# 2019 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The 2019 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football competition for under seventeens. Thirty-two county teams from Ireland competed.
2018 was the first minor competition for under 17-year-olds – previously the competition had an under eighteen age limit. The under seventeen championship with a new format was introduced after a vote at the GAA Congress on 26 February 2016.
A league format is followed in Connacht and Leinster. Munster introduced a double league format in 2019 with the winners of an initial Phase 1 league containing weaker teams advancing to a Phase 2 league where they play in a 3-team league with Cork and Kerry. Ulster still plays a knockout championship.
The winners will receive the Tom Markham Cup.

## Teams

Thirty-two teams from Ireland contested the championship. New York and London did not participate in this competition.

## Competition format

Provincial Championships
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organised provincial championship. Each province decided its own rules for determining their champions. The formats for the 2019 provincial championships are explained in the sections below.
All-Ireland
The four provincial winners play the four provincial runners-up in the All-Ireland quarterfinals. Two semi-finals and a final follow. All matches are played in a single knockout format. The minor final is normally played before the All-Ireland senior final.

## Provincial championships
### Connacht Minor Football Championship
#### Connacht Format

All five Connacht counties compete in a single round robin format. The top three teams in the round robin table meet again in the Connacht semi-final and final.
The winners receive the Tom Kilcoyne Cup.

#### Connacht Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Galway | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 51 | +39 | 6 | Contest Connacht final and advance to All-Ireland quarter finals |
| 2 | Sligo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 6 | Contest Connacht semi-final, winner advances to Connacht final and All-Ireland quarter finals |
| 3 | Mayo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 4 | Contest Connacht semi-final, winner advances to Connacht final and All-Ireland quarter finals |
| 4 | Roscommon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Leitrim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 116 | −83 | 0 | |

#### Connacht Semi Final

* 26 June 2019 19:30 IST (UTC+1) Final
| Sligo | 1-10 (13) – (22) 5-7 | Mayo |
* MacHale Park, Mayo

#### Connacht Final

* 5 July 2019 19:30 IST (UTC+1) Final
| Galway | 1-17 (20) – (21) 1-18 | Mayo |
* Tuam Stadium, Galway Referee: Patrick McTiernan (Roscommon)

### Leinster Minor Football Championship
#### Leinster Format

Leinster teams competed in 3 groups, each of 4 teams. Each team in a group plays a single match against the other teams. The first two teams in each group progress to the Leinster semi-finals.

#### Leinster Group 1 table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Laois | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Leinster Semi-Final |
| 2 | Westmeath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 2 | |
| 3 | Longford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Carlow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 1 | |

##### Leinster Group 1 Rounds 1 to 3
#### Leinster Group 2 table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dublin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 4 | Advance to Leinster Quarter-Final |
| 2 | Meath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Offaly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Wexford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 0 | |

##### Leinster Group 2 Rounds 1 to 3
#### Leinster Group 3 table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kildare | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | +40 | 4 | Advance to Leinster Semi-Final |
| 2 | Wicklow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | −28 | 2 | |
| 3 | Louth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kilkenny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 72 | −46 | 0 | |

##### Leinster Group 3 Rounds 1 to 3
#### Leinster Quarter-Finals

| 1 June 2018 15:00 Quarter-Final 1 | Wicklow | 1-9 - 0-20 | Dublin | Joule Park, Aughrim Referee: Seamus Mulhare (Laois) |
| 1 June 2018 15:00 Quarter-Final 1 | Shane Daly 0-4, Joe Prendergast 1-1, Matthew Ging 0-3 (0-2f), Tom Keogh 0-1 | Report | Fionn Murray 0-6 (0-3f, 1 '45), Alex Rogers 0-4, Ryan O'Dwyer 0-3 (0-2f), Luke Curran 0-2, Luke Murphy-Guinane, Sean Kinsella, Robbie Bolger, Luke Swan, Ross Keogh 0-1 each | Joule Park, Aughrim Referee: Seamus Mulhare (Laois) |
| 1 June 2018 16:00 Quarter-Final 2 | Westmeath | 2-15 - 1-14 AET | Meath | Cusack Park (Mullingar) Referee: David Fedigan (Louth) Man of the Match: Fionn O'Hara (St. Loman's Mullingar) |
| 1 June 2018 16:00 Quarter-Final 2 | Ben McGauran 0-6 (0-3f), Fionn O'Hara 1-2, Shane Reid 1-1, Luke Buckley 0-3 (0-1f), Eamonn Martin, Dan Leech, Cillian Lawlor 0-1 each | Report | Eoghan Frayne 0-9 (0-6f, 1 '45), Niall Finnerty 1-3 (0-2f), Josh Carolan and Barry Thompson 0-1 each | Cusack Park (Mullingar) Referee: David Fedigan (Louth) Man of the Match: Fionn O'Hara (St. Loman's Mullingar) |

