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]
| Tournament details | |
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| 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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 Laois
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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 |
Munster
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 Cork
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 Kerry
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Final
| 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 |
Ulster
Preliminary Round
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 Down
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Semi-Finals
| 5 July 2019 Semi-Final 1 | Derry |
1-14 (17) – (14) 1-11 | Fermanagh |
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| 20:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Healy Park | ||||
| Referee: Niall McKenna (Monaghan) |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |