The 2026 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship is the eighth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 63rd staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship is scheduled to run from 14 March to May 2026.
Tyrone were defending champions, having claimed the last two titles. However they were defeated in the All-Ireland Final by Kerry on a scoreline of 0-21 to 1-10 as the Kingdom claimed their first title at the grade since 2008.
Connacht Championship
Connacht Group Stage +PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Mayo44009363 +308Advance to Final2 Galway43016765 +26Advance to Semi-Final3 Roscommon42027669 +744 Sligo41035974 -1525 Leitrim40045175 -240
Connacht Group Stage Matches Round 1
Round 2
Round 3 Round 4
Round 5 Connacht 'B' Final
Connacht Knockout Stage
Connacht Semi-Final
Connacht Final
Leinster Championship
Leinster Group 1 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Louth33006144 +176Advance to Semi-Finals2 Westmeath32015055 -54Advance to Quarter-Finals3 Dublin31025659 -324 Wexford30034958 -90
Leinster Group 1 Matches Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Leinster Group 2 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Meath33007937 +426Advance to Semi-Finals2 Longford32016158 +34Advance to Quarter-Finals3 Laois31025467 -1324 Carlow30025486 -320
Leinster Group 2 Matches Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Leinster Group 3 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Kildare22004524 +214Advance to Quarter-Finals2 Offaly21013331 +223 Wicklow20022043 -230
Leinster Group 3 Matches Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Leinster Tier 2
Leinster Knockout Stage
Leinster Quarter-Finals Leinster Quarter-Finals
Leinster Semi-Finals
Leinster Final
GK1 Tiernan Markey (St Mary's)RCB2 Padraic Tinnelly (Dundalk Gaels) FB3 Cormac McKeown (St Joseph's) (c)LCB4 Daniel Craven (St Mochta's)RHB5 Keelin Martin (St Mary's)CHB6 Micheál Reid (Hunterstown Rovers)LHB7 Tadhg Devaney (Glyde Rangers) MF8 Colm Hackett (St Fechin's)MF9 Conor McGinty (O'Raghallaighs)RHF10 Shane Lennon (St Mochta's)CHF11 Conor MacCroísta (Newtown Blues)LHF12 Pearse Grimes-Murphy (St Joseph's) RCF13 Adam Gillespie (St Mary's)FF14 Seán Flynn (Mattock Rangers)LCF15 Tony McDonnell (Dundalk Gaels) Substitutes: 16 Andrew O'Reilly (Naomh Fionnbarra) for Hackett GK1 Charlie Carroll (Eadestown)RCB2 Finn Dowling (Kilcock)FB3 Senan Gallagher (St Laurence's)LCB4 Ben Ryan (Round Towers) (jc)RHB5 Liam Kelly (Milltown)CHB6 Cian McKevitt (Naas)LHB7 Calum Keaveny (Athy)MF8 Evan Boyle (Carbury)MF9 Daniel Colbert (Clane)RHF10 Euan Cowzer (Naas)CHF11 Ruaidhrí Lawlor (St Laurence's) LHF12 Liam Kenny (Naas)RCF13 Jimmy Lynch (Clogherinkoe)FF14 Colm Moran (Athy) (jc)LCF15 Ronan Kelly (Athy)Substitutes 16 Harry Redmond (Sarsfields) for Kenny 17 Rob Murray (Naas) for McKevitt 18 Hugh Martin (Suncroft) for Cowzer
Munster Championship
Munster Phase 1 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Clare33005130 +216Advance to Phase 22 Waterford32014939 +1043 Tipperary31024754 -724 Limerick30033862 -240
Munster Phase 1 Matches Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Munster 'B' Final
Munster Phase 2 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Cork32105634 +225Advance to Munster Final2 Kerry32016827 +4143 Waterford31024285 -4324 Clare30123959 -201
Munster Phase 2 Matches Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Knockout Stage
Munster Final
Ulster Championship
Ulster Group A PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Donegal44007355 +188Advance to Semi-Finals2 Derry430110441 +636Advance to Quarter-Finals3 Monaghan42027055 +1544 Fermanagh410359101 -4225 Antrim400448102 -540
Ulster Group A Matches Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5 Ulster Group B PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Armagh33007846 +326Advance to Semi-Finals2 Cavan31115070 -203Advance to Quarter-Finals3 Tyrone31027161 +1024 Down30125577 -221
Ulster Group B Matches Round 1Round 2Round 3
Ulster Tier 2
Ulster Knockout Stage
Ulster Quarter-Finals
Ulster Semi-Finals
Ulster Final
All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
All-Ireland Final
All-Ireland Under-20 'B' Football Championship
All-Ireland 'B' Semi-Finals
All-Ireland 'B' Final
Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Shea McDermottTyrone5-375286.52Ronan KellyKildare3-283766.173John CurranRoscommon5-2035754Jimmy LynchKildare2-273365.55Kobe McDonaldMayo4-203256.4Gearóid WhiteKerry4-203265.337Max McGinnityMonaghan3-202974.418Paddy LaneKerry3-182764.5Ger DillonDerry4-152754.510Darragh BeirneMayo2-202655.20
In a Single Game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opponent1Gearóid WhiteKerry1-0912Waterford2Eli RooneySligo0-1111MayoShea McDermottTyroneCavanJimmy LynchKildare1-08MeathJohn HarkinMeath2-05Carlow6Ronan KellyKildare2-0410Wicklow1-07WestmeathJohn CurranRoscommon2-04LeitrimMikey MulryanGalway1-07MayoPaddy LaneKerry2-04CorkEoin DuffyArmagh1-07TyroneEoin TraversDown]0-10Antrim
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