#### Leinster Semi-Finals

| 21 June 2019 20:00 Semi-Final 1 | Laois | 1-6 - 0-12 | Kildare | O'Moore Park Referee: David Fedigan (Louth) |
| 21 June 2019 20:00 Semi-Final 1 | Oisin Hooney 1-0, Conor Goode and Brian Whelan (0-2f) 0-2 each, Sean Greene and Colin Dunne 0-1 each | Report | Eoin Bagnall 0-8 (0-7f), Aaron Browne 0-2, Shane Flynn and Oisin Milmoe 0-1 each | O'Moore Park Referee: David Fedigan (Louth) |
| 22 June 2019 15:45 Semi-Final 2 | Westmeath | 1-11 - 0-18 | Dublin | Cusack Park Referee: David Hickey (Carlow) Man of the Match: Ross Keogh (St. Sylvesters) |
| 22 June 2019 15:45 Semi-Final 2 | Ben McGauran 1-4, Fionn O'Hara and Dan Leech 0-2 each, Luke Buckley (1 '45), Devin Hill, Shane Reid 0-1 each | Report | Fionn Murray 0-6 (0-3f, 1 '45), Alex Rogers 0-4, Ross Keogh 0-3, Senan Forker, Conor Archer, Ryan O'Dwyer (0-1f), Robbie Bolger, Luke Murphy-Guinane 0-1 each | Cusack Park Referee: David Hickey (Carlow) Man of the Match: Ross Keogh (St. Sylvesters) |

#### Leinster Final

| 6 July 2019 14:00 Final | Kildare | 2-21 - 1-19 AET | Dublin | Páirc Tailteann, Navan Referee: David Hickey (Carlow) Man of the Match: Aaron Browne (Celbridge) |
| 6 July 2019 14:00 Final | Eoin Bagnall 1-7 (0-6f), Aaron Browne 1-7, Shane Flynn 0-3, Eoin Meehan 0-2, Kevin Eustace and Mikey Delahunty 0-1 each | Report | Fionn Murray 0-10 (0-8f, 1 '45), Luke Swan 1-1, Ryan O'Dwyer 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 pen), Luke Curran 0-2, Alex Rogers and Ross Keogh 0-1 each | Páirc Tailteann, Navan Referee: David Hickey (Carlow) Man of the Match: Aaron Browne (Celbridge) |

### Munster Minor Football Championship
#### Munster Format

The four weakest Munster teams compete in a league known as Phase 1.
The winner of Phase 1 competes in a further league known as Phase 2

#### Munster Phase 1 League Rounds 1 to 4

Phase 1 Round 1 Clare 3-15 Limerick 0-10 10/4 Newcastlewest Brendan Griffin (Kerry)
Phase 1 Round 1 Tipperary 4-13 Waterford 0-7 10/4 Sean Treacy Park Tipperary Town John Ryan (Cork)
Phase 1 Round 2 Clare 1-10 Tipperary 0-6 17/4 Cusack Park Ennis Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)
Phase 1 Round 2 Waterford 1-7 Limerick 0-10 17/4 Fraher Field Dungarvan Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)
Phase 1 Round 3 Tipperary 0-10 Limerick 0-10 24/4 Sean Treacy Park Tipperary Town Chris Maguire (Clare)
Phase 1 Round 3 Waterford 2-7 Clare 1-9 24/4 Fraher Field Dungarvan Jonathan Hayes (Limerick)
Phase 1 Final Clare 3-12 Tipperary 0-6 8/5 LIT Gaelic Grounds Sean Joy (Kerry)
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Scores For Scores Against Score Difference Points
Clare 3 2 0 1 5-34 (49) 2-23 (29) +20 4
Tipperary 3 1 1 1 4-29 (41) 1-27 (30) +11 3
Waterford 3 1 1 1 3-21 (30) 5-32 (47) -17 3
Limerick 3 0 2 1 0-30 (30) 4-32 (44) -14 2

