2020 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

The 2020 Inter-County Under-20 Football Championship is 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]

EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship
Tournament details
Year2020
SponsorEirgrid
Other
Websitegaa.ie

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

Quarter-Final


Semi-Finals


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


Quarter-Finals


Semi-Finals


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


Semi-Finals


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


Quarter-Finals


Semi-Finals


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
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17)
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final 1
Dublin 1-14 (17) – (15) 1-12 Tyrone
(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
Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo)
Attendance: 0[note 1]
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17)
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final 2
Galway 1-15 (18) – (13) 1-10 Kerry
(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
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Final
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19)
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Final
Galway 1-11 (14) – (13) 0-13 Dublin
(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
  1. The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

References
  1. Under 20
  2. "Dublin 1-14 1-12 Tyrone". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "Galway 1-15 1-10 Kerry". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. 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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