2017 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 2017 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football competition for under 18's. 31 county teams from Ireland competed (Kilkenny did not participate).

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship 2017
Championship details
DatesApril – 17 September 2017
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (15th win)
CaptainDavid Clifford
ManagerPeter Keane
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDerry
CaptainPadraig McGrogan
ManagerDamian McErlain
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDerry
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
Player of the YearDavid Clifford
← 2016
2018 →

2017 was the final year of this competition with an under 18 age limit; an under 17 championship with a new format replaced it after a vote at the GAA congress on 26 February 2016.

The winners received the Tom Markham Cup.

Kerry won their fourth minor title in a row, defeating Derry in the final on 17 September 2017 by 6-17 to 1-08. This was the first time that any county had won four minor titles in a row.[1]

Teams

Thirty one teams contested the championship as Kilkenny withdrew after competing in 2016. New York and London did not participate in this competition.

Format

Provincial Championships

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster organised four provincial championships. Each province determined the format for deciding their champions and it could have been a league, group, knock-out, double-elimination, etc. or a combination of these. The format for the 2017 championships are explained in the sections below.

All-Ireland

The four provincial winners play the four provincial runners-up in the All-Ireland quarter finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow. The final is normally played before the All-Ireland senior final on the third Sunday in September. All these matches are knock-out.

Provincial Championships

Connacht Format

All five Connacht counties competed in a straight knock-out format.

Connacht Main Draw
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Connacht Final
     
        Galway 1-13  
Mayo 0-11     Roscommon 1-6  
Galway 3-15       Galway 3-11
          Sligo 0-10
        Sligo 3-12
        Leitrim 3-7    
     

Connacht Quarter Final

Quarter-Final		 Mayo 0-11 - 3-15 Galway McHale Park
Referee: E O’Grady (Leitrim)
John Gallagher 0-4f, Tommy Conory 0-2, Michael McGarry, Cathal Slattery, Kuba Callaghan, Dylan Prendergast, Mikie Conroy 0-1 each Daniel Kenny 2-0, Evan Murphy 0-5 (0-4f), Rory Cunningham 0-3, Martin Kerrigan 1-0, Darragh Silke (0-2f) and Padraic Costello 0-2 each Matthias Barrett, Matthew Tierney (0-1f), Conor Campbell 0-1 each

Connacht Semi Finals
28 June 2017
Semi-Final		 Galway 1-13 - 1-6 Roscommon Pearse Stadium, Salthill
Referee: Eamonn O’Grady (Leitrim)
Conor Newell 1-0, Liam Boyle 0-3, Brian Harlowe, Darragh Silke, Padraic Costello (0-1f) 0-2 each, Eoin McFadden, Matthias Barrett, Evan Murphy (0-1f), Conor Campbell 0-1 each Report Brian Derwin 1-3 (0-2f), Ronan Dowd 0-2, Sean Henry 0-1
28 June 2017
Semi-Final		 Sligo 3-12 - 3-7 Leitrim Markievicz Park
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)
Red Og Murphy 1-2 (0-2f), Conall Ryan 0-4, Evan Lavin and Ryan Walsh 1-1 each, Luke Towey 0-2, Barry Gorman and Roland Anderson 0-1 Report Oisin McLoughlin 2-1 (0-1f), Caleb Duffy 0-3, Jordan Reynolds 1-0, Evan Harkin, Aaron Hoare, Riordan O'Rourke (0-1f) 0-1 each

Connacht Final
10 July 2016
2.00 PM
Final		 Galway 3-11 - 0-10 Sligo Pearse Stadium
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)
Darragh Silke 0-4 (0-3f), Padraic Costello 1-1, Conor Campbell and Daniel Kenny 1-0, Matthias Barrett 0-2, Liam Boyle, Evan Murphy, Martin Kerrigan, Rory Cunningham Report Red Og Murphy (0-2f) and Conall Ryan 0-3 each, Niall Colsh, Barry Gorman, Luke Towey, Ryan Walsh 0-1 each

Leinster Format

Preliminary Round

The eleven participating Leinster teams competed in six matches in the preliminary round of the main draw, with (Offaly) playing two matches due to the odd number of teams.

