2025 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

2025 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
Championship details
Dates8 March – 28 May 2025
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamTyrone (8th win)
CaptainJoey Clarke
ManagerPaul Devlin
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamLouth
CaptainSeán Callaghan
ManagerFergal Reel
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterLouth
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
Top Scorer Eoin McElholm (6-24)
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The 2025 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 62nd staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades.

The defending champions Tyrone retained their Ulster Championship title and qualified for the All-Ireland final by defeating Munster champions Kerry, in the first of the All-Ireland semi-finals on 11 March.[1] They awaited the winner of the clash between Mayo and Louth, which the Leinster Champions won by a single point.[2]

The All-Ireland final took place at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds in Armagh on 28 May 2025 between Tyrone and Louth, in what was the first ever meeting of the counties in the final. After leading by five points at half-time, Tyrone went on to win by 5–16 to 0–17 and successfully defend their All-Ireland title, claiming an eighth title overall at the grade and a third in four years.[3]

Connacht group stage

Connacht group stage table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Mayo 4 4 0 0 110 65 45 8 Advance to final
2 Roscommon 4 2 1 1 81 53 28 5 Advance to semi-final
3 Sligo 4 2 0 2 79 98 -19 4
4 Galway 4 1 1 2 74 66 8 3
5 Leitrim 4 0 0 4 60 122 -62 0

Connacht group stage results

19 March 2025 Round 1 Mayo 1-15 - 0-13 Roscommon
19 March 2025 Round 1 Leitrim 1-10 - 1-21 Galway
26 March 2025 Round 2 Roscommon 1-16 - 1-10 Sligo
26 March 2025 Round 2 Galway 3-13 - 2-18 Mayo
2 April 2025 Round 3 Mayo 5-16 - 0-08 Leitrim
2 April 2025 Round 3 Sligo 2-09 - 2-08 Galway
9 April 2025 Round 4 Leitrim 2-22 - 5-17 Sligo
9 April 2025 Round 4 Galway 1-11 - 0-14 Roscommon
16 April 2025 Round 5 Roscommon 6-17 - 1-08 Leitrim
16 April 2025 Round 5 Sligo 2-16 - 5-22 Mayo

Connacht semi-final

23 April 2025 Semi-final Roscommon 4-12 - 1-18 Sligo

Connacht final

30 April 2025[4] Final Mayo 2-17 - 4-08 Roscommon Tuam Stadium
Referee: Thomas Murphy (Galway)

Leinster group 1

Leinster group 1 table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Meath 3 2 0 1 61 51 10 4 Advance to quarter-finals
2 Dublin 3 2 0 1 70 59 11 4
3 Westmeath 3 1 0 2 50 59 -9 2
4 Offaly 3 1 0 2 48 60 -12 2

Leinster group 1 results

26 March 2025 Round 1 Meath 1-22 - 1-18 Dublin
26 March 2025 Round 1 Offaly 0-14 - 1-17 Westmeath
2 April 2025 Round 2 Westmeath 0-12 - 0-19 Meath
2 April 2025 Round 2 Offaly 1-13 - 2-17 Dublin
9 April 2025 Round 3 Dublin 2-20 - 3-09 Westmeath
9 April 2025 Round 3 Meath 2-11 - 1-15 Offaly

Leinster group 2

Leinster group 2 table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Louth 2 2 0 0 55 40 15 4 Advance to semi-finals
2 Wicklow 2 1 0 1 45 48 -3 2 Advance to quarter-finals
3 Longford 2 0 0 2 39 51 -12 0

Leinster group 2 results

26 March 2025 Round 1 Louth 4-16 - 1-15 Longford
2 April 2025 Round 2 Wicklow 1-19 - 0-27 Louth
9 April 2025 Round 3 Longford 1-18 - 3-14 Wicklow

