All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

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GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2025 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship logo.jpg
Irish Craobh Iomána Fé-20 na hÉireann
Code Hurling
Founded1964;61 years ago (1964)
Region Ireland (GAA)
TrophyJames Nowlan Cup
No. of teams2
Title holders Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly (1st title)
Most titles Colours of Cork.svg Cork (14 titles)
Sponsorsoneills.com
TV partner(s) TG4
Official website Official website

The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in Ireland. The championship was contested as the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship between 1964 and 2018 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2019.

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The final, currently held on the first Sunday in June, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the summer months, and the results determine which team receives the James Nowlan Cup. The All-Ireland Championship had always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship, however, as of 2018 the qualification procedures for the championship have changed. Currently, qualification is limited to teams competing in the Leinster Championship and the Munster Championship.

Two teams currently participate in the All-Ireland Championship, the Munster Champions and the Leinster Champions, with the most successful teams coming from the province of Munster. Teams representing this province have won a total of 32 All-Ireland titles.

The title has been won by 9 different teams, 7 of whom have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Cork, who have won the championship on 13 occasions. Offaly are the current holders.

History

Creation

Since 1962, the Munster Council had been organising a provincial championship for under-21 players in Gaelic football. This championship proved successful in bridging the gap between the minor and senior grades in a way in which the junior championship had failed to do. At the GAA's annual Congress in April 1963, the Kerry County Board introduced a successful motion in favour of extending the provincial championship to All-Ireland level. It was the fifth All-Ireland championship to be created after the corresponding championships in senior (1887), junior (1912), minor (1928) and intermediate (1961).

Beginnings

The inaugural All-Ireland Championship in 1964 used a provincial format. 16 teams contested the respective championships in Leinster and Munster, with Tiobraid Árann and Loch Garman emerging as the respective champions. Ros Comáin and Aontroim were the respective unopposed representatives from Connacht and Ulster.

Antrim and Wexford contested the very first championship match on Sunday 2 August 1964 at Casement Park, Belfast. The inaugural All-Ireland final took place on 4 October 1964, with Tiobraid Árann defeating Loch Garman to take the title. [1]

Proposed changes

In 2008 a radical motion was brought before a special Congress in an effort to combat player burnout. It was proposed to merge the existing under-21 and minor championships to create a new All-Ireland Under-19 Hurling Championship. [2] This motion was defeated by 115 votes to 58. [3]

A similar motion was later introduced in an effort to lower the age and create a new All-Ireland Under-20 Championship, however, this motion was also defeated. [4]

Development

Like the corresponding championships at senior and minor levels, Leinster and Munster teams grew to become the most dominant, as Gaelic football was the more dominant sport in Ulster and Connacht. After leaving the Munster Championship in 1970, Galway became the only credible team in Connacht and was essentially given an automatic pass to the All-Ireland semi-final every year.

After the introduction of the "back door" system in the senior and minor championships in 1997, the under-21 championship remained as the last true straight knock-out championship. This changed following a Central Council motion to alter the format of the championship was endorsed by a Special Congress on 30 September 2017. The proposal to allow Galway and Ulster teams as agreed by the Leinster and Ulster Councils into the Leinster Championship was backed by 72% of delegates. The original recommendation would have ended All-Ireland semi-finals as the Munster winners were set to face off against the Leinster victors from next year. However, Cork argued that they should be retained with the Munster champions taking on the runners-up in Leinster and vice versa. Their idea was endorsed by 78% of delegates. [5] The new format was used for the first time in 2018.

At the GAA Congress on 24 February 2018, the age limit of the championship was changed to twenty, following a successful motion by the Offaly County Board. In contrast to Gaelic football, under-20 hurlers were also eligible to play both under-20 and senior hurling for their county. [6] This provision was abolished at the 2020 GAA Congress. The "back door system" for the defeated provincial finalists was also permanently abolished, having been suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

Format

Qualification

ProvinceChampionshipTeams progressing
Leinster Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship Champions
Munster Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship Champions

Championship

There are two teams in the All-Ireland Championship. The respective Leinster and Munster U-20 Hurling Championship winners progress directly to the All-Ireland U-20 Hurling Championship Final.

Teams

2024 Championship

Seventeen counties will compete in the 2024 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: twelve teams in the Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship, and five teams in the Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship.

