2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Kerry (10th win)
Captain Killian Young
Manager Seán Geaney
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kildare
CaptainGary Whyte
Manager Glenn Ryan
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Kildare
Ulster Down
Connacht Mayo

The 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

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Cork entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kerry in the Munster semi-final. [1]

On 3 May 2008, Kerry won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-11 defeat of Kildare in the All-Ireland final. [2] This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first in ten championship seasons.

Results

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

19 April 2008Semi-final Kildare 1-10 - 0-10 Down Páirc Tailteann, Navan
19 April 2008Semi-final Kerry 1-09 - 1-07 Mayo MacDonagh Park, Nenagh

Final

3 May 2008Final Kerry 2-12 - 0-11 Kildare Semple Stadium, Thurles

Statistics

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. O'Sullivan, Jim (7 May 2007). "Late Goulding free earns Cork glory as plucky Laois foiled". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. O'Sullivan, Jim (5 May 2008). "'Players learned from the past' - Geaney". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 16 July 2017.