Leinster Under-20 Football Championship

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Leinster Under-20 Football Championship
Current season or competition:
Current event clock.svg 2024 Leinster Under-20 Football Championship
Irish Craobh Peile Laighean Fé-20
Code Gaelic football
Founded1964;60 years ago (1964)
Region Leinster (GAA)
TrophyFlood Cup
No. of teams11
Title holders Colours of Meath.svg Meath (9th title)
Most titles Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin (16 titles)
Sponsors EirGrid
TV partner(s) TG4
Official website Leinster GAA website

The Leinster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county football competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in the province of Leinster. The championship was contested as the Leinster Under-21 Championship between 1964 and 2016 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2018. It is sponsored by EirGrid.

Contents

The final, currently held in July, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during a five to six-week period, and the results determine which team receives the Flood Cup. The championship has usually been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.

The Leinster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship. The winners of the Leinster final, like their counterparts in the other three provinces, advance to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games.

Eleven teams currently participate in the Leinster Championship, with Kilkenny remaining the only county not to field a team. The title has been won at least once by eight teams, with seven of these winning the title more than once.

Current format

Overview

The Leinster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is currently no seeding. Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

Progression

Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous round
First round
(6 teams)
  • 6 teams drawn at random
Quarter-finals
(8 teams)
  • 5 teams who receive a bye at random
  • 3 winners from the first round
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 5 winners from the quarter-finals
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Leinster Championship winners gain automatic entry to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland Championship. Unlike, the hurling counterpart, there is no "back-door" for the runners-up.

Managers

Managers in the Leinster Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players from the club championships. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the individual county boards. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and an extensive backroom team consisting of various coaches. The under-20 team manager also works closely with the senior team manager due to an overlap of players on both teams. Prior to the development of the concept of a manager in the 1970s, teams were usually managed by a team of selectors with one member acting as chairman.

Winning managers (1970–present)
ManagerTeamWinsWinning years
Colours of Dublin.svg Dessie Farrell Dublin42014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Colours of Dublin.svg Jim Gavin Dublin32009, 2010, 2012
Colours of Louth.svg Frank Lynch Louth31970, 1978, 1981
Colours of Westmeath.svg Luke Dempsey Westmeath21999, 2000
Colours of Dublin.svg Paddy CanningDublin22002, 2005
Colours of Laois.svg Seán Dempsey Laois22006, 2007
Colours of Dublin.svg Tom GrayDublin22019, 2020
Colours of Kildare.svg Brian FlanaganKildare22022, 2023
Colours of Meath.svg Paul KennyMeath12001
Colours of Mayo.svg Tommy Lyons Dublin12003
Colours of Kildare.svg Peadar Mac CanannKildare12004
Colours of Kildare.svg Glenn Ryan Kildare12008
Colours of Wexford.svg Kevin KehoeWexford12011
Colours of Armagh.svg Kieran McGeeney Kildare12013
Colours of Kildare.svg Davy Burke Kildare12018
Colours of Offaly.svg Declan KellyOffaly12021
Colours of Meath.svg Cathal O'BricMeath12024

Roll of honour

#CountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
1 Dublin 16101974, 1975, 1980, 1984, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 20201976, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
2 Kildare 1381965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022, 20231973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2015, 2016
3 Meath 951985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 20241971, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2014
Offaly 971968, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1988, 1995, 20211964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1978, 2007, 2017
5 Laois 861964, 1969, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1998, 2006, 20071975, 1986, 1999, 2009, 2019, 2020
6 Louth 34 1970, 1978, 1981 1979, 1983, 1996, 2012, 2024
7 Westmeath 231999, 20001995, 1997, 2010
8 Wexford 1420111968, 1974, 1988, 2008
9 Longford 07-1966, 1981, 1982, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2013
Wicklow 05-1967, 1969, 1990, 1991, 2002
Carlow 01-1984