County StadiumProvinceAll-IrelandsLast All-Ireland
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Netwatch Cullen Park Leinster 0—
Colours of Clare.svg Clare Cusack Park Munster 42014
Colours of Cork.svg Cork Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster 142023
Colours of Derry.svg Derry Celtic Park Ulster 0—
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Parnell Park Leinster 0—
Colours of Galway.svg Galway Pearse Stadium Connacht 102011
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Austin Stack Park Munster 0—
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare St Conleth's Park Leinster 0—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny UPMC Nolan Park Leinster 122022
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Laois Hire O'Moore Park Leinster 0—
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick TUS Gaelic Grounds Munster 62017
Colours of Meath.svg Meath Páirc Tailteann Leinster 0—
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Glenisk O'Connor Park Leinster 12024
Colours of Tipperary.png Tipperary FBD Semple Stadium Munster 112019
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford Fraher Field Munster 22016
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath TEG Cusack Park Leinster 0—
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Chadwicks Wexford Park Leinster 11965

Venues

Croke Park in Dublin last hosted the All-Ireland final in 2009. Croke Park from the Hill - 2004 All-Ireland Football Championship Final.jpg
Croke Park in Dublin last hosted the All-Ireland final in 2009.
Semple Stadium in Thurles has hosted 20 All-Ireland finals. Semple1.jpg
Semple Stadium in Thurles has hosted 20 All-Ireland finals.

Attendances

Stadium attendances are a significant source of regular income for the GAA and for the teams involved. For the 2017 championship, the average attendances for the three games was 7,336 with a total aggregate attendance figure of 22,009.

Semi-finals

The All-Ireland semi-finals have been played exclusively at Semple Stadium in Thurles since 2011. Both semi-finals are usually played on the same day as part of a double-header of games. Semple Stadium had been regularly used as a semi-final venue prior to this, however, a number of other stadiums around the country were also used. Páirc Esler in Newry and Páirc Tailteann in Navan were regularly used for semi-finals involving a Leinster-Ulster pairing. Parnell Park in Dublin was used on a number of occasions for Munster-Ulster clashes, while O'Connor Park in Tullamore was a regular venue for Connacht-Munster and Connacht-Leinster meetings.

Final

Since 2010, Semple Stadium in Thurles has been the regular venue for the All-Ireland final. Prior to this, Semple Stadium had hosted the All-Ireland final on 12 previous occasions. Other stadiums which hosted the All-Ireland final include Walsh Park (8 times), Croke Park (7 times), Nowlan Park (6 times), Gaelic Grounds (5 times) and O'Connor Park (3 times).

Trophy and medals

James Nowlan was commemorated by having the All-Ireland cup named in his honour in 2016. Alderman James Nowlan GAA President 1901 - 1921.jpg
James Nowlan was commemorated by having the All-Ireland cup named in his honour in 2016.

At the end of the All-Ireland final, the winning team is presented with a trophy. The cup is held by the winning team until the following year's final. Traditionally, the presentation is made at a special rostrum in stand where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests view the match.

The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup. The trophy is known as the Cross of Cashel, probably the most unique looking trophy awarded by the GAA. Awarded for the first time in 1967, a spectacular cast bronze trophy modelled on the ancient Celtic cross found at the rock of Cashel in Co Tipperary, it is a tall narrow and quiet heavy trophy with a square bronze base holding a cross depicting the crucifixion of Jesus. P. J. Ryan of Tipperary was the first recipient. After nearly 50 years the trophy was retired for undisclosed reasons following the conclusion of the 2015 championship. [8] Diarmaid Byrnes of Limerick was the last captain to receive the trophy. [9]

In 2016 the GAA purchased a second hand English soccer cup in London and renamed it the James Nowlan Cup. Born in Monasterevin, James Nowlan became the first Chairman of the Leinster Council in 1900. He was elected President of the GAA in 1901, serving in that position until 1921. As the longest-serving president, Nowlan was honoured as the GAA's only Honorary Life President. [10]

In accordance with GAA rules, the Central Council awards up to twenty-four gold medals to the winners of the All-Ireland final.

Sponsorship

Since 2003, the All-Ireland Championship has been sponsored. The sponsor has usually been able to determine the championship's sponsorship name. [11] [12] [13]

