2024 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship Explained
| Year: | 2024 |
| Type: | Under-20 |
| Dates: | 9 March – May 2024 |
| Teams: | 31 |
| Team: | Tyrone |
| Titles: | 7th |
| Captain: | Michael Rafferty |
| Manager: | Paul Devlin |
| Team2: | Kerry |
| Captain2: | Rob Stack |
| Manager2: | Tomás Ó Sé |
| Munster: | Kerry |
| Leinster: | Meath |
| Ulster: | Tyrone |
| Connacht: | Roscommon |
| Topscorer: | Shane McGinley (4-31) |
| Previous: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 2024 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 61st staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship ran from 9 March to 19 May 2024.[1]
Kildare entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Meath in the Leinster semi-final.[2] [3] [4]
The All-Ireland final was played at Laois Hire O'Moore Park in Portlaoise on 19 May 2024 between Tyrone and Kerry, in what was their third All-Ireland final meeting overall and a first meeting in 33 years. Tyrone won the match by 1–20 to 1–14 to claim their seventh All-Ireland title overall and a first title in two years.[5]
Roscommon's Shane McGinley was the championship's top scorer with 4-31.
Connacht group stage
Connacht group stage table
Connacht group stage results
Connacht final
Leinster group 1
Leinster group 1 table
| Team | | | | | | | | | Qualification |
|---|
| 1 | Kildare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Louth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Longford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 2 | |
| 4 | Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 2 | | |
Leinster group 1 results
Leinster group 2
Leinster group 2 table
| Team | | | | | | | | | Qualification |
|---|
| 1 | Laois | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Wicklow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Wexford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Carlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 60 | -24 | 0 | | |
Leinster group 2 results
Leinster group 3
Leinster group 1 table
| Team | | | | | | | | | Qualification |
|---|
| 1 | Dublin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Meath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Westmeath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 0 | | |
Leinster group 3 results
Leinster final
Munster phase 1
Munster phase 1 table
| width=20 | | width=150 style="text-align:left;" | Team | width=20 | | width=20 | | width=20 | | width=20 | | width=40 | | width=40 | | width=20 | | width=20 | | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tipperary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 5 | Advance to phase 2 |
| 2 | Clare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | Limerick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Waterford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 54 | -28 | 0 | |
Munster phase 1 results
Munster phase 2
Munster phase 2 table
| width=20 | | width=150 style="text-align:left;" | Team | width=20 | | width=20 | | width=20 | | width=20 | | width=40 | | width=40 | | width=20 | | width=20 | | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kerry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 6 | Advance to Munster final |
| 2 | Cork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 35 | 23 | 4 |
| 3 | Tipperary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Clare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 62 | -37 | 0 | |
Munster phase 2 fixtures and results
Munster final
Ulster section A
Ulster section A table
| Team | | | | | | | | | Qualification |
|---|
| 1 | Tyrone | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 38 | 61 | 7 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Derry | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 37 | 40 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Monaghan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 4 |
| 4 | Down | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Antrim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 86 | -27 | 0 | | |
Ulster section B table
| Team | | | | | | | | | Qualification |
|---|
| 1 | Donegal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Armagh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Cavan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 2 |
| 4 | Fermanagh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 0 | | |
Ulster section B results
Ulster final
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|
| 1 | Shane McGinley | Roscommon | 4-31 | 43 | 5 | 8.60 |
| 2 | Kieran McArdle | Louth | 4-28 | 40 | 6 | 6.66 |
| 3 | Cormac Dillon | Kerry | 1-34 | 37 | 6 | 6.16 |
| 4 | Orrin Jones | Tipperary | 4-23 | 35 | 6 | 5.80 |
| 5 | Oisín Doherty | Derry | 3-25 | 34 | 7 | 4.85 |
| 6 | Eoin McElholm | Tyrone | 5-18 | 33 | 8 | 4.12 |
| 7 | Jamie Murphy | Meath | 3-23 | 32 | 6 | 5.33 |
| 8 | Stephen Mooney | Monaghan | 0-28 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Paul Honeyman | Leitrim | 1-21 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| Colm Costello | Galway | 1-21 | 24 | 6 | 4.00 | |
- Single game
Notes and References
- Web site: EirGrid launches the 2024 GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship . GAA website. 20 March 2024. 4 April 2024.
- Web site: Watch: Browne lobs in superb goal to seal All-Ireland U20FC title for Kildare. Hogan Stand. 13 May 2023. 13 May 2023.
- Web site: Kildare finish with a flourish to clinch All-Ireland U20 title. Irish Examiner. 13 May 2023. 4 April 2024. Kevin. Egan.
- Web site: Meath see off Kildare to set up Leinster final showdown with Louth. The Meath Chronicle. 23 April 2024. 24 April 2024.
- Web site: Stunning Tyrone deliver seventh U20 title as gutsy Kerry come up short. Irish Examiner. 19 May 2024. 19 May 2024.
