The 2022 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. The championship is scheduled to run between 8 July 2022 and 10 July 2022.
Kerry were the defending champions, however, they did not field a team because of a change in championship format.
The All-Ireland final was played on 10 July 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kilkenny and New York, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilkenny won the match by 3-12 to 1-09 to claim their first ever championship title.
Kilkenny's Mick Kenny was the championship's top scorer with 2-08.
Format
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the All-Ireland Junior Championship returned with a new format confined to just four teams; New York, Kilkenny and the winner and runner-up of the British Junior Football Championship. Prior to the change, the championship previously featured a provincial structure for all junior Gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland.
Teams TeamProvinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship TitleMethod of Qualification KilkennyLeinster12022Automatic LondonBritain61986All-Britain Junior Football Champions New YorkNorth America0 -Automatic WarwickshireBritain0 -All-Britain Junior Football Runners-Up
Results Bracket
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Mick KennyKilkenny2-081427.002Shay McElligottNew York1-071025.003Shay RafterLondon2-03919.00Mick MaloneKilkenny2-03924.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Mick MaloneKilkenny2-039LondonShay RafterLondon2-039Kilkenny3Mick KennyKilkenny1-047LondonMick KennyKilkenny1-047New York5Shay McElligottNew York1-036Warwickshire6Jamie HolohanKilkenny1-025New YorkConor SpinksLondon0-055Kilkenny
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