2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

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The 2020 Inter-County Under-20 Football Championship is the 57th edition of the competition, and the third since the competition was re-graded from Under 21 to Under 20. It is also referred to as the EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship for sponsorship purposes.[1]

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[]

See also:

Quarter-Final[]


Semi-Finals[]


Final[]

7 March 2020
14:00
Final 		Galway Colours of Galway.svg 4-13 - 0-5 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Tuam Stadium
Referee: Declan Corcoran (Mayo)
Man of the Match: Cathal Sweeney (Salthill/Knocknacarra)
Ryan Monahan 1-2, Tomo Culhane 1-1 (0-1f), Matthew Tierney 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Jonathan McGrath and Cian Monahan 1-0 each, Cathal Sweeney 0-3, Tony Gill, Alan Greene, Eoin Mannion 0-1 each Report Paul McManus 0-2, Ciaran Lawless, Darragh Walsh, Thomas O'Rourke (0-1f) 0-1 each

Leinster[]

Preliminary Round[]

7 February 2020
20:00 		Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 3-8 - 2-9 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Enniscorthy
Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)
Colum Feeney 0-5 (0-4f, 1 '45), Todd Hynes 1-1, Paraic Hughes and Tomas Murphy 1-0 each, Shane Pettit 0-2 Andrew Keogh 0-5 (0-3f, 0-1m), Jamie Lunney and Cathal O'Neill 1-0 each, Ronan Curran 0-2, Cormac Lomax and Cian Doyle 0-1 each
8 February 2020
14:00 		Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1-17 - 1-7 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Aughrim
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Ciaran Archer 0-5 (0-1f), Adam Fearon 1-0, Luke Swan 0-3 (0-1f), Kieran McKeon and Padraig Purcell 0-2 each, Alan Murphy, Rory Dwyer, Mark Lavin, Sean Foran, Ciaran O'Reilly 0-1 each Report Eoin Darcy 1-1 (1 '45), Matthew Ging 0-2, Kevin Quinn, Eoghan Byrne, James Hedderman, Johnny Keogh 0-1 each
8 February 2020
14:00 		Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg 2-6 - 0-9 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Dunleer
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Sean Courtney 2-0, Aaron Kellaghan 0-3 (0-1f), Cathal Flynn, Cormac Delaney, Mikey Cunningham 0-1 each Carl Gillespie 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1m), Luke Matthews 0-2, Ciaran Keenan 0-1f

Quarter-Finals[]

15 February 2020
14:00 		Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 3-10 - 0-9 Colours of Longford.svg Longford Parnell Park
Referee: Stephen Johnson (Louth)
Man of the Match: Evan Caulfield (Clanna Gael Fontenoy)
Ciaran Archer 1-4 (0-3f), Lorcan O'Dell 1-1, Conor Kinsella 1-0, Killian McGinnis, Evan Caulfield, Kieran McKeon, Luke Murphy-Guinane, Padraig Purcell 0-1 each Report[1] Dylan Farrell (0-2f) and Oran Kenny (0-3f) 0-3 each, Dario Ciglianio, Eoghan McCormack, Aaron Farrell 0-1 each
15 February 2020
14:00 		Meath Colours of Meath.svg 1-11 - 1-5 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Enniscorthy, Wexford
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
15 February 2020
14:00 		Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 1-7 - 0-9 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Referee: M Deegan
17 February 2020
19:30 		Laois Colours of Laois.svg 0-13 - 1-10 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Semi-Finals[]

21 February 2020
19:30 		Laois Colours of Laois.svg 1-7 - 0-4 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare O'Moore Park
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Mark Barry 0-4 (0-2f), Damon Larkin 1-0, Matthew Byron (0-1f), Ronan Coffey, Colin Slevin 0-1 each Report Alex Beirne 0-2, Darragh Kirwan and Shane O'Sullivan (0-1f) 0-1 each
22 February 2020
14:00 		Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 2-14 - 0-7 Colours of Meath.svg Meath Parnell Park
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Man of the Match: Rory Dwyer (St Margarets)
Lorcan O'Dell 1-2, Luke Swan 1-1, Evan Caulfield 0-3, Mark Lavin, Ciaran Archer, Kieran McKeon, Padraig Purcell 0-2 each Report Luke Mitchell 0-2f, Liam Byrne (1 '45), Daithi McGow, Matthew Costello, Cian Rogers, Jordan Morris (0-1f) 0-1 each

