2018 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship

The 2018 Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship was the 55th edition of the competition, and the first since the competition was re-graded from Under 21 to Under 20. It was sponsored by Eirgrid, and known as the EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship for sponsorship purposes. 31 counties played in the tournament (Kilkenny did not participate). The competition began with a preliminary round game in Ulster on 25 May 2018, and ended with the final on 5 August 2018.

EirGrid GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship
Tournament details
Year2018
SponsorEirgrid
Dates25 May 2018 5 August 2018
Teams31
Defending champions Dublin
Winners
ChampionsKildare
ManagerDavy Burke[1]
Runners-up
Runners-upMayo

Competition Format

Player eligibility

Players under 20 years of age cannot play for a county's senior and under-20 championship teams. This rule was introduced to prevent player burnout and to allow the senior and under-20 championships to be scheduled in the same summer months with separate panels of players. If an under-20 player plays for a county's senior championship team, he is ineligible to play for their under-20 team.

This rule results in some county under-20 county teams playing without their best under-20 footballers. For example, Sean O'Shea and David Clifford played for the Kerry senior championship team in 2018 and therefore were not allowed to play for the Kerry under-20 team which meant that the under-20 team was weakened.

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 meet in two semi-finals, with the winners of those matches playing in the All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship Final.

Provincial Championships

Connacht Championship

Preliminary Round Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
     
             
             
          Galway 0-11  
          Roscommon 1-11  
        Roscommon 3-10  
        Sligo 3-05  
          Roscommon 1-06
          Mayo 3-16
             
             
          Mayo 1-24  
          Leitrim 1-03  
                 
                 
     

Connacht Quarter-Finals

2 June 2018
17:00
Quarter-Final
Roscommon 3-10 - 3-5 Sligo Dr. Hyde Park
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)
Cian McKeon 2-2, Aidan Dowd 1-0, David McManus 0-3f, Brian Derwin 0-2, Aaron Brady (0-1f), Conor Shanagher, Paul Carey 0-1 each Report Red Óg Murphy 2-3 (0-1f), Barry Gorman 1-0, Joe McHugh (0-1f) and Ciaran O'Dowd 0-1 each

Connacht Semi-Finals

9 June 2018
16:00
Semi-Final 1
Roscommon 1-11 - 0-11 Galway Tuam Stadium, Tuam
Referee: Eamon O'Grady
Report

9 June 2018
13:30
Semi-Final 2
Mayo 1-24 - 1-3 Leitrim McHale Park
Referee: Martin Flaherty
Report

Connacht Final

17 June 2018
12:00
Final
Roscommon 1-6 - 3-16 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Dublin 3 3 0 0 67 38 +29 6 Advance to semi-final
2 Westmeath 3 2 0 1 53 50 +3 4 Advance to quarter-final
3 Wexford 3 1 0 2 48 51 3 2
4 Longford 3 0 0 3 39 68 29 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2018. Source: Leinster GAA
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

Round 1

28 May 2018
7:00 pm
Westmeath 2-12 - 1-12 Wexford Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)
Sean Pettit 1-7 (0-4f), James Maxwell 1-0, John Tumulty 0-3f, Daniel Reid and Ben Cox 0-1 each Darragh Lyons 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Jamie Meyler (0-2f) and Sean Nolan (0-1f) 0-4 each, Ivan Meegan 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Gavin Sheehan 0-1

28 May 2018
7:00 pm
Dublin 2-21 - 0-11 Longford Pearse Park
Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath)
Dan O'Brien 1-9, Tom Keane 1-1, Cormac Howley, Sean Bugler, Ciaran Archer (0-1f, 1 '45) 0-3 each, James Madden and James Doran 0-1 each Report Tomas McGann 0-5f, Shane Farrell, Iarla O'Sullivan, Peter Lynn, Alan McKeon (0-1f), Rory Hawkins, Ruairi Harkin 0-1 each

Round 2

4 June 2018
2:00 pm
Dublin 2-16 - 1-13 Westmeath Parnell Park
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Sean Bugler 1-4, James Doran 0-4 (0-1f), James Madden 1-0, Cormac Howley, Tom Keane (0-1f), Dan O'Brien 0-2 each, Sean Farrelly and Ciaran Archer (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Sean Pettit 1-6 (0-1f, 3 '45), John Tumulty (0-2f) and Tom Molloy 0-2 each, Gareth Carr, Adam Loughlin, Daniel Reid 0-1 each

4 June 2018
2:00 pm
Wexford 3-13 - 2-9 Longford Wexford Park
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Ivan Meegan 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Kyle Firman 0-4, Barry O'Connor 1-1, Robbie Brooks 1-0, Sean Nolan (0-2f) and Jamie Meyler 0-2 each, Mikey Dwyer and Cathal Devereux 0-1 each Report Joe Kelly 2-1, Alan McKeon (0-1f, 1 '45) and Thomas McGann (0-1f) 0-2 each, Ciaran McKeon, Iarla O'Sullivan, Rory Hawkins, Cian McElligott 0-1 each

