All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peile Fé-20 na hÉireann
CodeGaelic football
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
RegionIreland (GAA)
TrophyClarke Cup
Title holders Tyrone (7th title)
Most titles Cork (12 titles)
SponsorsEirGrid
TV partner(s)TG4
Official websiteOfficial website

The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in Ireland. The championship was contested as the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship between 1964 and 2017 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2018.[1]

The final, usually held in August, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the summer months, and the results determine which team receives the Clarke Cup. The All-Ireland Championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.

Four teams currently participate in the All-Ireland Championship, with the most successful teams coming from the province of Munster. Teams representing this province have won a total of 22 All-Ireland titles.

The title has been won by 16 different teams, 10 of whom have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Cork, who have won the championship on 12 occasions. Tyrone are the current holders.

  1. ^ "Under-21 inter-county football changed to U20 at GAA Congress". RTÉ Sport. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.