| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April – 2 September 2018 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (16th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| Player of the Year | Paul Walsh (Kerry) |
| 2019 → | |
The 2018 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football competition for under 17s. Thirty one county teams from Ireland competed (Kilkenny did not participate).
2018 was the first minor competition for under 17 year-olds – previously the competition had an under 18 age limit. The under 17 championship with a new format was introduced after a vote at the GAA congress on 26 February 2016.
A league format was introduced in Connacht and Leinster. Munster retained their double elimination format and Ulster changed to a double elimination format.
Kerry defeated Galway by 0-21 to 1-14 on 2 September 2018 to win their fifth All-Ireland minor title in a row, the first time this feat was achieved.
The winners received the Tom Markham Cup.