2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	22 June – 3 August 2019
Teams	31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Cork (29th win)
Captain	Peter O'Driscoll
Manager	Keith Ricken
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Dublin
Captain	James Doran
Manager	Tom Gray
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	30
Top Scorer	Ciarán Archer (9-35)
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The 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 56th staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship began on 22 June 2019 and ended on 3 August 2019.

Kildare entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laois in the Leinster Championship.^[1]^[2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 3 August 2019 at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise, between Cork and Dublin, in what was their first meeting in a final in 39 years. Cork won the match by 3-16 to 1-14 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title since 2009.^[3]

Dublin's Ciarán Archer was the championship's top scorer with 9-35.

Results[]

Connacht Under-20 Football Championship[]

Quarter-final[]

26 June 2019 Quarter-final	Leitrim	4-13 - 3-17	Roscommon	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
	M Diffley 2-4 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), J Reynolds & O Bohan 1-1 each, J Gilheaney 0-3 (0-1f), C Cullen 0-2 each, J Clancy & A Hoare 0-1 each.	Report	R Dowd 1-7 (0-5f), P Carey 1-4 (0-2f), D Keenan 0-3, J Fitzpatrick 1-0, D Ruane 0-2, B Derwin 0-1.

Semi-finals[]

3 July 2019 Semi-final	Mayo	1-25 - 1-06	Sligo	MacHale Park
	E O’Brien (0-6, 2f), T Conroy (0-5), S McGreal (0-3), A Orme (0-3, 1f), O Mullin (1-0), G Durcan (0-2), P Goldrick (0-2), J Gallagher (0-1), P Towey (0-1) N Moran (0-1), M Moran (0-1).	Report	B Gorman (0-4, 2f), S Carroll (1-0), A Reilly (0-1) S Deignan (0-1, 1f).

3 July 2019 Semi-final	Roscommon	1-07 - 0-17	Galway	Páirc Naomh Bríd
	G Galvin 1-0, R Dowd 0-3 (1f), A Brady 0-1 (’45), B Derwin 0-1 (f), P Carey 0-1 (f), J Fitzpatrick 0-1.	Report	R Cunningham 0-4, D Silke 0-3 (3f), M Tierney 0-3 (2f), L Costello 0-2, P Costello 0-2, R Mahon 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, E Mannion 0-1.

Final[]

10 July 2019 Final	Galway	0-16 - 0-10	Mayo	Tuam Stadium
16:00	D Silke 0-5 (0-4f), L Costello 0-4, P Costello 0-3 (0-1f), R Cunningham 0-2, C Newell and M Tierney (0-1f) 0-1 each	Report	E O'Brien 0-4f, P Towey and T Conroy 0-3 each	Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon)

Leinster Under-20 Football Championship[]

First round[]

22 June 2019 First round	Carlow	2-04 - 3-22	Offaly	Netwatch Cullen Park
	A Kehoe (1-2), P Hynes (1-0), D Ruth (0-2,1f).	Report	C Farrell (0-9, 45, f), C Johnson (1-3), K McDermott (1-2), A Brazil (1-0), J Bryant (0-3), J O'Brien (0-1); C Donnelly (0-1), C Donoghue (0-1); S Farrell (0-1), S O’Toole-Greene (0-1).

22 June 2019 First round	Wexford	1-14 - 2-07	Wicklow	Bellefield Complex
	S Nolan (0-5, 1 free), S Forde (1-1), J Myler (0-3, 1 free), M Molloy (0-2); E Porter (0-1), E Minogue (0-1); D McVeigh (0-1).	Report	E Darcy (1-2, 1-0 pen., 0-1 free), J Deans (1-0), O McGraynor (0-2), P Hempenstall (0-1), R Stokes (0-1), F O'Shea (0-1).

