loughlin and Brian Kavanagh 0-1 each | Report | Ruairi Harkin 1-0, Rory Hawkins 0-3, Thomas McGann 0-2 (0-1f), Mark McCormack, Shane Farrell, Daire Duggan, Peter Lynn, Kyle Kenny 0-1 each |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meath |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 |  Kildare |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 4 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 3 |  Laois |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 2 | |
| 4 | Wicklow |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 75 | −43 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2018. Source: Leinster GAA
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
Round 1
| 28 May 2018 7:00 pm |
Meath | 6-16 - 1-9 | Wicklow | Joule Park Referee: John Hickey (Carlow) |
| Sean Reilly 2-3, Darragh Campion and Conor Moriarty (0-1f) 1-2 each, Frank O'Reilly 1-1 (1-0 pen), Sean Ryan 1-0, Jordan Morris 0-4 (0-2f), Shane McDonnell 0-2, Adam Murphy and Conor O'Byrne (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Dan Kelly (f) 1-2, Gearoid Murphy 0-3f, Rory Stokes (0-1f), Matthew Kelly, Conor Byrne, Jack Bellamy 0-1 each |
| 28 May 2018 7:00 pm |
Kildare | 1-17 - 4-6 | Laois | Newbridge Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin) |
| Jimmy Hyland 1-6 (0-3f), Brian McLoughlin 0-6 (0-5f), Paddy Woodgate 0-2 (0-1f), Sam Doran, Niall Murphy, Darragh Ryan 0-1 each | Report | Diarmuid Whelan 2-3 (0-2f), Evan Lowry 2-1, James Kelly and Alan Kinsella 0-1 each |
Round 2
| 4 June 2018 2:00 pm |
Meath | 2-11 - 1-13 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford) |
| Darragh Campion and Jordan Morris 1-1 each, James Conlon 0-4, Frank O'Reilly 0-3 (0-2f), Sean Reilly and Conor Moriarty 0-1 each | Report | Jimmy Hyland 1-3 (0-2f), Brian McLoughlin 0-4 (0-3f), Paddy Woodgate 0-2, Ruadhan Ó Giolláin, David Marnell, Sam Doran, Tony Archibold 0-1 each |
| 4 June 2018 2:00 pm |
Laois | 1-14 - 1-13 | Wicklow | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Darragh Sheppard (Dublin) |
| Diarmuid Whelan 1-7 (0-4f), Evan Lowry 0-3, Peter Kealy 0-2, James Kelly (0-1f) and Alan Kinsella 0-1 each | Report | Gearoid Murphy 0-5 (0-3f), Conor Byrne 1-0, Thomas Kearns and Adam McHugh 0-2 each, Fintan O'Shea, Robert Kelly, Dan Kelly, Matthew Kelly 0-1 each |
Round 3
| 16 June 2018 2:00 pm |
Kildare | 3-17 - 0-4 | Wicklow | Newbridge Referee: Chris Dwyer (Offaly) |
| Jimmy Hyland 0-12 (0-3f), Padraig Nash 2-0, Brian McLoughlin 1-1, Stephen Comerford, Jack Bambrick, Tony Archbold, Paddy Woodgate (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Dan Kelly 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Byrne 0-1f |
| 16 June 2018 2:00 pm |
Meath | 2-13 - 0-13 | Laois | Páirc Tailteann Referee: Fergal Smyth (Offaly) |
| Ethan Devine 2-1, Darragh Campion and Conor Moriarty (0-3f) 0-3 each, Jason Scully, Frank O'Reilly (0-1f), James Conlon 0-2 each | Report | Diarmuid Whelan 0-7 (0-5f), Evan Lowry 0-2, Peter Kealy, Eoin Dunne, Alan Kinsella, Ronan Coffey 0-1 each |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Offaly |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 4 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 |  Carlow |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Louth |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2018. Source: Leinster GAA
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
Round 1
| 28 May 2018 7:00 pm |
Offaly | 2-19 - 1-10 | Carlow | Dr. Cullen Park Referee: Darragh Sheppard (Dublin) |
| Cian Johnson 1-7, Cian Farrell 0-6 (0-4f), Shane O'Brien 1-1, Jack Darcy 0-2, Sean Ibbotson, Kevin McDermott, Conor Dunne 0-1 each | Report | Conor Crowley 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Andrew Kehoe and Conor Doyle (0-1f) 0-2 each, Niall Roche and Cormac Lomax 0-1 each |
Round 2
| 4 June 2018 2:00 pm |
Carlow | 5-11 - 3-15 | Louth | Drogheda Park Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin) |