Final[]

6 March 2020
19:30
Final 		Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 0-18 - 0-8 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)
Man of the Match: Lorcan O’Dell (Templeogue Synge Street)
Ciaran Archer 0-7 (0-3f, 2 ‘45), Kieran McKeon 0-4, Lee Gannon 0-2, Rory Dwyer, Mark Lavin, Lorcan O’Dell, Sean Foran, Conor Kinsella 0-1 each Report Ronan Coffey 0-4 (0-2f), Matthew Byron 0-3 (0-2f, 1 ‘45), Jack Owens 0-1

Munster[]

Quarter-Finals[]


Semi-Finals[]


Final[]

4 March 2020
19:30
Final 		Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 0-17 - 1-9 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)
Man of the Match: Ruaidhri Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht)
Ruaidhri Ó Beaglaoich 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1m), Paul Walsh 0-3f, Patrick Darcy and Sean Quilter (0-1f) 0-2 each, Darragh Lyne, Killian Falvey, Paul O’Shea, Seán Horan, Sean Keane 0-1 each Report Blake Murphy 1-3, Mark Cronin 0-4 (0-1f), Jack Murphy and Fionn Herlihy 0-1 each

Ulster[]

See also:

Preliminary Round[]


Quarter-Finals[]


Semi-Finals[]


Final[]

7 March 2020
15:00
Final 		Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 1-11 - 0-9 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegall St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Darren O'Hare (Down)
Man of the Match: Ethan Jordan (Eglish)
Ethan Jordan 0-5, Joe Oguz and Tiarnán Quinn (0-1f) 0-2 each, Kevin Barker and Liam Gray 0-1 each Report Aaron Doherty 0-3 (0-1f), Padraig McGettigan 0-2 (0-1f), Paul O'Hare, Luke Gavigan, Keelin McGroddy, Johnny McGroddy 0-1 each

All-Ireland[]

Semi-Finals[]

17 October 2020 (2020-10-17)
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final 1
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1-14 (17) – (15) 1-12 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
(HT: 1-05 – 1-07)
Gls: Brian O'Leary
Pts: Ciaran Archer (6, 3f), Mark Lavin (3), Lorcan O'Dell (2), Brian O'Leary, Sean Lowry, Lee Gannon		 Gls: Tiernan Quinn
Pts: Ethan Jordan (5, 3f, '45), Tiarnan Quinn (3, 2f), Darragh Canavan (3, 1m), Simon Garrity
Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo)
Attendance: 0[note 1]
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17)
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final 2
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 1-15 (18) – (13) 1-10 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry
(HT: 1-05 – 1-07)
Gls: Cian Monahan
Pts: Matthew Tierney (6, 5f, 1m), Matthew Cooley (4, 3f), Cian Monahan, Cian Hernon, Oisin Gormley, Nathan Grainger, Patrick Kelly (f).		 Gls: Ruaidhri O Beaglaoich
Pts: Deividas Uosis (3, 2f, 1 ’45), Eddie Horan (3), Paul Walsh (2), Sean Keane, Dylan Geaney
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Final[]

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19)
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 1-11 (14) – (13) 0-13 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
(HT: 0-08 – 0-05)
Gls: 1
Pts: 11		 Gls: 0
Pts: 13
Note: The game was scheduled to take place on 24 October, however, on 19 October, the Government of Ireland agreed to move the entire country to Level 5 lockdown restrictions from midnight on Wednesday 21 October for six weeks until 1 December.
As a result, all minor and U20 inter-county competitions are paused until further notice.[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

References[]

  1. ^ Under 20
  2. ^ "Dublin 1-14 1-12 Tyrone". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Galway 1-15 1-10 Kerry". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ^ Leahy, Pat; Horgan-Jones, Jack; Bray, Jennifer; Bowers, Shauna (19 October 2020). "Covid-19: State moves to Level 5 for six weeks with hopes of 'meaningful' Christmas celebrations". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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