# 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 2017 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship was an inter-county gaelic football competition between 31 of the 32 counties of Ireland (Kilkenny did not participate). Provincial championships were held in Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster with the winners progressing to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
This was the final year of the Under 21 football championship. Beginning in 2018, it was replaced by an Under 20 championship following a vote at the GAA congress on 26 February 2016.
Dublin beat Galway by 2-13 to 2-7 in the final on 29 April.
The competition was sponsored for the third time by EirGrid.

## 2017 Connacht Under-21 Football Championship
### Quarter-final

* Galway 4-10 Leitrim 2-12 (11 March)

### Semi-finals

| 22 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Sligo | 1-13 - 0-13 | Roscommon | Kiltoom Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo) Man of the Match: Darragh Cummins |
| 22 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Jodie O’Reilly 1-1, Paddy O’Connor (0-4f) and Darragh Cummins 0-4 each, Liam Gaughan, Stephen Connolly, Jason Perry, Sean Carrbine 0-1 each | Report | Hubert Darcy 0-5f, Cian McKeon 0-4 (0-3f), Shane Mannion (0-1f), John Gannon, Jamie Fahy, Brian Kelly 0-1 each | Kiltoom Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo) Man of the Match: Darragh Cummins |
| 25 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Galway | 2-13 - 1-10 | Mayo | Tuam Referee: John Gilmartin (Sligo) Man of the Match: Peter Cooke |
| 25 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Paul Mannion 0-4, Dessie Conneely and Eoin Finnerty 1-0 each, Peter Cooke 0-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Robert Finnerty (0-1f) and Michael Daly 0-2 each, Cillian McDaid and Colin Brady 0-1 each | Report | Brian Reape 1-6 (0-5f), Matthew Flanagan (1 '45), Mike Murray, James Lyons, Matthew Ruane 0-1 each | Tuam Referee: John Gilmartin (Sligo) Man of the Match: Peter Cooke |

### Final

| 1 April 2017 18:00 Final | Sligo | 2-14 - 3-20 AET | Galway | Markievicz Park Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Cillian McDaid |
| 1 April 2017 18:00 Final | Kyle Cawley 1-2 (1-0 pen), Alan McLoughlin 1-2, Patrick O’Connor 0-5 (0-3f), Liam Gaughan 0-4 (0-2f), Jason Perry 0-1 | Report | Sean Kelly 2-1, Rob Finnerty 0-6 (0-4f), Michael Daly 1-2, Cillian McDaid 0-3, Cein D’Arcy 0-3, Peter Cooke 0-2 (0-1f), Colin Brady, Antaine O Laoi, Eoin Finnerty 0-1 each | Markievicz Park Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Cillian McDaid |

## 2017 Leinster Under-21 Football Championship
### Preliminary round

* Meath 0-12 Westmeath 2-8 (22 February)
* Wicklow 0-9 Louth 1-13 (1 March)
* Carlow 0-8 Wexford 1-18 (22 February)

### Quarter-finals

* Dublin 2-14 Westmeath 0-6 (1 March)
* Kildare 0-10 Longford 2-6 (1 March)
* Wexford 0-6 Offaly 1-6 (1 March)
* Laois 2-13 Louth 1-8 (8 March)

### Semi-finals

| 15 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Offaly | 2-9 - 2-8 | Laois | Dr. Cullen Park Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| 15 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Ciaran Farrell 1-1, Adam Mahon 1-0, Shane Tierney 0-3 (0-1f), Jordan Hayes (0-1f) and Paddy Dunican 0-2 each, Jack Walsh 0-1 | Report | Sean Moore 1-6 (0-6f, 1-0 pen), Colm Murphy 1-1, Tom Shiel 0-1 | Dr. Cullen Park Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| 22 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Dublin | 2-10 - 0-9 | Longford | Lakepoint Park, Mullingar Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath) Man of the Match: Con O'Callaghan |
| 22 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Con O’Callaghan 2-5 (0-3f), Chris Sallier 0-3, Brian Howard and Stephen Smith 0-1 each | Report | David McGivney 0-4 (0-3f), Rian Brady 0-2 (0-1f), Darragh Doherty, Aidan McElligott, Dessie Reynolds 0-1 each | Lakepoint Park, Mullingar Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath) Man of the Match: Con O'Callaghan |