Losers section

The six beaten teams entered the losers' section and played four play-off matches. Two teams then re-entered the main draw at the quarter-final stage. From the quarter-finals all matches were played under a straight knock-out format.

Leinster Main Draw
First Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Leinster Final
Offaly 3-18  
Wexford 0-6     Rd 1 winner  
Offaly 0-13      
Westmeath 1-4       QF winner  
Longford 1-19       QF winner  
Wicklow 3-8     Rd 1 winner  
Carlow 0-9      
Kildare 2-13      
Dublin 1-15
aet		      
Meath 1-13
aet		     Rd 1 winner  
Laois 0-15
aet		      
Louth 2-11
aet 		      QF winner  
          QF winner  
        Rd 1 winner      
             
     

Leinster Losers' Section Matches

The six beaten teams in the preliminary round of the main draw play-off in three matches. Three teams from the losers' section re-enter the main draw at the quarter-final stage.

Losers Round 1 Leinster Quarter Finalists** Final
Wexford 2-14  
Wicklow 3-7     Quarter Finalist in Main Draw n/a  
Meath 0-10     Quarter Finalist in Main Draw n/a  
Laois 0-11          
Westmeath 0-17          
Carlow 2-12     Quarter Finalist in Main Draw n/a
               
     

Leinster First Round
17 April 2017
Preliminary Round		 Wexford 0-6 - 3-18 Offaly Enniscorthy
Referee: Seamus Mulhare
Jamie Myler (0-2f) and Mick Molloy (0-2f) 0-2 each, Eoin Porter and David Gouldson 0-1 each Report Cian Johnston 2-5, Cian Farrell 1-3 (0-3f), Conor Lynam 0-4 (0-1f), Mark Newman 0-2, Adam Owens, Sean Ibbotson, Sean Farrell, Nathan Poland 0-1 each
22 April 2017
First Round		 Carlow 0-9 - 2-13 Kildare Dr. Cullen Park
Referee: David O'Connor
Report
22 April 2017
First Round		 Longford 1-19 - 3-8 Wicklow Pearse Park
Referee: James King
Report
22 April 2017
First Round		 Offaly 0-13 - 1-4 Westmeath O'Connor Park
Referee: Stephen Murphy
Report
22 April 2017
First Round		 Dublin 1-15 - 1-13 AET Meath Parnell Park
Referee: Patrick Maguire
James Doran 1-5, Ciaran Archer 0-6 (0-1f), Ross McGarry 0-2 (0-1f), Donal Ryan and Mark Tracey 0-1 each Report Shane Walsh 0-6 (0-3f), Conor Freyne 1-1, Jordan Morris 0-3, Adam Murphy, Sean Martin and Paddy Conway 0-1 each
22 April 2017
First Round		 Laois 0-15 - 2-11 AET Louth O'Moore Park
Referee: Niall Ward
Report

Leinster Losers Section
6 May 2017
Losers Section		 Wexford 2-14 - 3-7 Wicklow Wexford Park
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
6 May 2017
Losers Section		 Meath 0-10 - 0-11 Laois Páirc Tailteann
Referee: David Hickey (Carlow)
7 May 2017
Losers Section		 Westmeath 0-17 - 2-12 Carlow Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: Fergal Smyth (Offaly)

Leinster Quarter Finals

Quarter-Final		 Dublin 6-12 - 0-5 Longford Parnell Park
Referee: Seamus Mulhaire (Laois)
Ross McGarry 2-2, James Doran 1-2, Seán Hawkshaw and Adam Byrne 1-1 each, James Madden 1-0, Eoin O'Dea and Niall O'Leary 0-2 each, Darragh Conlon and David Lacey 0-1 each Report Dylan Farrell 0-2f, Joseph Hagan, Shane Farrell, Robbie O’Connell 0-1 each

Quarter-Final		 Kildare 1-14 - 2-6 Laois Newbridge
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Darragh Ryan 1-2, David Kelly 0-5f, Shane O'Sullivan (0-1f) and Darragh Kirwan (0-1f) 0-2 each, James Carey, Ger Cunningham, David Foley 0-1 each Report Ciaran Comerford 1-1, Niall Dunne 1-0, Mark Barry 0-2, Alan Kinsella, Diarmuid Whelan (0-1f), Jack Owens 0-1 each