Leinster group 3

Leinster group 3 table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Kildare 3 3 0 0 92 39 53 6 Advance to semi-finals
2 Wexford 3 1 1 1 50 60 -10 3 Advance to quarter-finals
3 Laois 3 0 2 1 41 62 -21 2
4 Carlow 3 0 1 2 48 70 -22 1

Leinster group 3 results

26 March 2025 Round 1 Laois 0-06 - 3-18 Kildare
26 March 2025 Round 1 Carlow 0-14 - 2-10 Wexford
2 April 2025 Round 2 Laois 0-19 - 1-16 Wexford
2 April 2025 Round 2 Kildare 4-26 - 0-18 Carlow
9 April 2025 Round 3 Wexford 1-12 - 2-24 Kildare
9 April 2025 Round 3 Carlow 1-13 - 2-10 Laois

Leinster quarter-finals

16 April 2025 Quarter-final Meath 0-20 - 2-10 Wexford
16 April 2025 Quarter-final Wicklow 0-17 - 1-19 Dublin

Leinster semi-finals

22 April 2025 Semi-final Louth 0-14 - 0-11 Dublin
22 April 2025 Semi-final Meath 0-19 - 1-08 Kildare

Leinster final

30 April 2025[5] Final Louth 2-19 - 1-15 Meath Cedral St Conleth's Park
A. Gillespie 1-3 (1f), P. Grimes-Murphy 1-3 (1 2p), Ty. McDonnell 0-4 (1f), Tadhg McDonnell 0-4 (1 2p), D. Dorian 0-2, S. Lennon, J. Maguire, T. Markey ('45) 0-1 each J. Murphy 0-6 (2f, 1 2p), M. McIvor 0-4 (2 2p), T. Martyn 1-0, E. Armstrong 0-2, R. Stafford, Z. Thornton, F. White 0-1 each Referee: Ian Howley (Dublin)
GK 1 Tiernan Markey (St Mary's)
RCB 2 Micheál Reid (Hunterstown Rovers)
FB 3 Cormac McKeown (St Joseph's)
LCB 4 Padraic Tinnelly (Dundalk Gaels)
RHB 5 Tadhg McDonnell (St Mary's)
CHB 6 Keelin Martin (St Mary's)
LHB 7 Conor McGinty (O'Raghallaighs)
MF 8 Seán Callaghan (St Mary's) (c)
MF 9 James Maguire (Westerns)
RHF 10 Shane Lennon (St Mochta's)
CHF 11 Conor MacCroísta (Newtown Blues)
LHF 12 Pearse Grimes-Murphy (St Joseph's)
RCF 13 Adam Gillespie (St Mary's)
FF 14 Tony McDonnell (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF 15 Darragh Dorian (Naomh Máirtín)
Substitutes:
16 Dylan Shevlin (Stabannon Parnells) for MacCroísta
GK 1 Matthew Kealy (Slane)
RCB 2 Sam Jordan (Na Fianna)
FB 3 Rian Early (Gaeil Colmcille)
LCB 4 Ciarán O'Hare (Rathkenny)
RHB 5 Tadhg Martyn (Slane) (c)
CHB 6 Fiach Hartigan (Dunshaughlin)
LHB 7 Finn White (Kilbride)
MF 8 Éamonn Armstrong (Duleek/Bellewstown)
MF 9 Michael McIvor (St Vincent's)
RHF 10 Rian Stafford (Kilmainhamwood)
CHF 11 John Harkin (St Peter's Dunboyne)
LHF 12 Zach Thornton (Donaghmore/Ashbourne)
RCF 13 Ben Corkery (Clann na nGael)
FF 14 Jamie Murphy (St Patrick's)
LCF 15 Liam Jennings (Blackhall Gaels)
Substitutes
16 Michael O'Sullivan (Donaghmore/Ashbourne) for Jennings
17 Cillian Yore (St Ultan's) for Hartigan
18 Pat Crawley (Oldcastle) for Corkery
19 Seán Betson (Navan O'Mahonys) for Thornton
20 Conor O'Brien (St Vincent's) for Betson