### Final

| 29 March 2017 19:30 Final | Dublin | 2-14 - 0-8 | Offaly | O'Moore Park Attendance: 2,055 Referee: David Hickey (Carlow) Man of the Match: Aaron Byrne (Na Fianna) |
| 29 March 2017 19:30 Final | Tom Fox 1-2, Aaron Byrne (1 '45) and Con O'Callaghan (0-2f) 0-4 each, Stephen Smith 1-0, Glenn O'Reilly 0-2, Eoin Murchan and Chris Sallier 0-1 each | Report | Shane Tierney 0-4 (0-1f), Jordan Hayes 0-3 (0-2f), Ronan McEvoy 0-1 | O'Moore Park Attendance: 2,055 Referee: David Hickey (Carlow) Man of the Match: Aaron Byrne (Na Fianna) |

## 2017 Munster Under-21 Football Championship
### Quarter-finals

* Kerry 1-17 Clare 2-8 (8 March)
* Limerick 0-16 Tipperary 0-14 (8 March)

### Semi-finals

| 15 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Cork | 2-10 - 0-10 | Limerick | Páirc Uí Rinn Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare) |
| 15 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Michael Hurley 1-3, Brian Coakley 0-4 (0-2f), Michael Dineen 1-0, Stephen Sherlock 0-2 (0-1f), Gary Murphy 0-1 | Report | Hugh Bourke 0-5f, Brian Donovan 0-2, Richard Hayes (0-1f), Kieran Daly, AJ O’Connor 0-1 each | Páirc Uí Rinn Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare) |
| 15 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Waterford | 0-7 - 1-18 | Kerry | Fraher Field, Dungarvan Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary) |
| 15 March 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | David Looby 0-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Edmund O’Halloran, Conor Gleeson, Conor Murray, Joe Allen (f) 0-1 each | Report | Killian Spillane 1-6 (0-3f), Cathal Bambury 0-5, Sean O’Shea 0-3 (0-1f), Tom O’Sullivan 0-2, Andrew Barry and Matthew Flaherty 0-1 each | Fraher Field, Dungarvan Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary) |

### Final

| 29 March 2017 19:30 Final | Kerry | 2-16 - 0-6 | Cork | Pairc Ui Rinn Attendance: 3,861 Referee: Alan Kissane (Waterford) Man of the Match: Andrew Barry |
| 29 March 2017 19:30 Final | Sean O’Shea 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 45’), Killian Spillane 0-5 (0-2f), Conor Geaney 1-2 (0-1f), Matthew O’Sullivan 1-1, Tom O’Sullivan, Cathal Bambury 0-1 each | Report | Stephen Sherlock (0-2f), Brian Coakley (0-1f) 0-2 each, Sean O’Donoghue (0-1f), Gary Murphy 0-1 each | Pairc Ui Rinn Attendance: 3,861 Referee: Alan Kissane (Waterford) Man of the Match: Andrew Barry |

## 2017 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship
### Preliminary round

* Monaghan 2-16 Antrim 0-16 (8 March)

### Quarter-finals

* Armagh 2-13 Down 0-12 (15 March)
* Cavan 2-19 Fermanagh 0-4 (15 March)
* Derry 3-10 Monaghan 1-11 (15 March)
* Tyrone 0-14 Donegal 0-14 (after extra-time, 15 March)
* Donegal 0-18 Tyrone 1-9 (Replay, 22 March)