Quarter-Final		 Louth 0-15 - 1-11 Offaly Drogheda Park
Referee: David Hickey

Quarter-Final		 Carlow 2-8 - 1-12 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park
Referee: Stephen Murphy

Leinster Semi Finals

Semi-Final		 Wexford 2-15 - 4-10 Louth Wexford Park

Semi-Final		 Kildare 0-14 - 1-16 Dublin St. Conleth's Park
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Darragh Kirwan 0-4, Jack Barrett 0-3f, Shane O’Sullivan 0-2, Darragh Ryan, Brian McDonnell, James Burke, Findlay Nairn and Jack Cully 0-1 each Report Ross McGarry 1-2 (0-2f), David Lacey 0-5 (0-1f), Sean Hawkshaw 0-3, Donal Ryan and Daniel Brennan 0-2 each, James Doran and Ciaran Archer 0-1 each

Leinster Final
16 July 2017
2.00 pm
Final		 Dublin 2-19 - 0-12 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)
Man of the Match: Kieran Kennedy
James Doran 1-1, David Lacey 0-4 (0-1f, 1 '45), James Madden 1-0, Ross McGarry 0-3, Eoin O'Dea, Sean Hawkshaw, Ciaran Archer (0-1f) 0-2 each, Kieran Kennedy, Mark Tracey, Daniel Brennan, Adam Byrne, Luke Doran 0-1 each Report Ciaran Keenan (0-5f) and John Gallagher (0-3f, 1 '45) 0-5 each, Liam Jackson and Ferghal Malone 0-1 each

Munster Format

All six Munster teams competed in the three quarter-finals of the main draw. The three beaten teams entered the play-off section and, after two play-off matches, one team re-entered the main draw at the semi-final stage. From the semi-finals all matches followed a knock-out format.

Munster Main Draw
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Munster Final
Tipperary 1-8  
Cork 3-21     Cork 1-10  
Kerry 2-16     Kerry 2-17  
Clare 1-6       Kerry 2-21
          Clare 0-3
        Limerick 0-12
Limerick 1-10     Clare 3-13    
Waterford 0-9  

Munster Playoff Rounds 1 and 2

The three beaten teams in the quarter-finals of the main draw competed in a play-off in two matches. The winning team from the play-offs re-entered the main draw at the semi-final stage.

Playoff 1 Playoff 2
Clare 5-11  
Waterford 0-6     Clare 0-10
        Tipperary 0-5
     

Munster Quarter Finals
12 April 2017
Quarter-Final		 Tipperary 1-8 - 3-21 Cork Semple Stadium
Referee: Richard Moloney (Limerick)
Report
12 April 2017
Quarter-Final		 Kerry 2-16 - 1-6 Clare Austin Stack Park
Referee: David Murnane (Cork)
Report
12 April 2017
Quarter-Final		 Limerick 1-10 - 0-9 Waterford Gaelic Grounds
Referee: David Grogan (Tipperary)
Report

Munster Semi Finals
10 May 2017
Semi-Final		 Cork 1-10 - 2-17 Kerry Pairc Ui Rinn
Report
10 May 2017
Semi-Final		 Limerick 0-12 - 3-13 Clare Gaelic Grounds
Report

Munster Final
Final
Kerry2-21 - 0-3Clare
Report
Referee: David Murnane (Cork)

Ulster Format

All nine Ulster teams competed with the fixtures mirroring the senior fixtures i.e. if Derry are drawn to play Tyrone in their first match in the senior championship then Derry minors play Tyrone minors in their first match. Often the minor teams played immediately before the seniors. All matches followed a knock-out format.

The winners receive the Fr. Murray Cup.

