2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
The 2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the 57th edition of the competition, and the third since the competition was re-graded from Under-21 to Under-20. It is also referred to as the EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship for sponsorship purposes.[1]
| Championship details | |
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| Dates | 7 February – 19 December 2020 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (6th win) |
| Captain | Jack Glynn |
| Manager | Dónal Ó Fátharta |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | Rory Dwyer |
| Manager | Tom Gray |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| Player of the Year |  Jack Glynn |
← 2019 2021 → | |
Player eligibility
At the start of the championship footballers aged under 20 cannot play for both their county's senior and under-20 championship teams. Initially a footballer must opt to play for either the senior or the under-20 team. Once a county's senior team exits the senior championship all of their under-20 players are then eligible to play for the county under-20 team.
This rule was introduced to prevent player burnout and avoid scheduling conflicts when the senior and under-20 championships are played in the same summer months as both county teams have distinct panels of players. Inevitably some county under-20 teams play without their best under-20 footballers as a result of the player eligibility rule.
Competition format
Provincial Championships format
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. Each province decides the format for their championship – the format can be straight knockout, double-elimination, a league, groups, etc. or a combination.
All-Ireland format
The four provincial winners play in two All-Ireland Under-20 Football Semi-finals, with the winners of those matches playing in the All-Ireland Final.
Provincial championships
Connacht
Quarter-final
| Mayo | v | Galway | |||
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Semi-finals
| Roscommon | v | Sligo | |||
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| Leitrim | v | Galway/Mayo | |||
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Final
| 7 March 2020 14:00 Final |
Galway |
4-13 - 0-5 |  Roscommon |
Tuam Stadium Referee: Declan Corcoran (Mayo) Man of the Match: Cathal Sweeney (Salthill/Knocknacarra) |
| Ryan Monahan 1-2, Tomo Culhane 1-1 (0-1f), Matthew Tierney 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Jonathan McGrath and Cian Monahan 1-0 each, Cathal Sweeney 0-3, Tony Gill, Alan Greene, Eoin Mannion 0-1 each | Report | Paul McManus 0-2, Ciaran Lawless, Darragh Walsh, Thomas O'Rourke (0-1f) 0-1 each |
Preliminary round
| 7 February 2020 20:00 |
Wexford  |
3-8 - 2-9 |  Carlow |
Enniscorthy Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford) |
| Colum Feeney 0-5 (0-4f, 1 '45), Todd Hynes 1-1, Paraic Hughes and Tomas Murphy 1-0 each, Shane Pettit 0-2 | Andrew Keogh 0-5 (0-3f, 0-1m), Jamie Lunney and Cathal O'Neill 1-0 each, Ronan Curran 0-2, Cormac Lomax and Cian Doyle 0-1 each |
| 8 February 2020 14:00 |
Dublin  |
1-17 - 1-7 | Wicklow |
Aughrim Referee: John Hickey (Carlow) |
| Ciaran Archer 0-5 (0-1f), Adam Fearon 1-0, Luke Swan 0-3 (0-1f), Kieran McKeon and Padraig Purcell 0-2 each, Alan Murphy, Rory Dwyer, Mark Lavin, Sean Foran, Ciaran O'Reilly 0-1 each | Report | Eoin Darcy 1-1 (1 '45), Matthew Ging 0-2, Kevin Quinn, Eoghan Byrne, James Hedderman, Johnny Keogh 0-1 each |
| 8 February 2020 14:00 |
Offaly  |
2-6 - 0-9 |  Louth |
Dunleer Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin) |
| Sean Courtney 2-0, Aaron Kellaghan 0-3 (0-1f), Cathal Flynn, Cormac Delaney, Mikey Cunningham 0-1 each | Carl Gillespie 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1m), Luke Matthews 0-2, Ciaran Keenan 0-1f |
Quarter-finals
| 15 February 2020 14:00 |
Dublin |
3-10 - 0-9 | Longford |
Parnell Park Referee: Stephen Johnson (Louth) Man of the Match: Evan Caulfield (Clanna Gael Fontenoy) |
| Ciaran Archer 1-4 (0-3f), Lorcan O'Dell 1-1, Conor Kinsella 1-0, Killian McGinnis, Evan Caulfield, Kieran McKeon, Luke Murphy-Guinane, Padraig Purcell 0-1 each | Report | Dylan Farrell (0-2f) and Oran Kenny (0-3f) 0-3 each, Dario Ciglianio, Eoghan McCormack, Aaron Farrell 0-1 each |
| 15 February 2020 14:00 |
Meath  |
1-11 - 1-5 | Wexford |
Enniscorthy, Wexford Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| 15 February 2020 14:00 |
Kildare  |
1-7 - 0-9 | Offaly |
St Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: M Deegan |
| 17 February 2020 19:30 |
Laois  |
0-13 - 1-10 | Westmeath |
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath) |
Semi-finals
| 21 February 2020 19:30 |
Laois |
1-7 - 0-4 | Kildare |
O'Moore Park Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) |
| Mark Barry 0-4 (0-2f), Damon Larkin 1-0, Matthew Byron (0-1f), Ronan Coffey, Colin Slevin 0-1 each | Report | Alex Beirne 0-2, Darragh Kirwan and Shane O'Sullivan (0-1f) 0-1 each |
| 22 February 2020 14:00 |
Dublin |
2-14 - 0-7 | Meath |
Parnell Park Referee: John Hickey (Carlow) Man of the Match: Rory Dwyer (St Margarets) |
