All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 (previously Under-21) B Championship, the second tier competition in hurling is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The 2019 competition was the first at the Under 20 age level.

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship
Current season or competition:
2019 All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Fé-20 B na hÉireann
RegionIreland (GAA)
TrophyRichie McElligott Cup
No. of teams8
Title holdersKerry (10th title)
Most titlesKerry (10 titles)
SponsorsBord Gáis Energy
TV partner(s)TG4
Official websitehttp://www.gaa.ie/

The final is usually held in August and the winning county receive the Richie McElligott Cup, which is named in honour of the late great Kerry stalwart Richie McElligott of the Lixnaw club and was first presented in 2015.

The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated.

Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship participate in the B championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis.

Kerry are the current holders having beaten Down in the 2019 final at Páirc Tailteann, Navan, on a 3-22 to 0-12 scoreline. It is Kerry's tenth title at this grade and their third in a row.

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship features eight teams in the final tournament. Seven teams gain automatic entry to the All-Ireland quarter-final stages while the winners of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 C Championship make up the eight quarter-final teams.

Finals listed by year
Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Date Venue Winning Captain
1998[1] Kerry 3-09 Kildare 0-17 30/08/1998 Croke Park Willie Joe Leen
1999 Meath 3-10 Kerry 2-11 21/08/1999 Toomevara, Co. Tipperary
2000 Westmeath 3-19 Kerry 4-15 07/08/2000 MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
2001[2] Kerry 0-12 Carlow 0-10 28/10/2001 Tipperary, Co. Tipperary David Slattery
2002[3] Kerry 3-16 Carlow 2-10 24/08/2002 Semple Stadium Garry O'Brien
2003[4] Westmeath 3-10 Mayo 0-11 23/08/2003 Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Brendan Murtagh
2004[5] Laois 5-18 Donegal 0-08 03/07/2004 Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon James Walsh
2005[6] Meath 1-17 Kerry 0-16 10/09/2005 MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
2006[7] Laois 6-10 Mayo 1-11 22/07/2006 Athleague, Co. Roscommon
2007[8] Roscommon 0-13 Kerry 0-08 05/08/2007 Semple Stadium Michael Kelly
2008[9] Carlow 2-14 Kerry 0-07 13/09/2008 MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
2009[10] Kerry 2-18 Roscommon 1-15 12/09/2009 Cusack Park, Ennis Alan Kelly
2010 Kerry 0-22 Meath 0-12 11/09/2010 Semple Stadium Shane Nolan
2011[11] Kerry 0-16 Westmeath 1-09 10/09/2011 Semple Stadium Jason Bowler
2012 Roscommon 3-17 Kildare 3-16 15/09/2012 Semple Stadium Peter Kellehan
2013 Kerry 1-21 Kildare 4-10 14/09/2013 Semple Stadium Brendan O'Leary
2014[12] Kildare 1-14 Roscommon 1-11 13/09/2014 Semple Stadium Gerry Keegan
2015[13] Wicklow 2-17 Meath 2-15 12/09/2015 Semple Stadium Gavin Weir
2016[14] Meath 1-20 Mayo 0-15 10/09/2016 Semple Stadium Jack Regan
2017[15] Kerry 2-12 Wicklow 2-08 09/09/2017 Semple Stadium Darragh Shanahan
2018[16] Kerry 2-20 Derry 0-11 04/08/2018 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Jason Diggins
2019[17] Kerry 3-22 Down 0-12 03/08/2019 Páirc Tailteann, Navan Adam O'Sullivan

Wins listed by county
Team Wins Years won
Kerry 10 1998, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
Meath 3 1999, 2005, 2016
Westmeath 2 2000, 2003
Laois 2 2004, 2006
Roscommon 2 2007, 2012
Carlow 1 2008
Kildare 1 2014
Wicklow 1 2015

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