Championship details | |
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Dates | 22 February – 6 May 2012 |
Teams | 32 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Dublin (3rd win) |
Captain | Kevin O'Brien |
Manager | Jim Gavin |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Roscommon |
Captain | Paddy Brogan |
Manager | Nigel Dineen |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Cavan |
Connacht | Roscommon |
Championship statistics | |
Player of the Year | Ciarán Kilkenny |
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The 2012 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship is an inter county football competition between all 32 counties in Ireland. Four competitions are contested in each province and the winners of each provincial championship enters the all-Ireland series. There are currently 2 county teams still competing for the 2012 all-Ireland Under 21 championship, Dublin and Roscommon.
February 29, 2012 Round 1 | Wexford | 1-09 - 1-12 | Dublin | Belfield, Enniscorthy |
M O'Regan 1-4 (0-4f), D Murphy 0-2 (0-1f), M O'Hanlon, B O'Gorman, G Cullen 0-1 each. | Report | C Kilkenny 0-5 (0-2f), P Ryan 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), J Small, J McCaffrey, E O Conghaile, H Dawson, C Reddin 0-1 each. |
February 22, 2012 Round 1 | Wicklow | 1-06 - 0-13 | Carlow | Baltinglass |
B McCrea 1-0, T Kelly 0-3 (3f), C McGraynor, D Woods, E Woulfe 0-1 each. | Report | D Foley 0-4 (2f), C Moran, C Wall, J Kennedy (1f), M Mullen 0-2 each, M Fitzgerald, J Byrne 0-1 each. |
February 22, 2012 Round 1 | Kilkenny | 0-02 - 6-35 | Louth | Ballyraggett |
B Byrne 0-2 (0-1 free). | Report | C Bellew 1-5; B Berrill 0-5; B Hamilton 1-2; S O'Hanlon, W Woods 0-4 each; E O'Neill, R Moore, B Rogan 1-1 each; B Kieran 1-0; E O'Connor; P Kirwan, N Devlin 0-3 each; S McMahon, E Duffy 0-1 each. |
February 22, 2012 Round 1 | Offaly | 1-09 - 0-09 | Meath | Gracefield |
J Ledwith (0-1), A Sullivan (0-3, one free, one '45), B Allen (0-3), M Young (1-2). | Report | P Fox (0-1), S Tobin (0-1), D Carroll (0-2, one free); S Gillespie (0-4, two frees), A Forde (0-1). |
March 7, 2012 Quarter-final | Dublin | 2-21 - 0-04 | Laois | Parnell Park |
C Kilkenny 0-7 (0-3f), P Ryan 1-2 (0-1f), G Seaver 1-1, P Hudson 0-3 (0-1f), G Sweeney, E O Conghaile 0-2 each, J Smith, J McCaffrey, C Reddin, M Schutte 0-1 each. | Report | D O’Connor 0-2, J Farrell, J Finn (0-1f) 0-1 each. |
March 7, 2012 Quarter-final | Carlow | 0-03 - 0-11 | Westmeath | Carlow I.T. |
C Moran 0-2, A Kenny 0-1. | Report | C McCormack, J Heslin (2f) 0-3 each; K Reilly 0-2 (1f); G Egan, T English, S Daly 0-1 each. |
March 7, 2012 Quarter-final | Louth | 3-06 - 1-10 | Longford | Haggardstown Referee: R Malone (Dublin). |
W Woods 2-1, S O'Hanlon 1-0, B Rogan 0-2 (1f), E O'Connor, R Moore (f), B Hamilton 0-1 each. | Report | R Smyth 1-2 (2f), M Hughes 0-3f, P McCormack 0-2, J McGivney, D Mimnagh, C Clarke 0-1 each. |
March 7, 2012 Quarter-final | Offaly | 0-08 - 0-07 | Kildare | Gracefield Referee: D Gough (Meath). |
S Hannon (0-1), J McPadden (0-1), A Sullivan (0-4), B Allen (0-2). | Report | K Feeley (0-3), S Hurley (0-1), P Fogarty (0-1), L McGovern (0-1), F Dowling (0-1). |
March 21, 2012 Semi-final | Dublin | 4-15 - 1-09 | Westmeath | Portlaoise Referee: J Hickey (Carlow). |
C Kilkenny 1-6 (1f), P Hudson 1-4 (1f), M Schutte, J McCaffrey 1-0 each, G Sweeney, C Reddin, E O Conghaile, G Seaver, P Maguire 0-1 each. | Report | K Reilly 1-1 (1f), J Heslin 0-3 (3f), C McCormack 0-2, D Gavin, A Stone, S Daly 0-1 each. |
March 21, 2012 Semi-final | Louth | 0-10 - 0-08 | Offaly | Navan Referee: F Barry (Kildare). |
W Woods, B Rogan (1f) 0-2 each, S O'Hanlon, R Moore (f), E O'Connor, P Kirwan, B Hamilton, B Berrill 0-1 each. | Report | P Cunningham 0-5 (3f), A Sullivan, D Hogan, A McDonagh 0-1 each. |
April 4, 2012 [3] 7:30 Final | Dublin | 1-16 - 0-8 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan Attendance: 1,200 (Estimate) Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) Man of the Match: Ciarán Kilkenny |
Ciaran Kilkenny 1-7 (0-1f), Mark Schutte, Paul Hudson, Gerry Seaver 0-2 each, Jack McCaffrey, Gary Sweeney, Harry Dawson 0-1 each | Ben Rogan 0-4f, Ruairi Moore, Cathal Bellew, William Woods, Barry Hamilton 0-1 each |
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Munster Under 21 ChampionshipQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
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Connacht Under 21 ChampionshipPreliminary round
Semi-final
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Ulster Under 21 ChampionshipRound 1
Quarter-finals
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All-Ireland SeriesSemi-finals
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