# 2015 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 2015 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football competition for under 18's. 31 teams take part.
The defending champions were Kerry who defeated Donegal in the 2014 final.
Kerry retained their title with a comprehensive 4-14 to 0-06 win over Munster rivals Tipperary.

## Teams

A total of 31 teams will contest the championship. Kilkenny, New York and London do not participate in the competition.

## Format

Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster organise four provincial championships on a knock-out basis. The four provincial winners play the four provincial runners-up in the All-Ireland Quarter-finals.

## Fixtures and results
### Connacht Minor Football Championship

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Munster Final | Munster Final | Munster Final |
| Leitrim | Leitrim | 0-12 | | | | | | |
| Sligo | Sligo | 4-09 | Sligo | Sligo | 1-14 | | | |
| | | | Roscommon | Roscommon | 3-5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Sligo (R) | Sligo (R) | 1-04 1-08 |
| | | | | | | Galway (R) | Galway (R) | 0-07 4-12 |
| | | | Mayo | Mayo | 1-3 | | | |
| | | | Galway | Galway | 3-14 | | | |

### Leinster Minor Football Championship

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Leinster Final | Leinster Final | Leinster Final |
| | | | Carlow | Carlow | 1-09 | | | | | | |
| Wicklow | Wicklow | 1-08 | Longford | Longford | 1-14 | | | | | | |
| Longford | Longford | 1-14 | | | | Longford | Longford | 1-09 | | | |
| Laois | Laois | 2-08 | | | | Meath | Meath | 0-08 | | | |
| Meath | Meath | 1-17 | Meath | Meath | 0-12 | | | | | | |
| Kildare | Kildare | 2-11 | Louth | Louth | 0-11 | | | | | | |
| Louth | Louth | 2-14 | | | | | | | Longford | Longford | 1-09 |
| Wexford | Wexford | 2-14 | | | | | | | Kildare | Kildare | 2-15 |
| Westmeath | Westmeath | 2-14 | Wexford | Wexford | 0-11 | | | | | | |
| Dublin | Dublin | 2-11 | Dublin | Dublin | 3-08 | | | | | | |
| Offaly | Offaly | 1-09 | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 3-13 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kildare | Kildare | 3-16 | | | |
| | | | Kildare* | Kildare* | 1-10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Laois* | Laois* | 1-09 | | | | | | |
LOSERS ROUND - The five losers from the preliminary round play-off and two teams advance to the Leinster Quarter-final
| Losers Round One | Losers Round One | Losers Round One | Losers Round Two | Losers Round Two | Losers Round Two | Leinster Quarter-final** | Leinster Quarter-final** | Leinster Quarter-final** |
| Offaly | Offaly | 2-13 | | | | | | |
| Westmeath | Westmeath | 1-10 | Offaly | Offaly | 0-13 | | | |
| | | | Kildare | Kildare | 0-14 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kildare | Kildare | 1-10 |
| | | | | | | Laois | Laois | 1-09 |
| | | | Laois | Laois | 5-13 | | | |
| | | | Wicklow | Wicklow | 1-13 | | | |

### Munster Minor Football Championship

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Munster Final | Munster Final | Munster Final |
| Clare | Clare | 0-03 | | | | | | |
| Kerry | Kerry | 0-14 | Kerry | Kerry | 0-16 | | | |
| Cork | Cork | 2-15 | Cork | Cork | 1-12 | | | |
| Limerick | Limerick | 2-07 | | | | Kerry | Kerry | 2-14 |
| | | | | | | Tipperary | Tipperary | 1-11 |
| | | | Clare* | Clare* | 2-09 | | | |
| Waterford | Waterford | 1-07 | Tipperary | Tipperary | 0-16 | | | |
| Tipperary | Tipperary | 2-16 | | | | | | |
Playoff Round
Clare were the winners of a playoff round between the quarter-final losers*
| Playoff 1 | Playoff 1 | Playoff 1 | Playoff 2 | Playoff 2 | Playoff 2 |
| Limerick | Limerick | 2-14 | | | |
| Waterford | Waterford | 3-10 | Limerick | Limerick | 0-05 |
| | | | Clare | Clare | 2-11 |

### Ulster Minor Football Championship

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Ulster Final | Ulster Final | Ulster Final |
| | | | Cavan | Cavan | 2-17 | | | | | | |
| | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 1-08 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cavan | Cavan | 1-19 | | | |
| | | | | | | Antrim | Antrim | 1-11 | | | |
| | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 2-09 | | | | | | |
| | | | Antrim | Antrim | 2-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Cavan | Cavan | 0-11 |
| | | | | | | | | | Derry | Derry | 1-11 |
| | | | Derry | Derry | 2-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Down | Down | 1-07 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Derry | Derry | 0-11 | | | |
| | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 0-10 | | | |
| | | | Armagh | Armagh | 0-07 | | | | | | |
| Donegal | Donegal | 1-11 | Donegal | Donegal | 2-14 | | | | | | |
| Tyrone | Tyrone | 0-08 | | | | | | | | | |

### All-Ireland Knockout

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 1 August 2015 – Brewster Park | 1 August 2015 – Brewster Park | | | |
| Derry | 0-12 | | | |
| Derry | 0-12 | 23 August 2015 – Croke Park | 23 August 2015 – Croke Park | | |
| Longford | 2-04 | 23 August 2015 – Croke Park | 23 August 2015 – Croke Park | |
| Longford | 2-04 | Derry | 1-06 | |
| 3 August 2015– O'Connor Park | 3 August 2015– O'Connor Park | | Derry | 1-06 | |
| 3 August 2015– O'Connor Park | 3 August 2015– O'Connor Park | Kerry | 1-11 | |
| Kerry | 2-12 | Kerry | 1-11 | |
| Kerry | 2-12 | | | | 20 September 2015– Croke Park | 20 September 2015– Croke Park |
| Sligo | 1-06 | | | | 20 September 2015– Croke Park | 20 September 2015– Croke Park |
| Sligo | 1-06 | | | | Kerry | 4-14 |
| 1 August 2015– Páirc Tailteann | 1 August 2015– Páirc Tailteann | | | | | Kerry | 4-14 |
| 1 August 2015– Páirc Tailteann | 1 August 2015– Páirc Tailteann | | | | Tipperary | 0-06 |
| Kildare | 2-14 | | | | Tipperary | 0-06 |
| Kildare | 2-14 | 30 August 2015 – Croke Park | 30 August 2015 – Croke Park | | | |
| Cavan | 2-12 | 30 August 2015 – Croke Park | 30 August 2015 – Croke Park | | | |
| Cavan | 2-12 | Kildare | 0-09 | | | |
| 3 August 2015 – O'Connor Park | 3 August 2015 – O'Connor Park | | Kildare | 0-09 | | | |
| 3 August 2015 – O'Connor Park | 3 August 2015 – O'Connor Park | Tipperary | 0-11 | |
| Galway | 0-06 | Tipperary | 0-11 | |
| Tipperary | 1-10 | | | |

#### Quarter-finals

The four provincial champions play the four beaten finalists from the provincial championships.

#### Semi-finals

There is no draw for the semi-finals as the fixtures are pre-determined on a three yearly rotation. This rotation ensures that a provinces's champions play the champions of all the other provinces once every three years in the semi-finals if they each win their quarter-finals. If a provincial winner loses their quarter final, then the provincial runner-up who beat them takes their place in the semi-final.