Munster phase 1

Munster phase 1 table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Tipperary 3 3 0 0 55 30 25 6 Advance to phase 2
2 Clare 3 1 0 2 51 50 1 2
3 Waterford 3 1 0 2 47 59 -12 2
4 Limerick 3 1 0 2 32 46 -14 2

Munster phase 1 results

8 March 2025 Round 1 Clare 2-15 - 4-12 Waterford
8 March 2025 Round 1 Limerick 0-06 - 3-08 Tipperary
15 March 2025 Round 2 Tipperary 0-15 - 0-14 Clare
15 March 2025 Round 2 Waterford 0-13 - 0-15 Limerick
22 March 2025 Round 3 Tipperary 2-17 - 1-07 Waterford
22 March 2025 Round 3 Clare 0-16 - 0-11 Limerick

Munster phase 2

Munster phase 2 table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Kerry 3 3 0 0 82 39 43 6 Advance to Munster final
2 Cork 3 1 1 1 54 55 -1 3
3 Tipperary 3 1 1 1 49 56 -7 3
4 Clare 3 0 0 3 44 79 -35 0

Munster phase 2 fixtures and results

1 April 2025 Round 1 Tipperary 1-10 - 2-19 Kerry
1 April 2025 Round 1 Clare 1-13 - 3-16 Cork
7 April 2025 Round 2 Kerry 1-22 - 1-12 Cork
8 April 2025 Round 2 Tipperary 2-16 - 0-17 Clare
15 April 2025 Round 3 Kerry 3-23 - 0-11 Clare
15 April 2025 Round 3 Cork 1-11 - 0-14 Tipperary

Munster final

28 April 2025[6] Cork 1-10 - 2-15 Kerry Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Referee: Eoin Morrissey (Waterford

Ulster section A

Ulster section A table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Donegal 4 4 0 0 110 44 66 8 Advance to semi-finals
2 Tyrone 4 3 0 1 115 52 63 6 Advance to quarter-finals
3 Down 4 2 0 2 83 95 -12 4
4 Fermanagh 4 0 1 3 52 106 -54 1
5 Antrim 4 0 1 3 50 113 -63 1

Ulster section A group results

19 March 2025 Round 1 Fermanagh 1-08 - 1-18 Donegal
19 March 2025 Round 1 Down 0-11 - 3-15 Tyrone
26 March 2025 Round 2 Tyrone 6-26 - 0-06 Fermanagh
26 March 2025 Round 2 Antrim 0-02 - 3-23 Donegal
29 March 2025 Round 3 Donegal 3-23 - 1-11 Down
29 March 2025 Round 3 Antrim 0-17 - 1-14 Fermanagh
2 April 2025 Round 4 Down 1-10 - 2-15 Antrim
2 April 2025 Round 4 Donegal 1-10 - 2-15 Tyrone
9 April 2025 Round 5 Tyrone 2-24 - 0-10 Antrim
10 April 2025 Round 5 Fermanagh 3-09 - 2-18 Down

Ulster section B table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Derry 3 3 0 0 89 45 44 6 Advance to semi-finals
2 Cavan 3 1 1 1 57 64 -7 3 Advance to quarter-finals
3 Armagh 3 1 0 2 60 75 -15 2
4 Monaghan 3 0 1 2 46 68 -22 1

Ulster section B results

26 March 2025 Round 1 Armagh 0-13 - 2-24 Derry
26 March 2025 Round 1 Monaghan 1-10 - 0-13 Cavan
2 April 2025 Round 2 Derry 3-21 - 1-10 Monaghan
2 April 2025 Round 2 Cavan 3-16 - 1-19 Armagh
9 April 2025 Round 3 Cavan 2-13 - 1-26 Derry
9 April 2025 Round 3 Armagh 3-16 - 2-14 Monaghan