Ulster Main Draw
Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Ulster Final
     
        Donegal  
        Antrim  
          Derry 3-17  
          Antrim 0-9  
        Derry 0-18  
        Tyrone 1-14  
          Derry 2-22
          Cavan 1-12
        Down  
        Armagh  
          Down 2-7  
          Cavan 0-15  
        Cavan      
Monaghan     Monaghan      
Fermanagh  

Ulster Preliminary Round

First Round		 Monaghan 1-17 - 2-7 Fermanagh St. Tiernach's Park
Referee: Stephen Campbell

Ulster Quarter Finals
21 May 2017
Quarter-Final		 Donegal 2-14 - 0-21 Antrim MacCumhaill Park
Referee: Paul McKeever
28 May 2017
Quarter-Final		 Derry 0-18 - 1-14 Tyrone Celtic Park
Report
28 May 2017
Quarter-Final		 Cavan 3-14 - 1-15 Monaghan Breffni Park
4 June 2017
Quarter-Final		 Down 2-13 - 2-11 Armagh Páirc Esler

Ulster Semi Finals
18 June 2017
12:00 pm
Semi-Final		 Derry 3-17 - 0-9 Antrim St Tiernach's Park, Clones
24 June 2017
Semi-Final		 Cavan 0-15 - 2-7 Down

Ulster Final
16 July 2017
Noon
Final		 Derry 1-22 - 2-12 Cavan St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Man of the Match: Padraig McGrogan
Ben McCarron 1-3, Lorcan McWillians 0-6 (0-3f), Paddy Quigg 0-4 (0-1f), Declan Cassidy 0-3, Conleth McShane, Padraig McGrogan, Oisin McWilliams (0-1f), Tiarnan McHugh, Fergal Mortimer, Alex Doherty 0-1 each Report Philip Rogers 1-2, James Smith 1-0, Cian Madden and Oisin Pierson (0-2f) 0-3 each, Patrick Lynch (0-1f) and John Cooke 0-2 each

All-Ireland

All-Ireland Main Draw
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

The four provincial champions played the four beaten finalists from the provincial championships.

Quarter-Final
Cavan1-11 – 0-11Galway
Report
Quarter-Final
Derry1-13 – 0-15Sligo
Quarter-Final
Kerry1-22 - 2-9Louth
Report
Quarter-Final
Dublin2-11 – 0-10Clare
Report

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

There was no draw for the semi-finals as the fixtures are pre-determined on a three yearly rotation. This rotation ensures that a provinces's champions play the champions of all the other provinces once every three years in the semi-finals, if they each win their quarter-finals. If a provincial winner loses their quarter final, then the provincial runner-up who beat them take their place in the semi-final.

20 August
1:30 pm
Semi-Final		 Kerry 2-22 - 2-10 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin
Man of the Match: David Clifford (Fossa)
Report
27 August
2:00 pm
Semi-Final		 Dublin 0-14 - 0-17 Derry Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Sean Lonergan
Man of the Match: Lorcan McWilliams (Swatragh)
James Doran 0-6, David Lacey 0-5 (0-4f), Ross McGarry 0-2, Sean Hawshaw 0-1 Report Paddy Quigg (0-4f) and Lorcan McWilliams (0-4f) 0-5 each, Ben McCarron 0-3 (0-2f), Oisin McWilliams, Richie Mullan, Mark McGrogan, Jon Paul Devlin 0-1 each

All-Ireland Final
Final
Kerry6-17 – 1-8Derry
David Clifford 4-4, Fiachra Clifford 2-0, Brian Friel 0-5 (0-1f), Dónal O’Sullivan 0-3, Jack Griffin 0-2, Adam Donoghue, Donnchadh O’Sullivan, Eddie Horan 0-1 each. Report Patrick Quigg 1-1 (1-0 pen), Lorcan McWilliams (0-1f), Mark McGrogan, Oisin McWilliams 0-2 each, Richie Mullan 0-1.
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Miscellaneous
  • Kerry win a fourth consecutive All-Ireland minor title. This is the first time this has been achieved since the beginning of the Minor Championship.
  • Kerry set a new record of 24 consecutive wins since their last defeat in the 2013 All-Ireland Quarter final defeat to Tyrone.

See also

References
  1. "Unstoppable David Clifford announces his true brilliance in Kerry stroll". RTE Sport. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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