PeriodSponsor(s)Name
1964-2002No main sponsorThe All-Ireland Under-21 Championship
2003-2008 Flag of Ireland.svg Erin FoodsThe Erin All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
2009–2018 Flag of Ireland.svg Bord Gáis Energy The Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
2019-2021 Flag of Ireland.svg Bord Gáis Energy The Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
2022- Flag of Ireland.svg oneills.com The oneills.com All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenueWinning Captain
CountyScoreCountyScore
1964 Tipperary 8-09 Wexford 3-01 Nowlan Park Francis Loughnane
1965 Wexford 3-07 Tipperary 1-04 Nowlan Park Willie O'Neill
1966 Cork 9-9 (4-9, 3-12) Wexford 5-9 (4-9, 5-6) Croke Park (Gaelic Grounds, Nowlan Park) Gerald McCarthy
1967 Tipperary 1-18 Dublin 3-07 Croke Park P. J. Ryan
1968 Cork 2-18 Kilkenny 3-9 Walsh Park Pat Hegarty
1969 Cork 5-13 Wexford 4-7 Walsh Park Mick McCarthy
1970 Cork 5-17 (3-8) Wexford 0-8 (2-11) Croke Park Teddy O'Brien
1971 Cork 7-8 Wexford 1-11 Walsh Park Pat McDonnell
1972 Galway 2-9 Dublin 1-10 Gaelic Grounds Iggy Clarke
1973 Cork 2-10 Wexford 4-2 Páirc Daibhín Martin O'Doherty
1974 Kilkenny 3-8 Waterford 3-7 Semple Stadium Ger Fennelly
1975 Kilkenny 5-13 Cork 2-19 Fraher Field Kevin Fennelly
1976 Cork 2-17 Kilkenny 1-8 Walsh Park Tadhg Murphy
1977 Kilkenny 2-9 Cork 1-9 Semple Stadium Mickey Lyng
1978 Galway 3-15 (3-5) Tipperary 2-8 (2-8) Gaelic Grounds Bernie Forde
1979 Tipperary 2-12 Galway 1-09 O'Moore Park Michael Doyle
1980 Tipperary 2-09 Kilkenny 0-14 Walsh Park P. J. Maxwell
1981 Tipperary 2-16 Kilkenny 1-10 Walsh Park Philip Kennedy
1982 Cork 0-12 Galway 0-11 St. Brendan's Park Martin McCarthy
1983 Galway 0-12 Tipperary 1-06 O'Connor Park Peter Casserly
1984 Kilkenny 1-12 Tipperary 0-11 Walsh Park Séamus Delahunty
1985 Tipperary 1-10 Kilkenny 2-06 Walsh Park Michael Scully
1986 Galway 0-14 Wexford 2-05 Semple Stadium Anthony Cunningham
1987 Limerick 2-15 Galway 3-06 Cusack Park Gussie Ryan
1988 Cork 4-11 Kilkenny 1-05 St. Brendan's Park Christy Connery
1989 Tipperary 4-10 Offaly 3-11 O'Moore Park Declan Ryan
1990 Kilkenny 2-11 Tipperary 1-11 O'Moore Park Jamesie Brennan
1991 Galway 2-17 Offaly 1-9 Gaelic Grounds Brian Feeney
1992 Waterford 0-12 (4-4) Offaly 2-3 (0-16) Nowlan Park Tony Browne
1993 Galway 2-9 (2-14) Kilkenny 3-3 (3-11) O'Connor Park Liam Burke
1994 Kilkenny 3-10 Galway 0-11 O'Connor Park Philly Larkin
1995 Tipperary 1-14 Kilkenny 1-10 Semple Stadium Brian Horgan
1996 Galway 1-14 Wexford 0-7 Semple Stadium Peter Huban
1997 Cork 3-11 Galway 0-13 Semple Stadium Dan Murphy
1998 Cork 2-15 Galway 2-10 Semple Stadium Dan Murphy
1999 Kilkenny 1-13 Galway 0-14 O'Connor Park Noel Hickey
2000 Limerick 1-13 Galway 0-13 Semple Stadium Donncha Sheehan
2001 Limerick 0-17 Wexford 2-10 Semple Stadium Timmy Houlihan
2002 Limerick 3-17 Galway 0-8 Semple Stadium Peter Lawlor
2003 Kilkenny 2-13 Galway 0-12 Semple Stadium Jackie Tyrrell
2004 Kilkenny 3-12 Tipperary 1-6 Nowlan Park James "Cha" Fitzpatrick
2005 Galway 1-15 Kilkenny 1-14 Gaelic Grounds Kenneth Burke
2006 Kilkenny 1-11 (2-14) Tipperary 0-11 (2-14) Semple Stadium (Croke Park) Michael Fennelly
2007 Galway 5-11 Dublin 0-12 Croke Park Kevin Hynes
2008 Kilkenny 2-13 Tipperary 0-15 Croke Park James Dowling
2009 Clare 0-15 Kilkenny 0-14 Croke Park Ciarán O'Doherty
2010 Tipperary 5-22 Galway 0-12 Semple Stadium Pádraic Maher
2011 Galway 3-14 Dublin 1-10 Semple Stadium Barry Daly
2012 Clare 2-17 Kilkenny 2-11 Semple Stadium Conor McGrath
2013 Clare 2-28 Antrim 0-12 Semple Stadium Paul Flanagan
2014 Clare 2-20 Wexford 2-11 Semple Stadium Tony Kelly
2015 Limerick 0-26 Wexford 1-7 Semple Stadium Diarmaid Byrnes
2016 Waterford 5-15 Galway 0-14 Semple Stadium Adam Farrell & Patrick Curran
2017 Limerick 0-17 Kilkenny 0-11 Semple Stadium Tom Morrissey
2018 Tipperary 3-13 Cork 1-16 Gaelic Grounds Colin English
2019 Tipperary 5-17 Cork 1-18 Gaelic Grounds Craig Morgan
2020 Cork 2-19 Dublin 1-18 UPMC Nowlan Park Conor O'Callaghan
2021 Cork 4-19 Galway 2-14 Semple Stadium Cormac O'Brien
2022 Kilkenny 0-19 Limerick 0-18 FBD Semple Stadium Thomas Walsh
2023 Cork 2-22 Offaly 3-13 FBD Semple Stadium Micheál Mullins
2024 Offaly 2-20 Tipperary 2-14 UPMC Nowlan Park Dan Bourke