Round 3
| June 2018 | v | |||
Knockout Stage
| Preliminary Round | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Dublin |
4-16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Meath |
2-10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin |
0-10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kildare |
1-15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kildare |
4-19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carlow |
0-08 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kildare |
3-14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Offaly |
2-05 | |||||||||||||||||
| Offaly |
1-17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath |
1-10 | |||||||||||||||||
Leinster Quarter-Finals
| 22 June 2018 7:30 pm Quarter-Final |
Kildare |
4-19 - 0-8 | Carlow |
Dr. Cullen Park Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath) |
| Aaron Masterson 1-2, Jimmy Hyland 0-5 (0-2f), Paddy Woodgate (0-1f), Shane O'Sullivan, Niall Murphy 1-1 each, Padraig Nash 0-3 (0-1f), DJ Early (0-1f, 1 '45) and Sam Doran 0-2 each, Darragh Ryan and Jack Barrett (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Conor Crowley 0-3 (0-1f), Niall Roche, Cian Doyle, Conor Doyle (0-1f), Robbie Kane 0-1 each |
| 23 June 2018 3:00 pm Quarter-Final |
Offaly |
1-17 - 1-10 | Westmeath |
O'Connor Park Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford) |
| Cian Farrell 0-8 (0-7f, 1 '45), Cian Johnson 0-4, Jack Darcy 1-0, Shane O’Brien 0-2 (1f), Pa Robilliard, Dan Wyer, Conor Dunne 0-1 each | Report | Brian Kavanagh 1-4, Conor Dillon 0-2, Adam Loughlin, John Tumulty, Daniel Reid, Sean Pettit (0-1f) |
Leinster Semi-Finals
| 29 June 2018 7:30 pm Semi-Final 1 |
Kildare |
3-14 - 2-5 | Offaly |
O'Connor Park Referee: John Hickey (Carlow) |
| Brian McLoughlin 2-2, Padraig Nash and Jimmy Hyland (0-1f) 0-3 each, Paddy Woodgate 1-0, Stephen Comerford, Ruadhán Ó’Giolláin, Aaron Masterson, Tony Archbold, Cian Costigan, Niall Murphy 0-1 each | Report | Conor Dunne 1-1, Kevin McDermott 1-0, Cian Johnson, Cian Farrell (0-1f), Jack Darcy, Robin Galbraith 0-1 each |
| 30 June 2018 7:30 pm Semi-Final 2 |
Dublin |
4-16 - 2-10 | Meath |
Páirc Tailteann Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| Tom Keane 0-7 (0-2f), Ross McGarry 1-4 (0-1f), James Doran 2-1, Karl Lynch Bissett 1-0, Sean Bugler 0-2, Cormac Howley and Dan O'Brien 0-1 each | Report | Jordan Morris 1-4 (0-3f), Frank O'Reilly 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Ethan Devine, James Conlon, Shane Walsh, Adam Kealy 0-1 each |
Leinster Final
| 6 July 2018 19:30 Final |
Kildare |
1-15 - 0-10 | Dublin |
O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow) Man of the Match: Jimmy Hyland (Ballyteague) |
| Jimmy Hyland 0-8 (0-6f), Tony Archbold 1-1 (1-0 pen), Padraig Nash 0-3, Brian McLoughlin, Paddy Woodgate, Shane O’Sullivan 0-1 each | Report | Tom Keane 0-4 (0-1f), Sean Bugler 0-3, Cormac Howley, Ross McGarry, James Doran 0-1 each |
Munster Championship
| Preliminary Round | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | |||||||||||||||
 Clare |
0-15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cork |
1-16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cork |
1-20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tipperary |
0-08 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cork |
0-14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kerry |
3-11 | |||||||||||||||||
 Waterford |
0-01 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kerry |
3-22 | |||||||||||||||||
 Limerick |
0-05 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kerry |
1-30 | |||||||||||||||||
Munster Quarter-Finals
| 15 June 2018 19:30 Quarter-Final |
Kerry |
1-30 - 0-5 | Limerick |
Newcastle West Referee: James Bermingham (Cork) |
| Fiachra Clifford 0-7 (0-3f), David Shaw 1-4 (0-1f), Donal O'Sullivan 0-6 (0-2f), Bryan Sweeney 0-4, Cormac Linnane and Brian Friel 0-3 each, Daniel O’Brien, Diarmuid O'Connor, Patrick Warren 0-1 each | Report | Rob Childs 0-2f, Lee Woulfe, Liam Kennedy, Adam Lacey 0-1 each |
