All-Ireland Under-20 C Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 (previously Under-21) C Championship, the third tier competition in hurling is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The 2024 competition was the first at the Under 20 age level.

The final is currently played in early May and the winning county receives the Andrew O'Neill Cup, a young hurler from the Naomh Colm Chille club in Clonoe, Co. Tyrone who died tragically in Liverpool in 2010 and was first presented in 2015.

The championship is played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated.

Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship participate in the C championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis.

Armagh are the current holders having beaten Fermanagh in the 2026 Final at Breffni Park, on a 2-17 to 0-13 scoreline.

Teams

2026 Championship Seven counties will compete in the 2026 All-Ireland Under-20 C Hurling Championship. CountyStadiumProvincePosition in 2025 ChampionshipFirst year in championshipChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title ArmaghAthletic GroundsUlsterChampions202512025 CavanBreffni ParkUlsterQuarter-Finals20150— FermanaghBrewster ParkUlsterQuarter-Finals20150— LeitrimPáirc Seán Mac DiarmadaConnachtQuarter-Finals202412024 LouthDrogheda ParkLeinsterSemi-Finals20150— MonaghanSt Tiernach's ParkUlsterRunners-Up20150— SligoMarkievicz ParkConnachtQuarter-Finals (Under-20 B)20150—

List of Finals

List of All-Ireland Finals YearDateWinnersRunners-upVenueWinning captain(s)Winning marginCountyScoreCountyScore20262 MayArmagh2-17Fermanagh0-13Breffni Park1020253 MayArmagh2-21Monaghan1-10Breffni ParkLiam Farrell14202425 MayLeitrim0-17Monaghan0-17Breffni ParkBrian Goldrick and Dylan McDermott02023No Championship20222021202020192018201722 JulyDonegal1-14Sligo0-12Markievicz Park5201623 JulyDonegal3-07Fermanagh1-02Healy Park11201526 JulyDonegal1-11Tyrone0-11Celtic Park3

Roll of Honour

Performance by County CountyTitle(s)Runners-upWinning yearsLosing years Donegal302015, 2016, 2017— Armagh202025, 2026— Leitrim102024— Monaghan02—2024, 2025 Fermanagh02—2016, 2026 Tyrone01—2015 Sligo01—2017 Performance by Province ProvinceTitle(s)Runners-upTotal Ulster5510 Connacht112 Leinster000 Munster000

Team Records and Statistics

By Decade The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of All-Ireland titles, is as follows:

2010s: 3 for Donegal 2020s: 2 for Armagh

All-Ireland Under-20 C Hurling Championship

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