2024 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship Explained

Year:2024
Type:Under-20
Dates:9 March – May 2024
Teams:31
Team:Tyrone
Titles:7th
Captain:Michael Rafferty
Manager:Paul Devlin
Team2:Kerry
Captain2:Rob Stack
Manager2:Tomás Ó Sé
Munster:Kerry
Leinster:Meath
Ulster:Tyrone
Connacht:Roscommon
Topscorer: Shane McGinley (4-31)
Previous:2023
Next:2025

The 2024 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 61st staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship ran from 9 March to 19 May 2024.[1]

Kildare entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Meath in the Leinster semi-final.[2] [3] [4]

The All-Ireland final was played at Laois Hire O'Moore Park in Portlaoise on 19 May 2024 between Tyrone and Kerry, in what was their third All-Ireland final meeting overall and a first meeting in 33 years. Tyrone won the match by 1–20 to 1–14 to claim their seventh All-Ireland title overall and a first title in two years.[5]

Roscommon's Shane McGinley was the championship's top scorer with 4-31.

Connacht Under-20 Football Championship

Connacht group stage

Connacht group stage table

TeamQualification
1 Roscommon41305643135Advance to final
2 Galway4211625395Advance to semi-final
3 Sligo4121585714
4 Leitrim41126380-173
5 Mayo41125763-63

Connacht group stage results

Connacht final

Leinster Under-20 Football Championship

Leinster group 1

Leinster group 1 table

TeamQualification
1 Kildare3201373074Advance to semi-finals
2 Louth3201484264Advance to quarter-finals
3 Longford31023950-112
4 Offaly31022931-22

Leinster group 1 results

Leinster group 2

Leinster group 2 table

TeamQualification
1 Laois33004725226Advance to quarter-finals
2 Wicklow3201383534Advance to quarter-finals
3 Wexford31004243-12
4 Carlow30033660-240

Leinster group 2 results

Leinster group 3

Leinster group 1 table

TeamQualification
1 Dublin22003116154Advance to semi-finals
2 Meath2101282442Advance to quarter-finals
3 Westmeath20021736-190

Leinster group 3 results

Leinster final

Munster Under-20 Football Championship

Munster phase 1

Munster phase 1 table

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1 Tipperary 32105129225Advance to phase 2
2 Clare 32013423114
3 Limerick 31113136-53
4 Waterford 30032654-280

Munster phase 1 results

Munster phase 2

Munster phase 2 table

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1 Kerry 33004929206Advance to Munster final
2 Cork 32015835234
3 Tipperary 31023339-62
4 Clare 30032562-370

Munster phase 2 fixtures and results

Munster final

Ulster Under-20 Football Championship

Ulster section A

Ulster section A table

TeamQualification
1 Tyrone43109938617Advance to semi-finals
2 Derry43017737406Advance to quarter-finals
3 Monaghan42024971-224
4 Down4112565513
5 Antrim40045986-270

Ulster section B table

TeamQualification
1 Donegal33004628186Advance to semi-finals
2 Armagh3201352964Advance to quarter-finals
3 Cavan31024450-62
4 Fermanagh30032644-180

Ulster section B results

Ulster final

All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Shane McGinleyRoscommon4-314358.60
2Kieran McArdleLouth4-284066.66
3Cormac DillonKerry1-343766.16
4Orrin JonesTipperary4-233565.80
5Oisín DohertyDerry3-253474.85
6Eoin McElholmTyrone5-183384.12
7Jamie MurphyMeath3-233265.33
8Stephen MooneyMonaghan0-282847.00
9Paul HoneymanLeitrim1-212446.00
Colm CostelloGalway1-212464.00
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Orrin JonesTipperary2-0612Waterford
Conor OwensTyrone2-0612Antrim
3Eoin McElholmTyrone3-0211Antrim
Shane McGinleyRoscommon1-0811Mayo
5Kieran McArdleLouth1-0710Wicklow
Colm CostelloGalway0-1010Leitrim
Stephen MooneyMonaghan0-1010Armagh
Paul HoneymanLeitrim0-1010Waterford
9Kieran McArdleLouth2-039Longford
John BrennanLaois2-039Carlow
Shane McGinleyRoscommon1-069Galway
Shane McGinleyRoscommon1-069Leitrim
Darragh LovettCavan0-099Donegal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EirGrid launches the 2024 GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship . GAA website. 20 March 2024. 4 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Watch: Browne lobs in superb goal to seal All-Ireland U20FC title for Kildare. Hogan Stand. 13 May 2023. 13 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Kildare finish with a flourish to clinch All-Ireland U20 title. Irish Examiner. 13 May 2023. 4 April 2024. Kevin. Egan.
  4. Web site: Meath see off Kildare to set up Leinster final showdown with Louth. The Meath Chronicle. 23 April 2024. 24 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Stunning Tyrone deliver seventh U20 title as gutsy Kerry come up short. Irish Examiner. 19 May 2024. 19 May 2024.