Round 3

16 June 2018
2:00 pm
Dublin 1-15 - 0-11 Wexford Wexford Park
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Ross McGarry 1-2, Tom Keane 0-4, James Doran 0-3 (0-1f), Cormac Howley and Dan O'Brien (0-1 pen) 0-2 each, Sean Farrelly and Sean Bugler 0-1 each Report Ivan Meegan 0-4 (0-3f), Richie Waters, Kyle Firman, Cathal Devereux 0-2 each, Sean Nolan 0-1

16 June 2018
2:00 pm
Westmeath 1-16 - 1-10 Longford Pearse Park
Referee: Patrick Coyle (Meath)
Sean Pettit 0-6 (0-4f), Tom Molloy 1-2, Daniel Reid, Nigel Harte, James Maxwell 0-2 each, Adam Loughlin and Brian Kavanagh 0-1 each Report Ruairi Harkin 1-0, Rory Hawkins 0-3, Thomas McGann 0-2 (0-1f), Mark McCormack, Shane Farrell, Daire Duggan, Peter Lynn, Kyle Kenny 0-1 each

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Meath 3 3 0 0 70 41 +29 6 Advance to semi-final
2 Kildare 3 2 0 1 60 39 +21 4 Advance to quarter-final
3 Laois 3 1 0 2 48 55 7 2
4 Wicklow 3 0 0 3 32 75 43 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2018. Source: Leinster GAA
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

Round 1

28 May 2018
7:00 pm
Meath 6-16 - 1-9 Wicklow Joule Park
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Sean Reilly 2-3, Darragh Campion and Conor Moriarty (0-1f) 1-2 each, Frank O'Reilly 1-1 (1-0 pen), Sean Ryan 1-0, Jordan Morris 0-4 (0-2f), Shane McDonnell 0-2, Adam Murphy and Conor O'Byrne (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Dan Kelly (f) 1-2, Gearoid Murphy 0-3f, Rory Stokes (0-1f), Matthew Kelly, Conor Byrne, Jack Bellamy 0-1 each

28 May 2018
7:00 pm
Kildare 1-17 - 4-6 Laois Newbridge
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Jimmy Hyland 1-6 (0-3f), Brian McLoughlin 0-6 (0-5f), Paddy Woodgate 0-2 (0-1f), Sam Doran, Niall Murphy, Darragh Ryan 0-1 each Report Diarmuid Whelan 2-3 (0-2f), Evan Lowry 2-1, James Kelly and Alan Kinsella 0-1 each

Round 2

4 June 2018
2:00 pm
Meath 2-11 - 1-13 Kildare Páirc Tailteann
Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)
Darragh Campion and Jordan Morris 1-1 each, James Conlon 0-4, Frank O'Reilly 0-3 (0-2f), Sean Reilly and Conor Moriarty 0-1 each Report Jimmy Hyland 1-3 (0-2f), Brian McLoughlin 0-4 (0-3f), Paddy Woodgate 0-2, Ruadhan Ó Giolláin, David Marnell, Sam Doran, Tony Archibold 0-1 each

4 June 2018
2:00 pm
Laois 1-14 - 1-13 Wicklow O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: Darragh Sheppard (Dublin)
Diarmuid Whelan 1-7 (0-4f), Evan Lowry 0-3, Peter Kealy 0-2, James Kelly (0-1f) and Alan Kinsella 0-1 each Report Gearoid Murphy 0-5 (0-3f), Conor Byrne 1-0, Thomas Kearns and Adam McHugh 0-2 each, Fintan O'Shea, Robert Kelly, Dan Kelly, Matthew Kelly 0-1 each

Round 3

16 June 2018
2:00 pm
Kildare 3-17 - 0-4 Wicklow Newbridge
Referee: Chris Dwyer (Offaly)
Jimmy Hyland 0-12 (0-3f), Padraig Nash 2-0, Brian McLoughlin 1-1, Stephen Comerford, Jack Bambrick, Tony Archbold, Paddy Woodgate (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Dan Kelly 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Byrne 0-1f

16 June 2018
2:00 pm
Meath 2-13 - 0-13 Laois Páirc Tailteann
Referee: Fergal Smyth (Offaly)
Ethan Devine 2-1, Darragh Campion and Conor Moriarty (0-3f) 0-3 each, Jason Scully, Frank O'Reilly (0-1f), James Conlon 0-2 each Report Diarmuid Whelan 0-7 (0-5f), Evan Lowry 0-2, Peter Kealy, Eoin Dunne, Alan Kinsella, Ronan Coffey 0-1 each

