All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Tier 3

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GAA Football All-Ireland Minor Championship Tier 3
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Current event clock.svg 2024 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Tier 3
Irish Craobh Peile Mionúr na hÉireann Sraith 3
Code Gaelic football
Founded2024
Region Ireland (GAA)
TrophySéamus Heaney Cup
No. of teams13
Title holders Colours of Down.svg Down (1st title)
First winner Colours of Down.svg Down
Sponsors Electric Ireland
Official website http://www.gaa.ie/

The GAA Football All-Ireland Minor Championship Tier 3 is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the third tier inter-county Gaelic football competition for male players under the age of 17 in Ireland.

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Teams that are eliminated from the early provincial stages of the GAA Football All-Ireland Minor Championship qualify for this championship. 13 teams currently participate.

The All-Ireland final serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the summer months, and the results determine which team receives the Séamus Heaney Cup. The All-Ireland Championship is played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.

Down are the current champions after beating Westmeath by 4-13 to 2-17 in the 2024 final.

History

The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was created in 1929. [1] Various formats were used in the provincial competitions, however, the All-Ireland series was, for many years, confined to the four provincial champions. A change in format resulted in the four provincial runners-up also being allowed entry to the All-Ireland series. A decision at GAA Congress in 2023 allowed for the creation of additional tiered All-Ireland competitions for counties that do not reach the provincial final stage. [2] [3] [4]

Format

Qualification

ProvinceChampionshipTeams progressing
Britain n/a1: London
Connacht Connacht Minor Football Championship 1: 5th-placed team
Leinster Leinster Minor Football Championship 5: Bottom-placed group stage teams and beaten preliminary quarter-finalists
Munster Munster Minor Football Championship 3: 4th, 5th and 6th-placed teams
Ulster Ulster Minor Football Championship 3: Beaten quarter and semi-finalists

Championship

There are 13 teams in the All-Ireland Championship. During the course of a championship season 12 games are played comprising five preliminary quarter-finals, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final. The championship is played as a single-elimination tournament. Each game is played as a single leg.

Trophy

The Séamus Heaney Cup is the current prize for winning the championship. Heaney played football with Navan O'Mahonys but was also involved in the coaching of various teams Simonstown Gaels when he retired from playing. The Séamus Heaney Cup was first presented in 1998 as the prize for winning the Leinster Minor Football League. [5] The cup was repurposed in 2024. [6]

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenueCaptain
CountyScoreCountyScore
2024 Down 4-13 Westmeath 2-17 Kingspan Breffni Barra McEvoy [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Congress: Structural changes made to All-Ireland minor championships". Hogan Stand. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Revealed: how next year's three-tier All-Ireland minor football championship will look". Irish Examiner. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "EXPLAINED: How the new All-Ireland Minor football championship Tier 1, 2 and 3 competitions will work". Laois Today. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Seamus Heaney Cup: Silverware for hosts". Hogan Stand. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Paul McGirr and Seamus Heaney Cups". GAA website. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "All-Ireland MFC down to last four while Down claim Tier 3 crown". Hogan Stand. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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