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championship for players between the

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grades. The competition ran from 7 February to 19 December 2020. The defending champion was ; however, the team was beaten by in the Munster final. The final took place on 19 December 2020, between and . Galway won the match by 1–11 to 0–13 to win asixth title and a first since 2013. 's Ciarán Archer was the competiton's top scorer with 1–25. Galway captain

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Player eligibility

At the start of the championship footballers aged under 20 cannot play for both their county's senior and under-20 championship teams. Initially a footballer must opt to play for either the senior or the under-20 team. Once a county's senior team exits the senior championship all of their under-20 players are then eligible to play for the county under-20 team. This rule was introduced to prevent player burnout and avoid scheduling conflicts when the senior and under-20 championships are played in the same summer months as both county teams have distinct panels of players. Inevitably some county under-20 teams play without their best under-20 footballers as a result of the player eligibility rule.

Competition format

Provincial Championships format

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each organise a

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championship. Each province decides the format for their championship – the format can be straight knockout, double-elimination, a league, groups, etc. or a combination. All-Ireland format The four provincial winners play in two All-Ireland Under-20 Football Semi-finals, with the winners of those matches playing in the All-Ireland Final.

Connacht Under-20 Football Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Leinster Under-20 Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Under-20 Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Under-20 Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers overall

Top scorers in a single game

References

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