### Semi-finals

| 5 April 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Donegal | 3-17 - 0-13 | Cavan | Brewster Park Referee: S Laverty (Antrim) |
| 5 April 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Lorcan Connors 0-6 (0-5f), Michael Carroll 1-2, Stephen McBrearty 0-4, Cian Mulligan 1-1, Michael Langan 0-3 (0-1f), Caolan McGonigle 1-0, Niall O’Donnell 0-1 | Report | Caoimhin O’Reilly 0-5f, Ryan Connolly 0-4 (0-3f), Sean O’Connor, Conor Bradley, Bryan Magee, David Brady 0-1 each | Brewster Park Referee: S Laverty (Antrim) |
| 5 April 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Derry | 0-21 - 1-15 | Armagh | Celtic Park Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh) |
| 5 April 2017 7:00 pm Semi-final | Danny Tallon 0-8 (0-4f), Shane McGuigan 0-6 (0-5f), Peter Hagan 0-3, Patrick Kearney 0-2, Dean Curran and Eamonn McGill 0-1 | Report | Oisin O’Neill 1-5 (0-3f), Rian O’Neill (0-1f), Thomas O’Kane, Shea Loye (0-2f) 0-2 each, Caolan McConville, Shea Hoey, Callum O’Neill, Steven Morris 0-1 each | Celtic Park Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh) |

### Final

| 10 April Final | Derry | 0-13 – 3-17 | Donegal | Athletic Grounds Attendance: 3,521 Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Man of the Match: Jamie Brennan |
| 10 April Final | Danny Tallon 0-3f, Shane McGuigan 0-2 (0-1f), Peter Hagan 0-2 (0-1f), Patrick Coney, Conor Doherty, Jack Doherty, Cathal Mulholland, Jordan Curran, Niall Keenan 0-1 each | Report | Lorcan Connors 1-5 (0-5f), Michael Carroll 1-2, Ethan O’Donnell 1-0, Michael Langan 0-3 (2 '45, 0-1f), Jason McGee 0-2, Jamie Brennan, Cian Mulligan, Niall O’Donnell, Conor Morrison, Eoghan Ban Gallagher 0-1 each | Athletic Grounds Attendance: 3,521 Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Man of the Match: Jamie Brennan |

## All-Ireland
### Semi-finals

| 15 April 2017 2:30 pm Semi-final | Dublin | 1-13 - 0-9 | Donegal | Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: James Bermingham (Cork) Man of the Match: Brian Howard |
| 15 April 2017 2:30 pm Semi-final | Aaron Byrne 0-4 (0-2f), Sean McMahon 1-0, Glenn O’Reilly and Cian Murphy 0-2 each, Chris Sallier, Andrew McGowan, Darren Byrne, Tom Fox, Con O’Callaghan (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Michael Langan 0-4 (0-2f), Niall O’Donnell 0-2, Michael Carroll, Stephen McBrearty, Ethan O’Donnell 0-1 each | Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: James Bermingham (Cork) Man of the Match: Brian Howard |
| 15 April 2017 4:30 pm Semi-final | Kerry | 2-10 - 2-14 | Galway | Cusack Park, Ennis Referee: Brendan Cawley (Sligo) |
| 15 April 2017 4:30 pm Semi-final | Killian Spillane 0-4 (0-3f), Jordan Kiely and Matthew O’Sullivan 1-0 each, Shane Ryan (0-1f and 1 '45) and Matthew Flaherty 0-2 each, Sean O’Shea and Conor Geaney (0-1f) each | Report | Peter Cooke 0-5 (0-3f), Dessie Conneely and Colin Brady 1-0 each, Sean Kelly and Michael Daly 0-2 each, Kieran Molloy, Robert Finnerty, Paul Mannion, Cillian McDaid, Céin D’Arcy 0-1 each | Cusack Park, Ennis Referee: Brendan Cawley (Sligo) |

### Final

| 29 April 5:00 pm Final | Dublin | 2-13 - 2-7 | Galway | O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Man of the Match: Darren Gavin |
| 29 April 5:00 pm Final | Con O’Callaghan 1-3 (0-2f, 0-1 pen), Aaron Byrne 1-0, Glenn O’Reilly 0-3, Colm Basquel and Dan O’Brien 0-2 each, Brian Howard, Darren Gavin, Paddy Small 0-1 each | Report | Cillian McDaid 1-1, Colm Brennan 1-0, Kieran Molloy, Peter Cooke (0-1f), Michael Daly, Paul Mannion, Eoin Finnerty, Colin Brady 0-1 each | O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Man of the Match: Darren Gavin |