All-Ireland Under-20 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.

The final is currently played in April or May and the winning county receives 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 2020 competition was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but otherwise has been held every year since.

The championship is 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-20 Championship participate in the B championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis.

Derry are the current holders having beaten Roscommon in the 2026 final at Breffni Park, on a 1-17 to 1-11 scoreline. It is Derry's second at this grade, and second in four years.

Teams

2026 Championship Six counties will compete in the 2026 All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship. CountyStadiumProvincePosition in 2025 ChampionshipChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title DerryCeltic ParkUlsterSemi-Finals12023 DonegalMacCumhaill ParkUlsterQuarter-Finals0— MayoMacHale ParkConnachtQuarter-Finals0— RoscommonDr Hyde ParkConnachtQuarter-Finals22012 TyroneHealy ParkUlsterRunners-up0— WicklowAughrim County GroundLeinsterSemi-Finals12015

List of Finals

List of All-Ireland Finals YearDateWinnersRunners-upVenueWinning captain(s)Winning marginCountyScore CountyScore20262 MayDerry1-17Roscommon1-11Breffni Park, Cavan6 2025 3 May Down 1-22 Tyrone 4-11 Breffni Park, Cavan 2 2024 25 May Down 0-20 Roscommon 0-11 Croke Park Michael Dorrian 9 2023 6 May Derry 3-17 Roscommon 2-14 Croke Park Keelen Doherty 6 2022 30 April Down 2-15 Roscommon 0-15 Breffni Park, Cavan Lukas Boyd 6 2021 11 August Meath 2-19 Derry 0-19 Páirc Esler, Newry Cian Kelly 6 2020No championship 2019 3 August Kerry 3-22 Down 0-12 Páirc Tailteann, Navan Adam O'Sullivan 19 2018 4 August Kerry 2-20 Derry 0-11 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Jason Diggins 15 2017 9 September Kerry 2-12 Wicklow 2-08 Semple Stadium Darragh Shanahan 4 2016 10 September Meath 1-20 Mayo 0-15 Semple Stadium Jack Regan 8 2015 12 September Wicklow 2-17 Meath 2-15 Semple Stadium Gavin Weir 2 2014 13 September Kildare 1-14 Roscommon 1-11 Semple Stadium Gerry Keegan 3 2013 14 September Kerry 1-21 Kildare 4-10 Semple Stadium Brendan O'Leary 2 2012 15 September Roscommon 3-17 Kildare 3-16 Semple Stadium Peter Kellehan 1 2011 10 September Kerry 0-16 Westmeath 1-09 Semple Stadium Jason Bowler 4 2010 11 September Kerry 0-22 Meath 0-12 Semple Stadium Shane Nolan 10 2009 12 September Kerry 2-18 Roscommon 1-15 Cusack Park, Ennis Alan Kelly 6 2008 13 September Carlow 2-14 Kerry 0-07 MacDonagh Park, Nenagh 13 2007 5 August Roscommon 0-13 Kerry 0-08 Semple Stadium Michael Kelly 5 2006 22 July Laois 6-10 Mayo 1-11 Athleague, County Roscommon 14 2005 10 September Meath 1-17 Kerry 0-16 MacDonagh Park, Nenagh 4 2004 3 July Laois 5-18 Donegal 0-08 Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon James Walsh 25 2003 23 August Westmeath 3-10 Mayo 0-11 Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Brendan Murtagh 8 2002 24 August Kerry 3-16 Carlow 2-10 Semple Stadium Garry O'Brien 9 2001 28 October Kerry 0-12 Carlow 0-10 Tipperary, County Tipperary David Slattery 2 2000 7 August Westmeath 3-19 Kerry 4-15 MacDonagh Park, Nenagh 1 1999 21 August Meath 3-10 Kerry 2-11 Toomevara, County Tipperary 2 1998 30 August Kerry 3-09 Kildare 0-17 Croke Park Willie Joe Leen 1

Roll of Honour

Performance by County #TeamWinsYears won1 Kerry101998, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 20192 Meath41999, 2005, 2016, 20213 Down32022, 2024, 20254 Westmeath22000, 2003 Laois22004, 2006 Roscommon22007, 2012 Derry22023, 20268 Carlow12008 Kildare12014 Wicklow12015

Performance by Province #ProvinceTitlesMost recent year won1Leinster1120212Munster1020193Ulster520264Connacht22012

Team Records and Statistics

By Decade The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of All-Ireland titles, is as follows:

1990s: 1 for Kerry and Meath 2000s: 3 for Kerry 2010s: 6 for Kerry 2020s: 2 for Down

All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship

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