| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 March – 13 May 2023 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kildare (3rd win) |
| Captain | Harry O'Neill Shane Farrell |
| Manager | Brian Flanagan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Sligo |
| Captain | Canice Mulligan Brian Byrne |
| Manager | Paul Henry |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Sligo |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 40 |
| Goals total | 68 (1.70 per game) |
| Points total | 840 (21.00 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Luke Marren (0–31) |
| Player of the Year |  James McGrath |
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The 2023 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 60th staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship ran from 21 March to 13 May 2023.
Tyrone entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Down in the Ulster quarter-final.[1][2][3]
The All-Ireland final was played at Kingspan Breffni Park in Cavan on 13 May 2023 between Kildare and Sligo, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Kildare won the match by 1–17 to 0–12 to claim their third All-Ireland title overall and a first title in five years.[4]
Sligo's Luke Marren was the championship's top scorer with 0–31. Kildare's James McGrath was named U20 Footballer of the Year.[5]
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- ^ "Red letter day for Tyrone as Canavan dazzles in All-Ireland U20 final win". The Irish News. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Down dethrone All-Ireland champions in U20FC". Hogan Stand. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Watch: Browne lobs in superb goal to seal All-Ireland U20FC title for Kildare". Hogan Stand. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Nolan, Darragh (25 May 2023). "Kildare's James McGrath named EirGrid GAA Football U20 Player of the Year". Kildare Now. Retrieved 27 May 2023.