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Offaly 2 2 0 0 47 23 +24 4 Advance to quarter-final
2 Carlow 2 1 0 1 39 49 10 2
3 Louth 2 0 0 2 34 48 14 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2018. Source: Leinster GAA
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

Round 1

28 May 2018
7:00 pm
Offaly 2-19 - 1-10 Carlow Dr. Cullen Park
Referee: Darragh Sheppard (Dublin)
Cian Johnson 1-7, Cian Farrell 0-6 (0-4f), Shane O'Brien 1-1, Jack Darcy 0-2, Sean Ibbotson, Kevin McDermott, Conor Dunne 0-1 each Report Conor Crowley 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Andrew Kehoe and Conor Doyle (0-1f) 0-2 each, Niall Roche and Cormac Lomax 0-1 each

Round 2

4 June 2018
2:00 pm
Carlow 5-11 - 3-15 Louth Drogheda Park
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)

Round 3

June 2018 v

Knockout Stage

Preliminary Round Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
     
             
             
          Dublin 4-16  
          Meath 2-10  
             
             
          Dublin 0-10
          Kildare 1-15
        Kildare 4-19  
        Carlow 0-08  
          Kildare 3-14  
          Offaly 2-05  
        Offaly 1-17      
        Westmeath 1-10      
     
Leinster Quarter-Finals
22 June 2018
7:30 pm
Quarter-Final
Kildare 4-19 - 0-8 Carlow Dr. Cullen Park
Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath)
Aaron Masterson 1-2, Jimmy Hyland 0-5 (0-2f), Paddy Woodgate (0-1f), Shane O'Sullivan, Niall Murphy 1-1 each, Padraig Nash 0-3 (0-1f), DJ Early (0-1f, 1 '45) and Sam Doran 0-2 each, Darragh Ryan and Jack Barrett (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Conor Crowley 0-3 (0-1f), Niall Roche, Cian Doyle, Conor Doyle (0-1f), Robbie Kane 0-1 each

23 June 2018
3:00 pm
Quarter-Final
Offaly 1-17 - 1-10 Westmeath O'Connor Park
Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)
Cian Farrell 0-8 (0-7f, 1 '45), Cian Johnson 0-4, Jack Darcy 1-0, Shane O’Brien 0-2 (1f), Pa Robilliard, Dan Wyer, Conor Dunne 0-1 each Report Brian Kavanagh 1-4, Conor Dillon 0-2, Adam Loughlin, John Tumulty, Daniel Reid, Sean Pettit (0-1f)

Leinster Semi-Finals
29 June 2018
7:30 pm
Semi-Final 1
Kildare 3-14 - 2-5 Offaly O'Connor Park
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Brian McLoughlin 2-2, Padraig Nash and Jimmy Hyland (0-1f) 0-3 each, Paddy Woodgate 1-0, Stephen Comerford, Ruadhán Ó’Giolláin, Aaron Masterson, Tony Archbold, Cian Costigan, Niall Murphy 0-1 each Report Conor Dunne 1-1, Kevin McDermott 1-0, Cian Johnson, Cian Farrell (0-1f), Jack Darcy, Robin Galbraith 0-1 each

30 June 2018
7:30 pm
Semi-Final 2
Dublin 4-16 - 2-10 Meath Páirc Tailteann
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Tom Keane 0-7 (0-2f), Ross McGarry 1-4 (0-1f), James Doran 2-1, Karl Lynch Bissett 1-0, Sean Bugler 0-2, Cormac Howley and Dan O'Brien 0-1 each Report Jordan Morris 1-4 (0-3f), Frank O'Reilly 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Ethan Devine, James Conlon, Shane Walsh, Adam Kealy 0-1 each

Leinster Final
6 July 2018
19:30
Final
Kildare 1-15 - 0-10 Dublin O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Man of the Match: Jimmy Hyland (Ballyteague)
Jimmy Hyland 0-8 (0-6f), Tony Archbold 1-1 (1-0 pen), Padraig Nash 0-3, Brian McLoughlin, Paddy Woodgate, Shane O’Sullivan 0-1 each Report Tom Keane 0-4 (0-1f), Sean Bugler 0-3, Cormac Howley, Ross McGarry, James Doran 0-1 each

Munster Championship

Preliminary Round Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
     
             
             
          Clare 0-15  
          Cork 1-16  
        Cork 1-20  
        Tipperary 0-08  
          Cork 0-14
          Kerry 3-11
             
             
          Waterford 0-01  
          Kerry 3-22  
        Limerick 0-05      
        Kerry 1-30      
     

