The 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the second staging of the
All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 56th staging overall of a
Gaelic football
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championship for players between the
minor
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and
senior
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grades. The competition began on 22 June 2019 and ended on 3 August 2019.
The
defending champion was
Kildare
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; however, the team was beaten by
Laois
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in the Leinster Championship.
The All-Ireland final was played on 3 August 2019 at
O'Moore Park
O'Moore Park () is a GAA stadium in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. It is the home of the Laois Gaelic football and hurling teams. Under a new sponsorship deal it is known as "Laois Hire O'Moore Park".
Although it may have been in use as a G ...
in
Portlaoise
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It is in the Midland Region, Ireland, South Midlands in the province of Leinster.
Portlaoise was the fastest growing of the top 20 largest town ...
, between
Cork
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Places Ireland
* ...
and
Dublin
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, in what was their first meeting in a final in
39 years. Cork won the match by 3-16 to 1-14 to claim a 12th title and a first since
2009
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.
Dublin's Ciarán Archer was the competition's top scorer with 9-35.
Results
Connacht Under-20 Football Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster Under-20 Football Championship
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-20 Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Under-20 Football Championship
The Ulster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Ulster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest in ...
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall
;Top scorers in a single game
References
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All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship
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All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championships