2017 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

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2017 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
Winners Kerry (18th win)
Captain Killian Spillane
ManagerJimmy Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Meath
CaptainDáire Rowe
ManagerConor O'Donoghue
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Meath
UlsterNot Played
Connacht Leitrim
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The 2017 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 87th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

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Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions. [1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 5 August 2017 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kerry and Meath, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kerry won the match by 2–19 to 1–14 to claim their 18th championship title overall and a third consecutive title. [2] [3]

Results

Munster Junior Football Championship

27 June 2017 [4] Final (After Extra-time) Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 4–24 - 3–20 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
Referee: S. Lonergan (Tipperary)

Leinster Junior Football Championship

25 June 2017 [5] Final Colours of Meath.svg Meath 0–19 - 0–10 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Croke Park, Dublin
D. Rowe 0-5 (2f), J. Conlon 0-4, K. Ross (1f) P. Kennelly 0-3 each, N. Shortall, B. Brennan (f), M. Flood, D. Toner 0-1 eachW. Woods 0-5 (4f), A. O'Brien, D. O'Connell 0-2 each, C. Giggins 0-1Referee: F. Barry (Longford)
GK1Johnny Lynch (Moynalty)
RCB2Adam Lynch (St Colmcille's)
FB3Luke Moran (Trim)
LCB4Michael Flood (St Brigid's)
RHB5David Toner (Curraha)
CHB6Joe Sweeney (St Colmcille's)
LHB7Kevin Traynor (Syddan)
MF8Adam Flanagan (Clonard)
MF9Conor Farrell (Dunderry)
RHF10Paddy Kennelly (Dunderry)
CHF11Ben Brennan (St Colmcille's)
LHF12Cathal McConnell (Bective)
RCF13James Conlon (St Colmcille's)
FF14Dáire Rowe (Syddan) (c)
LCF15Kevin Ross (Castletown)
Substitutes:
16Stephen Coogan (Dunderry) for Conlon
17Neil Shortall (Curraha) for McConnell
18Declan Smyth (Dunsany) for Traynor
19Willie Carry (Drumbaragh Emmets) for Brennan
20Jamie Reilly (St Michael's) for Lynch
21Ciaran O'Rourke (Trim) for Toner

Manager:
Conor O'Donoghue
GK1Robert Sansom (St Joseph's)
RCB2Barry Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
FB3Kieran Lenehan (Naomh Fionnbarra)
LCB4Niall McCabe (St Fechin's)
RHB5Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers)
CHB6David Quigley (Roche Emmets) (c)
LHB7Micheál McDonnell (Clan na Gael)
MF8Robert Brodigan (Oliver Plunketts)
MF9Daniel O'Connell (Roche Emmets)
RHF10Ciarán Sheridan (Glyde Rangers)
CHF11Dean Maguire (Dundalk Young Irelands)
LHF12Colm Giggins (Stabannon Parnells)
RCF13Cian Callan (St Kevin's)
FF14Conal O'Hanlon (St Joseph's)
LCF15William Woods (Naomh Fionnbarra)
Substitutes:
16Conor Early (Oliver Plunketts) for Maguire
17Mark Hoey (St Bride's) for Reynolds
18Hugh Osborne (Naomh Fionnbarra) for Lenehan
19Aaron O'Brien (Mattock Rangers) for Callan
20Peter Nixon (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Giggins
21Cillian Kirk (St Bride's) for McCabe

Manager:
Ollie McDonnell

Connacht Junior Football Championship

17 May 2017 [6] Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1–16 - 0–16 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Fr. O'Hara Memorial Park, Charlestown
Referee: J. Molloy (Galway)

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

22 July 2017 [7] Colours of Meath.svg Meath 2–21 - 2–08 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: P. Faloon (Down)
22 July 2017 [8] Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 1–16 - 1–09 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: B. Tiernan (Dublin)

All-Ireland Final

5 August 2017 [9] Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 2–19 - 1–14 Colours of Meath.svg Meath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
C. Cox 1-8 (3f), T. Ó'Sé 1-2, K. Spillane, P. O'Connor 0-3 each, E. Ó'Conchúir, P. Kilkenny, I. Parker 0-1 eachB. Brennan 0-6 (2'45, 1f), J. Conlon 0-4, S. Reilly 1-0, D. Rowe, W. Carry, K. Ross, D. Healy 0-1 eachReferee: J. Hickey (Carlow)

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References

  1. ↑ "All-Ireland JFC final: back-to-back titles for Kerry". Hogan Stand. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Conor Cox shines as Kerry junior footballers capture three-in-a-row". Irish Examiner. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kerry crowned All-Ireland Junior Football Champions". GAA. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kerry come from 9 points down to take Munster junior title in extra-time thriller". The42.ie . 27 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lacklustre Louth sink at Croke Park". Dundalk Democrat . 27 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "McCrann seals famous junior title for Leitrim". Irish Independent . 18 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Meath ease into final with plenty to spare". Meath Chronicle . 29 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Leitrim battle bravely but Kerry power carries the day". Leitrim Observer . 22 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "All-Ireland JFC Final: Cox shows class as Kingdom make it three-in-a-row". Irish Independent . 7 August 2017.
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