The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 (previously Under-21) B Championship, the second tier competition in

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is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by the

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(GAA). The 2019 competition was the first at the Under 20 age level. The final is currently played in April or May and the winning county receives the Richie McElligott Cup, which is named in honour of the late great Kerry stalwart Richie McElligott of the

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club and was first presented in 2015. The 2020 competition was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but otherwise has been held every year since. The championship is played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated. Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 Championship participate in the B championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis. Down are the current holders having beaten Tyrone in the 2025 final at Breffni Park, on a 1-22 to 4-11 scoreline. It is Down's third title at this grade, and third in four years.

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship currently features eight teams in the final tournament. Seven teams gain automatic entry to the All-Ireland quarter-final stages while the winners of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 C Championship make up the eight quarter-final teams.

List of finals

List of All-Ireland finals

Roll of honour

Performance by county

Performance by province

Team records and statistics

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of All-Ireland titles, is as follows: * 1990s: 1 for Kerry and Meath * 2000s: 3 for Kerry * 2010s: 6 for Kerry * 2020s: 2 for Down

External links

Official GAA website

References

{{Under-21 Championships All-Ireland inter-county hurling championships ! 1998 establishments in Ireland Recurring sporting events established in 1998