2024 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Explained
Year: | 2024 |
Dates: | 27 March – 7 July 2024 |
Teams: | 31 |
Connacht: | Mayo |
Munster: | Kerry |
Leinster: | Longford |
Ulster: | Derry |
Matches: | 33 |
Totalgoals: | 83 |
Totalpoints: | 649 |
Topscorer: | Kobe McDonald (4-30) |
Previous: | 2023 |
Next: | 2025 |
The 2024 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 93rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1929. The championship is ran from 27 March to 7 July 2024.
Derry are the defending champions.[1] [2]
Format change
A vote at GAA Congress in September 2023 approved the introduction of tiered knockout competitions as part of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. Tier 1 features the four provincial champions playing the four provincial runners up in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Those pairings are decided on a provincial rota system initially determined by Central Council and provincial finals cannot be repeated at the quarter-final stage.[3]
The tier 2 knockout competition comprises 11 teams: one from Munster, four teams from both Leinster and Ulster and two from Connacht. Leinster and Ulster are each represented by their two losing semi-finalists as well as two beaten quarter-finalists. The third and fourth placed teams in Connacht are also included. The semi-finalists in Leinster and Ulster along with the third-placed team in Connacht receive byes to the quarter-finals where they are joined by three preliminary quarter-final winners.
In tier 3, there are 13 teams made up of five from Leinster, three from both Munster and Ulster and two from Connacht. In Connacht’s case, their fifth-placed team play London for a place in the quarter-finals.
The tiered All-Ireland series runs over an eight-week period from mid-May to the start of July. New cups are to be commissioned for the tier 2 and 3 competitions.[4]
Connacht group stage
Connacht group table
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1 | Mayo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 37 | 33 | 8 | Advance to final |
2 | Roscommon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 49 | 12 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
3 | Galway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 3 |
4 | Sligo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 3 |
5 | Leitrim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 70 | -33 | 0 | |
Connacht group stage results
Connacht final
Leinster group 1
Leinster group 1 table
| Team | | | | | | | | | Qualification |
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1 | Longford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | Dublin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
3 | Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 2 | Advance to preliminary quarter-finals |
4 | Laois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 2 | | |
Leinster group 1 results
Leinster group 2
Leinster group 2 table
| Team | | | | | | | | | Qualification |
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1 | Kildare | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | Louth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
3 | Meath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 2 | Advance to preliminary quarter-finals |
4 | Westmeath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 0 | | |
Leinster group 2 results
Leinster group 3
Leinster group 3 table
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1 | Wicklow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 4 | Advance to preliminary quarter-finals |
2 | Wexford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 2 |
3 | Carlow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 0 | | |
Leinster group 3 results
Leinster final
Munster phase 1
Munster phase 1 group table
Munster phase 1 final
Munster final
Ulster group A
Ulster group A table
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1 | Donegal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 44 | 23 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | Tyrone | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 42 | 25 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
3 | Monaghan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 67 | -7 | 4 |
4 | Down | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 4 |
5 | Fermanagh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 85 | -60 | 0 | |
Ulster group A fixtures and results
Ulster group B
Ulster group B table
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1 | Derry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21 | 44 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | Armagh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
3 | Cavan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Antrim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 63 | -45 | 0 | |
Ulster group B fixtures and results
Ulster final
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Kobe McDonald | Mayo | 4-30 | 42 | 7 | 6.00 |
2 | Conor Burke | Clare | 2-28 | 34 | 5 | 6.80 |
3 | Rían Doherty | Dublin | 2-27 | 33 | 7 | 4.71 |
4 | Senan Bolger | Dublin | 6-07 | 25 | 7 | 3.57 |
Cian McNamee | Offaly | 4-13 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
Eamon Young | Derry | 1-22 | 25 | 7 | 3.57 |
7 | Oisín Deane | Mayo | 4-12 | 24 | 7 | 3.42 |
Donach Magee | Dublin | 3-15 | 24 | 6 | 4.00 |
Odhrán Morris | Wexford | 0-24 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
10 | Gearóid White | Mayo | 0-23 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 | |
- Single game
Miscellaneous
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 14-man Derry claim All-Ireland MFC title with win over Monaghan. Irish Examiner. 9 July 2023. 11 July 2023. Brendan. O'Brien.
- Web site: Derry clinch minor All-Ireland joy as Sargent puts Oak Leaf in charge. Irish Independent. 9 July 2023. 11 July 2023. John. Campbell.
- Web site: Congress: Structural changes made to All-Ireland minor championships. Hogan Stand. 30 September 2023. 3 April 2024. John. Fogarty.
- Web site: Revealed: how next year's three-tier All-Ireland minor football championship will look. Irish Examiner. 13 November 2023. 3 April 2024. John. Fogarty.
- Web site: Longford minors seal county's first win over Dublin in 22 years. Irish Examiner. 3 April 2024. 3 April 2024. Kevin. Egan.