#### Munster Phase 2

Phase 2 Round 1 Kerry 3-19 Cork 1-9 7/5 Páirc Uí Rinn Alan Kissane (Waterford)
Phase 2 Round 2 Cork 3-9 Clare 0-14 15/5 Cusack Park Ennis Brendan Griffin (Kerry)
Phase 2 Round 3 Kerry 1-16 Clare 0-11 23/5 Austin Stack Park Tralee Donnacha O’Callaghan (Limerick)
2019 Munster Minor Football Championship Table Phase 2
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Scores For Scores Against Score Difference Points
Kerry 2 2 0 0 4-35 (47) 1-20 (23) +24 4
Cork 2 1 0 1 4-18 (30) 3-33 (42) -12 2
Clare 2 0 0 2 0-25 (25) 4-25 (37) -12 0

#### Munster Final

* 22 June 2019 18:00 IST (UTC+1) Final
* Report
| Kerry | 3-14 (23) – (20) 2-14 | Cork |
* Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Referee: Seán Lonergan (Tipperary)

### Ulster Minor Football Championship

For official fixtures and results see Ulster Minor Football Championship at ulstergaa.ie

#### Ulster Format

In 2018 the Ulster Championship changed to a double-elimination format, which replaced the straight knockout style of previous years. Every team who lost a match before the semi-finals re-entered the competition via the Qualifiers Round 1 (R1), Qualifiers Round 2 (R2) or Qualifiers Round 3 (R3). This ensured that all teams played at least two games. The semi-finals and final were knockout.
The winners received the Father Murray Cup.

### Ulster Direct Route
#### Ulster Preliminary Round

Two of the nine teams were drawn to play in the preliminary round.

#### Ulster Round 1

The seven teams who avoided the preliminary round plus the winners of the preliminary round competed in four matches in round 1.

#### Ulster Round 2

The four winning teams from round 1 met in two matches.

### Ulster Qualifier Route
#### Ulster Qualifiers R1

Two of the five teams beaten in the preliminary round or round 1 met in a playoff match. The losing team was eliminated from the competition.

#### Ulster Qualifiers R2

The four remaining teams who lost only one match in the preliminary round or round 1 met in two matches with the two losing teams being eliminated,

#### Ulster Qualifiers R3

The two losing teams from round 2 (who lost only one match) met the two winning teams from the qualifiers R2. The two losing teams were eliminated from the competition.

#### Ulster Knockout Stage
##### Ulster Semi-Finals

The two winning teams from round 2 met the two winning teams from the qualifiers R3. The two losing teams were eliminated from the competition.

##### Ulster Final

* 14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Final
* Report
| Monaghan | 1-13 (16) – (14) 1-11 | Tyrone |
| (HT: 0-09 – 0-08) |||
| Gls: M Hamill Pts: D Dempsey (5, 1f, 1 '45), J Irwin (2), M Hamill, S Slevin, E Duffy, K Gallagher, K Connolly, D Marron | | Gls: M McGleenan Pts: L Donnelly (4, 2f), M Devlin (3, 1 '45), D Fullerton, C Daly, S O'Donnell, M McGleenan |
* Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: Dan Mullan (Derry)

## All-Ireland

For official fixtures and results see All Ireland Minor Football Championship @ gaa.ie

### All-Ireland Draw

| Quarter-finalsvte | Quarter-finalsvte | Quarter-finalsvte | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Mayo | Mayo | 5-12 (27) | | | | | | |
| Dublin | Dublin | 2-19 (25) | | | | | | |
| Dublin | Dublin | 2-19 (25) | Mayo | Mayo | 1-13 (16) | | | |
| | | | Cork | Cork | 4-12 (24) | | | |
| Monaghan | Monaghan | 2-10 (16) | Cork | Cork | 4-12 (24) | | | |
| Cork | Cork | 3-19 (28) | | | | | | |
| Cork | Cork | 3-19 (28) | | | | Galway | Galway | 0-00 (00) |
| | | | | | | Cork | Cork | 0-00 (00) |
| Kildare | Kildare | 0-15 (15) | | | | | | | Cork | Cork | 0-00 (00) |
| Galway | Galway | 2-17 (23) | | | | | | |
| Galway | Galway | 2-17 (23) | Galway | Galway | 0-14 (14) | | | |
| | | | Kerry | Kerry | 0-13 (13) | | | |
| Kerry | Kerry | 1-12 (15) | Kerry | Kerry | 0-13 (13) | | | |
| Tyrone | Tyrone | 0-09 (09) | | | | | | |