Roll of honour

#CountyTitle(s)Runners-upYears WonYears Runners-up
1 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1441966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2020, 2021, 20231975, 1977, 2018, 2019
2 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 12121974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 20221968, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2017
3 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 1191964, 1967, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1995, 2010, 2018, 20191965, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2024
4 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 10121972, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2005, 2007, 20111979, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2016, 2021
5 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 611987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2015, 20172022
6 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 402009, 2012, 2013, 2014-
7 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 211992, 20161974
8 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 11219651964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1986, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2015
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1420241989, 1991, 1992, 2023
10 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 05-1967, 1972, 2007, 2011, 2020
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 01-2013

Performances by province

A representative of each of the four provinces of Ireland have made an appearance in the final match of the All-Ireland.

To date, Munster leads with 37 titles, followed by Leinster with 14 titles and Connacht with 10 titles. A team from Ulster has made the championship final just once, but was defeated by a Munster side.

ProvincePerformances
WinnersRunners-up
Munster 37 titles: Cork (14), Tipperary (11), Limerick (6), Clare (4), Waterford (2)15 times: Tipperary (9), Cork (4), Limerick (1), Waterford (1)
Leinster 14 titles: Kilkenny (12), Offaly (1), Wexford (1)34 times: Wexford (12), Kilkenny (12), Dublin (5), Offaly (4), Galway (1)
Connacht 10 titles: Galway (10)11 times: Galway (11)
Ulster —1 time: Antrim (1)

Records and statistics

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of All-Ireland Under-21 and Under-20 Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Longest gaps between successive All-Ireland titles:

Top scorers

In finals

FinalTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1996 Kevin Broderick Galway 1-025
Paul Codd Wexford 0-05
1997 Eugene Cloonan Galway 0-077
1998 Eugene Cloonan Galway 1-0811
1999 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 0-088
Eugene Cloonan Galway
2000 Mark Keane Limerick 1-0811
2001 Mark Keane Limerick 0-077
2002 Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick 2-028
2003 Conor Phelan Kilkenny 1-047
Ger Farragher Galway 0-07
2004 Richie Power Kilkenny 0-077
2005 Eoin Larkin Kilkenny 1-0912
2006 Darragh Egan Tipperary 1-058
2007 Alan McCrabbe Dublin 0-099
2008 Matthew Ruth Kilkenny 2-028
Pa Bourke Tipperary 0-08
2009 Colin Ryan Clare 0-099
2010 Seán Carey Tipperary 1-036
Brian O'Meara Tipperary
John O'Dwyer Tipperary
2011 Tadhg Haran Galway 1-036
2012 Cathal O'Connell Clare 1-069
2013 Cathal O'Connell Clare 0-1111
2014 Tony Kelly Clare 0-077
Jack Guiney Wexford
2015 Conor McDonald Wexford 1-047
2016 Patrick Curran Waterford 1-0912
2017 Aaron Gillane Limerick 0-077
2018 Jake Morris Tipperary 1-047
2019 Billy Seymour Tipperary 2-0511
2020 Liam Murphy Dublin 0-066
2021 Donal O'Shea Galway 1-0710
2022 Aidan O'Connor Limerick 0-1010
2023 Ben Cunningham Cork 0-1010
2024 Adam Screeney Offaly 0-1212

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