All-Ireland Under-20 B Football Championship

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GAA Football All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2025 All-Ireland Under-20 B Football Championship
Irish Craobh Peile Fé-20 B na hÉireann
Code Gaelic football
Founded2024
Region Ireland (GAA)
TrophyLiam Connor Cup
No. of teams4
Title holders Colours of Down.svg Down (1st title)
First winner Colours of Down.svg Down
Sponsors EirGrid
Official website http://www.gaa.ie/

The GAA Football All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the second tier inter-county Gaelic football competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in Ireland.

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Teams that are eliminated from the early provincial stages of the GAA Football All-Ireland Under-20 Championship qualify for this championship. Four teams currently participate.

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

History

The All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was created in 1964 in response to a Congress motion put forward by the Kerry County Board. [1] Various formats were used in the provincial competitions, however, the All-Ireland series was confined to the four provincial champions. A restructuring of the various provincial championships in 2024 resulted in the creation of Tier 2 competitions for teams who failed to make the latter stages of their provincial series. [2] [3] [4] [5] The four respective provincial Tier 2 champions qualify for the Tier 2 All-Ireland series of games.

Format

Qualification

ProvinceChampionshipTeam progressing
Connacht Connacht Under-20 B Football Championship Champions
Leinster Leinster Under-20 B Football Championship Champions
Munster Munster Under-20 B Football Championship Champions
Ulster Ulster Under-20 B Football Championship Champions

Championship

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

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenueCaptain
CountyScoreCountyScore
2024 Down 1-10 Westmeath 0-10 Páirc Tailteann Finn Murdock

Roll of honour

Performances by county

CountyTitle(s)Runners-upWinning yearsLosing years
Colours of Down.svg Down 102024—
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 01—2024

Performances by province

ProvinceWinnersRunners-upTotal
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster 101
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster 011

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "2024 EirGrid Ulster U20 Football Championship details confirmed". Ulster GAA website. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Brian Cooney hat-trick seals Andrew Corden Cup for Westmeath". Irish Independent. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ↑ McCarthy, Ger (30 April 2024). "Cork and Kerry benefited from new U20 football system". Echo Live. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ↑ McCarthy, Ger (19 April 2024). "Mayo to meet Leitrim in Connacht U20 B Final on Saturday week". Midwest Radio website. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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