25 June 2019 First round	Kildare	1-11 - 0-17	Laois	St. Conleth's Park
	L Griffin 1-2 (1-0pen, 0-2fs), D Kirwan 0-3,C Joyce 0-2, J Cully 0-2(1f), B McDonnell 0-1, L O'Flynn 0-1	Report	D Whelan 0-10 (3fs), M Doran 0-4, R Coffey 0-1, D Brophy 0-1, E Dunne 0-1'45

Quarter-finals[]

2 July 2019 Quarter-final	Westmeath	0-20 - 2-20	Laois	Cusack Park
	D Heavin 0-6 (4f); TJ Cox 0-4 (1f); N Cully 0-3; A Neary (1f), B Cox (1 lineball) 0-2 each; D Martin, A Flanagan, C Nolan 0-1 each.	Report	D Whelan 0-8 (5f); D McCormack 1-2; A Kinsella 0-5 (1f); M Doran 1-1; E Dunne 0-2; J Owens (f), R Tyrell 0-1 each. Westmeath:

2 July 2019 Quarter-final	Meath	1-12 - 0-12	Offaly	Páirc Tailteann
	C McBride 1-0, D McGowan 0-3, L Byrne (1f, 1’45), L Mitchell 0-2 each, J Keane, M Costello, J Morris, C Ahearne, D Dixon 0-1 each.	Report	C Farrell 0-7 (5f), J O’Brien, S O’Toole Greene, C Johnson, J Bryant, N Poland 0-1 each.

2 July 2019 Quarter-final	Louth	0-16 - 3-10	Wexford	Gaelic Grounds
	J Gallagher 0-6 (2f), F Malone 0-3 (2 45’), C Gillespie 0-2, L Jackson, S Hickey, K O’Neill, E Callaghan and L Grey 0-1 each.	Report	J Myler 2-3 (1-0pen, 1f ) Own Goal, S Nolan 0-2(2f), L Coleman, M Molloy, E Minogue, S Forde and D Brooks (145) 0-1 each.

2 July 2019 Quarter-final	Longford	0-07 - 4-21	Dublin	Pearse Park
	O Kenny 0-4f, J Hagan 0-2,1f, A McGuire 0-1.	Report	C Archer 2-8 (5f); H Ladd 1-2; D Lacey 1-1, R McGarry 0-4 (1f); B O’Leary, J Doran 0-2 each; K Lynch Bissett, M Lavin 0-1 each.

Semi-finals[]

9 July 2019 Semi-final	Dublin	1-17 - 0-06	Wexford	Parnell Park
	C Archer 1-8 (0-7f), R McGarry (0-1f), J Doran, B O’Leary, N O’Leary 0-2 each, C Kinsella 0-1.	Report	M Molloy 0-2, J Myler (0-1f), D Brooks (0-1f), S Nolan, C Kavanagh 0-1 each.

9 July 2019 Semi-final	Laois	1-13 - 0-07	Meath	O'Moore Park
	A Kinsella 1-1; M Barry 0-4 (3f); R Coffey, D Whelan 0-2 each; C Slevin, J Owens, D McCormack, M Doran 0-1 each.	Report	L Mitchell 0-2f, A Lynch 0-2 (1f); D McGowan (f), M Costello (f), J Morris 0-1 each.

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 [1]	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 Under-20 Football Championship[]

Quarter-finals[]

2 July 2019 Quarter-final	Waterford	1-10 - 1-09	Clare	Fraher Field
	D Corcoran 1-7 (4fs), T Barron, B Power, D O’Keeffe 0-1 each.	Report	D O’Donnell 0-5 (4fs), C Rouine 1-0, S Casey (1f), D Coughlan (1f) 0-2 each.

2 July 2019 Quarter-final=	Tipperary	1-12 - 1-13	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	R Quigley (1-4, 0-2 frees); S O’Connor (0-5, 0-4 frees); K Grogan (0-2); C Kennedy (0-1 each).	Report	N Callanan (1-3); J Downey (0-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 ‘45), J Hayes (0-3, 0-3 frees); J Molyneaux (0-2); J Cummins, N McAuliffe (0-1 each).

Semi-finals[]

11 July 2019 Semi-final	Kerry	0-18 - 1-03	Limerick	Austin Stack Park
	D O’Sullivan 0-9 (3f); F Clifford 0-3; C Ferriter 0-2; J O’Connor, K Falvey, E Horan and P O’Shea 0-1 each.	Report	J Molyneaux 1-1; J Downey (f) and J Hayes (f) 0-1 each.

12 July 2019 Semi-final	Cork	5-23 - 0-07	Waterford	Ahamilla Complex
	M Cronin 1-4, C O’Mahony 1-4 (0-1 f), D Gore 1-3, J McCarthy, C O’Callaghan 1-0 each, G O’Donovan and P O’Driscoll 0-2 each, M Hodnett 0-2, 1f, M O’Mahony, B Hartnett, C Barrett, B Murphy, F Herlihy, J Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	D Corcoran 0-4 (0-1 f), S Whelan-Barrett, S Curry and B Power 0-1 each.

