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 Minor Football Championship

Connacht group stage

Connacht group table

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1 Mayo44007037338Advance to final
2 Roscommon43016149126Advance to semi-final
3 Galway41125356-33
4 Sligo41123948-93
5 Leitrim40043770-330

Connacht group stage results

Connacht final

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Leinster group 1

Leinster group 1 table

TeamQualification
1 Longford3201453964Advance to semi-finals
2 Dublin32016142194Advance to quarter-finals
3 Offaly31023750-132Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
4 Laois31023951-122

Leinster group 1 results

Leinster group 2

Leinster group 2 table

TeamQualification
1 Kildare33004827216Advance to semi-finals
2 Louth32013234-24Advance to quarter-finals
3 Meath31023744-72Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
4 Westmeath30033345-120

Leinster group 2 results

Leinster group 3

Leinster group 3 table

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1 Wicklow22002916134Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
2 Wexford2101352692
3 Carlow20022547-220

Leinster group 3 results

Leinster final

Munster Minor Football Championship

Munster phase 1

Munster phase 1 group table

TeamQualification
1 Tipperary33005230226Advance to phase 1 final
2 Clare3201393814
3 Waterford31024144-32
4 Limerick30033252-200

Munster phase 1 final

Munster final

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Ulster group A

Ulster group A table

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1 Donegal43016744236Advance to semi-finals
2 Tyrone43016742256Advance to quarter-finals
3 Monaghan42026067-74
4 Down42026748194
5 Fermanagh40042585-600

Ulster group A fixtures and results

Ulster group B

Ulster group B table

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1 Derry33006521446Advance to semi-finals
2 Armagh3201393814Advance to quarter-finals
3 Cavan3102383802
4 Antrim30031863-450

Ulster group B fixtures and results

Ulster final

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Kobe McDonaldMayo4-304276.00
2Conor BurkeClare2-283456.80
3Rían DohertyDublin2-273374.71
4Senan BolgerDublin6-072573.57
Cian McNameeOffaly4-132546.25
Eamon YoungDerry1-222573.57
7Oisín DeaneMayo4-122473.42
Donach MageeDublin3-152464.00
Odhrán MorrisWexford0-242446.00
10Gearóid WhiteMayo0-232354.60
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Conor BurkeClare1-0811Tipperary
Conor BurkeClare1-0811Waterford
3Charlie WalshTipperary2-0410Kerry
Jack KellyLeitrim1-0710Galway
Patrick SmallWicklow1-0710Carlow
Odhrán MorrisWexford0-1010Carlow
7Tom FungeWexford3-009Meath
Seán FennellClare2-039Limerick
Oisín DeaneMayo1-069Cork
Kobe McDonaldMayo1-069Cork
Rían DohertyDublin1-069Offaly

Miscellaneous

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Congress: Structural changes made to All-Ireland minor championships. Hogan Stand. 30 September 2023. 3 April 2024. John. Fogarty.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Longford minors seal county's first win over Dublin in 22 years. Irish Examiner. 3 April 2024. 3 April 2024. Kevin. Egan.