| Lorcan O'Dell 1-2, Luke Swan 1-1, Evan Caulfield 0-3, Mark Lavin, Ciaran Archer, Kieran McKeon, Padraig Purcell 0-2 each | Report | Luke Mitchell 0-2f, Liam Byrne (1 '45), Daithi McGow, Matthew Costello, Cian Rogers, Jordan Morris (0-1f) 0-1 each |
Final
| 6 March 2020 19:30 Final |
Dublin |
0-18 - 0-8 | Laois |
Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford) Man of the Match: Lorcan O’Dell (Templeogue Synge Street) |
| Ciaran Archer 0-7 (0-3f, 2 ‘45), Kieran McKeon 0-4, Lee Gannon 0-2, Rory Dwyer, Mark Lavin, Lorcan O’Dell, Sean Foran, Conor Kinsella 0-1 each | Report | Ronan Coffey 0-4 (0-2f), Matthew Byron 0-3 (0-2f, 1 ‘45), Jack Owens 0-1 |
Quarter-finals
| 20 February 2020 Quarter Final | Clare  |
3-14 (23) – (06) 0-06 |  Waterford |
Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare | |
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| Venue: Hennessy Memorial Park | |||||
| Referee: Jonathan Hayes (Limerick)
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| 19 February 2020 Quarter Final | Tipperary |
0-06 (06) – (07) 0-07 |  Limerick |
Rathkeale, Co Limerick | |
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| Venue: Mick Neville Park | |||||
| Referee: P O'Sullivan (Kerry)
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Semi-finals
| 26 February 2020 Semi Final | Cork |
1-12 (15) – (13) 2-07 | Clare |
Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare | |
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| 19:00 | (HT: 1-04 - 2-02) | Venue: Hennessy Memorial Park | |||
| Referee: B Griffin (Kerry)
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| 26 February 2020 Semi Final | Kerry |
0-14 (14) – (07) 0-07 | Limerick |
Rathkeale, Co Limerick | |
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| 19:00 | Venue: Mick Neville Park | ||||
| Referee: C Maguire (Clare)
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Final
| 4 March 2020 19:30 Final |
Kerry |
0-17 - 1-9 | Cork |
Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary) Man of the Match: Ruaidhri Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht) |
| Ruaidhri Ó Beaglaoich 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1m), Paul Walsh 0-3f, Patrick Darcy and Sean Quilter (0-1f) 0-2 each, Darragh Lyne, Killian Falvey, Paul O’Shea, Seán Horan, Sean Keane 0-1 each | Report | Blake Murphy 1-3, Mark Cronin 0-4 (0-1f), Jack Murphy and Fionn Herlihy 0-1 each |
Preliminary round
| 8 February 2020 | Derry | v | Fermanagh | ||
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Quarter-finals
| Cavan | v | Down | |||
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| Donegal | v | Monaghan | |||
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| Armagh | v | Tyrone | |||
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| Antrim | v | Derry/Fermanagh | |||
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Final
| 7 March 2020 15:00 Final |
Tyrone  |
1-11 - 0-9 | Donegall |
St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Darren O'Hare (Down) Man of the Match: Ethan Jordan (Eglish) |
| Ethan Jordan 0-5, Joe Oguz and Tiarnán Quinn (0-1f) 0-2 each, Kevin Barker and Liam Gray 0-1 each | Report | Aaron Doherty 0-3 (0-1f), Padraig McGettigan 0-2 (0-1f), Paul O'Hare, Luke Gavigan, Keelin McGroddy, Johnny McGroddy 0-1 each |
All-Ireland
Semi-finals
| Dublin |
1-14 (17) – (15) 1-12 | Tyrone |
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| (HT: 1-05 – 1-07) | ||
| Gls: Brian O'Leary Pts: Ciaran Archer (6, 3f), Mark Lavin (3), Lorcan O'Dell (2), Brian O'Leary, Sean Lowry, Lee Gannon |
Gls: Tiernan Quinn Pts: Ethan Jordan (5, 3f, '45), Tiarnan Quinn (3, 2f), Darragh Canavan (3, 1m), Simon Garrity | |
| Galway |
1-15 (18) – (13) 1-10 | Kerry |
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| (HT: 1-05 – 1-07) | ||
| Gls: Cian Monahan Pts: Matthew Tierney (6, 5f, 1m), Matthew Cooley (4, 3f), Cian Monahan, Cian Hernon, Oisin Gormley, Nathan Grainger, Patrick Kelly (f). |
Gls: Ruaidhri O Beaglaoich Pts: Deividas Uosis (3, 2f, 1 ’45), Eddie Horan (3), Paul Walsh (2), Sean Keane, Dylan Geaney | |
Final
| Galway |
1-11 (14) – (13) 0-13 | Dublin |
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| (HT: 0-08 – 0-05) | ||
| Gls: 1 Pts: 11 |
Gls: 0 Pts: 13 | |
| Note: The game was scheduled to take place on 24 October, however, on 19 October, the Government of Ireland agreed to move the entire country to Level 5 lockdown restrictions from midnight on Wednesday 21 October for six weeks until 1 December. As a result, all minor and U20 inter-county competitions are paused until further notice.[4] | ||
Notes
- The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
References
- Under 20
- "Dublin 1-14 1-12 Tyrone". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Galway 1-15 1-10 Kerry". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- Leahy, Pat; Horgan-Jones, Jack; Bray, Jennifer; Bowers, Shauna (19 October 2020). "Covid-19: State moves to Level 5 for six weeks with hopes of 'meaningful' Christmas celebrations". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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