Final[]

18 July 2019 Final	Cork	3-16 - 0-12	Kerry	Pairc Ui Rinn
20:00	C O’Mahony 1-5 (0-2f), M Cronin 0-5 (0-1f), B Murphy 1-1, F Herlihy 1-0, C Barrett and D Gore 0-2 each, C O’Callaghan 0-1	Report	D O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-4f), E Horan 0-3, C Gammel, S O’Leary, F Clifford, P O’Shea 0-1 each	Referee: A Kissane (Waterford)

Ulster Under-20 Football Championship[]

Preliminary round[]

23 June 2019 Preliminary round	Down	1-16 - 0-11	Antrim	St. Tiernach's Park
	L Kerr 0-5 (0-3fs), S Loughran 0-4 (0-1f), R Carr 0-4 (0-2 45s), A Devlin 1-0, C Clarke 0-1, S Annett 0-1; D McClements 0-1.	Report	T McAteer 0-2, D McErlaine 0-2 (0-2fs); E Nagle 0-2, E McCabe 0-1, P Shivers 0-1 (0-1f), J McCaffrey 0-1; D McAteer 0-1, R Brolly 0-1.

Quarter-Finals[]

28 June 2019 Quarter-final	Derry	5-12 - 2-13	Armagh	Owenbeg Complex
	P Cassidy (1-04), L McWilliams (1-02), P McGrogan (1-00), E Doherty (1-00), K Friel (1-00), B McCarron (0-03), C McShane (0-01), D Cassidy (0-01), I Donaghy (0-01).	Report	C Turbit (1-06), C McConville (1-01), T Kelly (0-02); N McGuinness (0-01), C Cosgrove (0-01), E McConville (0-01).

28 June 2019 Quarter-final	Fermanagh	0-14 - 0-12	Donegal	Brewster Park
	C Jones (0-3), D McGurn (0-2, 1f), C Love (0-2), E Beacom (0-2), U Kelm (0-1), C McBrien (0-1), L McStravick (0-1), S Cassidy (0-1).	Report	P Dolan (0-3); C O’Donnell (0-3), S McDevitt (0-2f), C O’Donnell (0-21f), R Cunningham (0-1), P Mogan (0-1).

30 June 2019 Quarter-final	Tyrone	2-11 - 1-12	Down	Healy Park
	T Quinn (0-06, 4f), D Canavan (1-01), M McKearney (1-00); R Gormley (0-01), S Og McAleer (0-01, f), M Conroy (0-01), O Mallon (0-01).	Report	C Clarke (1-03), L Kerr (0-04, 2f), S Loughran (0-02, 2f), D McClements (0-02), R McEvoy (0-01).

30 June 2019 Quarter-final	Cavan	1-13 - 2-04	Monaghan	Kingspan Breffni Park
	P Lynch (0-9, 7F), T Reilly (1-1), C O’Reilly (0-1), C Madden (0-1), O Brady (0-1).	Report	S Jones (1-0), A Mohan (1-0), A Woods (0-2, 1f), D Connolly (0-1), R Mohan (0-1).

Semi-finals[]

5 July 2019 Semi-final	Derry	1-14 - 1-11	Fermanagh	Healy Park
	D Cassidy (1-02), L McWilliams (0-04, 3f), C McShane (0-03), F Bradley (0-02, 2 ’45); P Cassidy (0-02), A Doherty (0-01).	Report	D McGurn (0-05, 5f), C McBrien (1-01), J Largo Ellis (0-1), C Jones (0-01), D McBrien (0-01); P Breen (0-01, f), J Reihill (0-01).	Referee: N McKenna (Monaghan)

6 July 2019 Semi-final	Cavan	0-09 - 0-13	Tyrone	St. Tiernach's Park
	P Lynch (0-05, 3f, 1 ’45), C O’Reilly (0-01), C Madden (0-01), O Brady (0-01), P Rogers (0-01).	Report	D Canavan (0-04, 1f), S Og McAleer (0-02, 2f), P Og McCartan (0-02), M Conroy (0-02, 1f), L Gray (0-01), R Gormley (0-01), E Jordan (0-01).	Referee: S Laverty (Antrim)

Final[]

