The 2026 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the 95th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1929. The championship ran from 20 March to 5 July 2026.
Tyrone were the defending champions.
The All-Ireland final was played on 5 July 2026 at Cedral St Conleth's Park in Newbridge, between Cork and Tyrone, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in 16 years. Cork won the match by 2–16 to 1–16 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title in seven years.
Kildare's Jack Reilly was the championship's top scorer with 3–33.
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Connacht Group Stage TeamQualification1 Roscommon44006838 +308Advance to Final2 Galway43016856 +126Advance to Semi-Final3 Sligo42026653 +1344 Mayo41035665 -925 Leitrim40044288 -460
Connacht group stage matches
Connacht knockout stage
Connacht semi-final
Connacht final
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Leinster Group 1 TeamQualification1 Louth33005039 +116Advance to Semi-Finals2 Kildare32014940 +94Advance to Quarter-Finals3 Meath31026740 +272Advance to Preliminary Quarter-Finals4 Laois30032774 -470
Leinster group 1 matches
Leinster Group 2 TeamQualification1 Dublin32017851 +274Advance to Semi-Finals2 Offaly32016750 +174Advance to Quarter-Finals3 Westmeath32015648 +84Advance to Preliminary Quarter-Finals4 Longford30034294 -520
Leinster group 2 matches
Leinster Group 3 TeamQualification1 Wicklow33007128 +436Advance to Preliminary Quarter-Finals2 Carlow32016344 +1943 Wexford31023436 -224 Kilkenny30032080 -600
Leinster group 3 matches
Leinster Knockout Stage
Leinster preliminary quarter-finals
Leinster quarter-finals
Leinster semi-finals
Leinster final
Munster Minor Football Championship
Munster phase 1 TeamQualification1 Waterford33004939 +106Advance to Phase 22 Clare32013838 +043 Limerick31024037 +324 Tipperary30033346 -130
Munster phase 2 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Cork33009244 +486Advance to Munster Final2 Kerry32016753 +1443 Clare31023769 -3224 Waterford30033868 -300
Munster phase 2 matches
Knockout stage
Munster final
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Qualifiers
Ulster preliminary round
Ulster round 1
Ulster qualifiers round 1
Ulster round 2
Ulster qualifiers round 2
Ulster knockout stage
Ulster quarter-finals
Ulster semi-finals
Ulster final
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Bracket
All-Ireland quarter-finals
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Jack ReillyKildare3-334285.252Milo StaffordMeath4-273984.87Dara GoughWaterford1-363966.504Conan CanavanTyrone4-243666.005Harry McGuirkMeath3-263584.376Cormac WalshMeath3-243384.127Jay GrahamCavan2-243047.50Ryan LangSligo1-273056.009Paddy BurnsOffaly2-232947.2510Liam KeaneClare1-252864.66
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