2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	22 June – 3 August 2019
Teams	31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Cork (12th 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)
Player of the Year	Ciarán Archer
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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

Leitrim v Roscommon

26 June 2019Quarter-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

Mayo v Sligo

3 July 2019Semi-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).

Roscommon v Galway

3 July 2019Semi-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

Galway v Mayo

10 July 2019Final	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

Carlow v Offaly

22 June 2019First 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).

Wexford v Wicklow

22 June 2019First 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).

Kildare v Laois

25 June 2019First 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

Westmeath v Laois

2 July 2019Quarter-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:

Meath v Offaly

2 July 2019Quarter-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.

Louth v Wexford

2 July 2019Quarter-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.

Longford v Dublin

2 July 2019Quarter-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

Dublin v Wexford

9 July 2019Semi-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.

Laois v Meath

9 July 2019Semi-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

Dublin v Laois

19 July 2019Final	Dublin	4-18 - 0-17	Laois	O'Connor Park
20:00	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	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	Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Man of the Match: Ciaran Archer (St. Maurs)

Munster Under-20 Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Waterford v Clare

2 July 2019Quarter-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.

Tipperary v Limerick

2 July 2019Quarter-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

Kerry v Limerick

11 July 2019Semi-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.

Cork v Waterford

12 July 2019Semi-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

Cork v Kerry

18 July 2019Final	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

Down v Antrim

23 June 2019Preliminary 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

Derry v Armagh

28 June 2019Quarter-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).

Fermanagh v Donegal

28 June 2019Quarter-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).

Tyrone v Down

30 June 2019Quarter-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).

Cavan v Monaghan

30 June 2019Quarter-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

Derry v Fermanagh

5 July 2019Semi-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)

Cavan v Tyrone

6 July 2019Semi-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

Tyrone v Derry

14 July 2019Final	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

Dublin v Galway

27 July 2019Semi-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)

Cork v Tyrone

28 July 2019Semi-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

Cork v Dublin

3 August 2019Final	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
	Paddy 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

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
	Paddy Lynch	Cavan	0-09	9	Monaghan

References

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.