14 July 2019 Final	Tyrone	4-13 - 1-10	Derry	Athletic Grounds
	S Óg McAleer 1-2, C Quinn 1-0, J Oguz 1-0, J Garrity 1-0 pen, T Quinn (0-2f) and M Conroy (0-1f) 0-3 each, L Quinn (2 '45) and D Canavan 0-2 each, C Grimes 0-1	Report	M McGrogan 0-5 (0-3f), T McHugh 1-0, B McCarron 0-3 (0-2f), C McShane and P Cassidy 0-1 each	Referee: P Faloon (Down)

All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship[]

Semi-finals[]

27 July 2019 Semi-final	Dublin	2-14 - 1-10	Galway	Pearse Park
	C Archer 2-6 (0-4f), R McGarry 0-3, B O’Leary 0-2, N O’Leary, J Doran, D Lacey 0-1 each	Report	B Harlowe 1-0, T Gill 0-3 and P Costello (0-2f) 0-3 each, R Cunningham 0-2, L Boyle and M Tierney 0-1 each.	Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)

28 July 2019 Semi-final	Cork	2-17 - 1-18	Tyrone	O'Connor Park
	C O'Mahony 0-7 (0-5f), M Cronin 1-2 (0-1f), J Murphy 1-0, C Barrett, E O'Hanlon, F Herlihy 0-2 each, B Hartnett and M Hodnett 0-1 each	Report	T Quinn 0-6 (0-2f), S Óg McAleer 0-5 (0-2f), D Canavan 1-1, J Garrity and M Conroy (0-1f) 0-2 each, P Óg McCartan and E Jordan 0-1 each	Referee: S Laverty (Antrim)

Final[]

3 August 2019 Final	Cork	3-16 - 1-14	Dublin	O'Moore Park
	M Cronin 1-3 (0-2f), B Murphy 1-2, C O'Mahony (0-3f) and D Gore 0-4 each, C O'Callaghan 1-0, D O'Connell, J Murphy, F Herlihy 0-1 each	Report	C Archer 1-5 (0-3f), B O'Leary 0-3, J Doran and R McGarry (0-1f) 0-2 each, D Ryan and D Lacey 0-1 each	Referee: D O'Mahoney (Tipperary)

Championship statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ciarán Archer	Dublin	9-35	62	5	12.40
2	Diarmuid Whelan	Laois	0-28	28	4	7.00
3	Cathail O'Mahony	Cork	2-20	26	4	6.50
4	Mark Cronin	Cork	3-14	23	4	5.75
5	Cian Farrell	Offaly	0-16	16	2	8.00
6	Darragh Canavan	Tyrone	2-08	14	4	3.50
	Darragh Corcoran	Waterford	1-11	14	2	7.00
	Donal O'Sullivan	Kerry	0-14	14	2	7.00
	Patrick Lynch	Cavan	0-14	14	2	7.00
7	Jamie Myler	Wexford	2-07	13	3	4.33
	Ronan Dowd	Roscommon	1-10	13	2	6.50
	Darragh Canavan	Tyrone	1-10	13	4	3.25

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ciarán Archer	Dublin	3-08	17	Laois
2	Ciarán Archer	Dublin	2-08	14	Longford
3	Ciarán Archer	Dublin	2-06	12	Galway
4	Ciarán Archer	Dublin	1-08	11	Wexford
5	Mark Diffley	Leitrim	2-04	10	Roscommon
	Ronan Dowd	Roscommon	1-07	10	Leitrim
	Darragh Corcoran	Waterford	1-07	10	Clare
	Diarmuid Whelan	Laois	0-10	10	Kildare
6	Jamie Myler	Wexford	2-03	9	Louth
	Cian Farrell	Offaly	0-09	9	Carlow
	Donal O'Sullivan	Kerry	0-09	9	Limerick
	Patrick Lynch	Cavan	0-09	9	Monaghan

References[]

^ Scully, Niall (5 August 2018). "'The future is looking good' - Kildare seal Under-20 All Ireland title with victory over Mayo". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^ Farrell, Sinéad (25 June 2019). "Laois U20s dump reigning All-Ireland champions Kildare out of Leinster". The 42. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^ "Cork stun Dublin in All-Ireland U-20 Football Final". GAA website. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[1] Scully, Niall (5 August 2018). "'The future is looking good' - Kildare seal Under-20 All Ireland title with victory over Mayo". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[2] Farrell, Sinéad (25 June 2019). "Laois U20s dump reigning All-Ireland champions Kildare out of Leinster". The 42. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

[3] "Cork stun Dublin in All-Ireland U-20 Football Final". GAA website. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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