The 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 56th staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The competition began on 22 June 2019 and ended on 3 August 2019.
The defending champion was Kildare; however, the team was beaten by Laois in the Leinster Championship.
The All-Ireland final was played on 3 August 2019 at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise, between Cork and Dublin, in what was their first meeting in a final in 39 years. Cork won the match by 3-16 to 1-14 to claim a 12th title and a first since 2009.
Dublin's Ciarán Archer was the competition's top scorer with 9-35.
Results Connacht Under-20 Football Championship Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster Under-20 Football Championship First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-20 Football Championship Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Under-20 Football Championship Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Ciarán ArcherDublin9-3562512.402Diarmuid WhelanLaois0-282847.003Cathail O'MahonyCork2-202646.504Mark CroninCork3-142345.755Cian FarrellOffaly0-161628.006Darragh CanavanTyrone2-081443.50Darragh CorcoranWaterford1-111427.00Donal O'SullivanKerry0-141427.00Paddy LynchCavan0-141427.007Jamie MylerWexford2-071334.33Ronan DowdRoscommon1-101326.50
Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Ciarán ArcherDublin3-0817Laois2Ciarán ArcherDublin2-0814Longford3Ciarán ArcherDublin2-0612Galway4Ciarán ArcherDublin1-0811Wexford5Mark DiffleyLeitrim2-0410RoscommonRonan DowdRoscommon1-0710LeitrimDarragh CorcoranWaterford1-0710ClareDiarmuid WhelanLaois0-1010Kildare6Jamie MylerWexford2-039LouthCian FarrellOffaly0-099CarlowDonal O'SullivanKerry0-099LimerickPaddy LynchCavan0-099Monaghan
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