| 16 June 2018 19:30 Quarter-Final |
Cork |
1-20 - 0-8 | Tipperary |
Páirc Uí Rinn Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry) |
| Chris Og Jones 0-6 (0-1f, 2 '45), Matthew Bradley 0-4 (0-2f), Cillian Myers-Murray 1-1, Sean Walsh 0-3, Tadhg Corkery and Damien Gore 0-2 each, Aidan Browne and Cathal Maguire 0-1 each | Report | Jack Delahunty 0-3 each, Conal Kennedy 0-2, Ríain Quigley (0-1f), Ryan Lambe, Brian Fitzpatrick 0-1 each |
Munster Semi-Finals
| 22 June 2018 19:30 Semi-Final 1 |
Clare |
v | Cork |
|
| 22 June 2018 19:30 Semi-Final 2 |
Waterford |
v | Kerry |
|
Munster Final
| Cork |
0-14 (14) – (20) 3-11 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0-09 – 1-06) | ||
Pts: Chris Og Jones (7, 3f), Colm O'Callaghan (2), Mark Keane (2), Tadhg Corkery, Colm Barrett, Damien Gore |
Gls: Mark Ryan (pen), David Shaw, Eddie Horan Pts: Donal O'Sullivan (4, 2f), Fiachra Clifford (2, 1f), Cormac Linnane (2), Sean O'Leary (2), Graham O'Sullivan | |
Ulster Championship
The Ulster championship is organised on a random draw. All matches are straight knockout. The winners receive the Danny Murphy Cup which was commissioned in 2018 in honour of the former Ulster Chief Executive Officer and Secretary.[2]
| Preliminary Round | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Fermanagh |
0-10 | |||||||||||||||||
 Armagh |
2-14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Armagh |
2-22 | |||||||||||||||||
 Tyrone |
0-24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone |
0-17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan |
2-08 | |||||||||||||||||
| Armagh |
0-14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Derry |
2-15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Down |
4-15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Antrim |
3-13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Down |
2-15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Derry |
2-17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Derry |
0-16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Donegal |
2-21 | Donegal |
2-09 | |||||||||||||||
| Cavan |
0-10 | |||||||||||||||||
Ulster Preliminary Round
Ulster Quarter-Finals
| 25 May 2018 Quarter-Final A | Fermanagh |
0-10 (10) – (20) 2-14 | Armagh |
Enniskillen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Brewster Park | ||||
| Referee: Enda McFeely (Donegal) |
| 25 May 2018 Quarter-Final B | Tyrone |
0-17 (17) – (14) 2-08 | Monaghan |
Omagh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Healy Park | ||||
| Referee: Paul Faloon (Down) |
Ulster Semi-Finals
| Armagh |
2-22 (28) – (24) 0-24 (a.e.t.) |
Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
| Note: A brawl occurred in the first period of extra time (two ten minutes played each way). The Central Competitions Control Committee imposed a suspension on ten Armagh players and seven Tyrone players. Armagh appealed the suspensions and eight of their ten players were cleared on the Friday before the final. | ||
All-Ireland
Semi-Finals
| Derry |
2-11 (17) – (20) 2-14 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 2-03 – 1-07) | ||
| Gls: Oisin McWilliams, Callum Browne Pts: Lorcan McWilliams (5, 3f), Ben McCarron (2, 1f), Declan Cassidy, Conor Doherty ('45), Shea Downey, Brian Cassidy |
Gls: Paul Lambert, Ryan O’Donoghue Pts: Ross Egan (5, 5f), Tommy Conroy (2), Oisin McLaughlin (2), John Gallagher (2), Paul Lambert, Evan O’Brien, Conor Diskin. | |
References
- "Davy Burke appointed Wicklow football manager". RTÉ. 24 September 2019.
The Kildare native is currently in charge of Newbridge side Sarsfields and led the Lilywhites to an All-Ireland U-20 title last year.
- "New 'Danny Murphy Cup' for Ulster Under 20 Football Winners". Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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