Munster Quarter-Finals

15 June 2018
19:30
Quarter-Final
Kerry 1-30 - 0-5 Limerick Newcastle West
Referee: James Bermingham (Cork)
Fiachra Clifford 0-7 (0-3f), David Shaw 1-4 (0-1f), Donal O'Sullivan 0-6 (0-2f), Bryan Sweeney 0-4, Cormac Linnane and Brian Friel 0-3 each, Daniel O’Brien, Diarmuid O'Connor, Patrick Warren 0-1 each Report Rob Childs 0-2f, Lee Woulfe, Liam Kennedy, Adam Lacey 0-1 each

16 June 2018
19:30
Quarter-Final
Cork 1-20 - 0-8 Tipperary Páirc Uí Rinn
Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry)
Chris Og Jones 0-6 (0-1f, 2 '45), Matthew Bradley 0-4 (0-2f), Cillian Myers-Murray 1-1, Sean Walsh 0-3, Tadhg Corkery and Damien Gore 0-2 each, Aidan Browne and Cathal Maguire 0-1 each Report Jack Delahunty 0-3 each, Conal Kennedy 0-2, Ríain Quigley (0-1f), Ryan Lambe, Brian Fitzpatrick 0-1 each

Munster Semi-Finals

22 June 2018
19:30
Semi-Final 1
Clare v Cork

22 June 2018
19:30
Semi-Final 2
Waterford v Kerry

Munster Final

29 June 2018 (2018-06-29)
19:30 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Cork 0-14 (14) (20) 3-11 Kerry
(HT: 0-09 1-06)

Pts: Chris Og Jones (7, 3f), Colm O'Callaghan (2), Mark Keane (2), Tadhg Corkery, Colm Barrett, Damien Gore
Gls: Mark Ryan (pen), David Shaw, Eddie Horan
Pts: Donal O'Sullivan (4, 2f), Fiachra Clifford (2, 1f), Cormac Linnane (2), Sean O'Leary (2), Graham O'Sullivan
Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)

Ulster Championship

The Ulster championship is organised on a random draw. All matches are straight knockout. The winners receive the Danny Murphy Cup which was commissioned in 2018 in honour of the former Ulster Chief Executive Officer and Secretary.[2]

Preliminary Round Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
     
        Fermanagh 0-10  
        Armagh 2-14  
          Armagh 2-22  
          Tyrone 0-24  
        Tyrone 0-17  
        Monaghan 2-08  
          Armagh 0-14
          Derry 2-15
        Down 4-15  
        Antrim 3-13  
          Down 2-15  
          Derry 2-17  
        Derry 0-16      
Donegal 2-21     Donegal 2-09      
Cavan 0-10  

Ulster Preliminary Round

Ulster Quarter-Finals

Ulster Semi-Finals

8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)
20:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final 1
Armagh 2-22 (28) (24) 0-24
(a.e.t.)
Tyrone
Note: A brawl occurred in the first period of extra time (two ten minutes played each way). The Central Competitions Control Committee imposed a suspension on ten Armagh players and seven Tyrone players. Armagh appealed the suspensions and eight of their ten players were cleared on the Friday before the final.
Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Referee: Niall McKenna (Monaghan)
10 June 2018 (2018-06-10)
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final 2
Down 2-15 (21) (23) 2-17 Derry
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Conor Dourneen (Cavan)

Ulster Final

24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)
11:45 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Derry 2-15 (21) (14) 0-14 Armagh
(HT: 0-08 0-06)
Gls: Brian Cassidy (2)
Pts: Declan Cassidy (5), Lorcan McWilliams (5, 4f), Brian Cassidy (2), Ben McCarron (2), Oisin McWilliams

Pts: Ross McQuillan (6), Rian O’Neill (4, 3f), Conor O’Neill (2, 1f), Jason Duffy (2)
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Sean Laverty (Antrim)

All-Ireland

Semi-Finals

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final 1
Derry 2-11 (17) (20) 2-14 Mayo
(HT: 2-03 1-07)
Gls: Oisin McWilliams, Callum Browne
Pts: Lorcan McWilliams (5, 3f), Ben McCarron (2, 1f), Declan Cassidy, Conor Doherty ('45), Shea Downey, Brian Cassidy
Gls: Paul Lambert, Ryan O’Donoghue
Pts: Ross Egan (5, 5f), Tommy Conroy (2), Oisin McLaughlin (2), John Gallagher (2), Paul Lambert, Evan O’Brien, Conor Diskin.
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final 2
Kildare 1-14 (17) (16) 1-13 Kerry
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: James Molloy (Galway)

Final

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05)
13:15 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Kildare 1-18 (21) (19) 1-16 Mayo
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

References

  1. "Davy Burke appointed Wicklow football manager". RTÉ. 24 September 2019. The Kildare native is currently in charge of Newbridge side Sarsfields and led the Lilywhites to an All-Ireland U-20 title last year.
  2. "New 'Danny Murphy Cup' for Ulster Under 20 Football Winners". Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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