The GAA Football All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the second tier inter-county Gaelic football competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in Ireland.

Teams that are eliminated from the early provincial stages of the GAA Football All-Ireland Under-20 Championship qualify for this championship. Four teams currently participate.

The final serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the spring months, and the results determine which team receives the cup. The All-Ireland Championship is played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.

History

The All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was created in 1964 in response to a Congress motion put forward by the Kerry County Board. Various formats were used in the provincial competitions, however, the All-Ireland series was confined to the four provincial champions. A restructuring of the various provincial championships in 2024 resulted in the creation of Tier 2 competitions for teams who failed to make the latter stages of their provincial series. The four respective provincial Tier 2 champions qualify for the Tier 2 All-Ireland series of games.

Format Qualification

ProvinceChampionshipTeam progressingConnachtConnacht Under-20 B Football ChampionshipChampionsLeinsterLeinster Under-20 B Football ChampionshipChampionsMunsterMunster Under-20 B Football ChampionshipChampionsUlsterUlster Under-20 B Football ChampionshipChampions

Championship

There are four teams in the All-Ireland Championship. During the course of a championship season three games are played comprising two semi-finals and a final. The championship is played as a single-elimination tournament. Each game is played as a single leg.

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenueCaptainCountyScoreCountyScore2024 Down1-10 Westmeath0-10Páirc TailteannFinn Murdock2025 Westmeath1-15pens: 4 Monaghan1-15 AETpens: 1'Kingspan Breffni ParkTadhg Baker2026 Sligo1-16 Down 0-8O'Connor ParkConnor Walsh

Roll of honour

Performances by county CountyTitle(s)Runners-upWinning yearsLosing years Westmeath1120252024 Down1120242026 Sligo1—2026— Monaghan—1—2025

Performances by province ProvinceWinnersRunners-upTotal Ulster123 Leinster112 Connacht1—1

See also

All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

References

External links Official GAA website