List of finals

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScoreWinning Captain
2024 Meath 3-13 Louth 0-12Liam Kelly
2023 Kildare 0-16 aet Dublin 0-13Harry O'Neill/Shane Farrell
2022 Kildare 0-17 Dublin 0-15Aaron Browne
2021 Offaly 0-15 Dublin 3-03Kieran Dolan
2020 Dublin 0-18 Laois 0-08Rory Dwyer
2019 Dublin 4-18 Laois 0-17James Doran
2018 Kildare 1-15 Dublin 0-10Aaron Masterson
2017 [1] Dublin 2-14 Offaly 0-08 Con O'Callaghan/Cillian O'Shea
2016 [2] Dublin 2-14 Kildare 0-17Andrew Foley/Eoin Murchan
2015 [3] Dublin 3-10 Kildare 1-12 David Byrne
2014 [4] Dublin 0-15 Meath 0-10 Jack McCaffrey
2013 [5] Kildare 1-12 Longford 0-12Tommy Moolick
2012 Dublin 1-16 Louth 0-08 Kevin O'Brien
2011 [6] Wexford 1-09 Longford 0-11James Breen
2010 Dublin 1-12 Westmeath 0-09 Jonny Cooper
2009 Dublin 0-12 Laois 0-09 Cian O'Sullivan
2008 Kildare 0-10 Wexford 0-06Gary White
2007 Laois 0-13 Offaly 1-07 Cahir Healy
2006 Laois 0-09 Longford 0-07 Peter McNulty
2005 Dublin 0-13 Kildare 0-11 Bryan Cullen
2004 Kildare 1-10 Dublin 0-12Andrew McLoughlin
2003 Dublin 3-13 Longford 1-06 Alan Brogan
2002 Dublin 1-17 Wicklow 2-04 Barry Cahill
2001 Meath 0-10 Dublin 0-05 David Gallagher
2000 Westmeath 0-07 Meath 0-06 Dessie Dolan
1999 Westmeath 1-09 Laois 0-10Aidan Canning
1998 Laois 1-13 Dublin 1-07 Ian Fitzgerald
1997 Meath 1-11 Westmeath 0-07 Darren Fay
1996 Meath 1-08 Louth 0-08 Trevor Giles
1995 Offaly 0-14 Westmeath 0-08Mel Keenaghan
1994 Laois 1-17 Meath 1-13 Hugh Emerson
1993 Meath 2-11 Dublin 2-09Tommy Hanley
1992 Kildare 2-12 Dublin 0-09Eric Dockery
1991 Meath 0-09 Wicklow 1-05Peadar McCaffrey
1990 Meath 1-14 Wicklow 0-06John Brady
1989 Meath 2-05 Kildare 0-09Barry Ferguson
1988 Offaly 2-07 Wexford 2-05Garrett O'Brien
1987 Laois 1-12 Meath 1-08John Bolton
1986 Offaly 1-10 Laois 0-09Brendan Flynn
1985 Meath 2-07 Kildare 0-12 Robbie O'Malley
1984 Dublin 0-09 Carlow 1-05 Eamon Heery
1983 Kildare 1-13 Louth 1-08Kevin Nolan
1982 Laois 2-11 Longford 0-03Michael Drennan
1981 Louth 2-08 Longford 0-06Pat McConnon
1980 Dublin 0-10 Kildare 0-08Mick Loftus
1979 Offaly 4-14 Louth 5-04 Brendan Lowry
1978 Louth 2-08 Offaly 2-07Brendan Byrne
1977 Offaly 0-12 Kildare 0-04Charlie Conroy
1976 Kildare 1-12 Dublin 0-09Brendan Whelan
1975 Dublin 0-12 Laois 1-06Tony Fayne
1974 Dublin 1-10 Wexford 0-08
1973 Offaly 3-08 Kildare 3-06Charlie Quinn
1972 Kildare 2-09 (R) Offaly 0-06 (R)Denis Dalton
1971 Offaly 1-09 Meath 0-11Liam Hanlon
1970 Louth 2-13 Offaly 3-09Terry Lennon
1969 Laois 2-07 Wicklow 2-06Tim Clancy
1968 Offaly 2-13 Wexford 0-07 Eugene Mulligan
1967 Kildare 3-11 Wicklow 0-04Pat Mangan
1966 Kildare 4-14 Longford 2-05Pat Dunny
1965 Kildare 1-11 Offaly 0-10Pat Dunny
1964 Laois 1-08 Offaly 0-08Jim Leonard

Records and statistics

Final

Team

  • Most titles: 16:
    • Dublin (1974, 1975, 1980, 1984, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)
  • Most consecutive title wins: 4:
    • Dublin (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
  • Most appearances in a final: 23:
    • Dublin (1974, 1975, 1986, 1980, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
  • Most appearances in a final without winning: 7:
    • Longford (1966, 1981, 1982, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2013)

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Leinster Championship titles, is as follows:

  • 1960s: 3 for Kildare (1965–66-67)
  • 1970s: 4 for Offaly (1971-73-77-79)
  • 1980s: 2 each for Dublin (1980–84), Laois (1982–87), Meath (1985–89) and Offaly (1986–89)
  • 1990s: 5 for Meath (1990-91-93-96-97)
  • 2000s: 4 for Dublin (2002-03-05-09)
  • 2010s: 7 for Dublin (2010-12-14-15-16-17-19)

Gaps

Top three longest gaps between successive championship titles:

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