Ulster quarter-finals

16 April 2025 Quarter-final Cavan 2-26 - 1-13 Down
16 April 2025 Quarter-final Tyrone 3-15 - 1-11 Armagh

Ulster semi-finals

23 April 2025 Semi-final Donegal 4-19 - 2-07 Cavan
23 April 2025 Semi-final Derry 0-19 - 3-12 Tyrone

Ulster final

30 April 2025[7] Final Tyrone 1-19 - 2-14 Donegal Owenbeg
Referee: Kevin Faloon (Armagh)

All-Ireland semi-finals

11 May 2025[1] Semi-final Tyrone 2-14 - 1-14 Kerry Laois Hire O'Moore Park
Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo)
16 May 2025[2] Semi-final Mayo 0-17 - 2-12 Louth Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
T. Lydon 0-5 (1f), D. Beirne (1 2pf, 1f), C. Lynch (1 2p) 0-4 each, N. Hurley 0-2, P Gilmore, H O'Loughlin, 0-1 each P. Grimes-Murphy 1-3 (1 2p), S. Lennon 1-2, A. Gillespie, T. Markey (2pf) 0-2 each, J. Maguire, Ty. McDonnell, Tadhg McDonnell 0-1 each Referee: Conor Dourneen (Cavan)

All-Ireland final

28 May 2025[8] Final Louth 0-17 - 5-16 Tyrone BOX-IT Athletic Grounds
7.30 S. Callaghan (1 2p) 0-4, J. Maguire (1 2p) 0-4, Tadhg McDonnell (1 2p) 0-3, Ty. McDonnell (1f) 0-2, A. Gillespie (f), S. Lennon, C. MacCroísta, D. Shevlin 0-1 each Report N. Grimes 2-6, E. McElholm 2-4, S. McDermott 1-1, R. McCullagh (1f) 0-2, J. Clarke, C. Donnelly, C. O'Neill 0-1 each Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
GK 1 Tiernan Markey (St Mary's)
RCB 2 Micheál Reid (Hunterstown Rovers)
FB 3 Cormac McKeown (St Joseph's)
LCB 4 Padraic Tinnelly (Dundalk Gaels)
RHB 5 Tadhg McDonnell (St Mary's)
CHB 6 Keelin Martin (St Mary's)
LHB 7 Conor McGinty (O'Raghallaighs)
MF 8 Seán Callaghan (St Mary's) (c)
MF 9 James Maguire (Westerns)
RHF 10 Shane Lennon (St Mochta's)
CHF 11 Conor MacCroísta (Newtown Blues)
LHF 12 Pearse Grimes-Murphy (St Joseph's)
RCF 13 Adam Gillespie (St Mary's)
FF 14 Tony McDonnell (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF 15 Darragh Dorian (Naomh Máirtín)
Substitutes:
16 Ben McKeown (St Joseph's) for Reid
17 James McGlew (St Fechin's) for McGinty
18 Dylan Shevlin (Stabannon Parnells) for Dorian
GK 1 Conan McGarvey (Galbally)
RCB 2 Fiachra Nelis (Edendork)
FB 3 Ben Hughes (Donaghmore)
LCB 4 Conor Devlin (Ardboe)
RHB 5 Callum Daly (Omagh)
CHB 6 Joey Clarke (Donaghmore) (c)
LHB 7 Caolan Donnelly (Fintona)
MF 8 Conan Devlin (Ardboe)
MF 9 Conor O'Neill (Donaghmore)
RHF 10 Conall Sheehy (Cookstown)
CHF 11 Eoin McElholm (Loughmacrory)
LHF 12 Matthew Quinn (Dungannon)
RCF 13 Noah Grimes (Donaghmore)
FF 14 Ruairí McCullagh (Loughmacrory)
LCF 15 Liam Óg Mossey (Gortin)
Substitutes
16 Eoin Donaghy (Loughmacrory) for Sheehy
17 Darragh Donaghy (Galbally) for Mossey
18 Shea McDermott (Errigal Ciarán) for Conan Devlin
19 Liam Lawn (Moortown) for McCullagh
20 Seán Broderick (Killyclogher) for Nelis

Statistics

References

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