The 2000 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 69th staging of the

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, the

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's premier

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tournament for boys under the age of 18. Down entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship. On 24 September 2000,

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won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-13 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first title in seven championship seasons.

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship The Connacht Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18 until 2017, now under-17) in the province of C ...

Quarter-final Semi-final Final

Leinster Minor Football Championship The Leinster Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in gaelic football played in the province of Leinster. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under 17 ...

Rob robin Semi-finals Final

Munster Minor Football Championship The Munster Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is ...

Rob robin Semi-finals Final

Ulster Minor Football Championship The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is T ...

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in Gaelic football played in Ireland. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it was replaced by an under ...

Semi-finals Final

References

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